Thursday, April 30, 2015

Anti Israel Jews: Jewish Community Alert: 101 Shofar Rally Against The UJA-Federation for Promoting Boycott Israel Groups

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Let us join with this group of sincere, honest, true, committed Jews,  devoted Israel activists and blow the Shofar to stop the Fifth Column of Jews who have become embedded in UJA who embrace and support Israels worst enemies to undermine Israels Sovereignty and right to defend itself. 

They engage in economic warfare against Israel.  

Let's analyse who they are boycotting.  Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria vs a nuclear, Iran intent on Israel's destruction not to mention world domination?

Seriously, Who deserves our Boycotts? 

We are protesting individuals who call themselves Jews who  have embedded themselves in key positions of UJA and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, (see link to Arutz7 Op-Ed:) and are welcome in Obama's inner circle and who encourage Boycotting Israel products. They give money to the NIF a deceptive organization that funds Israels enemies. 

They must be exposed,  expelled from UJA or wherever them embed themselves, stripped of prestige, prevented from exercising influence to hurt Israel from within. They are traitors to the Jewish People and probably should join the ranks of Fatah or Hamas whom they actively support. Shame on them! 

Please read this link about Yossi Beinart the CEO of Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange CEO Is a Leader of a Pro-Boycott Organization A shocking exposé: TASE head is a member of NIF's International Council .http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/16851 by Ronn Torrossian Plain as day on the website of the New Israel Fund is a statement which says, "NIF opposes the occupation and subsequent settlement activities. NIF will thus not exclude support for organizations that discourage the purchase of goods or use of services from settlements." The New Israel Fund supports boycotts against Israel – and says so clearly on their website.

...Considering the outrage at boycotting Israel, it is shocking that the CEO of the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), Yossi Beinart is a New Israel Fund leader.  Beinart is a member of their International Council which "is an advisory group established in 2002 to supplement the work of the organization's governing Board.  The role of the IC is to sustain involvement of past Board members and to educate, motivate, and nurture future leadership for the Fund."

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is Israel's only stock exchange, with hundreds of public companies listed.  The head of start-up nation's stock exchange serving on the board of an organization that advocates a boycott of Israel raises many questions.

Baruch Hashem we have some real friends in the "United States Senate:  

Senate Committee Passes Measures to Combat BDS Senate Finance Committee adopts amendments to the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) aimed at countering BDS. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/194495#.VULO7iFViko

Other Jewish traitors 

Anti-Israel J Street Leftists Met w/Obama, Urged Him to Oppose Israel http://www.frontpagemag.com/2015/dgreenfield/anti-israel-j-street-leftists-met-wobama-urged-him-to-oppose-israel/

I remember how my parents had great disdain for someone who was a Kapo in the Holocaust.  It tainted him for life... Maybe the Kapos were coerced. What's the excuse for these so called Jews?  Probably follow the money trail.. Maybe there is some other underlying reason.  I don't envy them.  

Concentration Camps:Kapos https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/kapos.html

The German concentration camps depended on the cooperation of trustee inmates who supervised the prisoners. Known as Kapos, these trustees carried out the will of the Nazi camp commandants and guards, and were often as brutal as their SS counterparts. Some of these Kapos were Jewish, and even they inflicted harsh treatment on their fellow prisoners. For many, failure to perform their duties would have resulted in severe punishment and even death, but many historians view their actions as a form of complicity. After the war, the prosecution of Kapos as war criminals, particularly those who were Jewish, created an ethical dilemma which continues to this day.

Pls spread the word! Thanks

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101 SHOFAR RALLY

Join The Worlds Largest Number of Shofars Ever Sounded In Unison-One Hundred and One !
                                                                                                                                               

 

 COME BLAST YOUR SHOFAR!

WE'RE CALLING ON

THE UJA-FEDERATION TO STOP PROMOTING GROUPS THAT BOYCOTT ISRAEL

 

Monday May 11, 2015

 5 PM to 7:30 PM

UJA-Federation Building

130 East 59 Street, NYC

Between Park & Lexington Avenue

 

 Join The World's Largest Shofar Sounding In History

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Hear O'Israel 

The President of the UJA-Federation, Alisa Doctoroff is a Major Funder of the New Israel Fund, a group that Finances The Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions Movement (BDS) Against Israel

 

The UJA-Federation has been twisted by its leadership to embrace and promote the following Boycott, Divestment & Sanction groups against Israel:

 

1)  The New Israel Fund (NIF)  Finances Organizations that promote BDS against Israel. Five NIF grantees signed a letter to the Norwegian Government Pension Fund urging them to divest from Israel; Machsom Watch, Coalition of Woman for Peace, Woman Against Violence, Social TV & Mossawa

 

2)  The Israel High Court Rules Against The New Israel Fund.

 

3) B'Tselem produced the video shown at the infamous "Israel Apartheid Week" events held at universities and colleges worldwide.  The chair of B'Tseleem's board Oren Yiftachel has publicly called for "Effective Sanctions" against Israel.  B'Tselem is a major grantee of the New Israel Fund.

 

4) Partners For Progressive Israel calls for a boycott of SodaStream and Ahava Cosmetics and other Israel Companies.

 

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Important! Please VoteTorah or VoteZOA in WZC Elections deadline is tomorrow. Even if you don't call yourself a Zionist...(read Rabbi Lerner's reasons and my comments)

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If you are at least 18 years of age, live in the US, and accept the Jerusalem Program, see below, you are most likely eligible to vote. It costs $10 for over 30 years of age and $5 for under 30. You can pay by credit card.  There is pay back and you and others you know probably have already been a recipient.

Please send reminders to your friends and acquaintances.  TY. 

VoteTorah - THE TIME IS NOW, VOTE TODAY! VOTING ENDS TOMORROW! From Rabbi Pesach Lerner Vote Torah!

or

VoteZOA - Your Chance to vote in an important election affecting the Jewish people: Please vote & spread the word to vote for the ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA/ZOA: Defend Jews & Israel Slate in the World Zionist Congress Elections!

even if you just love Eretz Yisroel but wouldn't call yourself a Zionist and consider yourself a Chareidi,  please vote! Please check out the link to explain why. Thanks

VoteTorah or VoteZOA; WZO funds Mir Yeshiva and Bais Yaakov Seminaries in Eretz Yisroel catering to Diaspora Jews. That is why you should vote even if you don't call yourself a Zionist!  Important religious matters such as Mi Hu Yehudi legislation is addressed as per Rabbi Lerner's points above.


The WZO represents Jews Globally.  They have a billion dollar budget and are influential in deciding policy that affects World Jewry.  

Jerusalem Program

 

THE JERUSALEM PROGRAM IS THE OFFICIAL PLATFORM OF THE WORLD ZIONIST ORGANIZATION AND THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT 

Zionism, the national liberation movement of the Jewish people, brought about the establishment of the State of Israel, and views a Jewish, Zionist, democratic and secure State of Israel to be the expression of the common responsibility of the Jewish people for its continuity and future.

The foundations of Zionism are:

  1. The unity of the Jewish people, its bond to its historic homeland Eretz Yisrael, and the centrality of the State of Israel and Jerusalem, its capital, in the life of the nation;
  2. Aliyah to Israel from all countries and the effective integration of all immigrants into Israeli society.
  3. Strengthening Israel as a Jewish, Zionist and democratic state and shaping it as an exemplary society with a unique moral and spiritual character, marked by mutual respect for the multi-faceted Jewish people, rooted in the vision of the prophets, striving for peace and contributing to the betterment of the world.
  4. Ensuring the future and the distinctiveness of the Jewish people by furthering Jewish, Hebrew and Zionist education, fostering spiritual and cultural values and teaching Hebrew as the national language;
  5. Nurturing mutual Jewish responsibility, defending the rights of Jews as individuals and as a nation, representing the national Zionist interests of the Jewish people, and struggling against all manifestations of anti-Semitism;
  6. Settling the country as an expression of practical Zionism.

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Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing.

Most of these emails are posted on Shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com 

Personal emails to individuals will not be posted to my blog. 

VoteZOA - Your Chance to vote in an important election affecting the Jewish people: Please vote & spread the word to vote for the ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA/ZOA: Defend Jews & Israel Slate in the World Zionist Congress Elections!

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From: Liz Berney <lizberney@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 6:44 PM
Subject: Fwd: Thank you! VoteZOA - Your Chance to vote in an important election affecting the Jewish people: Please vote & spread the word to vote for the ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA/ZOA: Defend Jews & Israel Slate in the World Zionist Congress Elections!
To: Robin Ticker <faigerayzel@gmail.com>

Once every four years, Jews from around the world get to vote for legislature that represents worldwide Jewry - the World Zionist Congress.  The World Zionist Congress  decides funding priorities and policy for our major Jewish organizations.  The  Zionist Organization of America/ZOA: Defend Jews & Israeli Rights slate will fight for the right priorities - please see below flyer and/or visit VoteZOA.org.   Both the flyer below and VoteZOA.org contain the link for voting online, which is     https://myvoteourisrael.com/

The Zionist Organization of America/ZOA: Defend Jews & Israeli Rights slate is also single-handedly spearheading the fight against groups that boycott Israel that are running in this election.  We need votes to help us defeat BDS (boycotts, divestment & sanctions),and to enable us to fight for all the other important issues we face.

Please let me know if you  or anyone on your email list has any questions!  Liz   liz@zoa.org (cell:  917 687-8233)





ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA / ZOA:
DEFEND JEWS & ISRAEL'S RIGHTS

for the Zionist Organization of America:DefendJews&Israel'sRights slate for the 2015 World Zionist Congress to help defend Israel and rescue Jews throughout the world.


Your Vote Matters!   The Zionist Organization of America/ZOA: DefendJews&Israel'sRights slate has the right priorities for our times:

The Zionist Organization of America/ZOA: DefendJews&Israel'sRights Slate's Number One Priority Is To Assist and Rescue Jews Endangered By Global Anti-Semitism: Your vote for the Zionist Organization of America/ZOA: DefendJews&Israel'sRights slate will help us ensure that the Jewish Agency has the priorities and resources needed to rescue and assist Jews in France, Sweden, Iran and all over the world who are in grave danger due to rising worldwide anti-Semitism. This is an absolutely critical life-saving priority nowNow is the time to focus on saving and protecting all Jewish lives.

 

 A Vote For The Zionist Organization of America: DefendIsrael'sRights Slate Is Also A Vote to:

  • Help Jewish Students Who Are Under Attack On College Campuses
  • Defend Undivided Jerusalem and Jewish people's rights to live in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria
  • Oppose a Fatah-Hamas terrorist state and oppose sending tax dollars to the Fatah-Hamas regime
  • Fight Against BDS (boycotts, divestment and sanctions)  
  • Expose the truth about the Arab war against Israel, and the Palestinian Authority's incitement to violence against Jews in schools, mosques, media and speeches
  • Promote Zionist and Jewish Education
  • Support freeing Jonathan Pollard

The Zionist Organization of America: DefendIsrael'sRights slate is YOUR slate - a slate of America's leading Jewish activists*, who will fight to defend Jews and Israel's Rights.  Every stream of Judaism and every Jewish ethnic group is represented in the Zionist Organization of America/DefendJews&Israel'sRights slate.
It only takes 2 minutes of your time & $10 (only $5 if you are under age 30).

For further info: VoteZOA.org or liz@zoa.org
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Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing.

Most of these emails are posted on Shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com 

Personal emails to individuals will not be posted to my blog. 

VoteTorah - THE TIME IS NOW, VOTE TODAY! VOTING ENDS TOMORROW! From Rabbi Pesach Lerner Vote Torah!

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From: Rabbi Pesach Lerner <Rabbi_Pesach_Lerner@mail.vresp.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 4:05 PM

  • Wed, 29 April 2015 , 10 Iyyar, 5775   י׳ בְּאִיָּר תשע״ה
THE TIME IS NOW, VOTE TODAY! VOTING ENDS TOMORROW!


It is not every day that we can do something simple and easy that will provide tremendous short and long term benefits for Jews in Israel and worldwide. Often, our dinner-table debates have no impact, but today we can actually make a difference. BUT TIME IS SHORT – we must act before April 30!
 

vote-torahThe Israel based World Zionist Organization, the WZO, has a direct impact upon the way both private donations and Israeli government funding – hundreds of millions of dollars – are spent to encourage Aliyah, build new communities throughout greater Israel, and service Jews and Jewish communities in Israel and abroad.

Its decisions affect whether the shlichim sent by the Jewish Agency to communities around the world are Torah observant or not, the type of geirus-conversion encouraged by those and other representatives of Israel, the nature of the Jewish education provided to thousands in the former Soviet Union, South America, and small communities in Europe, and many other areas of critical concern. Their decisions may even affect what the Kotel looks like in the near future.

The WZO purports to represent world Jewry, with elected parties that reflect the sizes of their constituencies – similar to the parties in Israel's Knesset. It has major influence with Knesset representatives and government officials.

Voting for representatives to the next WZO Congress is now in progress; voting ends on April 30. The greater the Orthodox representation in the Congress, the greater our influence will be upon Knesset decisions affecting millions of Jews in Israel and beyond.

This is not a situation in which a large sum of money will be spent either on behalf of Torah, or on neutral activities that might or might not be beneficial. On the contrary: if the funds and influence are not used to invest in authentic Judaism and in Torah education, much of these resources will be spent trying to change Jewish tradition and the religious status quo in Israel. Will Orthodox standards be preserved, and funding for Torah endeavors maintained or increased, or will the very meaning of the word "Judaism" – and critical matters such as conversion, marriage, divorce, Shabbos and Kashrus – be watered down to the most liberal of American definitions?

Consider the battle in Israel today for the definition and future of Judaism in the Jewish state (and across the Jewish world). The previous government radically decreased support for Torah, threatened imprisonment for young men who remain in yeshiva, and endangered both authentic Jewish standards and the offices that preserve them. Much of the agitation for these changes came from liberal American movements, which claim to represent the majority of American Jews but in actuality face a lack of interest and involvement from their purported members – only 25% of American Jews are now members of their synagogues and temples, hardly the 90% they claim to represent.

It is precisely because these American movements are in decline and losing relevance that they 
have taken their fight to Israel, hoping to regain recognition and legitimacy on holy ground. They are allocating serious financial and manpower resources to acquire votes – in the words of the Reform movement itself: "a successful election... is the single most effective way for the Reform movement to influence policy and shape the society of Israel." Their statement continues:vote-torah "In short, these elections are the strongest way for U.S. Reform Jews to promote and encourage the progressive ideals... A Jewish state that holds true to the ideals of religious pluralism, the growth of Reform Judaism in Israel, women's equality in all areas of life, democracy, a solution to the ongoing conflict and so much more."

Not to be outdone, Mercaz, representing the American Conservative movement, plans to leverage a successful performance in this election to demand full recognition of conversions, marriages and divorces failing Halachic requirements, and to divert funding from shuls and yeshivos to build and support Conservative synagogues.

Millions of WZO dollars were distributed over the past several years to support the agenda of liberal American movements, and they hope to receive a still larger share of the pie this time around. This is a key moment for Orthodox participation. We, who are much more active and more honestly concerned for Torah and mitzvos, can easily match and exceed their efforts.

We are all well aware that Orthodox Jewry is much younger, expanding rapidly, and that our typical family stays active and within Orthodoxy. Yet, what is self-evident to us is unknown to the typical Israeli, the typical Member of Knesset, and even to many of those who represent the "Jewish establishment" here in America. Now is the time for the Orthodox community to step forward and show our strength and our commitment.

If and when the majority of votes in the WZO election's North American section come from the Orthodox, this will dramatically change the perception of who is American Jewry. Knesset members will recognize that the Orthodox community represents the majority of active Jews in the United States, those deeply committed to the future of Judaism and the welfare of our brethren in the Holy Land. The liberal movements are claiming members who are, sadly, disappearing from the Jewish community and losing interest in Israel.

During a recent meeting with Israel's Chief Rabbi, Rav Dovid Lau, he told me that the Torah community's turnout in this election is extremely important. I encourage you to vote for the RELIGIOUS ZIONIST slate (slate #10) to preserve Torah standards and oppose the efforts of the liberal American movements. Every one of us that does not vote gives non-Torah voices greater influence, with repercussions for our brethren in Israel and beyond.

Dialogue with your Rabbi and colleagues, with family and friends, and cast your ballot, and encourage others to cast their ballot, TODAY, for the RELIGIOUS ZIONIST slate (slate # 10) at www.myvoteourisrael.com. Please see www.voteTorah.org for additional information about this important election.

Your voice will not only count today, but will have ramifications in Israel, and around the world, for years to come.
 

Rabbi Pesach Lerner
Executive Vice President, Emeritus
National Council of Young Israel,
Co-Chairman, American Friends of 
The International Young Israel Movement, Israel Region


Tuesday, April 28, 2015

VoteTorah or VoteZOA in WZC; WZO funds Mir Yeshiva and Bais Yaakov Seminaries in Eretz Yisroel catering to Diaspora Jews. That is why you should vote even if you don't call yourself a Zionist! .

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Dear Friend, Neighbor, Relative, Fellow Parent and/or Shul Member, amv"sh

The WZC or the World Zionist Congress elections are ending this Thursday.   If you don't consider yourself a Zionist but you consider yourself Shomrei Torah UMitzvoth, Yirei Shamayim, an Ohev Yisroel this email is also for you!  This vote affects Torah Hashkafa and funding for Torah education for Jews like yourself and your family members  Please read on!

If you consider yourself a Zionist than this email is definitely for you and is a reminder for you to vote in the WZC election and to send a reminder to all your contacts whom you think should vote. 

The deadline is coming up. Just a few more days. Voting closes this Thursday night April 30th midnight . Fyi the delegates are voted for every 4 years so the ramifications of these elections will continue for 4 years until the next vote.  

The WZC have 450 delegates from throughout the world,145 come from America. The Conservative Movement, the Reform Movement and the Orthodox Community are all represented.

If you are more Chareidi, "black hat" camp, or have a Chofetz Chaim Hashkafa, and  think it doesn't affect you directly, than let me ask you this.   Perhaps you or your child or a friend or a friend's child or relative attended Mir Yeshiva in Eretz Yisroel which gets funded directly from WZO or  received a scholarship for a Bais Yaakov Seminary like Bnos Sarah, that receives funding from Masa? Check out these Bais Yaakov Seminaries which are funded by Masa coming from the WZO? http://www.masaisrael.org (search for "bais yaakov")  

 This information alone should suffice to convince you to vote and to convince others to vote. Hakoras Hatov if nothing else.

Part of the billion dollar budget that comes from WZO had been allocated to these Yeshivoth as well as other programs.  This happened because delegates within the 450 member of the WZC (World Zionist Congress) within the WZO (World Zionist Organization) appreciate the value of Torah and Jewish Education. 

This may surprise you but that is the reality.  The Vote Torah slate from America for example has 35 delegates. VoteTorah.org. Some very influential members of important committees come within their ranks. 

Well I'm not a Mizrachist  nor a Religious Zionist you say.  

Let me beg you to have an open mind.  This should not be a political decision.  People may convince you it is politics and concerns helping a Zionist organization and better not to get involved.  They advise your focus to be on learning Torah, davening, being ehrlich and convince you this is nisht inzere sugia.  (not a concern of ours)

Please think logically about this argument. How is this election any different than any election.  Don't you want a Torah position to dominate politics rather than the opposite.  Our Rabbanim always encourage us to vote so that our values will be represented properly. This is no different. This vote actually does affect you directly and indirectly.   It affects the Mi hu Yehudi vote, the  Who is a Jew vote in the Knesset and it affects allocations to Jewish education which includes educational grants for Jews in the Diaspora. We all know how expensive it is to study a year in Israel.   If you do not vote, you indirectly empower those who do not share Torah values because they will get the most votes and the most funding.

 Is it any surprise that Israel politics is dominated by those without a Torah Hashkafa. if you or others like you don't take the time to vote nor appreciate why it is relevant to you who can you hold accountable that you are not represented and that they get all the benefits and funding?

 Wouldn't you want delegates who believe in Torah to carry key positions on the committees which help to decide how funds are allocated?  Surely you do.  If that is the case, doesn't it make sense to vote for a slate and for delegates who are likely to vote to allocate monies into programs and Hashkafa most to your liking?

Torah Observant Jews have demography on its side.  Torah observant Jews should have more delegates representing them because it is a truthful representation of their demography. This demography will not be represented nor reflected if they have no representation.

Let me explain how the secular "Zionist" effectively convince the Torah community, (and unfortunately the leaders fall for it),  to take less of what they truly deserve.   They convince them that being a Zionist is to be anti Torah. They convince the community to be passive by feeding on the desire to stay away from anything labeled as "Zionist" which translates to something secular and by extension treif..  

But they are fooling you and don't fall for it.  This will keep you out of the picture and they will make decisions that affect you according to their values and beliefs.

Torah Observant Jews daven 3x a day or at least try to.  We daven for Zion and cry for the Beit Hamikdash, and for Zion whose literal translation means a marker.  Hamakom (The Place) Asher Yivchar Hashem, refers to the designated spot assigned by Hashem for the Beit Hamikdash. That is the accurate and truthful definition of Zion.  It is in all of our prayers be in Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv not to mention bentching. We sing it each time the H-ly Ark, the Aron HaKodesh is opened when we read from the Torah.  "Ki Mizion Tezei Torah Udvar Hashem  MeYerushalyim".  From Zion, Torah will go Forth and the Word of G-d from Jerusalem?

By definition, as a Chareidi Torah observant Jew that makes you a Zionist even if you don't want to call yourself one or be labeled as such.  

However, like so many other truths, the lexicon, the terminology has been hijacked.  "Peace" Now stands for support of the Palestinians who speak of wiping Israel off the map.  "Human rights" council in the UN are headed and  represented by regimes known for their worse abuse of human rights, who deny freedom of religion and turn women into their slaves and deny them the freedom to safely walk the streets unaccompanied.  

Unfortunately the term Zionist has morphed into a false mental image of someone who is anti Torah. 

One who is knowledgeable in Torah knows that only in the Land of Israel, specifically Zion, the place of the H-ly Beis Hamikdash can Torah Law, truth and justice be actualized to its fullest. 

But don't we need a Sanhedrin for this to actualize? Moshiach has yet to arrive!

In answer, surely we can all agree that in order to actualize our dream of returning to Zion of thousands of years, we first must acknowledge that Zion is fundamental to Torah rather than the opposite.. 

By definition, a true Zionist is one who desires Torah and G-d's Word to spread to the 4 corners of the earth.

So don't feel that by declaring yourself a Zionist you have turned your back on Torah.  

Quite the opposite, you are representing  Torah and you are voting for Torah.  Don't let strangers, a wolf dressed in sheep clothing convince you otherwise. We must take back our Heritage and be a proud Zionist, the bearer of Torah, truth and justice.

It is for this reason Mishpacha Magazine, Rabbi Twersky active in the Agudah in Chicago and many Rabbanim have called upon their constituents to vote in this election. The importance to vote or a debate regarding the matter was written up in Matzav.com. http://matzav.com/the-time-is-now-vote-today and Yeshiva World  http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/voting-for-the-world-zionist-congress


I hear you say. The sponsors for VoteTorah.org slate is predominantly Dati Leumi and not Chareidi. 

in answer let us take our cue from the Talmud.  The Talmud is the perfect example that within the framework of Torah we have our differences.  Hillel and Shamai are the perfect examples. Hopefully next election we will be united around Torah and not be divided by false narratives that convince Torah Jews that to be a Zionist means to be anti Torah. 

I hope you are convinced to vote! 
There are different slates in this election which resonate with Torah Hashkafa.  VoteTorah.org is obviously one of them.  
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86sGl9yfinjNEJJUjQ1VENZR1BzVGpuZGo5ZTctN1JWM0N3/view?usp=sharing

The other slate is ZOA.    VoteTorah.org slate and voteZOA.org slate share Torah values. VoteTorah had 35 delegates and ZOA has had 4 to 5 delegates in the Congress. 

Here is a promotion for ZOA as well. ZOA has been a strong defender for our rights in Judea and Samaria and does important work to stop BDS which targets Jews and business in Judea and Samaria.

from ZOA:

Your Vote Matters!   The Zionist Organization of America/ZOA: DefendJews&Israel'sRights slate has the right priorities for our times:

The Zionist Organization of America/ZOA: DefendJews&Israel'sRights Slate's Number One Priority Is To Assist and Rescue Jews Endangered By Global Anti-Semitism: Your vote for the Zionist Organization of America/ZOA: DefendJews&Israel'sRights slate will help us ensure that the Jewish Agency has the priorities and resources needed to rescue and assist Jews in France, Sweden, Iran and all over the world who are in grave danger due to rising worldwide anti-Semitism. This is an absolutely critical life-saving priority now. Now is the time to focus on saving and protecting all Jewish lives.

 A Vote For The Zionist Organization of America: DefendIsrael'sRights Slate Is Also A Vote to:
  • Help Jewish Students Who Are Under Attack On College Campuses
  • Defend Undivided Jerusalem and Jewish people's rights to live in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria
  • Oppose a Fatah-Hamas terrorist state and oppose sending tax dollars to the Fatah-Hamas regime
  • Fight Against BDS (boycotts, divestment and sanctions)  
  • Expose the truth about the Arab war against Israel, and the Palestinian Authority's incitement to violence against Jews in schools, mosques, media and speeches
  • Promote Zionist and Jewish Education
  • Support freeing Jonathan Pollard
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO VOTE NOW

The Zionist Organization of America: DefendIsrael'sRights slate is YOUR slate - a slate of America's leading Jewish activists*, who will fight to defend Jews and Israel's Rights.  Every stream of Judaism and every Jewish ethnic group is represented in the ZionistOrganization of America/DefendJews&Israel'sRights slate.
It only takes 2 minutes of your time & $10 (only $5 if you are under age 30).

For further info: VoteZOA.org or liz@zoa.org



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Sincerely,

Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing.

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Monday, April 27, 2015

Isis and Iranian Threat

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  • Libya – ISIS mass murder of Christians continues

  • Op-Ed: Obama's Last Red-Line: Blockade of Iranian Weapons to Yemen 
The all-too realistic scenarios that will follow if Obama fails to set a red line for Iranian arms supply to the Houthis. Pub
lished: Sunday, April 26, 2015 7:30 AM 

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Sincerely,

Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing.

Most of these emails are posted on Shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com 

Personal emails to individuals will not be posted to my blog. 

Chareidim and Rabbanim who were/are Zionists

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  • "The Zionist Rabbi" whose followers abandoned him, and were killed



After the death of Rebbe of Munkatch there came a successor - young prodigy who married his daughter and led the whole community of Hungary. When war broke out, he called on his followers to leave everything and move to Israel, but they refused. In a rare step he relinquished his role as Rebbe, and predicted the  heartbreaking systematic elimination of his followers. Now the special story of the "Zionist Rabbi" who immigrated to Israel and believed that anyone who is not learning-  must fight , is made public. 


His son a judge Yair Rabinovitz tells why his father chose to leave the position of Admor


"All my life I asked him this question, upon a large number of occasions - but only close to his death, he agreed to tell me about it. He told me: 'I was the Rebbe, and I called upon Jews to go to Israel, and warned them the Nazis are coming within a short period to Hungary - and they refuse to listen to me? If I am the Rebbe, they are not supposed to question my words. Incidentally, the reaction of the Hasidim was tough. They told him, 'Rebbi, if you need money, then ask. Why are you being scary for no reason? '"


The Rebbe became a Zionist

As part of the film "Children of Hope of Munkatch", about the children of that town - Chedva Erez a girl from the town recounts: "In that year or so, Jabotinsky came to speak at Munkatch. All high school students, the Zionist students of the gymnasia gathered, and it was rumored that the young rabbi walked around there, and tried to listen to Jabotinsky's speech ". 

--  Translation with the help of google translate:

"הרבי הציוני" שחסידיו נטשו אותו, ונספו

לאחר פטירת האדמו"ר ממונקאטש, קם לו יורש - עילוי צעיר שנישא לבתו והנהיג את כל קהילת הונגריה. כשפרצה המלחמה, קרא לחסידיו לעזוב הכל ולעלות ארצה, אך הם סירבו. בצעד נדיר ויתר הרבי על האדמו"ורות, וחזה בשברון לב בחיסול השיטתי של חסידיו. עכשיו נחשף סיפורו המיוחד של "הרבי הציוני", שעלה ארצה והאמין שמי שלא לומד תורה - צריך להילחם




למה אבא בחר לעזוב את האדמו"רות?


"כל חיי שאלתי אותו את השאלה הזו, ובמספר רב של הזדמנויות - אך רק סמוך לפטירתו הוא הסכים לענות לי על כך. הוא אמר לי: 'אני הייתי הרעבע (כינוי לאדמו"ר), ואני קורא ליהודים לעלות אחרי לארץ ישראל, ומתריע בפניהם שהנאצים מגיעים תוך פרק זמן קצר להונגריה - והם מסרבים לשמוע בקולי? אם אני רעבע, לא אמורים להרהר אחר דבריי'. אגב, התגובה של החסידים לקריאתו הייתה קשה. הם אמרו לו, 'רבי, אם אתה צריך כסף, אז תבקש. למה אתה מפחיד את כולם סתם?'"


הרבי הפך לציוני

במסגרת הסרט "ילדי התקווה ממונקאטש", על ילדי העיירה ההיא - משחזרת חדווה ארז, בת העיירה: "באתה שנה בערך, הגיע זאב ז'בוטינסקי לנאום במונקאטש. כל תלמידי הגימנסיה הציונים התאספו, והשמועה אמרה שגם הרב הצעיר מסתובב שם, ומנסה להקשיב לנאום של ז'בוטינסקי".




    • The Kaliver Rebbe personally experienced Auschwitz and Mengele on his very person. He saw his relatives massacred. He was left alone. He who has devoted his life to instill the lessons of the Holocaust, testifies here about some of the horrors he had seen: "He who was there - and saw children ripped from their mother's arms and thrown into the fire - can not forget "

האדמו"ר מקאליב: "ביקשתי מאלוקים: תן לי להגיד שמע ישראל"

האדמו"ר מקאליב עבר את אושוויץ ומנגלה על בשרו. הוא ראה את קרוביו נטבחים, ונותר לבדו. מי שמקדיש את חייו להנחלת השואה, מעיד כאן על כמה מן הזוועות שראו עיניו: "מי שהיה שם - מי שהיה רואה איך הוציאו מידיים של אמא ילדים ילדות וזרקו לתוך האש - לא יכול לשכוח"


Eim HaBanim Semeicha was written by Rabbi Yisachar Shlomo Teichtal, and published in 1943. Teichtal grew up as a staunch anti-Zionist Chasid of theMunkatsher Rebbe. However, during the Holocaust, Rabbi Teichtal changed his position from the one he espoused in his youth. The physical product of that introspection is the book, Eim HaBanim Semeicha, in which he specifically -book, Rabbi Teichtal strongly criticizes the Haredim for not supporting the Zionist movement. When it was written, it was a scathing criticism of the Jewish Orthodox establishment, and Agudat Israel in particular.
He writes:
It is clear that he who prepares prior to the Sabbath will eat on the Sabbath (Avodah Zarah, 3a), and since the Haredim did not toil, they have absolutely no influence in the Land (of Israel). Those who toil and build have the influence, and they are the masters of the Land. It is, therefore, no wonder that they are in control... Now, what will the Haredim say? I do not know if they will ever be able to vindicate themselves before the heavenly court for not participating in the movement to rebuild the Land. (p. 23)

Sincerely,

Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing.

Most of these emails are posted on Shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com

Personal emails to individuals will not be posted to my blog.