With "Friends" Like These...

25 Tishrei 5787

The Chr*stian festivities sponsored by Mike Evans' Friends of Zion (FOZ) have already begun...

"We Just Want to Be Friends"

Bila'am came up with an insidious plan for Balak... 

The Midianites had correctly identified Israel’s weak point: having tried and failed to hire the Gentile prophet Bil’am (Balaam) to curse them, they instead took his advice and sent their womenfolk to seduce the Jewish men (see Numbers 31:16).

“[Bil’am] said to them [the Midianites]: The God of these ones hates sexual immorality, and they crave linen. Come, I’ll give you some advice: Make tents for them and put harlots inside – an old woman outside and a girl inside, and sell them linen garments…” (Sanhedrin 106a).  And then follows a long and detailed account of how the Midianite women and girls seduced the Jewish men, and used their powers of seduction to entice the Jews into idolatry.

Bil’am’s ploy succeeded to a frightening extent: “The nation began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab, and they called on the nation to sacrifice to their gods; the nation ate and bowed to their gods. Israel became attached to Ba’al-Pe’or, and Hashem’s fury flared against Israel… And those who died in the plague were 24,000” (Numbers 25:1-9). 

Tanchuma, Balak 18, also tells us how it went down:

" [A Moabite girl lures an Israelite into her store.]  Following that, the girl says [to the Israelite], 'You are like one of the family. Sit! Choose what you like!' and a jug of Ammonite wine is sitting by her.  The wine of the nations had not yet been prohibited [later on, our sages forbade their wine to prevent intermarriage, wine being a factor in generating intimacy].  The girl comes out in jewelry and perfume, and entices him, saying, 'Why do we love you but you hate us? Take this vessel for free! Surely we are all descendents of one man, Terach, father of Abraham.' "

And it is all for the purpose of mixing with us and blurring the boundaries that HKB"H established in order to ultimately assimilate us and thereby destroy us. 

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*Today, the Friends of Israel Ambassadors Conference will open in Jerusalem, with the participation of more than 1,000 Christian leaders and influencers from 117 countries*

*Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar will open the conference on the Mount of Olives, and during the event, together with Dr. Mike Evans, will present the prestigious "Hanni" award to Australian journalist Erin Mullan*

Today, *Tuesday, October 6, at 4:30 PM*, the Friends of Israel Ambassadors' Conference will open on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, in full cooperation with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

More than 1,000 Christian leaders, community leaders, and influencers from 117 countries are coming to Israel as part of the conference, including about 200 young people between the ages of 18 and 29. The participants represent communities around the world numbering tens of millions of people.

The opening event will be opened by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, to the participants who came to Israel to express solidarity with the State of Israel and the Jewish people, to mark the third anniversary of October 7, and to be exposed up close to the stories of the returned abductees, the survivors, the bereaved families, and Israeli society.

*During the opening event, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and Dr. Mike Evans, founder of Friends of Zion, will present the prestigious "Hineni" Award to Australian journalist and broadcaster Erin Molan, in recognition of her courage, personal sacrifice, and uncompromising commitment to Israel*.

Since October 7, Molan has become one of the world’s most prominent and courageous voices in support of Israel. In December 2024, she was fired from Sky News Australia, where she presented a prime-time program. She faced repeated threats on her life, including against her young daughter, and chose to continue to speak out, even at great personal and professional cost. Rather than retreat, Molan established her own independent media platform and continued to reach audiences around the world with information and testimony about Israel, the abductees, and the fight against anti-Semitism.

Additional events as part of the conference:

*On Wednesday, October 7, at 5:30 PM, the world's largest international event to mark October 7 will take place at the Davidson Center, near the Southern Wall in Jerusalem, initiated by Dr. Mike Evans*, with the participation of approximately 2,000 people from Israel and around the world.

The event is expected to be attended by approximately 1,600 leaders, community leaders and influencers who came to Israel as part of the Friends of Israel Ambassadors' Conference, the abductees who returned *Agam Berger, Sagi Dekel Chen, Bar Kuperstein and Aviatar David*, bereaved families, Israelis who were injured in the war, ambassadors and diplomatic representatives, and Jewish and Christian leaders from around the world.

The event will be hosted by *Nate Buzolic and Erin Molan*. Participants will also include Dr. Mike Evans and *Sylvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress in Israel, the main partner of the event*.

The event will be broadcast live on dozens of television networks around the world, as part of a 24-hour international broadcast from Jerusalem, allowing tens of millions of viewers around the world to participate remotely in the memorial event and the show of solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people.

*October 8, 10:00, Nova Festival site*: More than 1,000 members of the delegation will visit the massacre site, along with the returned abductees *Romi Gonen, Elkana Bohbot and Noa Argamani*, who were kidnapped from the Nova Festival area.

*October 9, 10:00 AM, Ancient Shiloh*: Members of the delegation will visit the antiquities site and take part in a tour and a special prayer event.

After returning to their countries, the participants will serve as ambassadors for Friends of Israel in their communities around the world, bringing with them the testimonies, stories, and personal encounters they experienced in Israel.

May God have mercy and save us from our "friends"! 

They Say It Can't Be Stopped

24 Tishrei 5787

Update on the Global Prayer Event from Aryeh Yosef (Lowell) Gallin...

FROM LOWELL'S BRAVE BROWSER COMPUTERIZED ROBOTIC ASSISTANT (Sunday, October 4th, 2026)

QUESTION: How are preparations coming along for Mike Evans bringing 1,000 pastors to the Kotel Western Wall on October 7th? Checked Oct 7 2026 Western Wall event preparations.

ANSWER: The event is 3 days away (today is October 4, 2026). Preparations appear to be in full swing:

The Friends of Zion Ambassador Summit 2026 runs October 5–11 in Jerusalem, with the Global Prayer Event — a 24-hour prayer gathering broadcast live from the Western Wall — anchored on October 7, the third anniversary of the Hamas attack.

Key details on preparations:

Pastors arrive in Tel Aviv on October 6 and visit the Southern Steps and the Kotel on the morning of October 7 before the prayer event begins at 7 a.m. Jerusalem time (midnight Eastern).

The event is being broadcast globally across time zones, with Evans projecting participation "could be 10 million" worldwide and a "campaign for 1 billion views."

High-profile endorsements have rolled out in recent weeks from Pastor Jack Graham, Allen Jackson, Samuel Smadja, and others, calling on Christians worldwide to join.

The Friends of Zion resource center is distributing ready-to-share videos, graphics, announcements, and email templates to help churches and ministries mobilize their congregations.

Evans has confirmed he is "bringing 1,000 more pastors here to be commissioned as ambassadors," building on the 1,070-pastor delegation that visited in December 2025.

Registration for the broadcast is open, and the event is coordinated with Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation's own event calendar for 2026 does not yet list the October 7 prayer event as a public ceremony, suggesting it may be a private or separately organized gathering at the site.

The Global Prayer Event:  It's Not What You Think 

FOLLOWING IS THE AGENDA FOR THE DAY - PAGE by PAGE

DON'T MISS THAT LAST PART: 
WHEN THEY FINISH THEIR PRIVATE WORSHIP OF YESHU AND DESECRATION OF GOD'S NAME WITH THE JEWS WHO ARE PRESENT IN THE DAVIDSON CENTER...

"Guests are then released to the
Western Wall for private prayer."

MAY HASHEM FORGIVE US IF WE FAIL TO PREVENT IT.

Separating the WiIlows from the Arba Minim + R. Richter

21 Tishrei 5787
Hoshanah Rabbah
6th Day of Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Erev Shabbat Kodesh/Shemini Atzeret 

According to certain mystical and Chassidic/Rabbinic commentaries (such as teachings recorded in sources like Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh), the connection between Hoshana Rabbah and the Erev Rav (the "Mixed Multitude" that left Egypt with the Israelites) centers on the symbolism of the willow (aravah) branches

• The Four Species and Unity: The Four Species bound together represent the collective unity of the Jewish people, referred to as an agudah achat (one single bundle).

• Symbolism of the Aravah: In these teachings, the willow branches (aravos)—which lack both taste and fragrance—symbolize elements or souls from the Erev Rav who attach themselves to or mix within the collective bundle of Israel.

• The Dismantling on Hoshana Rabbah: While the Four Species remain tightly bound together throughout Sukkot, the custom on Hoshana Rabbah involves removing the binding or striking the aravos. Mystically, this separation or beating of the willow represents the ultimate process of clarifying, separating, and subduing the negative influences or internal breaches caused by the Erev Rav from within the community of Israel as the period of judgment concludes.   (Gemini)

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Excerpts from a Collection of Drashas from the Author of Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh, [Rav Itamar Schwartz], pages 104-105: 

 "...The aravos represent the Erev Rav souls who annex themselves onto the agudah ([lulav] bundle) that is Yisrael. ...The Shulchan Aruch states in the name of the Rokeiach that on Hoshanah Rabbah, we remove the knot binding together the Four Species. Normally, the Four Species must be tied together, but on Hoshanah Rabbah, we remove the binding of the Four Species [which symbolizes a breach in our agudah achas – caused by the Erev Rav amidst us].

But what causes the disconnection from amongst ourselves in the first place? What causes the disparity amongst us that we need to bind ourselves together? It is due to the presence of the souls of the Erev Rav within the Jewish people. The Sages state that Erev Rav married the women of the tribe of Shimon. They mixed with us, and their mixture into our nation breaks the unity of the Jewish people.

There is the Erev Rav, and there is also a small group of Egyptian souls that converted, who are called “Erev Zeir” [whom Yosef circumcised]. The aravos of the first six days represent the Erev Zeir. The aravos of Hoshanah Rabbah represent Erev Rav; for the word “rav” is the same concept as the word “rabbah” (they both mean “many”). There are five groupings of Erev Rav, and we take five aravos on Hoshanah Rabbah. It is because on Hoshanah Rabbah, a new mixture enters us: the Erev Rav.

Hoshanah Rabbah is called the “seal within a seal” (chotam b’toch chotam). On Rosh HaShanah, our decree is written, and on Yom Kippur, we are sealed. On Hoshanah Rabbah, we are “sealed within a seal”, similar to the halachah that wine must be sealed within a seal [or else it becomes yayin nesech, wine which is suspected of being used by a gentile for idol worship].

Why isn’t one seal enough, though? Why it is necessary for us to have to be sealed again within the seal? “The seal of Hashem is truth”. There are levels of truth – emes (truth), and emes l’amitah, a more refined level of truth. On Hoshanah Rabbah, we are within the seal [being that we were already sealed on Yom Kippur], but we are still not sealed from the Erev Rav, because the Erev Rav connects themselves to the Jewish people; they are amidst us, so it is not enough if we are merely sealed once. Erev Rav is within the bounds (techum) of the Jewish people; thus, one seal/chotam is not enough to be sealed from them. Therefore, we need another “chotam” within the chotam”. (Chotam/techum have the same letters). That is why we need Hoshanah Rabbah to save us from the influences of the five kinds of Erev Rav.

...The Erev Rav corresponds to the leaves of the hoshanos which must be banged on the ground, so that the leaves fall off. This shows that we need to ‘knock off’ the ‘leaves’ of Erev Rav from amidst us. Thus, the aravos that we take on the seventh day of Succos, so that we can bang hoshanos with them, have a special role which the aravos of the first six days aren’t able to accomplish. The aravos of Hoshanah Rabbah which are banged on the ground contains the power to separate the Erev Rav from us, who wish to latch onto us. The Erev Rav is the root of all the nations of the world, which want to connect to the Jewish people. Whereas the other nations of the world are given some degree of connection with us [such as on Succos, where korbonos are brought for all 70 nations of the world], the Erev Rav may not ever be allowed into our nation.

On Pesach, we left Egypt, and that was when the Erev Rav first came to mix with us. At Shavuos, right after we received the Torah, they mixed with us again to cause the sin of the Golden Calf. On Succos once again they come back once again to connect with us, but on Hoshanah Rabbah, we are given the power to separate them from amidst us. Thus, when the aravos are banged on the ground on Hoshanah Rabbah, we separate them from us by sending them back down to the earth.

May this be the final strokes which will strip away the Erev Rav from us once and for all time!! 

SHABBAT SHALOM 

and
CHAG SAMEACH!! 

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Israel's 9/11?? | Rabbi Yehuda Richter

Baruch Hashem Yom Yom

20 Tishrei 5787
5th Day of Chol Hamoed
Moadim l'simchah! 

Special Sukkot Message from Rav Yehudah Richter

17 Tishrei 5787
2nd Day Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Moadim l'Simchah! 

Greetings, good Jews!! 

Pray you and yours are well.
Perhaps these simple kavanot can help some of your blog readers. 

                                                     Meet you in the mikdash

An 'Opportunity Not to Be Missed'

16 Tishrei 5787
1st Day Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Moadim l'Simchah! 

(If you are just now hearing about this, see here, here and here.)

Please take eleven and a half minutes from your 24-hour day to familiarize yourself with the facts behind what is being proclaimed as a historic event in our history.  And please pass it on to other Jews so we can match our prayers against our enemies' idolatrous ones and win the victory over them.  HKB"H's honor and the honor of Holy Yerushalayim and Har Habayit are at stake!!!

This title refers to the Chr*stians' reference to the Simchat Torah Massacre of October 7, 2023 as a Heaven-sent "opportunity" to reach the Jews as never before.  Our vulnerability is being celebrated and exploited.

Global Prayer Event - October 7, 2026:
An 'Opportunity Not to Be Missed'

GoguMagog Is a Global Event

13 Tishrei 5787

Just like we were attacked from several different directions by Yishmael (Hamas, Hizballah, Houthis, Iran, etc.) on Simchat Torah 2023, the same is true of Eisav and they do it every single year at Sukkot.  

In fact, in 2023 just two days before the Simchat Torah Massacre, a huge Chr*stian prayer service had been held in the same area where Nova took place and where the Arabs broke through from Gaza.

Christians, Jews unite to plant seeds where terror left ash

(Gemini)  On Thursday, October 5, 2023—just two days before the Hamas assault—around 700 Christian pilgrims led by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) held a solidarity gathering and tree-planting ceremony in the Be'eri Forest.

Event Details

Date: October 5, 2023 (two days before October 7).

Location: The Be'eri Forest, located right next to the Gaza security fence. 

Organizers: The ICEJ in partnership with the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF).

Purpose: Dedicating a newly rehabilitated 126-acre plot named the "Christian Embassy Nature Park" to replace trees burned by earlier arson balloons from Gaza.

Activities: Pilgrims met with local border community leaders, received security briefings, and prayed for the region's safety and peace.

...reports and statements from the organizers confirm that prayers were a central part of the gathering in the Be'eri Forest.

While the main event was designated as a solidarity gathering and tree-planting ceremony, it explicitly incorporated prayer elements:

Prayers for Peace and Safety: According to the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) Event Summary, the hundreds of pilgrims who traveled to the Gaza border area used the opportunity to stand in solidarity and pray directly for the protection, safety, and peace of the surrounding Israeli communities.

Part of a Larger Prayer Campaign: The ICEJ explicitly links the Be'eri forest gathering to their broader prayer movement. Directly after returning to Jerusalem from the Gaza border that Thursday evening, the pilgrims held an official Healing Service, followed by an all-day Day of Prayer on Friday, October 6—the day before the attack began.

Reflection from Leadership: In subsequent interviews, such as a retrospective published by The Media Line, ICEJ leadership reflected on how surreal it was to have been standing on those exact roads praying with local residents just 48 hours before the massacre took place, noting that the experience immediately catalyzed a massive, ongoing global prayer initiative.

Guest report on the various different groups of Chr*stians (representatives of the 70 nations) who are coming to "love-bomb" Jerusalem and proclaim their 'savior' as king over it.

The Chr*stians, and some Jews, say they are fulfilling this prophecy…

(Zechariah 14:16)   "And it will come to pass that everyone left of the nations who came up against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to prostrate himself to the King, the Lord of Hosts, and to celebrate the festival of Tabernacles."  

But the Chr*stians are coming to Jerusalem during Sukkot to worship [and raise up] their king (and their god) Yeshu, not HASHEM.

On Friday [tomorrow!], thousands of Chr*stians will arrive to worship their false god and declare him king over Jerusalem over the next 10 days.

• September 25 - October 2

• GO Nations tour and summit

• Promo video 

• September 25 - 30 ICEJ feast, 2026 promo.

• September 27 Israeli night  [specifically Jews are invited]

• September 28 parade

• [It may be] because of the construction now in the center of town that the parade has been confined to Gan Sacher/Rose Garden area in recent years.

• Video from last year (at 20:00 mins there is a banner with a lion that says "Israel and South Korea are one"

• September 28 - October 9

• Eagles Wings Watchman’s Tour which includes the DPPJ and Awake Jerusalem

• October 3

• Awake Jerusalem - Stearns worship concert at Migdal David

• Promo

• FYI, Paul Wilbur and Emmanuel Roro will be some of the "worship" leaders. Both are "messianic Jews" so you will have Jew and gentile (one new man) worshiping yeshu together in Jerusalem.

• October 4

• Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem  (Robert Stearns/Eagles Wings)

• 2018 clip of DPPJ at Haas Promenade Eddie James praising and worshiping Yeshu as god [in the presence of Jewish invited guests].

This is an aspect of the nations coming up to conquer - the spiritual aspect of GoguMagog. They say it explicitly that they are fighting a spiritual war to claim Jerusalem for their king - 'Gee-Zeus'.

Instead of this being the fulfillment of the Zechariah prophecy, it is the precursor event for which they will do teshuvah in the days of the fulfillment of this prophecy!!

Just like they came up to Jerusalem at Sukkot time to conquer Jerusalem and rule over us in the name of their false god, in the day of its actual fulfillment, the survivors will do penance for that sin by coming up (on pain of punishment if they refuse) to admit their defeat, submit to Jewish rule and pledge loyalty to the King of Kings, the true Master of the Universe, Hakadosh Baruch Hu!!!!!

Radak (Rabbi David Kimhi): An Act of Submission and Apology

The 12th-century commentator Radak notes that the pilgrimage is a literal act of submission. He explains that the survivors of the nations who previously waged war against Jerusalem will travel to the city specifically to bow down and prostrate themselves before God. In his view, performing the rituals of Sukkot in Jerusalem is the ultimate token of their acceptance of God’s absolute rule over the cosmos and a public apology for their past rebellion.    (Gemini)  

May we merit to see the true and actual fulfillment of this prophecy with our own eyes, speedily and in our days!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Shabbat Shalom 

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Another Attack Is Coming - Oct. 7th, 2026

13 Tishrei 5787 

Why do the nations have to come up at Sukkot to pay obeisance to the Messianic King?  As penance for their countries gathering against Yerushalayim at the same time of year - for GoguMagog.

Oct. 7, 2023 was about Yishmael.  This Oct. 7, 2026 is Eisav.  True to form, Yishmael attacks us physically while Eisav comes for our very souls.

If you are just now hearing about this, see here, here and here.

The Chr*stians have set this date for a spiritual attack at the holiest place to the Jewish people - the Temple Mount.  Not on top of it, but at its base.  The following video demonstrates by its many and varied shots of the Western Wall that this is the main area of attack.

While watching, I want to urge you also to pay special attention to the overall plan which can be deduced from the contributions made by US Ambassador Mike Huckabee...

• "...on "Oct. 7th it wasn't just Jews, it was people from 40 countries,...." 

• "For years, the Western Wall has served as a magnet, not just for the Jewish people, but for all people of all faiths." 

Global Prayer Event for Israel | October 7, 2026

Notice the song at the end.  I'm told it was written especially for this event:
  "The Whole World Sings Together"

The message is very clear - Jews are not special, not kadosh, no different than anyone else.  We must come together as one with them if we want to be at peace with them.  

Things You Need to Know
About The Global Prayer Event

• According to the organizers, world redemption depends on the unity between Chr*stians and Jews.

• The "Rabbi of the Kotel" is one of the good guys because he made this possible.

• This production is going to be much more desecrating of the site than anyone understands at this point.

• As the woman explains it, this is all about convincing the Jews to give credit to 'Gee-zeus'.

• And finally, they have already determined that any Jew who stands against this asssault on our holy place and tries to prevent it is from the "dark" side; inspired by the Satan.

I hope to play some small part in helping to thwart this evil scheme and I pray with all my heart for success in shutting it down.  Pray for it!!!!  Please pray for it!!!!  And if you can be there with really loud noisemakers...