Monday War News: Rockets, Mortars From Gaza Bombard South, IDF Attacks Terror House, Civilians Killed as Gunmen’s ammunition Explodes; 3 PA Prisoners Escape, 3 Terrorists Nabbed, Gunfire, Molotovs Tossed in Yesha

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Parsha Kedoshim 5768: The Jewish Nation – Unity or Protexia?

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By Moshe Burt

Parsha Kedoshim is, what baseball fans often refer to as the
“twilight” parsha of the normal Achrai Mos/Kedoshim doubleheader Parshas which are read in the Pesach, post-Pesach period.

One of the main themes underlying Parsha Kedoshim is the loving care
with which each Jew is to treat his Jewish brother. Indeed, we see that the first posuk of our Parsha conveys that spirit, “Hashem spoke to Moshe saying, “Speak to the entire assembly of B’nai Yisrael and say to them: You shall be holy, for holy am I, Hashem, your G’d.” (Sefer Vayikra, Perek 19, posuk 1) Our Parsha then goes on to enumerate the Asseret HaDivrot, the Ten Commandments in depth. read more

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Shabbos, Sunday War News: Grad-Type Katyusha Hitting Ashkelon, Kassams, Mortars Launched From Gaza, Seven Gaza Terrorists Hit in Battle With IDF, Attempted Infiltration North of Kissufim; 7 Terrorists Nabbed Near Bethlehem, Hevron, Infiltration Attempt Near Elkana, Rock Attacks, Moslems Hack Bank of Israel Website

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Regime’s Blind Drive To Secular Ghetto Devoid of Jewishness

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Commentary:

This is a tough piece to write. But then, the headlines both during the weeks before Pesach and during Chol HaMoed are tough to come to grips with.

In rapid -fire succession; the “supreme court rulings” permitting hametz to be sold, as long as not in the public domain, i.e. in restaurants and granting citizenship to “Messianic Jews” as long as at least the father is Jewish. Then there is all of this talk about both “truces” or “ceasefires” with Hamas, the latest version being a six month halt, as translated; Hudna and about Olmert’s readiness to hand the Golan Heights over to Syria in exchange for the Syrian brand of Hudna. All the while, the Olmert, Livni, Barak troika continues carving up Jerusalem. There is this morning’s attack by PA terrorists on the Nitzane Shalom industrial complex near Tulkarm which killed 2 Israeli armed guards, thus showing the sheer lunacy of Israel’s notion of building industrial complexes to provide employment for it’s enemy. And finally, there is the latest “fly in the ointment” in efforts to secure Jonathan Pollard’s freedom;
the indictment in New York, some 23 years later, of a now 85 year old former US Army Engineer accused only decades later of spying for Israel between 1979 and 1985. read more

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Friday War News: Rockets Fired at Ashkelon, 30 Terrorists Nabbed in Gaza, Hamas: “Truce” or Hudna; Terrorists Kill Two Israeli Armed Guards, Israel Frees 10 Al Aqsa Gunmen, 2 Molotov Cocktails Tossed in Jerusalem’s Abu Tor

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4 Rockets Fired at Ashkelon; One Lands Near Strategic Facility

Related report; Kassam Rocket [One of Four Launched at Ashkelon Industrial Area] Explodes Near Strategic Site

30 Palestinians Arrested in Gaza Operation; No IDF Casualties Reported

Hamas: We’ll Stop Rocket Fire But Not Arms Smuggling [After All, Isn’t This What Hudna is?; Ceasefire to Build Up Even Greater to Attack and Destroy]

Related report; Hamas Says Willing to Accept 6-Month Truce, by Ali Waked (Ynet)

Excerpt;

“Israel says it is ready for ‘quiet’ at the Gaza border, but that it would require a complete halt to attacks by Hamas on Israelis, a stop to cross-border rocket fire from all Palestinian groups and an end to weapon smuggling into Gaza.” read more

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Thursday War News: IAF Strikes Gaza Terror Cell, IDF Defuses Rocket Launcher; Stones, Firebombs in Old City, Kalkilya, Shechem; 12 Terrorists Nabbed, 3 Arab Thieves Nabbed in Jerusalem

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Wednesday War News: Israel Pumps Diesel to Gaza Power Plant as Kassams, Mortars, Infiltrations Continue; IDF Nabs 8 Terrorists, Auto, Soldiers Escape Molotov Terror Attacks, Pipe Bomb Found in Jericho

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Clinton on Iran Attack of Israel; NOT Words of Ally

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Commentary;

During the heated campaign between Hillary Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama for the Democratic candidacy for US President, Clinton has made a number of statements specifically directed toward the Jewish vote, particularly during the run-up to Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary. This author takes great issue with one of these statements in particular.

Before the masses of American Jews take Hillary Clinton’s recent statement; If Iran attacks Israel, the US could ‘totally obliterate them’ as a great achievement and an expression of unshakable alliance with Israel, this author feels compelled to harken back to the great American actor/comedian Jimmy Durante, who during his act, would grab his hat, shake that monstrous nose and bellow; read more

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Tuesday War News: IDF Offs 3 Gaza Terrorists, Gaza Terrorists Attack IDF, Kassam Lands in Eshkol Regional Council; UN Punks Out of Raid on Hezbollah Gun Runners; 20 Terrorists Nabbed, Arab Youth Arrested for Throwing Stones

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Pesach 5768: Personal Framing of Yetziyot Mitzrayim

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by Moshe Burt

Rav Chaim Zev Malinowitz spoke before Pesach saying that to truly feel Pesach, we need to put ourselves in a mindset of feeling the Yetziyot Mitzrayim as if we were there eating the Seder meal, the Korbon Pesach, the Matzah — the bread of affliction which was baked in haste because of the haste of departure from Mitzrayim. This author sat pondering this proposition in Shul before Ma’ariv welcoming Pesach and gave over these thoughts at the Pesach seder as well as during the day meal. read more

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