Sunday, August 31, 2008

ACTION ITEM! URGENT...Breaking News: .Latest from Rav Perlow, Rosh Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah of Agudath Yisroel

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Motzei Shabbos Parshat Reeh 5768.   Sunday, August 31st 2008

Rav Perlow was called tonight by a fellow activist who asked him politely what about the recent developments in negotiations of giving away 93 percent of Yesha and parts of Yerushalyim and our activist was told not to bother him.

Last Thanksgiving before the  summit in Annapolis, didn't Agudath Yisroel of America, after much nudging, finally make a resolution against dividing Jerusalem.  At the time we complained that they didn't mention Judea and Samaria.  Apparently at that time the State Dept. of American  was pushing for a Palestinian State so Agudath Yisroel  felt safe speaking out for a United Jerusalem but didn't have the courage to speak out against a Palestinian State.  Now that the State Department has gone one step further and  is speaking about dividing Jerusalem, why is Agudath Yisroel Silent?  Was the resolution simply to pacify those of us that were upset that the Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah weren't speaking out with clarity for Torah?.

Who else should we bother if not Rosh Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah whose every word is followed by hundreds of thousands of Jews when the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Jews are in the making?.

If we daven to rebuild Yerushalayim and then agree to give it away when we have it, what does this mean?

Getting some annoying phone calls can not compared with the consequences of tragic proportions should these negotiations actualize.

Will tehillim rallies with the theme "We share in their Pain" be the extent of activism after the fact????? Or will we have to face our Creator on Yom Hadin because our Silence was the CAUSE of our brethren's pain?

Willl we be forced to look in the mirror and say it's because we Am Yisroel throughout the world simply couldn't care less about our birthright, our precious gift Eretz Yisroel did the tragedies happen to us and to the entire world? 

The Nations of the world, will chas vechalil mock us and say how come you were silent?  How full of shame we will feel but worse because our Silence put the entire world in danger.

ACTION ITEM:

Please call Rav Perlow the Noveminker Rav at 718-436-1133 home
Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky 215-477-1000 Yeshiva of Philadelphia 215-473-2798 home

Rav Perlow is Rosh Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah in Agudath Yisroel of America.  They have a Washington Office. They have a network of hundreds of thousands of caring Jews that can be mobilized. Simply making resolutions w/o putting the full force of the organization behind the resolution is of no real consequence.  Every school child can write a letter.  Every parent can pick up the phone to the White House.  Business as usual can be put on hold when the lives of our brethren are on the line.

Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky is the spiritual mentor of the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation that reaches over 50,000 caring Jews on TIsha Baav alone.  They are networked to thousands of locations, shuls and schools throughout the world.  They too can mobilze Am Yisroel to show their love for Eretz Yisroel with concrete action and not just in a world of inspiring lectures that are not implemented.

Please email me the responses of our Rabbanim to your cry for help so that it is documented.

Israel Kaplan writes:

PRAYING THREE TIMES A DAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM.   GRACE AFTER MEALS WITH GREAT EMPHASIS ON THE REBUILDING OF JERUSALEM.  THE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG MEN IN 1967 THAT SELFLESSLY AND BRAVELY FOUGHT TO THEIR DEATH IN ORDER TO RECAPTURE JERUSALEM KNOWING THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ALIVE TO SHARE IN THE REGROWTH PROCESS . THE SLOGAN THAT HAS BEEN ON THE LIPS OF EVERY MAJOR JEWISH ORGANIZATION SINCE 1967 "JERUSALEM: THE UNDIVIDED CAPITAL OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE. 
 
AND NOW THE NIGHTMARE OF NIGHTMARES:  THE HEADS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL ARE NEGOTIATING IT AWAY IN FULL VIEW OF THE WORLD.  COULD THIS BE HAPPENING?  
 
IN SHUL TODAY A FRIEND APPROACHES ME AFTER READING THE ISRAEL NEWS AND REMARKS TO ME.   WHEN RABBI BEREL WEIN NOTED JEWISH HISTORIAN WRITES THE HISTORY OF THESE DAYS WILL HE MENTION HOW THE SHAS PARTY ALLOWED THE OLMERT GOVT. TO GIVE AWAY YERUSHALAYIM?
POINTING FINGERS AT THE POLITICIANS IS FAR TOO EASY AND LETS WORLD JEWRY OFF THE HOOK.   THE DEAFENING SILENCE OF WORLD JEWRY, MAJOR JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS, ZIONIST INSTITUTIONS PROVIDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH REASON NOT BE CONCERNED.   MAY BE JUST TOO LATE TO CRY WHEN 30,000 IDF WEARING BLACK, ROBOTICALLY  REMOVE JEWS FROM THEIR HOMES AND YESHIVOT, THE SAME WAY THEY REMOVED THE JEWS FROM GAZA. 
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Resolution Adopted at Agudath Israel's 85th National Convention

November 26, 2007

agudah12.jpgWHEREAS, the American government is convening a conference later this week in Annapolis, Maryland in an effort to promote Middle East peace, and particularly to move Israel and the Palestinian Authority toward a final peace agreement; and

WHEREAS, the American government is reportedly urging the parties to proceed to the "final status issues" that remain to be negotiated, including sovereignty over the holy city of Jerusalem; and

WHEREAS, the delegates to the 85th national convention of Agudath Israel of America, following the direction of Agudath Israel's rabbinic leadership, and for reasons relating to considerations of security as well as the singular place Jerusalem has always occupied in Jewish religious and communal life, are deeply pained and concerned about the prospect of Israel relinquishing parts of Jerusalem to Palestinian sovereignty.

NOW, THEREFORE, the delegates to the 85th national convention of Agudath Israel of America hereby resolve that Agudath Israel of America, under the direction of its rabbinic leadership, should communicate to appropriate government officials the organization's strong belief that, for the reasons set forth above, Israel should not relinquish parts of Jerusalem to Palestinian sovereignty, and the American government should not pressure the Israeli government into doing so.

(November 25, 2007 - Stamford, CT)

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Brachot and Klalot are a direct consequence of keeping or not keeping the Mitzvoth.  We have free choice.  Time for Cheshbon Hanefesh!  Did we do Teruma, Maaser, Vidui Maaser and Shemitas Kesafim as the Torah specified?  Let the Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah, focus on the words of the Torah and the implications of keeping the Mitzvoth of the Torah, which requires sovereignty of the Land, rather than on playing  politics!

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