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Parsha Mishpatim 5767 — The Importance of Honesty, Principle and Unity Among Jewish Brethren

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by, Moshe Burt

Parsha Yithro concludes with the high moment to date in world history; The Asseret HaDibrot (The 10 Statements) on the 6th day of the month of Sivan.

In our parsha Mishpatim, many basic laws of civilized existence are enunciated for B’nai Yisrael. The purpose of the Mishpatim, the civil laws, are to protect the moral fiber of society by regulating relationships between men, ecouraging truthfulness, sincerity and kindness while condemning immorality and deceit.

I often think of discussions back in the “old country” with friends where the suggestion is made that the Arabs, the Islamics view the Jews as hypocrites who are totally lacking in principles. What is suggested is that the Arabs view and perceive an Israeli derech of total lack of modesty (tz’niyut), rampant promiscuity, the presence of irreverence as well as a lack of ethics and morality in dealings between Jews themselves. And before the world, we gain discredit by scandals such as those of Haim Ramon and Moshe Katzav as well as by Ehud Olmert’s alleged less than straight and above-board property deals. read more

Blockbuster: Convergence Disguised as “Peace Agreement” Being Secretly Prepared by Olmert Regime to Be Sprung on the Jews

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For context, click Predictions Confirmed: Convergence — Very Much Alive in Olmert/Livni/ Peretz Regime

Olmert Secretly Preparing to Relinquish Israel’s Heartland

Commentary;

At this point in time, there is NO BIGGER Story than this one. All other reports (with the exception of the apparent Katsav indictment), i.e., beatings, arrests and harrassments of activists, settlement building freezes and failure to resettle former residents of Gush Katif, Israel’s use of flawed and bogus demographics data, installation of hi-tech ID of Yesha Jews at checkpoints, even discriminatory UPS delivery policies to Yehuda, Shomron, sparse reporting of war news (i.e. stonings, highway shootings, Kassam launchings falling short in Gaza), the consensus of Israeli Arabs, high court rulings, and Israel’s unjust “Justice system,” etc. evolve from this blockbuster, although not surpising story in the making and about to be sprung on the Jews, on dumbed-down brainwashed Israelis. read more

Parsha Va’era 5767: The Disconnection of Israelis from the Truth

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By Moshe Burt

At the conclusion of Parsha Shemos, Moshe and Aaron are confronted, upon exiting Pharoh’s Palace, by the B’nai Yisrael who are in deeper despair than before because of the increased workload which resulted from Pharoh’s fury at Moshe’s first effort to secure their freedom and exit from Mitzrayim.

Our Parsha begins with the dialogue which Moshe Rebbeinu has with Hashem prior to again speaking to the B’nai Yisrael. And so, after
Hashem rebukes Moshe for his complaint and reassures him that redemption is at hand, Moshe again addresses the B’nai Yisrael as to his meeting with Pharoh. read more

Tzippi Livni: Olmert’s Olmert? [As Olmert Was Sharon’s Advanceman on Expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif, Shomron]

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Weekly Commentary: From Failure to Failure – The Livni Plan – and Test for Olmert, byDr. Aaron Lerner (IMRA)

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Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has a plan.

“I’m talking about an operative diplomatic plan with quite a high resolution. I won’t reveal all the details to you now, but I can tell you that I, for my part, know exactly what must be done.” [ The Livni Plan – Interview by Ari Shavit – Haaretz Magazine Section 29 December 2006] read more

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Parsha Vayeishev 5767: Yosef and the Pit, A Miracle for All Time

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Parsha Vayeishev 5767: Yosef and the Pit, A Miracle for All Time
by, Moshe Burt

Last year, just before Chanukah, a short article appeared on the INN website; “Mortar Shells Filled With Chanukah Light” about the Menorah made from some of the spent Islamic mortal shells which were launched on Neve Dekalim over the years.

Reading about this special Menorah which was lit at one of the Jerusalem hotels which temporarily housed many former Neve Dekalim residents, took me back in time to Philadelphia, in “the “old country” and to a point made by Rav Yehoshua Kaganoff about the pit in which Yaakov was thrown. The point bears repeating. read more

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Ehud Olmert: Treif and Not Worthy of Honor by Religious Jews…

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Outrage Against OU Decision to Honor Ehud Olmert

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Protesters, including religious Jewish immigrants from North America who were evicted from their homes during the Disengagement and wounded by police brutality at Amona, will protest the Orthodox Union’s decision to honor Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at their annual convention in Jerusalem.

A protest rally under the banner “Hey OU – Olmert isn’t kosher” will take place outside the convention. “I find it hard to comprehend why a Torah organization would want to invite a person who has practically declared war on the National Religious camp in Israel,” protester Steve Schwartz wrote to the organization. “Your organization’s actions are a slap in the face to your fellow religious Jews in Israel.” read more

Parsha Nitzavim 5766: Unity — Hashem’s Covenant with Klal Yisrael …

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Parsha Nitzavim 5766: Unity — Hashem’s Covenant with Klal Yisrael …

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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The War of Enboldenment: A Clear Analysis of the Dimensions of the Hezbollah Front…

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Cease-Fire: Shaking Core Beliefs in the Middle East, By George Friedman (Stratfor)

Commentary;

This is the first time this author has seen someone spell out in clear terms the vague understanding that most people have of the various aspects of the war. Although distribution of it was not received until yesterday, this analysis is at least as timely NOW as when it was written and published a few weeks ago — THIS IS A MUST READ. MB

An extraordinary thing happened in the Middle East this month. An Israeli army faced an Arab army and did not defeat it — did not render it incapable of continued resistance. That was the outcome in 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973 and 1982. But it did not happen in 2006. Should this outcome stand, it will represent a geopolitical earthquake in the region — one that fundamentally shifts expectations and behaviors on all sides. read more

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Feiglin: “The Greatest Danger to Israel is Egypt”

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The Next “We Told You So”, by: Moshe Feiglin (Manhigut Yehudit)

Moshe Feiglin: “Please, don’t explain to the grieving families that you just had to give peace a chance. We don’t have any more children to donate to your experiments. “

If you are from the Orange Camp, if you have a kippah (skullcap) on your head, a beard or sidelocks — Heaven forbid — your warnings are meaningless. It makes no difference that you saw what was in store and you warned of the imminent danger. If you are Orange nobody listened to you before and even now, after it became clear that you were right, nobody will listen anyway… read more

First Kassam Lands in Center of Ashkelon …

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Kassam Rocket Lands Inside Ashkelon for First Time

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Despite ongoing IDF operations in the northern Gaza Strip, a Kassam rocket landed Tuesday evening in Ashkelon proper – the first time the city center has witnessed such an attack.

No one was wounded in the attack, despite the fact that the rocket hit a school in a populated area in the south of the city. Children playing soccer outside an Ort school on Rehov Ben Zvi were thrown back by the force of the explosion, witnesses reported, but were unharmed. read more

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