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by Moshe Burt

Parsha Nitzavim begins:

“Atem Nitzavim HaYom…Today you are standing before Hashem, your Lord… You are thus being brought into the covenant of Hashem, your Lord, and [accepting] the dread oath that He is making with you today. He has established you as his nation, so that He will be a G’d to you…” (Devarim, Perek 29, posukim 9-12

L’l Mode U’Lamed comments on these first few p’sukim of Nitzavim noting;

That all members of Klal Yisrael, from the greatest of leaders to the simplest woodcutter, stood together as equals before Hashem…. Thus the poor woodcutter who is devout in his ways and who raises his children as true Jews is elevated to the same level as the wealthy supporter of Jewish causes. No man should consider himself too insignificant to be a partner in the covenant between the Jews and Hashem. (L’l Mode U’Lamed on the Weekly Parsha, Parsha Nitzavim, page 183) read more

Commentary:

The months of pre-publicity regarding Israel State Comptroller Lindenstrauss’s investigation and report regarding what the government of Israel did or did not do on behalf of Jonathan Pollard were not promising and the accounts of the investigation report bear out the previous impressions.

This author is not even so surprised at the sham report as regarding the comments of Jonathan’s Israeli representation attorney Nitzana Darshan-Leitner as published in the Jerusalem Post: read more

Commentary:

Manhigut Yehudit’s US Program Director, Yocheved Seidman, recently wrote a piece citing a recent lead editorial on Israel from “The Economist” magazine. Seidman views the magazine, perhaps like president Barack Hussein Obama, as presenting a perception of “the elected prime minister of Israel as an irrelevant article.”

As this author read Seidman’s entire piece, it brought to mind the Cowardly Lion from from the theatrical and movie productions of “The Wizard of Oz” who sang a song about lacking courage; “If I Only Had The Nerve.” One can only hope that Bibi gains nerve, gains courage, gains emunah in The Creator very fast or is replaced quickly by someone who has the above. (MB) read more

Commentary:

Elyakim Haetzni, noted lawyer and champion of Jewish residence throughout Ereat Yisrael writes the piece below noting prime minister Netanyahu’s serial weakness against US pressure. He notes that Bibi mistakenly has no such fear of domestic pressure fear similar domestic pressure, “nowing that the ‘National Camp’ will refrain from again toppling a “rightist” government in favor of a party such as Kadima.”

It is important to note Haetzni’s observation: read more

5 Mortar Shells Hit Western Negev [Including on IDF Troops Operating Near the Kissufim Crossing]

IAF Bombs a ‘Kidnap Tunnel’ Second Time in One Week

Report: Hezbollah Arms Cache That Exploded [in July] Contained Chemical Weapons

PA Terror Fugitive Nabbed [by IDF Near Shechem]

Knife Wielding PA Youth Arrested in Hebron

Rock Attack Near Ramallah

IDF Nabs Five Terror Suspects in Yesha

Israeli Man Injured by Palestinian Rock-Throwers South of Ramallah

TA Police Arrest Two [Arab??] Men in Jaffa Home Where Guns, Grenades Found read more

Kassam Falls North of Sderot

Two Mortar Shells Land in Western Negev [Sunday Evening]

Israeli Arab Plotted with Hezbollah to Kill IDF Chief of Staff, by David Lev (Israel National News)

Jihadist Hackers Hit Bnei Akiva Yeshiva [in Haifa]

[Arab] Rock Attack at El Aroub [next to Gush-Etzion – Hevron Highway]

IDF Arrests Nine Terror Suspects [Wast of Kalkilya, West of Ramallah, in and South of Hevron]

Troops Shoot, Seriously Wound Palestinian [Terrorist] Hurling Molotov Cocktails [at Beit El]

Police Arrest 97 Illegals, Five Employers in Tel Aviv Area read more

Four Mortar Shells Hit Western Negev [Near Border Fence]

Kassam Hits Sdot Negev [on Shabbos AM]

Gaza [Islamic] Gunmen Shoot at IDF Soldiers on Fence

IAF Jets Strike Tunnel Used by Terror Operatives in Northern Gaza

Stones Hurled at Israeli Car Near Nablus [Shechem]

Arabs Stone Israeli Vehicle Near Yitzhar

Israeli Bus Stoned Near Bethlehem

IDF Arrests Two Terror Suspects in Yesha

IDF Arrests 6 Terror Suspects [in Shechem, in Bilin]

Molotov Cocktails Hurled at Israeli Cars Near Kalkilya; None Hurt

By Moshe Burt

Parsha Ki Tavo continues in the same theme track with last week’s Parsha Ki Teitzei, as well as the string of previous Parshiyot in discussing Mitzvot which teach kindness, compassion and attentiveness to others.

Ki Tavo begins with the Halachot of Bikkurim — the first fruits which were brought to the Kohen as both thanksgiving and rememberance of Pharaoh’s cruelty and Hashem’s deliverance of B’nai Yisrael from Mitzrayim to a land flowing with milk and honey. Our Parsha then enunciates the laws concerning Ma’aser and it’s declaration regarding the required tithes. read more