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THURSDAY JULY 24/TAMMUZ 21
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"Avenge the children
of Israel of the Midianites"
(Numbers 31:2)
Tammuz
20 5768/July 23, 2008
For thirty nine years Moses led the
Israelites through
the desert. A man of peace, Moses never looked for a fight with the neighboring nations. Seeking only non-violent means to
lead his flock into the promised land of Israel, he, nevertheless, never backed down from a battle imposed upon the children
of Israel by hostile enemies. But now, as commanded by G-d, Moses tells his people to gear up for war. This war of vengeance, as Torah calls it, is unprovoked, gratuitous. What's it all about?
The prophets of the G-d of Israel all foretell of a day when nations
will beat their swords into plowshares, and mankind will unite in peace. But until that day, Torah teaches us, war, under
certain circumstances, can serve a very moral purpose. G-d's war of vengeance against the Midianite corrupters of the Jewish
nation was waged, not with bellicose delusions of grandeur, but with a cool, dry aim to be achieved: the destruction of the
mortal threat that the Midianites posed to the nation of Israel.
Yet the Israelites had already recovered from the internal chaos
caused by the disastrous "policy" of appeasement, assimilation and moral abandon, as exemplified by Zimri, prince of the tribe of Shim'on, and Cozbi the Midianite princess. The Midianite episode was over. So why start up again, just when things seem
to have quieted down? Why not just leave well enough alone?
Moses himself provides the answer: Even after the Israelite armies
thoroughly defeated the Midianites, slaughtered their five kings, and Bilaam the prophet,
Moses was furious with his officers for sparing the lives of the Midianite women. But what harm could the helpless woman cause
the children of Israel? Moses is quite emphatic in describing the Midianite women as the source of the scourge: "Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Bilaam, to revolt so as to break faith with HaShem in the matter of
Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of HaShem." (Numbers 31:16)
Today the nation of Israel once again finds itself at war against
cruel G-d-less prophets, bloodthirsty dictators, savage warlords, and sadistic blood crazed armies. Even, and especially, women and children have been recruited in Islam's all out war against the G-d of Israel and His
people. Israel has time and time again defeated her enemies, only to, at the behest Israel's own bankrupt leadership, spare
the enemy the final deathblow, thereby enabling the enemy to strike time and time again.
"We're enlightened, we're moral,
we're Jewish, we're not like our enemies," our leaders intone after each deadly attack, wringing their hands for the
cameras, while wrapping themselves in immoral, self-serving complacency and helplessness. There
is nothing enlightened about giving G-d's land to His sworn enemies. There is nothing
moral about allowing a child killer, (recently released terrorist Samir Kuntar), to acquire a college degree, marry
two times and father children, all from the confines of an Israeli prison, and then to release him back into the arms of those
who swear Israel's destruction. There is nothing Jewish about allowing our enemies
to repeatedly and systematically kill Jewish men women and children in Israel, simply because we pride ourselves on being
too civilized to take the necessary means to put an end to the killing for once and for all. And
yes, by passively acquiescing to the dictates of the Amaleks and Bilaams and Balaks who torment us today, we are, indeed, like our enemies in every way, serving as their enablers and accomplices.
We can't be more Jewish than Moses, more moral than G-d. The
utter destruction of the Midianites that enabled Israel to get on with the task at hand - entering the land and building a
nation - is what is called for today. Until Israel's leaders cease to rebel against, and accept what Torah has to teach us about vanquishing
our enemies without misplaced compassion; until Israel's leaders cease to worship at an altar of self-imposed passivity and
helplessness, and cling to the principles of immorality, this great nation, so anxious to fulfill the true words of Torah,
will languish in the desert.
Tune in to this week's Temple Talk as Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven take aim at helplessness posing as enlightenment, and see true Torah morality
and exile-slaying resolve in the actions of Moses and Pinchas, and one man's quest
to rediscover the elusive Crimson Worm.
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This week's new Light to the Nations teaching by Rabbi Chaim Richman is entitled, "The
Inner Court Dimensions: Maimonides’
Laws of the Chosen House, chapter five: The dimensions and functions of the inner court of the Holy Temple where the offerings
were prepared and brought to the altar." Click here to view. |
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Click here to learn more about the tola'at shani, and to see pictures from the crimson worm
harvest which took place on the afternoon of the 13th of Tammuz (July 16th).
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Once again, We urge all to sign the online petition currently circulating, calling for the government of Israel to allow Jews freedom of worship on the Mount.
Please forward the petition to all of like mind! |
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The tribes of Reuven, Gad
and half the tribe of Menashe seem to have their priorities upside down, as they express
concern for their livestock before their own offspring, omit G-d in their plans, and seem to spurn the land of Israel, choosing
to settle east of the Jordan River. After receiving strong rebuke from Moses, they vow to join the struggle of their fellow
tribes to realize their inheritances in the land, and by ultimately fulfilling their word, sanctify the land on which they
settled. Click here to view Rabbi Richman's short teaching on parashat Matot (Numbers 30:2-32:42).
Blessings from the holy city
of Jerusalem,
Yitzchak Reuven
PROFESSORS FOR A STRONG ISRAEL--
DEVELOPMENT IN SHDEMA: SHDEMA has been in Jewish
hands for a week!
The pressure seems to work: Over this week, members of the Committee for a Jewish Shdema** have arrived
daily to demonstrate Jewish presence. Every day we encountered the same, new phenomenon:
The IDF came with a military order declaring the area a closed
military zone, updating the order daily, hence Arabs and anarchists were not allowed to enter.
The paintings and graffiti
that we put up last week are still there, Baruch Hashem.
We believe that those developments are a direct result of
the increased activity in Shdema organized by the Committee for a Jewish Shdema and many friends who have joined the struggle.
Now
it is of utmost importance to further increase the trips to Shdema, to keep arriving with different groups and have a massive
show of Jewish presence.
WE CALL UPON ALL TO JOIN US
TOMORROW FRIDAY JULY 25th FOR A BREAKFAST IN SHDEMA.
Please
bring water and comfortable walking shoes.
9:30 am we leave from Kiryat-Arba
10:00 am we leave from the southern Efrat
gate
10:30 we leave from Har Choma
please order your seats by calling 0505-500.834 or 0505-777.254 or 02-996.1292
**
The Committee for a Jewish Shdema & Women in Green: Rabbi Yaron Durani (Nokdim- 02-960.5289)
Orly Glauber (Har Choma
0544-286.425), Ina Viniarsky (Tekoa 0545-620.017), Ruti Wolfish (Tekoa 02-996.4956), Datya Yitzhaki (Efrat 0505-246.770)
Nadia
Matar (Efrat 0505-500.834), Anita Finkelstein (Tekoa 0505-777.254), Yehudit Katzover (Kiryat Arba Hebron 02-996.1292), Eli
Rodan (Elazar 054-499.3529)
For details, please call the committee for Jewish Shdema: Ruti Walfish (Tekoa) 02-996.4956;
Anita Finkelstein (Tekoa) 0505-777.254; Eli Rodan (Elazar) 0544-993.529
DEBKA--
OBAMA rounds off Mid East trip with note in Western Wall
July 24, 2008, 9:05 AM (GMT+02:00)
The US Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama
rose before dawn Thursday, July 24, for a stop at the holiest Jewish shrine to round off his Middle East tour. After bowing
his head in prayer, he observed the custom of placing a small note in a crevice of the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
Some Jewish worshippers shook his hand, others heckled him with: “Obama, Jerusalem
is not for sale!” The visit lasted less than 15 minutes. The senator flew off later for visits to Germany, France and
England.
The contender visited Kuwait, Afghanistan,
Iraq, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Israel as part of a campaign to boost his foreign policy credentials
ARUTZ--
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 News Headlines:
Arab Workers Attack Use Hammer to Injure Jewish ElectricianTwo Arabs, working in a kibbutz, flee after hitting a
Jewish worker on the head with a hammer. Their contractor is in police custody.
Harrari Harps Recreates Biblical InstrumentsFor 25 years, Micah and Shoshanna Harrari have been manufacturing Biblical
style harps for ordinary people and for use in the Third Temple.
Handicapped: 'We're Shutting Down the State!'Few people were aware that handicapped representatives have been protesting
for nearly 50 days. So they decided to block the road to Jerusalem. 
New Group Aims to Unify National Religious CampA new organization, Kulanu, has been founded, seeking to unite the
splintered national religious factions in one party.
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VARIED NEWS SOURCES--see link pg
Ami Ortiz's Health and
Investigation Update
Strong Quake Jolts North Japan -
107
Injured
Obama to 'Post': I'll do all I
can to foil Iranian nuke
race
Obama tells Haaretz: Two states
for
two peoples
Hurricane Dolly’s heavy rains raise
flood fears -Thousands without power;
levees holding back the Rio Grande
appear safe
Ford posts $8.67 billion loss -
Looks to small cars
International Olympic Committee
Bans Iraq From Beijing Games -
Arctic May Hold 90 Billion
Barrels
of Oil, U.S. Says
Bill jeered as omnibus earmark full
of pork - Coburn vows to thwart Reid
on $11 billion in pet projects
Suspicion, terrain, foes for U.S.
in Afghanistan Surge
Trim Reaper: Streamlined Killer
Drone
Begins Combat Operation
in Iraq
More Troups to Afghanistan
Soon
Levees hold but waters rise as
Dolly brings
rain
Syrian envoy: Peace is path
to security
Report: Aftershocks kill 1,
injury
at least 10 in China -
Jerusalem Post
U.S. government: We know parenting
better
than you - Proposals would
give Washington unprecedented
control over kids - WND
Collision Closes 29 Miles of
Mississippi
River, Likely for
Days
It might be several days before a stretch of the Mississippi
River at New Orleans can reopen after a 600-foot tanker and a barge loaded with fuel oil collided Wednesday, breaking the
barge in half, officials said.
No one was injured, but heavy, almost tar-like fuel oil spilled from the barge, forming a slick 12 miles long,
said Lt. Cdr. Cheri Ben-Iesau, a Coast Guard spokeswoman. About 29 miles of the river was closed.
OH AND this reminds me ...I saw on a crawler on some news station that the Gulf was
declared a dead zone (probably some parts of it) because of the floods that occurred in the mid-west earlier this summer (all
the poisons probably that got washed into the river I would guess)
Congress Considers Second Economic
Stimulus Package -
Yitzhar Settlers Riot in
West Bank - Ynet
Into Africa: Mischief-making
is the latest Chinese export -
Roger Kaplan
Are feds stockpiling survival
food? 
'These circumstances certainly raise red flags'
A Wall Street Journal columnist has advised people to "start stockpiling food" and an ABC News Report says
"there are worrying signs appearing in the United States where some … locals are beginning to hoard supplies." Now there's
concern that the U.S. government may be competing with consumers for stocks of storable food.
"We're told that the feds bought the entire container of canned butter when it
hit the California docks. (Something's up!)," said officials at Best Prices Storable Foods in an advisory to customers.
Reid: $5-a-gallon gas is no problem
Senate majority leader says: 'We will have to wait and see'
Environmentalists rally against House GOP energy bill
Republicans unveil initiative calling for lots of drilling, opening ANWR
--Grist
'Gang
of 10' fights for increased drilling
5 Democrat, 5 Republican senators hash out more agressive plan to produce oil
Gore forecasts ice cap meltdown within years
Arrives at meeting in motorcade, suggests attendees ride bicycles
Chandra Levy killed by illegal alien?
Jail informant tells police Salvadoran murdered intern for $25,000
as authorities searched for Levy in Rock Creek Park they overlooked the July 2 confession of an illegal alien
who had attacked two other women in the park.
Ingmar Guandique, 20, an illegal alien from El Salvador, was not questioned until after a jail informant told police in mid-September Guandique
admitted to murdering Levy.
Guandique was taken to the U.S. attorney's office in Washington Sept. 21, where
he was interrogated by police and prosecutors and given pictures of Levy. The Salvadoran said he had never seen her, except
on television.
However, a Park Police detective, Joe Green, told the Post he showed Guandique
a picture of Levy, and the illegal alien admitted he had seen her. According to the report, Green did not remember giving
the information to police.
"I should have said something," Green later told the paper.
WHO returns to Iraq amid improved security
U.N. agency withdrew personnel 5 years ago in wake of terror attack
Obama open to divided Jerusalem
Assures Palestinians his declaration to Jewish group was 'misunderstanding'
O'Connor: City properly excluded Christian prayer
Ex-Supreme Court justice: Banning 'Jesus' is fair way not to disparage particular faith
U.N. crackdown on Christians to get review?
'We'll check,' Perino promises of 'anti-defamation' proposal
Obama to address U.S.-European ties in Berlin
Democrat also meeting top officials, Merkel says 2 had 'very open' talks
--MSNBC
McCain to meet with Dalai Lama in Aspen
Senator has been outspoken about Chinese crackdown in Tibet
--Politico
DNC host's tax-free gas evaporates
Angry reaction brings halt to use of city pumps
Obama visits Western Wall
Shout from the crowd: 'Jerusalem is not for sale!
Girl gets court protection to change her name
Embarrassed by parents' choice of 'Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii'
Banking websites full of online design flaws
Report: Institutions 'training' users to take unneeded risks
Islam subway ads
cause flap in NYC
Muslim behind campaign was character witness
for convicted 1993 WTC-bombing mastermind
Islamic 'Bugs Bunny' show 'spreads extremism'
Kids vote whether to chop off his hands when character
breaks sharia law
Swiss fear payback for arrest of Gadhafi's son
Geneva police arrested son of Libyan leader for allegedly beating servants
Apollo 14 astronaut: Aliens have made contact
Lunar module pilot says evidence covered up for 60 years
Air Force: No survivors in B-52 crash
6 airmen killed off coast of Guam – cause of accident under investigation
Owner of foreclosed home found dead from gun shot
Suicide note: 'Take the (life) insurance money and pay for the house'
Ohio abortion center evicted after deceiving landlord
'Looks like the daily prayers and sacrifice of time has
paid off'
Billionaires back anti-smoking effort
Gates, Bloomberg to spend $500 million to stop people around
world from lighting up
Docs warn staff of cell-phone risks
University Of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute advising 3,000 workers to limit exposure
Glass of juice a day hikes diabetes risk?
Drinking O.J. regularly could increase chance of developing condition
Mystery: Birds drop dead from sky
Officials admit they're at loss to know what's killing
gulls
30 starving bears kill, eat 2 men at Russian mines
400 refuse to return to work for fear of predators
that stand 10-feet tall on hind legs
MORE NEWS--
Fed Beige Book: Price pressures elevated or rising
'Clearly the economy is in a what may be called a near-recessionary state'
Oil tumbles $4 on slumping demand
Inventory report shows higher-than-expected stockpiles of crude, gasoline
New Fed rules miss key lending abuse
Mortgage brokers often receive kickbacks for steering consumers into more expensive loans
Weak dollar, foreign sales boost drugmakers
Profits posted by Pfizer, Wyeth show common theme – nearly all growth is overseas
--Associated Press
Peso power: Mexican currency nears
6-year high vs. dollar
Official exchange rate to pass through 10-to-1 threshold for 1st time since 2002
Shakedown: Debt collectors resort to new tactics
Sophisticated computer algorithms, offshore call centers used to squeeze out more cash
Pat Robertson Advocates Israel Striking Iran Before 2008 Election
Lehman says oil near tipping point, to average $110/barrel in Q4
Kucinich vs. The Establishment: Impeachment Hearing On Friday
Prince William's touching tribute to Princess Diana in his Knight
of the Garter crest
Archived Article: "Role of Secret Societies In Bringing In The Coveted New World Order"
"Prince Charles can trace 3,000 years of descent from Edward
III . . . the monarch who formed the elite Satanic Brotherhood group, the Order of the Garter.”
By joining the "Knight of the Garter" secret society, Prince
Williams takes a huge step toward becoming Antichrist
Navy Prosecutor In Gitmo Case: "If they hadn't shot down the fourth plane it would've hit the dome"
First public admission that the fourth plane was shot down on
9/11!
Not taken down by heros storming the cockpit!
Murder In San Francisco: Three men murdered after their car came close to a car driven by illegal
alien, Edwin Ramos -- "City of San Francisco is now out of control"
Three more birds now West Nile-positive: Five discovered to date in health unit catchment area - Ontario, Canada
Japan exports shrink as global downturn hits Asia
Three earthquakes hit China
US concerned at possible Russian military presence in Venezuela
Rising food prices pushing east Africa to disaster, warns Oxfam
EXCLUSIVE: OBAMA BERLIN SPEECH:
'A WORLD THAT STANDS AS ONE'
Schools eye four-day week to cut fuel costs...
Schwarzenegger threatens minimum wage for state employees!
Egypt jails FACEBOOK activists for 'threatening national security'...
FAT FIGHT: Panel OKs one-year ban on new fast-food restaurants
in South L.A...
Russian-European manned spaceship design unveiled...
Couple claim mysterious noise plagues their house...
43 Mexican illegals arrested -- in Hawaii!
Cuba silent on Russian bomber report...
China says breaks up international terrorist cell...
Russia opens trial of skinhead gang for 20 murders...
Filmed attacks on cellphones...
FROM MARCEL--
Russian Tupelov-160 nuclear bombers 90 miles from Miami coming soon or already here ?
I'm
sure you didn't hear a thing about this from the U.S. myliecyrusbritanyspeardisneypill pushing media.
The
Bush Administration's plan to place missle interceptors and radar in Poland and the Czech Republic has increased serious and
growing tensions with Russia.
I see God is leading this president and nation
to destruction .
A good example is this stupid move by the same cursed fool who divides Israel.
The Russians are
very serious while the U.S. is under a growing dark cloud of dumbness and incompetence.
God truly makes the wise,stupid.
We
are seeing this happen before our eyes.
Insane moves have become normal in corrupt,crumbling,bankrupt Washington as God
leads the stubborn king's heart to the soon coming slaughter.
1.Report: Russia May Send Nukes To Cuba
2.Moscow must answer U.S. shield with Cuban 'spy' site - analyst
 Karadzic (left)the Serbian war lord will be tried in the World Court in the Hague
for genocide.
Yasser
Arafat (right) the genocidal murderer and father of modern day Islamic terrorism was given the Nobel prize for peace and honored
and revered in every nation as a head of state while he practiced his art of murder and mayhem.
The only difference is that one killed Jews,the other Moslem's.
The devil's pompous and perverted judges and
their unjustice court of the Hague.
God has not forgotten your evil hypocrisy,dear world.
SHALOM/SHALOM...sorry about
the inconvenience today....
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Karadzic (left)the Serbian war lord will be tried in the World Court in the Hague