Author: moshe

Prayers and Learning L’Zechut Jonathan Pollard During the Ten Days

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This blog first announces that, whereas, a local Beit Knesset in Ramat Beit Shemesh Alef , in Israel, — Kehilla Beit Tefillah – Yona Avraham, has dedicated one Thursday night Mishmar Learning Seder L’Zechut Jonathan Pollard (Yehonoson ben Malkah) each month since January, 2009, this month’s dedicated learning will take place on Thursday night, 24 September, 2009 during the “10 Days” (Asseret Y’mei Teshuva) and ALL Jews are urged to join in, via prayer (tefillot), learning and chessed (kind deeds for one’s fellow Jews). read more

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Expulsion of Another 100-Plus Jews Planned

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It is reported that the government must present a time-table to the Supreme Count by November concerning plans for “the razing of no fewer than 18 permanent homes…. located in two Jewish towns that are part of the settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria: Haresha, and Eli’s HaYovel neighborhood, near Shilo.” Israel National News reports on the planned expulsion of another 100-plus Jews:

The news was greeted with outrage at the time, but it was focused on the fact that one of the homes in HaYovel belongs to the family of Ro’i Klein, who was killed during the Second Lebanon War in 2006 when he jumped on a grenade thrown at a group of soldiers, thus saving their lives. His widow Sarah is raising her two small children in the marked house, alone. read more

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Bibi Trying to Cancel Likud 16 Month Vote Waiting Period

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Israel National News cites a Maariv report which states that prime minister Netanyahu “plans to cancel the clause requiring [Likud] membership of over 16 months in order to have the right to vote in internal party elections”:

Likud leader and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu fears the growing power of Moshe Feiglin’s Jewish leadership faction within the Likud; especially because he wants to pass controversial resolutions supporting a Jewish building freeze in Judea and Samaria. It says Netanyahu therefore plans to hold a lightening membership drive prior to the upcoming Likud Central Committee elections in order to offset the Feiglin support. According to the paper, Netanyahu also plans to cancel the clause requiring membership of over 16 months in order to have the right to vote in internal party elections. read more

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Friday Thru Tuesday War News: 2 Katyushas Hit Near Nahariya, 5 Terrorists Nabbed With Jewish Religious Items, 24 Terrorists Nabbed — Including 5 Tanzim and Hamas Head in Tulkarm, 60 Illegals Nabbed, Terror Rock Attack at Ir David

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2 Katyushas From Lebanon Land Near Nahariya [Friday]

Related report: UNIFIL Knew of [Lebanese] Terrorists Plan to Hit Israel, Kept Quiet

Police Pull Over 5 Palestinians With Jewish Religious Items on Highway 1 [Near Beit Shemesh, Latrun]

Related reports: Arrested Arabs May Have Been on Way to Terror Attack

Arab Terror Suspects May Have Planned to Pose as Jews [Crossed Separation Barrier Without Work Permits]

5 Tanzim Terrorists Re-Arrested, Almagor Asks ‘Why [They Were Ever Released in First Place]?’, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News) read more

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Rosh Hashana 5770: Halacha, Teshuva and Communal “Norms”

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by Moshe Burt

There seems to be a mistaken perception that an action or derech commonly done and accepted in society therefore is proper. The fact that actions or derech commonly accepted in society don’t necessarily make them automatically permitted by Halacha.

Toward the end of Parsha Nitzavim, Moshe Rabbeinu informs the B’nai Yisrael about Teshuva:

For this commandment that I command you today — it is not hidden from you and it is not distant. It is not in heaven, [for you] to say, “Who can ascend to the heaven for us and take it for us, so that we can listen to it and perform it?” Nor is it across the sea, [for you] to say, “Who can cross to the other side of the sea for us and take it for us, so that we can listen to it and perform it?” Rather, the matter is very near to you — in your mouth nad in your heart — to perform it. (Parsha Nitzavim, Sefer Devarim, Perek 30, posukim 11-14) read more

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Rosh Hashana 5770: Unesaneh Tokef: Al Kiddush Shaim Shemayim vs Mental Coercion by Israeli Governance

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by Moshe Burt

Each Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, we daven the Unesaneh Tokef as part of the Mussaf tefillah.

The story behind the Unesaneh Tokef tefillah (expressing the seriousness of the day): relates the Gezeira Rah (evil decree) faced by R’ Amnon of Mainz and his Kehilla of forced conversion to Christianity dating back about 1,000 years.

R’ Amnon who, with his Kehilla, faced dread coercion as well as mortal, imminent threat of death, gave the perception of consideration of possible compliance with the demand to convert to Christianity and, as a result, became distraught at even having given the impression that he could betray Hashem. read more

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Wednesday, Thursday War News: Gaza Simmering to a Boil — Infiltrations, Drug Smuggling, Explosive Devices, IDF Under Fire; IDF Nabs 18 Terrorists — Some With Knives, Guns, Other Weaponry, Police Foil PA Events in Jerusalem

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IDF Dismantles Two Explosive Devices Planted [by Arab Terrorists] Along Gaza Fence

IDF Arrests Palestinian [Infiltrator] Who crossed into Israel [Near Kissufim Crossing] From Gaza

Shots Fired at IDF Troops Near Gaza Fence

Israel Readying for Long-Range Hamas Rockets

Gaza Gunmen Fire at Troops, Engineers [Near Southern Gaza]

2 Armed [Beduin] Drug Smugglers Killed by IDF Forces Near Egyptian Border

Attempted Stabbing [of Chayal] at Huwara [South of Shechem]

Israeli [Woman] Wounded in Rock Attack [on Her Car Next to Bethlehem] read more

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Shabbos Thru Tuesday War News: More Mortars From Gaza Fall in Eshkol Region, 5 Gaza Palestinians Nabbed for Planting Bombs, Hamas Commander Threatens Schalit; 4 Terrorists Nabbed; 4 Stoning Attacks, 1 Molotov Attack

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2 Mortar Shells Fired by Gaza Terrorists Hit Eshkol Region

IDF Arrests 5 Palestinians in North Gaza Suspected of Planting Bombs

Hamas Commander Threatens Schalit [Isn’t it Time for Miliary Action to Liberate?]

Rock Attack [by Arabs] in Hevron

IDF Nabs Three Arab Terror Suspects

Rock Attack Near Shilo

Rock Attack Near Sinjil [Near Ramallah]
Firebomb Attack South of Jerusalem

Palestinians Stone Israeli Car Near Bethlehem

IDF Nabs Terror Suspect in Ramallah

Firebomb, Rock Attacks in Shomron Saturday Night read more

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Parsha Nitzavim-Vayeilech 5769: Communal Responsibility and Hashem’s Covenant of Unity

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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

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State Comptroller’s Report: More Cover-up of Israeli Government Criminal Negligence Regarding Pollard

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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

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