Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Open Letter to the World. Powerful video several minutes long.

If you have seen this before or not, it's worthwhile watching and listening to.
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TodayNEWS: Destruction, Water Cut-Off Thwarted at Hilltop Community Aish Kodesh

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Friends, amv"sh
 
Early this morning 4:00am est, I received this email from a friend  in Israel. When we get a personal letter like this, it makes the news much more real.
 
Dear Robyn,
I would like to let you know that the government with two hundred soldiers has descended on AISH CODESH early this morning. They are removing the water from the water tank in order to remove the water tank thus making it impossible for life to be sustained there.
please do what ever you can to let the world know what is happening. My grandchildren will be thrown out of there homes.
 
Dear friends,
Read the A7 account of this latest news.  Thank G-d it was at least for now thwarted.
 
Robin



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Hearing for Teenaged Girl Imprisoned for Nearly Three Months by Hillel Fendel




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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Resp of the Bd of Directors of the OU - needs to go a step further. Entitlement.

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The Response of the Board of Directors of the OU  (see below) is a step in the right direction but is clearly not going to work.
The OU as representative of Orthodox Jewry has never spoken with clarity regarding our entitlement to the entire Land of Israel and that this is  fundamental to our Jewish Heritage.  This entitlement goes hand in hand with observance of the commandments. The Land of Israel is the Promised Land and also the Holyland.  It is promised to the seed of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and it's holiness is contingent on the observance of commandments.
The OU is a member of the JCPA which endorses a Two State solution and they are a member of the Conference of Presidents which represents Peace Now and other organizations that promote the Two State Solution. This  response below of the OU is equivalent to foolishly allowing a robber/murderer into your home, allow him to take over and then rebuke him for trashing it and for threatening you and then telling all the members of your household that they have permission to defend themselves. 
All one needs to do in such a situation is to clearly express entitlement to ones home and throw out the imposters once and for all thereby restoring peace into the home. 
What is our source of our entitlement?  It is our Holy Torah.
Sources in Tanach of our entitlement:
 
Bereishis/Genesis 13:15-18 ; 17:8 (HaShem to Avram - promise of land; to Avraham - new name and reiteration of promise of land)
 
The Covenant with Abraham is Breishis/Genesis 15:18-21. (extended boundaries, from the River of Egypt to the Eurphrates River, covers boundaries of 10 nations)
 
The Covenant to Isaac Breishis/Genesis 26:2-6.
 
The Covenant of Jacob is in Breishis/Genesis  28:13-16.
 
The Covenants and promises to the forefathers share three points. 1. Land is promised to them and to their children afterwards 2. The Nations of the world are blessed through them and 3. the children must keep the commandments in order to be worthy of the Land.

Shemos/Exodus 6:4,8 (HaShem to Moshe - reminder of promise to the Avot)
 
Isaiah 11:12; 49:12; 51:11 (Ingathering of exiles; return to Zion)

Amos 9:14,15 (Return from captivity - plant on to the land - never again to be uprooted)

Ezekiel 36:24, 36; 37:21( Gathering from all the lands to your own soil)
 
 
Breishis/Genesis 15:18-21. (extended boundaries, from the River of Egypt to the Eurphrates River, covers boundaries of 10 nations)

Bamidbar/Numbers 33:53; 34:13 (HaShem to Moshe - boundaries of Eretz Yisrael, the 7 nations)

Shemos/Exodus 19: 5-6  (The Nation of Israel will be a Kingdom of Priests and a holy nation)  
 
   
Statement of The Board of Directors of the OU in Support of Israeli Self-defence Actions in Gaza
March 04, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Board of Directors of the Orthodox Union has unanimously adopted this resolution.

Statement of the Board of Directors of the Orthodox Union:

WHEREAS, the Orthodox Union watches with horror the recent terrorist onslaughts against the State of Israel, with rocket and mortar fire into Sderot, and now Ashkelon. Nearly 200 rockets have fallen in the last few days alone, and since Hamas took over Gaza in an armed coup in June 2007, 1,018 rockets and 937 mortars have been launched, making Sderot and the Western Negev the front line against Arab terrorism; innocent civilians, including men, women and children face constant, unprovoked attacks, as terrorists indiscriminately target homes, schools, kindergartens and houses of worship; and the Orthodox Union is deeply concerned by the physical and psychological trauma and injuries endured and we mourn the death of innocents.

WHEREAS, Hamas is a vicious terrorist organization, committed to the destruction of the State of Israel. Hamas continues to indoctrinate children with hate in school textbooks and children's television programs; it refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist and continues to arm, train and fund terrorists; it remains a proxy of Iran and continues, most awfully, to hold IDF Corporal Gilad Shalit hostage, in violation of all basic rules of war and human decency.

WHEREAS, Israel has the sovereign right of self defense and the moral duty to protect innocent civilians from terror attack. Israel has done so admirably, with great restraint and making efforts to minimize civilian casualties on the Palestinian side while targeting terror masterminds and leaders in targeted strikes; yet, the international community, including the United Nations, the Arab League and the European Union, in whole or through member states, has criticized Israel's responses, and equated Israel's reaction and self defense with Hamas led terrorist attacks.


THEREFORE, the Orthodox Union states its strongest support for Israel's right to defend itself against the terrorist campaign and to defend Israel's right to exist as a Jewish State in the historic homeland of the Jewish People and

RESOLVES

To support the brave people of Israel, notably those in Sderot, Ashkelon and the Western Negev;

To support the Israel Defense Forces and security personnel who risk their lives to defend innocent life;

To call upon the international community to support Israel in its fight for survival against Hamas and Arab-Islamic terrorism.


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VeHeishiv Lev Avos Al Banim, The Youth says UNITE or we won't vote for you!!

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These kids are absolutely right.  It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that if those that believe in our entitlement to Eretz Yisroel do not unite, then our very survival is at stake. Our vote is then useless.  What it takes is a willingness to leave ego on the side and unite on the common denominator which is our entitlement to Eretz Yisroel based on the Torah.  Paul Eidelberg suggested and independently, I too, came to the same conclusion which is to scout for someone that is well liked, capable and with no personal political ambitions to unite the wonderful leaders such as Uri Ariel, Paul Eidelberg, Effie Eitam, Aryeh Eldad, Benny Elon, Moshe Feiglin, Tzvi Handel, Yitzchok Levi, Baruch Merzl, Meir Porush, Tsafrir Ronen, etc. Let there be a Coalition of people from NRP, Likud, Achi, Manhigut, Tekuma, Moledet, HaTikvah, UTJ, Shas Chazit etc.  Let them unite as did Kadima under a common denominator.  Kadima united those that wanted to give away parts of Eretz Yisroel and was steeped in corruption and bribery charges, and attracted those that were greedy and power hungry .  Let this new group unite with a Torah foundation and attract individuals of high caliber and integrity, who have proven a love for the Land of Israel and a willingness to sacrifice and put their faith in Hashem rather than on foreign gov'ts and speak up and fight for what it right and true, whose policies are not dictated by PR but by our Jewish Heritage and who are willing to place their ego to the side for the common good.
 
High School Seniors Demand Unity Among Religious MKs
by Hillel Fendel

In light of the splintered national-religious Knesset factions, seniors from two yeshiva high schools have initiated an ultimatum: Unite, or it's likely we won't vote for you.

The petition was initiated by the seniors of two prestigious yeshiva high schools: Kfar HaRoeh near Hadera, Israel's first yeshiva high school, and Ulpanat Tzviyah in Herzliya for girls.

"We could be silent no longer," the petition states, "for the sake of the People of Israel... We demand that the [religious-Zionist] Knesset Members unite, or else we will seriously consider not voting for you in the next election."

The multi-faceted nature of the religious-Zionist political camp has long been an issue.  There is currently one religious-Zionist party in the Knesset - the National Union-National Religious Party (NU-NRP) - but it is comprised of four different factions: The NRP and the three parties that make up the National Union.  The party's four members are thus the following:
The goal of Achi is to unite the other parties into one, but has so far not succeeded in arousing the interest of the others.

• The NRP, the most senior member. Essentially the successor to the original Mizrachi party, it once boasted as many as 12 MKs on its own (in the 9th Knesset, from 1977 to 1981). It held a registration drive three years ago that garnered 70,000 members. It is headed by MK Zevulun Orlev; its other MKs are Eli Gabbai and Nissan Slomiansky.

• Tekumah, founded in 1998 by former MK Chanan Porat and others, and a long-time member of the National Union.  Its policy is largely determined by a board of three leading religious-Zionist rabbis. Its MKs today are Tzvi Hendel (formerly of the NRP) and Uri Ariel.

• Moledet, founded by the late Rehavam Ze'evi in time for the 1992 elections, when it won 3 Knesset seats - its best showing.  Comprising both religious and not religious members, its MKs are party leader Rabbi Benny Elon and Aryeh Eldad.

• Achi, whose MKs are Effie Eitam and Yitzchak Levy, both formerly of the NRP.  The goal of Achi is to unite the other parties into one, but has so far not succeeded in arousing the interest of the others.

Further muddling the picture are two other nationalist movements: The Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) faction of the Likud, and HaTikvah. The former boasts roughly 10,000 members, a strong presence in the Likud Central Committee, and an expectation of 1-2 Knesset Members in the next Knesset.  HaTikvah, only a few months old, was created for what one of its founders, Dr. Ron Breiman, calls the "secular orange [right-wing] camp."  Among its supporters are MK Aryeh Eldad.

"In light of the especially difficult situation facing our beloved and only country," the students write, "we see the MKs of the NU-NRP as the right ones to lead the country to better times.  But this objective will certainly not be reached with divisions, arguments, and fights. We therefore call upon them to unite immediately.  They must decide, in whatever manner they choose, to choose their representatives and leaders.  The key to success is simple and clear: Unity, mutual respect, and consensus."

The union between the NRP and the National Union was achieved, after much toil and hard work to overcome significant differences between the various sides, just in time for the last national election. 

The students are scheduled to meet with some of the MKs in question; the date has been set for March 31.




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