The War on Torah by the Judeo-Chr*stians

4 Iyyar 5786
19 Days of the Omer 

Another follow-up to the follow-up...

(Leading promoter of Judeo-Chr*stianity aka Hellenism)

We, the undersigned Jewish leaders, strongly condemn the desecration of a statue of Jesus by an IDF soldier in southern Lebanon.

This act is a chillul Hashem — a desecration of God's name. It is an affront to the ancient Christian communities of the Middle East and to Christians all over the world. It is a vile betrayal of the Jewish values upon which the State of Israel was founded. And it is a wound inflicted upon the fragile Jewish-Christian friendship that is more important than ever.

As Jews, we know what it means to have our sacred spaces violated and our Torah commands us: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Leviticus 19:18 — וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ). We are a people whose prophets thundered against those who invoked God's name to justify cruelty and cannot be silent when our eternal principles are violated. The Torah teaches that its "ways are ways of pleasantness" (Proverbs 3:17 — דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי נֹעַם), and the prophet Jeremiah commands us: "Do what is just and right" (Jeremiah 22:3 — עֲשׂוּ מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה). These are not only peacetime ideals, they are the standards by which we must conduct ourselves, especially in times of war.

Israel is a nation confronting enemies who seek its destruction, and it is precisely in such moments that moral clarity matters most. The soldier's own commanding officers called his conduct "wholly inconsistent with the values expected of IDF troops." We are heartened that this outrageous act was immediately condemned by Prime Minister Netanyahu and many other Israeli government officials and is an aberration which does not reflect the values of the vast majority of Israelis.

We are particularly mindful of what this moment means for Jewish-Christian relations. Millions of Christians are standing with Israel with remarkable faithfulness because they believe in Israel's biblical significance and moral promise. Tragically, too many Israelis remain unaware of how deeply Christians today love Israel and the Jewish people, and too few are taught to understand modern Christianity with the seriousness it deserves. This must change.

As Jewish leaders, we apologize to the Christian community for this repulsive act and renew our commitment to stand for the sanctity of all holy places and sacred symbols — for that is what our Torah demands, and because that is the only foundation upon which lasting peace in this region precious to all monotheistic faiths can flourish.

Signed by: (in formation)

Gidon Ariel, Root Source

Rabbi Charles Arian, Kehilat Shalom

Rabbi Ehud Bandel, Rabbinical Assembly

Amit Barak, Jerusalemites Initiative

Rabbi Mordechai Baror, Jerusalem of Blessing

Rabbi Aaron Bayer, Midreshet Torah V’Avodah

Rabbi Dr. Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez, Congregation Zohar Yisrael

Prof. Joshua Berman, Bar-Ilan University

Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, Ohr Torah Stone

Rabbi Tuvia Brander, Young Israel of West Hartford

Rabbi Shalom Bronstein, Retired

Rabbi Sandra Cohen, Retired

Rabbi Judah Dardik, Yeshivat Orayta

Rabbi Mark Dratch, IJCIC

Rabbi Pini Dunner, Beverly Hills Synagogue

Rabbi Yehuda Dvorkin, Mamad Arnona School

Chief Program Officer Alex Fisher, Minnesota JCC

Rabbi Omri Flicker, Beit Eliezer

Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl, Emeritus, Beth Tzedec Congregation

Rabbi Matt Futterman, Retired

Daniel Goldman, Ex-chair World Bnei Akiva

Rabbi David Goodman, Moreshet Avraham - Jerusalem

Rabbi Felipe Goodman, Temple Beth Sholom

Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Elijah Interfaith Institute

Rabbi Joshua Hammerman, Temple Beth El

Rabbi Ben Herman, Mosaic Law

Rabbi Tyson Herberger

Gil Hoffman

Rabbi Howard Hoffman, NSJC Emeritus

Rabbi Daniel Horwitz, Congregation Beth Yeshurun

Rabbi David Jaffe, Kirva

Rabbi Shaul Judelman, Shorashim-Judur

Rabbi David Kaiman, Congregation Bnai Israel

Rabbi David Katz, Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim

Dr. Jon Kelsen, Drisha

Mr. Shabbos Kestenbaum, PragerU

Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner, Temple Emanu-El

Rabbi Ezra Klein, Torot Emet

Rabbi Frederick Klein, Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Rabbi Michael Klayman, Retired

Rav Shoshana Mitrani Knapp, Self

Rabbi Asher Knight, Temple Beth El

Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn, Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding

Rabbi Doron Kornbluth, N/a

Rabbi David Krishef, Congregation Ahavas Israel

Rabbi Vernon Kurtz, Rabbinical Assembly

Rabbi Dr. Zvi Leshem, Congregation Shirat Shlomo (Emeritus)

Rabbi Daniel Levin, Temple Beth El of Boca Raton

Rabbi Dennis Linson, Temple Judea of Laguna Hills

Rabbi Hillel Mansfield, Hebrew University

Rabbi Randall Mark, Shomrei Torah WCC

Rabbi Richard Marker, IJCIC

Rabbi Andrew Markowitz, Adath Israel of the Main Line

Michael Melchior, Kehillat Talpiyot Hahadasha

Rabbi Elhanan Miller, People of the Book

Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern, Young Israel of Scarsdale

Rabbi Yakov Nagen, Blickle Institute for Interfaith Dialogue

Ms. Peta Pellach, Elijah Interfaith Institute

Moshe Phillips, Americans For A Safe Israel

Rabbi Emeritus Daniel Pressman, Congregation Beth David

Rabbi Rafi Rank, Midway Jewish Center, Syosset, Long Island

Rabbi Adam Raskin, Congregation Har Shalom

Rabbi Peretz Rodman, Rabbinical Assembly, Israel

Rabbi Amirit Rosen, Kehilat Moreshet Avraham

Rabbi David Rosen, Religions for Peace

Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Dov Rosen, Yakar - Jerusalem

Rabbi Doron Rubin, The Masorti Movement in Israel

Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, Roots/Shorashim/Judur

Rabbi David Schwartz, PORAT

Rabbi Professor Don Seeman, New Toco Shul/Emory University

Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, UCLA Hillel

Rabbi Michael Stanger, Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation

Rabbi Samuel Stern, Temple Beth Sholom

Rabba Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, Azara

Rabbi Reuven Tradburks, Rabbinical Council of America

Rabbi Joshua Waxman, Temple Beth Rishon

Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman, Kehilat Kol HaNeshama

Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, Zionist Rabbinic Coalition

Rabbi Jay Weinstein, Jewish Agency for Israel

Rabbi Matt Weisbaum, RabbisUNITED/StandWithUs

Rabbi Elie Weinstock, Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach

Rabbi Yosef Weinstock, Young Israel of Hollywood - Fort Lauderdale

Rabbi Tuly Weisz, Israel365

Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg, Lechu Neranena

Rabbi Adam Wohlberg, Temple Sinai

Rabbi Professor Jeffrey Woolf, Bar Ilan University 

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, Uri L'Tzedek 

(Source)

Readers beware!!!!!!!!!!  

And be aware...  Zionist holidays are not Jewish.  At best they are Israeli, which includes a very great number of non-Jews!  The "State" is a means to an end, not the end itself.

Jews and Christians unite for global Hallel on Israel’s Independence Day

On Wednesday, April 22, Israel365 Action and Hayovel will host an online musical performance of Hallel, celebratory verses from Psalms, to mark Israel Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) and to praise God for the creation of the state of Israel. 

...Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, the head of Israel365 Action and one of the organizers of the event, noted that reciting Hallel on Yom HaAtzmaut reflects religious values shared by Religious Zionists and Christian Zionists.

That's a hard pass from me.

In Zionist Israel...

3 Iyyar 5786
Day 18 of the Omer 

In Zionist Israel a Kiddush Hashem is condemned while the Chillul Hashem is celebrated.

Yes, I said "Zionist" because it's either Jewish or it's "Zionist."  It can't be both and it's high time Jews face up to this fact.  Zionist "norms and values" are Western-oriented, more properly defined, even by themselves, as Judeo-Chr*stian.  Any so-called Judaism that subverts the Torah to kowtow to Chr*stian sentiments is illegitimate.  Always note where the Israeli politician falls on this subject.  As soon as he claims we, as a nation, are fighting to preserve Western civilization, i.e. "Rome," he is too disconnected from the Torah truth to be a leader in Israel.

Further to The Rush to Condemn ...

Israel condemns soldier's desecration of crucifix in south Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the soldier's actions went against Jewish values of tolerance and that he will be punished.

"I was stunned and saddened to learn that an IDF soldier damaged a Catholic religious icon in southern Lebanon. I condemn the act in the strongest terms," he wrote on the social media site X.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on X that "swift, severe, and public consequences are needed."  [This from the Official US Idolater in Israel.]

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the soldier's actions were disgraceful and shameful. "We apologize for this incident and to every Christian whose feelings were hurt," Saar said on X.

This follow-on post was inspired by the following publication I came across on X and which is sponsored by Gideon Sa'ar's Foreign Ministry. I guarantee you, no one from the Prime Minister's Office and down will ever issue the Torah world in Israel an apology for "hurt feelings."

Not only are Jewish rights and sensibilities NOT guarded, nor even guaranteed in this Holy Land, but they are trampled underfoot by every enemy of God with impunity.  The Zionist regime is not only illegitimately and erroneously labeled "Jewish," as a power base of Western influence bent on assimilating every last Jew in Israel, it has itself become an existential threat.

The Rush to Condemn

3 Iyyar 5786

Day 18 of the Omer

The world, and most especially the Erev Rav ruling regime, are in a rush to condemn the IDF soldier's actions demonstrated in this picture. 

FM Sa’ar calls soldier’s smashing of Jesus statue in Lebanon ‘shameful’

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says an IDF soldier’s damaging of a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon is a “shameful action” and apologizes for the incident.

An image shared on social media yesterday by a Lebanese journalist and authenticated by the IDF showed the soldier smashing a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer.

“The damaging of a Christian religious symbol by an IDF soldier in southern Lebanon is grave and disgraceful. I commend the IDF for its statement, for condemning the incident, and for conducting an investigation into the matter,” Sa’ar writes on X.

“I’m confident that the necessary strict measures will be taken against whoever carried out this ugly act. This shameful action is completely contrary to our values. Israel is a country that respects the different religions and their sacred symbols, and upholds tolerance and respect among faiths. We apologize for this incident and to every Christian whose feelings were hurt,” he adds.

"Contrary to our values": We hear quite a lot about this conflict of "values" in this country, but this situation is much better framed as a conflict of wills - humanity vs. its Creator.  There's no better time than today, just before the Zionist holiday of "Independence", to highlight this internal war.  

In the rush to judge and condemn the actions of this soldier, it is worthwhile for the Torah loyalists to review what HKB"H communicated to us via the prophet Yeshayahu (27.9)...

"Therefore, through this shall Jacob's iniquity be atoned for, and this shall be the fruit of his sin's removal:  When he makes all the altar stones like ground chalk stones, and Asherah-trees and sun-idols arise no more."

[Rashi] Therefore. Now, too, with this, Jacob’s iniquity would be atoned for, to merit to be redeemed as then.

Through the zealous and righteous actions of this soldier, may we merit to be redeemed today.  May they serve to tip the scales of justice in favor of the revelation of our righteous Mashiach now.

The rebels against our Torah "values" will self-righteously insist that "This is not who we are."  But, it is who we are meant to be.
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Related:  "The Northern Command will also assist the Christian community in restoring the statue to its place, the military added."  (Source)

"The Roman Exile Is Like the Affliction of Tzara'at"

30 Nissan 5786
Day 15 of the Omer  
Rosh Chodesh I
Erev Shabbat Kodesh
Parashat Tazria-Metzora 

[Excerpted from "The Four Oppressors of Israel" by Daniel Pinner)

Parashat Tazria starts by setting forth the rules of ritual uncleanness and subsequent purification for a woman after childbirth (Leviticus 12), then the rest of Tazria and half of Metzora give the laws of tzara’at. This is usually translated as “leprosy”, and metzora is usually translated as “leper”, but this is inaccurate. Some of the symptoms are superficially similar to leprosy, but that is where the similarity ends. Tzara’at is a spiritual affliction, not a physical one.

...The Torah begins with the basic signs of tzara’at:...  The Torah uses four expressions here: se’eit, sappachat, baheret, and tzara’at.

...The Midrash (Vayikra Rabbah 15:9) sees these four symptoms of tzara’at affliction (se’eit, sappachat, baheret, and tzara’at) as allusions to the four mighty empires which oppressed Israel:

“The se’eit represents Babylon, following ‘Raise up [nasata] this parable against the king of Babylon and say: How has the oppressor ceased! How has the arrogant one ceased! (Isaiah14:4)… The sappachat represents Media from which arose the evil Haman who incited [saph] like a snake, following [God’s curse to the snake,] ‘On your belly you will crawl’ (Genesis 3:14). The baheret represents Greece which distinguished itself [me-baheret] by its decrees against Israel, telling them: Write on the horn of the ox that you have no share in the God of Israel. And ‘the affliction of tzara’at’ represents Edom [Esau, Rome] which sprouted from the strength of the old man”.

The Matnat Kehunah (commentary on the Midrash by Rabbi Yissachar Ber Katz, Poland and Israel, 16th century) explains this last enigmatic statement. Edom was the descendant of Esau, who flourished because of the blessing that Isaac, “the old man”, conferred upon him: “By your sword you shall live, and your brother you shall serve; but it will be that when you will have a legitimate complaint, you shall overthrow his yoke from off your neck” (Genesis 27:40).

The Targum Onkelos, Targum Yonatan, Targum Yerushalmi, and Rashi all interpret this to mean that Israel legitimately rules over his older twin Esau only as long as Israel obeys the Torah. But as soon as the Jews stop keeping the mitzvot, they lose all legitimate claim to rule over Esau, who is then justified in throwing off the yoke of Israel.

And the S’forno (Rabbi Ovadyah S’forno, Italy, c.1470-1550) adds: “‘…you shall overthrow his yoke from off your neck’, because you will indeed be skilled in warfare and capable of greatness”.

Therefore – concludes the Matnat Kehunah – “he [Edom, Rome] is the hardest of all exiles, like the affliction of tzara’at”.

~ SHABBAT SHALOM & CHODESH TOV ~

The Grande Finale of the Great Debate

28 Nissan 5786
Day 13 of the Omer    

American Jews, Is The Honeymoon Over?

Rabbi Richter

THIS Is The Real War, Everything Else is Distraction

27 Nissan 5786
Day 12 of the Omer  

As I have written in greater detail in the past...

Each World War (the three wars of GoguMagog) corresponds to a different exile, a different messianic war and a different pillar of Jewish existence.

Eretz Israel 

   WWI - British (Eisav) conquered Ottomans (Yishmael).  They meant to control the burgeoning waves of aliyah and prevent Jewish autonomy in the Land of Israel.  What they wanted to prevent was realized by the 1948 War of Independence. The Babylonian Exile was also about removal of Jews from the Land of Israel.

Am Israel

   WWII - German (Eisav) attempted annihilation of European Jewry.  They meant to rid the world of Jews and thereby wipe Judaism from the world, too.  The result was that the population and power of Jews in Eretz Israel grew until they were able to expand into Judea and Samaria, Gaza and the Golan and take control of the Holy City of Jerusalem during the Six Days War.  The Persian Exile was also about an attempt to annihilate Jews from the world.

Torat Israel

   WWIII - The United States (Eisav) has launched a holy war for Chr*stianity.  They have invaded the Land of Israel and set up bases from which to influence and control Am Israel and preserve Chr*stian "rights" in violation of Torah Law.   They mean to fulfill their own prophecies where the Torah is replaced by their New Testament.   The Greco-Roman Exiles were also focused on denial of Torah Law and mass assimilation of Jews into Greco-Roman culture.

The Third Messianic War, which started with the Simchat Torah Massacre, will see the return of the Temple Mount to full Jewish sovereignty in accordance with Torah Law, and not just the Mount, but the Temple itself!!

Claims of genocide, settler violence, the ongoing destruction of Jewish farms, closure of Jewish holy sites, arrests of yeshivah students...

Understand that THIS is the real war at present.  Everything else is just distraction!  Stay focused on the end game!!

“The Goal Is Not Enlistment”: Commentators Warn of ‘War Against the Torah World’ Amid Draft Crisis

As tensions mount over Israel’s draft policies, Israeli commentators warned that the real objective behind recent legal and political moves is not military enlistment, but a broader campaign targeting the chareidi ציבור and the עולם התורה.

Speaking on Kol Chai’s main program, analysts Avi Blum and Yaakov Rivlin discussed the wider implications of current events, from President Donald Trump’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz to political developments in Hungary, focusing on what they described as an existential threat to the Torah world and what they called the judiciary’s silence in the face of escalating incitement.

...“When a lawyer sits and smiles and says, ‘We will dismantle the Torah world,’ he is expressing what the judges are thinking. 

And they mean to go still further and integrate our sons into an international military. removing them from Eretz Israel altogether to be assimilated into an international (non-Jewish) order.

GOD FORBID!!!!!!!

What's Conceived in Nissan Is Born in Iyyar

26 Nissan 5786
Day 11 of the Omer 

We had our "Turning Back Toward Egypt" moment on Shvi'i shel Pesach.  Just when we expected a clear path to freedom - some revelation of Mashiach - the process appeared to reverse itself.  It looked like, yet again, another premature "ceasefire" would stop redemption in its track.  

But, just like it was in Egypt, 3338 years ago, this "pause" was to lure Egypt in for the kill.  Just watch and see!!

Trump said "two weeks" and that brings us to, of all possible days, Israeli Independence Day!  From Nissan to Iyyar - the month of miracle wars of Redemption and Liberation.  

Keep watching and keep believing.  It's not over until it's really over.

FOR THIS WE WAIT

The Level of Eight - Above Nature

23 Nissan 5786
Erev Shabbat Kodesh
Day 8 of the Omer
Parashat Shemini - Mevarchim

Parashat Shemini (Leviticus 9:1–11:47) marks the dramatic inauguration of the Tabernacle on the "eighth day". Aaron and his sons begin priestly service, but tragedy strikes when Nadav and Avihu die after offering "strange fire". The portion includes dietary laws (kashrut) for kosher animals, fish, and birds, alongside laws of ritual purity.

Key Themes of Shemini:

The Eighth Day Inauguration: Following seven days of training, Aaron and his sons assume the priesthood. Divine fire consumes the offerings, showcasing God's presence.

The Death of Nadav and Avihu: Aaron's sons are consumed by divine fire for offering an unauthorized, "strange fire," leading to a profound moment of grief and duty for Aaron.

Priestly Prohibition: Following the death of Nadav and Avihu, God prohibits priests from drinking alcohol before officiating in the Sanctuary.

Kashrut (Dietary Laws): The Torah outlines characteristics of permitted animals (split hooves and chew cud), fish (fins and scales), birds, and insects.

Sanctity of Food: The dietary laws are presented to teach holiness in everyday life and to make a distinction between holy/profane and impure/pure.

Haftarah Reading:

The Haftarah for Shemini is II Samuel 6:1–7:17, which describes King David bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, including the story of Uzzah and the incident with Michal.    (Source:  Google)

~ SHABBAT SHALOM ~