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December 4th, 2009
It was reported by Reuters, as well as by Islamic media (thus the deceptive caption atop the video above) that a Jewish driver is being investigated and may be charged with car assault for allegedly “driving over a Palestinian who was lying wounded at a… gas station following an incident in which the settler’s [the […]
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September 16th, 2009
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 […]
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August 20th, 2009
Allies, or Will Ya’alon Fold?
Both the Jerusalem Post and Israel National News are reporting that Vice Premier and Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon apparently spoke recently likening ‘Peace Now’ and Israeli elitists to “viruses” and expressing support for the positions of Moshe Feiglin and Manhigut Yehudit:
Speaking in a closed meeting organized by […]
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July 25th, 2009
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by Moshe Burt
The Haftorah for our Parsha begins, “Nachamu, Nachamu Ami yomar Elokeichem” — “Comfort, comfort my people — says your G’d.” (Yishaiya, 40:1) This sentiment seems to be silent, but yet a theme of Parsha Va’etchanan.
In the beginning of Parsha, Moshe Rabbeinu recalls for the B’nai Yisrael how he entreated Hashem […]
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July 2nd, 2009
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Commentary:
The irony of the verdict in the case cited in the Miami Herald report below is all too obvious to rehash. The bottom-line is that while passing information bound by agreement between 2 “friendly” nations for the U.S. to provide American ally Israel and which was crucial to the security and survival of […]
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June 28th, 2009
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by Moshe Burt
In previous years when speaking about Parsha Balak, about Bila’am’s scheme to lure Jewish men to immorality and avodah zora, as well as connecting Pinchas’ action, in killing Zimri and Kosbi in the act of co-habitation before the Assembly, this author referred back to a posuk in Parsha Ki Tisa;
You shall annoint Aaron, […]
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March 7th, 2009
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By Moshe Burt
For many years, since 1991 when Parsha Ki Tisa marked my son Philip’s Bar Mitzvah, I have spoken or written about a posuk in our Parsha which alludes to an event which is recorded in Torah 40 years later, in a subsequent Parsha.
The posuk being referred to (Sh’mos, Perek 30, posuk 30) says […]
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March 1st, 2009
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Commentary:
40 Days until Pesach is a long time in terms of the ability of the Olmert-Livni-Barak troika to further damage Israel either by their actions visa vi Mahmud Abbas or by their inactions such as, leaving at least 9 terror rockets over Friday and Shabbos unanswered and going silent as Gaza terror rockets continue to […]
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February 4th, 2009
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In May, 2008, IDF Sgt. Hananel Dayan found himself expelled from the IDF for his failure to shake the hand of then Chief of Staff Dan Halutz during a ceremony honoring 120 outstanding IDF soldiers, of which Dayan was one. Dayan opted-out of shaking Halutz’s hand as his (Dayan’s) family […]
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January 2nd, 2009
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Received the email below from Lema’an Achai’s David Morris;
“Dad, What’s a Killer-meter?”
Here in Israel, innocent sounding measurements of distance, have turned into death threats.
One killermeter (km) is the distance/range from a Hamas Sniper in the Gaza strip, firing at the Israeli farmer working in the fields of
Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
2 km is from the […]
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