Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The Sanctity of Eretz Yisrael by Moshe Dann. Relationship of Jewish People and Eretz Yisrael is fundamental component of Judaism

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Zachor: The sanctity of Eretz Yisrael
By MOSHE DANN, The Jerusalem Post
December 5, 2014
The relationship between the Jewish People and Eretz Yisrael is a
fundamental component of Judaism.


... But why do we need a homeland? Isn't being a People
and practicing Judaism enough? The laws of Shmita provide an answer.
These Torah-mandated laws which take effect at the end of a seven-year
cycle restrict Jews in Eretz Yisrael from agricultural work, even that
done in private gardens.....The sanctity of Eretz Yisrael does not come only from exercising control over it, but from recognizing that God alone is sovereign.
...Without Torah and Eretz Yisrael, we lose our connection to the process
of redemption, our opportunity and obligation to transform the world.
...We transform the land, and the Land transforms us. That process can only happen in the context of Jewish sovereignty in Eretz Yisrael.
...The core of Jewish civilization is living Torah, bringing ethical
monotheism to the world, rebuilding Eretz Yisrael and reestablishing
Jewish nationhood. That dream did not begin with Theodor Herzl, or
with his successors. 
...With Jews unable to express their collective, national consciousness at the
Temple Mount, Judaism was recast; ritual became embodied in prayer.One of the critical elements of that common purpose is the constant focus on Eretz Yisrael and the Temple, symbols for the spiritual and physical wholeness of the Jewish People.
...Reestablishing the State of Israel and regaining most of Biblical
Israel in 1967 created a new context and opportunity for the Jewish
People.
...The Covenant which binds us to Eretz Yisrael links Jewish history and
Jewish destiny, past and future.
...
Possession of Eretz Yisrael by the Jewish People confirms and is a
manifestation of God's presence and the purpose of the Jewish People.

That explains the very first Rashi in the Bible: when Jews are accused
of stealing Eretz Yisrael, they can respond that just as God created
the world, every nation received its land, including the Jewish
people.

Not only is Eretz Yisrael holy, it gives and receives holiness, as if
it were alive; it stands for an awareness of God's presence, not only
as Land, but Being.

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Zachor-The-sanctity-of-Eretz-Yisrael-383716
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Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Likud, Rule of Evil? What have the Hereidi Politicians done to confront the real enemy of the Jews?

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Motzei Shem Ra  (false derogatory statements, slander) by MK's who receive their guidance from the Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah?  How can this be?

Hareidi MKs Welcome End of 'Worst Government in History'

MKs from United Torah Judaism party welcome the dissolution of the Knesset, saying it was "the worst one in the country's history".

...MK Menachem Eliezer Moses agreed with his colleague, saying, "The rule of evil has come to an end. There is not one area where the government acted in the interest of the public. We can only welcome the dissolution of the Knesset and the dismantling of government."

MK Meir Porush said that "the worst coalition for hareidim was disbanded this evening with the dissolution of the Knesset. United Torah Judaism is determined to make a fundamental change, and restore the honor of the Torah and those who study it."

"The 19th Knesset will be remembered as the worst one in the country's history, due to the failure of the government in all areas: an economic collapse, loss of vision in terms of housing, cost of living and the continuous attacks on the middle class," said MK Ya'akov Litzman.



Preacher in Al Aqsa: We Will Slaughter You Jews

Blatant incitement against Jews on Temple Mount sees preacher claim Jews are 'abominable,' with growing audience.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/188379#.VIdGJzHF8WI

Please,  MK Moses:  

Calling Netanyahu and Bennett: Rule of Evil? Are you sure you are being guided by the Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah?  Because your public statements put them in a very bad light.

Surely you agree that those preaching at Al Aqsa are evil!  Hitler yemach shemo was evil.....But the Likud Gov't? Everything in its proper perspective!  

 Have we forgotten Operation Protective Edge and the missiles flying over the entire country.  Surely Hashem protected us and there were countless miracles. Can we ignore the fact that the gov't of Israel and the military did its  part, their hishtadlus, with IDF manning the Iron Dome not to mention the intelligence, airforce and the groundtroops that did the job!   No one can deny the threat to the soldiers lives...Arabs leaving behind booby trapped homes, underground tunnels filled with weapons, children used as civilian shields not to mention hospitals, ambulances, schools, UN buildings as well.   Why no expression of acknowledgement or Hakoras Hatov?  Surely the Tefillot of the Chareidim helped and the fact that some Yeshivot didn't have bein hazemanim in solidarity but we can not disregard the soldiers who actually fought nor the gov't that trained them and gave them weapons.  They too prayed as only a soldier whose life is in danger prays.  They had on them siddurim and tehillim, tzizit and Tefillin.  A true Jewish Army.  Please read the Commander Ofer Winter's letter http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2014/07/please-fwd-and-let-go-viral-time.html of Givati Brigade.

 Perhaps if B'nei Torah synagogue, the shul in Har Nof  where the massacre took place, had mispallelim, worshippers,  with ammunition on them, as is the case of most Dati Leumi shuls (religious Zionists synagogues)  perhaps the terrorists could have been neutralized sooner than the 7 minutes it took for the police to come.  
Will you blame the gov't for not providing you equal protection as other Israeli citizens?

Let's talk Torah not politics:

Has UTJ or SHAS proclaimed that the Promised Land is G-d's Promise to the seed of Abraham Isaac and Jacob. Have they said that the Jews are indigenous People to the Land of Israel, whose borders are delineated in the Torah.  According to the Torah,  Temple Mount, Hebron and Shchem  are the most holy of places and Judea and Samaria constitute the Biblical heartland of Israel.  For a more thorough discussion please read, Parshat Matot-Masei - The Biblical Borders of the Land of Israel by Menachem Liebtag http://www.tanach.org/bamidbar/matot/matots1.htm  Here is a beautiful video about Israel that will bring tears to your eyes: The Words Of Our Prophets Come To Life. http://www.israelvideonetwork.com/the-words-of-our-prophets-come-to-life. Now these are words and images of Torah! 

 Have the Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah followed the rulings of the Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah of the past in Marienbad 1937?

 כנסי' מועצת גדולי התורה במריינבד בעברית The Knessiah Gedolah of Marienbad. Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah discussion re: A Jewish State: YES or NO? Yes for Jewish State! You will find links to the pdfs of the Pardes Journal September and October 1937. which documented the conference and the conclusions of the Gedoilim of that generation.  
http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2014/11/knessiah-gedolah-of-marienbad-moetzet.html

Read some of these other posts which are related.

 Search on Marienbad in Shemittahrediscovered.

http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/search?q=marienbad

 Let the readers decide for themselves!
Bennett Asks Indyk: How Many Need to Die Before You Wake Up? (Watch the youtube. The same questions should be asked to the Chareidi MK's as well,  When will they wake up? Robin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5haOuQJALAY&feature=youtu.be
From Arelene Kushner's post :"The World Keeps Turning" http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/

 Bennett Signs Up UST Global to Bring 10,000 Jobs to Israel
The giant firm will build a cyber-defense center outside of central Israel and train Haredim and others.

We Will Never Apologize For Defending Ourselves By: Ron Prosor
December 11th, 2014
http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/we-will-never-apologize-for-defending-ourselves/2014/12/11/2/  Ron Prosor, who represents the gov't of Israel, the government whose rulership was called evil by UTJ MK's writes

 ... Israel is the land of our forefathers – Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is the land where Moses led the Jewish people, where David built his palace, where Solomon built the Jewish Temple, and where Isaiah saw a vision of eternal peace.

 For thousands of years Jews have lived continuously in the land of Israel. We endured through the rise and fall of the Assyrian, Babylonian, Greek, and Roman empires. And we endured thousands of years of persecution, expulsions, and crusades. The bond between the Jewish people and the Jewish land is unbreakable.

 Nothing can change one simple truth – Israel is our home and Jerusalem is our eternal capital.
~~~~~~~~~~Ambassador Ron Prosor became Israel’s 16th Permanent Representative to the United Nations in June 2011.

Now about Netanyahu.  I often disagree with his politics and not standing up for Torah but would never call him or his gov't a rule of evil.  misguided, weak perhaps but EVIL????

Netanyahu Slams Abbas for Letter of Support to Family of Yehuda Glick's Shooter
NOVEMBER 2, 2014
http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/11/02/netanyahu-slams-abbas-for-letter-of-support-to-family-of-yehuda-glicks-shooter/

Netanyahu accuses Abbas of violating pledge to calm tensions in Jerusalem


I love Netanyahu's comments!  He is spokesman par excellence. 

This Jewish State bill sounds terrific! Almost too good to be true! 

But.... I am worried about that but....Will the changes Netanyahu pushes undermine the very essence of the bill? 
The prime minister vowed to push the bill forward, but said it must undergo many changes.
"In the end, we will make it clear that Israel is the Jewish nation-state, while promising equal rights to all its citizens," he added. "

Right now, following a wave of violence in East Jerusalem, Temple Mount, random acts of terror spreading all over the country, the Prime MInister is losing support.  He needs to show that he hears the voice of the people.  However, in the past the Prime Minister has responded to situations as the above, with eloquent and powerful statements, music to our ears but then suddenly veers off course by actions that undermine what he just stated.  Proclaiming his support for a 2 State Solution for example, misses his target completely bowing  to political pressures from the US and EU.

Sunday, June 08, 2014 Fwd: Netanyahu Strong but still some unclarified messages

Netanyahu needs to acknowledge that the Promised Land is G-d's Promise to the seed of Abraham Isaac and Jacob.  Jews are indigenous People to the Land of Israel, whose borders are delineated in the Torah.  According to the Torah,  Temple Mount, Hebron and Shchem  are the most holy of places and Judea and Samaria constitute the Biblical heartland of Israel.  For a more thorough discussion please read, Parshat Matot-Masei - The Biblical Borders of the Land of Israel by Menachem Liebtag http://www.tanach.org/bamidbar/matot/matots1.htm  Here is a beautiful video about Israel that will bring tears to your eyes: The Words Of Our Prophets Come To Life. http://www.israelvideonetwork.com/the-words-of-our-prophets-come-to-life


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Fwd: Editorial: Jonathan Pollard: Chained by a Malicious Lie


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Editorial: Chained by a Malicious Lie
Hamodia [NY] - Hamodia Editorial - December 9, 2014
This editorial was originally published in the Weekend print edition
November 26, 2014
http://hamodia.com/2014/11/25/chained-malicious-lie/

The anguish-filled saga of Jonathan Pollard took yet another painful
turn last week, when it was revealed that the Parole Board denied
Pollard's request for parole after 29 agonizing years in prison. The
members of the Parole Board, which is an arm of the U.S. Justice
Department, had the opportunity to end a travesty of justice that has
been going on for far too long. Instead, they compounded it, making a
mockery of the American justice system.

Since Hamodia's inception, we have been a vigorous and forceful
advocate for Jonathon Pollard. On numerous occasions we have published
editorials, interviews and opinion pieces calling for his release. On
occasion, we have received inquiries from readers demanding to know
why Jonathan never chose to apply for parole.

The answer is simple: Every legal expert the Pollard camp has spoken
to -- and there were many -- told them that the Parole Board would
reject Jonathan's request out of hand. For one thing, the Department
of Justice steadfastly refused to allow Jonathan's attorneys -- both of
whom have the appropriate Top Secret/SCI-eligible security clearances
-- to see the documents that were submitted to the sentencing judge
prior to Mr. Pollard's sentencing in 1987. With access to that file
denied, persons opposed to parole know that they have free rein to say
absolutely anything about Jonathan without risk of being contradicted
by the documents.

The experts insisted that not only would parole be denied, but the
refusal would actually damage the only viable option to gain his
release. So Jonathan, his wife, Mrs. Esther Pollard -- who has
literally dedicated her life to try to gain her husband's freedom --
and their supporters focused on trying to obtain presidential
clemency.

Over the years, repeated hopes that clemency would be granted were
raised, only to be quashed. In 1998, President Clinton actually
promised to free Pollard as a way to convince Prime Minister Netanyahu
to attend the Wye River Summit. During the summit, Clinton again
promised to free Pollard, but ultimately reneged on his promises. Many
had hoped that his successor, President George W. Bush, widely
considered a friend of Israel, would use his final days in office to
free Pollard. Later, as the ever-growing list of extremely prominent
former American officials lent their voices to the clamor for an end
to this gross injustice, it was hoped that President Obama would
hearken to their pleas and grant clemency.

In December of last year, during President Obama's trip to Israel, the
president indicated that while he was not ready to grant clemency, if
Pollard would apply for parole, he would be treated fairly. Reading
this as a positive sign, Pollard submitted a parole application.

In the meanwhile, last March, mainstream media outlets revealed that
the United States may free Pollard as part of Secretary Kerry's
efforts to save Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. But the peace
talks fell apart, and once more the hopes of so many were shot down.

In June, as he concluded his term as president of Israel, Shimon Peres
visited Washington. Peres, ironically, was the prime minister at the
time of Pollard's arrest, and under his stewardship Israel actually
gave the U.S. documents with Pollard's fingerprints, which
incriminated him -- a bizarre and unprecedented betrayal by a country
of its own agent.

Peres reportedly requested of Obama to at the very least privately
inform the U.S. Justice Department that he didn't oppose parole for
Pollard.

According to the law, the U.S. Parole Commission may grant parole if
(a) the inmate has substantially observed the rules of the
institution; (b) release would not depreciate the seriousness of the
offense or promote disrespect for the law; and (c) release would not
jeopardize the public welfare.

Certainly Jonathan, a model prisoner who has served far longer than
anyone else who committed the same crime of passing classified
information to an ally, fit the bill perfectly. But at the hearing,
which was described by those present as a "kangaroo court," Pollard
was treated with contempt, and his attorney wasn't even allowed to
make his case.

As eight senior former American officials, all with first-hand
knowledge of the case and fully familiar with the classified file,
wrote in a letter to President Obama: "The Parole Commission decision
document mischaracterizes Mr. Pollard's actions and makes a patently
false claim upon which it bases its denial of parole."

The government relied heavily on a stale, discredited, 28-year-old
classified memorandum written by former Secretary of Defense Caspar
Weinberger. As Lawrence Korb, who served as assistant secretary of
defense under Weinberger, and knew him well, wrote, that memorandum
was based on an "almost visceral dislike of Israel and the special
place it occupies in our foreign policy."

The eight officials put it well when they wrote that "Denying a man
his freedom based on a claim of damage that is patently false while
ignoring exculpatory documentary evidence and hiding behind a veil of
secret evidence is neither fair nor just, and it simply is not the
American way."

We should also bear in mind the words of former CIA director R. James
Woolsey, who said that "If anybody is hung up over the fact that he's
an American Jew or that he's Israeli, just pretend that he's a South
Korean and set him free."

But our reaction to the parole board decision must be more than
outrage and empathy.

We must recognize the fact that each and every one of us is obligated
to do all we can to help him gain his freedom. It is imperative that
we let the president -- and every elected official who can possibly
influence the president -- know, in a respectful but forceful way, how
hurt the entire Jewish community is over this dreadful miscarriage of
justice. The fate of Jonathan Pollard must constantly be on the front
burner; it must be raised for discussion at every meeting with
government officials.

Most importantly, we must increase our tefillos for Yehonoson ben
Malka, who is 60 years old and in very poor health. Ultimately, his
fate lies solely in the Hands of Hashem. As Mrs. Pollard has pointed
out in past interviews with Hamodia, it is tefillos that are keeping
Jonathan alive. It will be our tefillos that will set him free.

SEE ALSO
   * <http://jonathanpollard.org/2014/111414.pdf>: Letter to Obama by
8 Senior US Officials slamming the unjust denial of parole to Jonathan
Pollard
   * <http://jonathanpollard.org/2014/120514.htm>Conference of
Presidents Joins 8 Senior US Officials in Decrying Pollard's Continued
Incarceration on False Charge; Calls for his immediate release
   *  <http://jonathanpollard.org/2014/120414a.htm>The Truth About
Jonathan Pollard's 'Escape Plan': Pesach Lerner - Hamodia [NY]
   *  <http://jonathanpollard.org/2014/120314.htm>Editorial: Prisoner
of Zion in the US: The Jerusalem Post

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Yazidis. - Update. December 8th, 2014 A Race Against Time: Save Yezidis from ISIS, Slavery and Genocide! Cry for Help from Mirza Ismail Chairman Yezidi Human Rights Organization-International

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Dear Friends,

Please note the date!  This was sent out yesterday December 8th 2014!

Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 00:40:47 +0300
Subject: Yezidis Current Situation in Northern Iraq
Dear all,

First of all I hope you, your families and colleagues are well.

Yesterday I and my colleague visited the displaced Yezidis camp in Shariya village to see their situation; they said on Saturday, December 06, 2014; six trucks of winter clothing came to IDP camp in Shariya village, we asked the displaced people there, but they did not know where or from whom the donations came from.  However, while they were video recording and taking pictures, the organization distributed the winter clothing to only about 60 families and they left the camp.  The Shariya camp holds about 30,000 displaced Yezidis.

Note: we also met with two Yezidi fighters, who just came from the Mount Sinjar two days ago; Mr. Sulaeman and Mr. Kamal were there fighting the Islamic State Terrorists since the beginning of the ISIL attack against the Yezidis in Sinjar region that started on August 03, 2014. They told us that there are still more than 12,000 Yezidis live in Mount Sinjar, they said they do not have good weapons and ammunition and most important there are no food, drinks, etc. especially for young children and other necessity such as winter tents and clothing; "If we do not receive direct humanitarian aid in the next couple of weeks, hudreds of people would pass away of starvation."

We are asking you in the name of humanity to help those struggling innocent Yezidis!


Best regards,

Mirza Ismail
Chairman
Yezidi Human Rights Organization-International
011-964-781-113-7179

It doesn't seem like what they are asking for is so much!

I am shocked that they haven't received such basic humanitarian aid till now in spite of the public awareness of their plight!!!  

 What happened to all the humanitarian aid, from America and elsewhere, from private Jewish and non Jewish organizations already sent?  Why haven't they reached the Yazidi's for whatever reason? Not enough winter coats? 

Excuse me for my ignorance but which  Congressman or Senator or Congressional Committees are addressing the plight of the Yazidi Community.  In light of the Yazidis being the most motivated to actually fight ISIS, wouldn't America and all those who feel threatened by ISIS see to it that military and humanitarian relief efforts are actually reaching them? Please sent this to your elected officials!  Why is American Foreign Policy failing them?  Thank you.

Yazidis Face Genocide by ISIS After U.S. Turns Away

Iraq's Yazidis Appeal For Help In Finding Their Missing Women



OVER 200 JEWS, CHRISTIANS, AND HINDUS HOLD RALLY FOR YAZIDIS AGAINST ISIS

Renanah writes:  


Hello MPs, Friends,
We as the Jewish People know these letters.  I do. I am a student of the life and work of Rabbi Weissmandl and the heroic group of Jews who send pleading letters  begging for help.  "One day you too will beat your breasts because you will know you could have helped us and you did not..."   I am begging all of us and you to wake up and investigate this matter  immediately and fully and if you find if it is just as Mirza says - the DO SOMETHING now to:
save these people on Mt. Sinjar,
protect the Yezidis in the camps,
rescue the women and children from slavery, 
and more.
With bleeding heart,
Renanah
I asked Peggy Shapiro from Standwith us how she put together such an amazing coalition of sponsors of this Yazidi Rally in Chicago this past week.  

​Peggy Shapiro from Standwithus - StandWithUs <peggys@standwithus.com> answers:


Robin,

Here is how you connect: ASK!

My rabbi and I walked into new places, Assyrian cultural centers, Korean busines associations, etc. and asked for their support. Some said no or maybe, but others replied YES!
Ask the IAHV  http://www.iahv.org/us-en/ for help with speakers and you already have their contact information if you are communicating with Matthew and others. Supplies are reaching them through IAHV. As winter ice rains are falling, these provisions are inadequate. I saw photos of the most recent deliveries and conditions and your heart will break.

Thanks,

Peggy

 LINK for how people can contribute.   http://www.iahv.org/us-en/yazidi-relief/

 For a thread of background material and posts about the Yazidis: http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2014/08/israel-must-help-yazidis.html

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Friday, December 05, 2014

TZC-Newsletter-Dec.-5-2014 Parshat Vayishlach


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