The Great Debate Continues...

2 Adar 5786

Iran Update:  Zero Hour at 5:30 AM: The Warning That Could Trigger a Regional War 

24 Hours to Iran Strike? Southern Bases Evacuated as Israel Braces for Impact

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 The Great Debate! Should Jews Leave America? 
Rabbi Richter

Still Up To No Good?

2 Adar 5786

IMPORTANT UPDATE on Iran:  A former Military Intelligence Chief reportedly said this morning in a live TV interview: "Last week, I had no qualms about flying to the Munich Security Conference. This coming weekend, I would think twice about boarding a plane."

See more: (YWN) REPORT: Prolonged War With Iran Is Imminent, To Be Waged Together With Israel

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Someone close to me mentioned the possibility of Kushner and Witkoff being gilgulim of Datan and Aviram.  So, of course, I had to check it out.  Aside from just knowing they are bad guys, I really did not know much about the two thorns in the side of Moshe Rabbeinu.  

The Story of Dathan and Abiram...

Dathan and Abiram, descendants of Reuben, are mentioned in the Torah in conjunction with Korah’s rebellion. According to Jewish tradition, however, that wasn’t their only rodeo. Midrash and Talmud tell us that their antagonism to Moses began at the very outset of Jewish slavery in Egypt and continued unabated until their premature passing.

The Maharal of Prague, Rabbi Judah Lowy, writes that in the fight between good and evil, the warring sides must be balanced. In order to keep things even, when G‑d created great leaders like Moses and Aaron, He chose to fashion equally compelling antagonists. The Midrash confirms that Dathan desired to usurp Moses, and Abiram to usurp Aaron.

Wow!  That got my attention.  As the Redeemer of Israel, Moshe Rabbeinu was a messiah-like figure.  That would make Datan (or Aviram) the anti-messiah to Moshe's Mashiach.  It makes me think that if there is a designated counter-balance to Mashiach ben Yosef and Mashiach ben David (remember Armilius separates the two Mashiachs), who better than these two who go all over the world operating as a pair to thwart the geulah shleimah and the coming of Mashiach.

After all, Chazal do say that all of Israel's enemies will return at the End of Days.  We can't possibly know for sure, but it does shed an interesting light on these two powerful characters who appear to be deciding the future of the entire Middle East, if not the world itself.  In any case, this is a story worth knowing...

In Egypt

During the Egyptian slavery, Dathan and Abiram served as Israelite overseers who had to report each day’s work to Egyptian taskmasters. Many of the overseers were whipped in the Jews’ stead and were ultimately rewarded by being appointed as the first Jewish elders. Dathan and Abiram, however, were less noble; according to the Talmud they were wicked from beginning to end.

We are first introduced to the brothers when Moses, who was raised in Pharaoh’s palace, ventured outside to witness his people’s suffering:

Moses grew up and went out to his brothers and looked at their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian man striking a Hebrew man of his brothers.

According to one opinion in the Midrash, the Hebrew victim was none other that Dathan. The Egyptian had been secretly assuming Dathan’s identity at night to be intimate with his wife. Now that Dathan had found out, the taskmaster intended to kill him. To save the unfortunate man’s life, Moses killed the Egyptian using G‑d’s four-letter name and buried him in the sand.

The next day, Moses went out again and saw two Jews arguing. Midrash, once again, identifies Dathan and Abiram as the squabblers.

Some commentators posit that the two stories above are connected. They say that Dathan wanted to end his marriage when he found out what the Egyptian had been doing with his wife. His brother Abiram vehemently disagreed and this led to the argument.

In the course of their skirmish, Dathan raised his hand to strike his brother, prompting Moses to admonish, “Why would you hit your fellow?!” Our sages teach us that although no blows were dealt, the verse calls Dathan “wicked” for the mere act of lifting his hand with the intent to hit.

Dathan and Abiram were not pleased with the meddlesome youth. “Who made you a man, a prince, and a judge over us? Do you plan to slay me as you have slain the Egyptian?” Moses, they fumed, was neither an appointed judge nor a minister with executive power.

Intent on having Moses executed, Dathan and Abiram slandered him to Pharaoh. Moses miraculously survived the attempt on his life and escaped to Midian.

In this episode, we begin to see the extent of the animosity they felt toward Moses, and the lengths they were willing to go to ensure his complete removal.

During the Exodus

According to Targum Yonathan, when the Jews were finally freed from Egypt, Dathan and Abiram remained behind. We know that they were obsessed with Egypt, evidenced by their descriptions of the country. But according to another tradition, Dathan and Abiram simply didn’t get the memo! Moses had told Pharaoh that the Israelites were departing for a mere three days, but the truth—that they were planning to leave with no return—was spread clandestinely only through the Israelite community. Because Dathan and Abiram were known informants, no one told them the real plan, and they continued to believe that the Exodus was temporary. They decided that this three-day trip wasn’t worth their effort so they stayed behind.

An interesting question is borne of this interpretation—when and how did the pair eventually rejoin the Israelites in the desert?

According to the Midrash, they joined Pharoah’s chase but defected to the Israelite camp when they saw the sea split.

Be’er Mayim Chaim makes the fascinating contention that the sea split a second time just for Dathan and Abiram, to allow them to catch up with the Israelites.

Spoiled Manna and Bird Food

The next time we bump into these characters is when the Jews run out of food in the desert. They complain to Moses and he promises them manna, bread from heaven. G‑d wanted to train the Israelites in the art of faith, so no one was to keep the manna from one day to the next; it would fall daily.

Dathan and Abiram, however, did not heed Moses’ warning and kept their portion overnight. The manna became wormy and then spoiled, defying the natural order where food first rots and then the worms come. Why is the order important? G‑d wanted the miracle to be witnessed, and had the manna first become putrid, Dathan and Abiram might have thrown it out.

Popular Jewish lore records another episode surrounding Dathan, Abiram, and the manna: That first Friday after the manna began to fall, Moses told the Israelites to gather a double portion for the manna would not fall on the Sabbath. Dathan and Abiram went outside late Friday night and spread out the extra portion of manna they had gathered, hoping the rest of the Israelites would wake up, see the manna, and believe Moses had been wrong. But a miracle occurred to protect Moses’ integrity—birds swooped in and consumed every last morsel of manna before any other Israelites awoke. Some say that this is the source for the custom of feeding the birds on the Sabbath that this Torah portion (Beshalach) is read.

During the Incident of the Spies

As the Israelites neared the Promised Land, Dathan and Abiram sowed doubt in their hearts, once again defying G‑d and His messenger on earth.

At the request of the Israelites, Moses sent spies to scour the Holy Land with the simple task of reporting on the size and might of the enemy. The news they brought back was bleak, “The people who inhabit the land are mighty and the cities are extremely huge and fortified. We even saw the offspring of giants there!” The spies assured the Israelites that even G‑d could not defeat the Canaanites; “We are doomed to die if we enter Canaan,” they said.

The Israelites lamented that entire evening, and when morning came Dathan and Abiram called a gathering. “Appoint us instead of Moses and Aaron and we will take you back to Egypt!” they roared. “We would rather be living slaves than dead freedmen!”

Moses and Aaron were devastated by their remarks for they displayed a complete lack of faith in the Almighty. G‑d would look after the Israelites as per His word, they assured the people.

G‑d was angry as well. “How long will this people provoke Me? How much longer will they not believe in Me after all the signs I have performed in their midst?”

As punishment for their obstinance, the Israelites were doomed to wander the desert for the next 40 years until everyone from that generation had passed. They had lost their right to the land; their children would inherit it instead.

Korah’s Rebellion

The grossest example of Dathan and Abiram’s hostile attitude is their treatment of Moses during Korah’s rebellion.

Korah, son of Izhar, was Moses’ and Aaron’s cousin and a Levite who served in the Tabernacle; he even carried the Ark of the Covenant. For a while, Korah was upset at Moses because he hadn’t been appointed to a distinguished position among the Levites. Those feelings festered among Korah’s small group of cohorts but were never aired publicly because Moses was too popular among the people. After the incident of the spies, people began to lose faith in Moses’ leadership and Korah was ready to launch his coup.

He parlayed with his neighbors to the south, the tribe of Reuben, and played to their insecurities, “You’re of the firstborn tribe,” Korah told them. “Shouldn’t you be the priests and the Levites? Why did Moses appoint only his tribesmen?” His gamble paid off; 250 of the greatest Reubenites joined his cause, inspiring the adage, “Woe for the wicked, woe for his neighbor.”

Dathan and Abiram, Reubenites themselves, jumped at the opportunity to further antagonize Moses, and became leaders in the mutiny. When Moses no longer felt like he could talk to Korah, he tried to reason with Dathan and Abiram.

“Please come to my tent for a meeting,” he pleaded.

“Even if you gouged our eyes, we would not meet with you, Moses,” they retorted. “Is it not enough that you have brought us out of Egypt, a prosperous land, to have us die in the desert? You want to exercise authority over us as well!?”

These remarks greatly distressed Moses and he prayed that G‑d punish the participants of the rebellion.

The next day, Moses warned everyone to stay away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram lest they be inadvertently struck. Suddenly, the ground began to open and a huge chasm formed under Korah’s tent. Korah, Dathan, Abiram, their families, and all their belongings began to be pulled toward the hole as if by magnets. And like that... they were gone.

That is how the story of the world’s greatest pair of Jewish villains came to an end—in dust and smoke.

Why Didn’t They Die?

In Parshat Beshalach the Torah says, “And the Israelites left Egypt chamushim.” Rashi first translates chamushim simply—the Israelites were armed in anticipation of attacks in the desert—and then introduces a Midrashic interpretation that relates the word chamushim to chomesh, a fifth. The Midrash records that a whopping 80 percent of the Israelites died in Egypt during the plague of darkness because they did not believe in the promise of redemption; only the remaining fifth (chomesh) merited to be freed.

As demonstrated above, Dathan and Abiram—who called Egypt “a land flowing with milk and honey,” an epithet usually reserved for Israel—were at the forefront of the movement to return to Egypt, and even stayed behind when the Israelites escaped! Clearly, they were not supportive of the Exodus; why were they chosen for survival?

A few answers are given:

Rabbi Asher son of Yechiel, the Rosh, explains that as antagonistic as they were to Moses and the idea of a promised land, they retained the faith that an Exodus was possible, even if undesirable. Those who perished during the plague of darkness denied that redemption could happen at all.

Based on the writings of Rabbi Judah Lowy, the Maharal of Prague, we may be able to contend that G‑d kept Dathan and Abiram alive so Moses had worthy antagonists while traveling through the desert. This way, the realms of good and evil could be balanced.

Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin (Maharil Diskin) answers that despite all of their flaws, at the end of the day, Dathan and Abiram were among the group of Israelite overseers who got whipped instead of their brothers and sisters. This alone was enough to save them and have the sea split in their honor.

Who Is "Armelius"?

1 Adar 5786

Rosh Chodesh Bet

"The mating of Esau and Ishmael comes through Armelius, angelic prince of the Erev Rav, and it can destroy Israel and the whole world, Heaven help us! The main striving of the Erev Rav is to mate Esau and Ishmael and separate the two Messiahs, and our own main battle is to shatter and rout the power of the Erev Rav, the impurity of evil Armelius, from Israel." (Kol HaTor)

Who do I think Armilius is?  The man with the dead, soulless eyes and the robotic affect?  The man who rose to international power with only one vote - Donald Trump's - and who has done more to bring Eisav and Yishmael together than anyone else alive???  

I'll let the facts speak for themselves and then you can draw your own conclusions...

But first, let's understand what is Armilius...

Armilus (Hebrew: ארמילוס, also spelled Armilos or Armilius) is a figure from medieval Jewish eschatology (end-times traditions). He functions as an anti-messiah or ultimate adversary who rises before the arrival of the true Jewish Messiah.

Armilus represents the climactic evil force that tests Israel before the final redemption — the "Jewish Antichrist" in popular comparative terms, though Judaism emphasizes his inevitable downfall at the hands of the true Messiah.  (Grok)

Some key points about the Father of the Abraham Accords from Wikipedia:

• American businessman and investor
• Donald Trump's son-in-law
• Trump's senior advisor during his first term
• Real-estate investor in New York City
• Took over father's business (Kushner Companies)
• Purchased The New York Observer
• Started as a Democrat, became Independent, then Republican
• Defacto campaign manager for Trump's first term
• Frequently accused of conflicts of interest
• Followed by concerns of nepotism
• Primary Trump administration participant for the Middle East Peace Process
• Authored the Trump peace plan
• Facilitated talks leading to signing of Abraham Accords
• Leading broker in the US–Mexico–Canada Agreement.
• Founded Affinity Partners, ("a private equity firm that derives most of its funds from the Saudi government's sovereign wealth fund")
• Holds informal advisory role in the second Trump administration ("serving, along with Steve Witkoff, as a key intermediary in diplomatic negotiations regarding the Israel–Hamas war and the Russian invasion of Ukraine")
• January 2026, unveiled a "New Gaza" master plan at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Jared Kushner unveils 'master plan'
for rebuilding war-torn Gaza

Welcomes Muslims to the Temple Mount

Addresses Palestinians' Need For A State

"High IQ People"

A "Singularity Weirdo"

Gaza's Reward for Oct. 7th

The Whistleblower's Report

How does an unelected individual come from nowhere to attain the power to shape the destinies of billions of people without their input? But then, there is a lot of that going around these days.  Just look at "The Tech Bros".  The difference is that this "Jew" is focused on Eretz Yisrael and Am Yisrael and for that, he is going up against HKB"H Himself.

When the full truth comes out, we may finally understand who planned the Simchat Torah Massacre as a means to get us all to this point in time.  What could be more anti-Mashiach than that?

666 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York

Qatar Shocked, Shocked to Learn It Accidentally Bailed Out Jared Kushner

Eleven years after a young Jared Kushner purchased an aging skyscraper that would become an albatross around his family’s neck, and six months before the Kushners would have to cough up the $1.4 billion that was due on the mortgage for 666 Fifth Avenue, a Canadian asset-management company swooped in and agreed to take a 99-year lease on the building, paying a near-century’s worth of rent upfront. The bailout was surprising for a few reasons, chief among them being comments by the Kushners’ previous partner that 666 Fifth “would be worth a lot more if it was just dirt,” plus the fact that the family had spent two years trying to get new partners or financing to no avail. Also, there was the matter of the Qatar Investment Authority being a major investor in the company, Brookfield Asset Management, and Kushner’s support of a Saudi- and U.A.E.-led blockade of Qatar. To some, it sure sounded like a foreign government was trying to influence policy by greasing the president’s son-in-law’s wheels! At the time, Brookfield told reporters that the Qataris “had no knowledge of the deal before its public announcement”—apparently they don’t read The New York Times—and now that the deal has officially gone through, Doha is doubling down, insisting, somewhat curiously, that the government had absolutely nothing to do with the 666 debacle.

~ CHODESH TOV ~

Chip, Chip, Chipping Away

30 Shevat 5786
Rosh Chodesh Alef Adar 

The Torah is the only thing that unifies Klal Yisrael.  Only with regard to receiving the Torah were we referred to "like one person with one heart."

The anti-God, anti-Torah forces are aiming straight for the heart - going for broke - chipping away at the life source - the Torah and Mesorah which has kept us alive as a nation until this moment.  Of course, they won't succeed, but only because Hashem raises up among us the giborim who are willing to fight those forces.

Arutz Sheva, the voice of the "religious" Zionists, have reported on an event that ostensibly took place in the Knesset yesterday.  In the wake of the events in Bnei Braq (which ultimately spread to Yerushalayim and Beit Shemesh), the session was dedicated to recognizing the value and contributions of the women soldiers.  One of the invited speakers was described as a "religious"  who had never "compromised" her "values" while serving in "her mixed gender service."  She expressed her desire to "send a message" and proceeded (again, according to this report) to assure young women from "religious high schools" that the IDF accommodates their "values" and their decision whether to enlist should not be influenced by "ignorant views."  [Note: I have a policy not to link to that site.]

Of course, Torah and halachah do not come up.  Of course, they want the women - the future mothers who will mold the minds of the next generation.  

Female troops are under assault, and not just in Bnei Brak

...the last several years have seen young women coming from national-religious backgrounds increasingly joining their secular counterparts, rather than signing up for the civilian corps [Sherut Leumi].

According to the data, between the years 2018 and 2025, the rate of women identified as part of the national-religious community enlisting in the IDF rose from 25% to 31%. This upward trend began even earlier, despite aggressive campaigns by conservative rabbis against women serving – especially in combat roles.

Though there is some overlap in belief and practice, the national-religious community is distinct from the ultra-Orthodox community in several key ways. While both are God-fearing, those who count themselves as national religious are usually more willing to engage with secular society, including in education, employment, and culture. As a whole, the community is ardently Zionist and supports the military.

However, if they can't get them this way, they'll get them another way.  

Finally, women like me can take the Rabbinate’s exams in Jewish law

...We filed the petition to ensure that any woman with advanced halakhic knowledge could be examined on her knowledge through officially recognized exams in Israel — not solely through private programs, which resonate within certain social circles but lack official recognition. We knew that certificates from official halakhic exams carry economic significance, and that, without them, women face barriers to accessing state tenders. We also knew that official certification matters for professional standing in the eyes of the public and, truthfully, in the eyes of the learner herself. The petition is a public act. The fact that our personal biographies share common threads reflects a collective portrait of women’s Torah scholarship in Orthodox society.

...Throughout, we held firm to the principle that “separate is not equal” and insisted that we be assessed via exactly the same exams, at the same time, and by the same examining staff as the men candidates.

From the heart of the home (woman) to the home of the Shechinah, they never slack in their efforts to bring down the Torah from its pedestal. 

Will the High Court Approve Mixed Prayer at the Kosel? Chief Rabbis Issue Strong Warning: “This Would Be a Grave Violation”

On the eve of a pivotal Supreme Court hearing regarding petitions over tefillah arrangements at the Kosel, Israel’s Chief Rabbis, Rav Dovid Yosef and Rav Kalman Ber, submitted an urgent notice along with a detailed halachic ruling clarifying their uncompromising position on preserving the sanctity of the site.

The High Court of Justice is set to convene Tuesday morning to deliberate on petitions challenging the current prayer framework at the Kosel. In advance of the hearing, the Chief Rabbis released a clear and forceful psak addressing the kedushah of the remnant of the Beis Hamikdash.

This is the War against God and His Torah.  This is the War with the 

Erev Rav, of which the GR"A taught the following... 

...Our chief effort on behalf of the ingathering must be to produce men of faith worthy of being the two Messiahs in the gates of Jerusalem and of restoring the Divine Presence, the aim of complete and true redemption and Kiddush Hashem. According to our master, the Gra, we must come to G-d's aid through men of valor, the two Messiahs, and learn in practical terms everything there is to know about their characteristics and duties.

The general duty of the two messiahs, Mashiach ben Yosef and Mashiach ben David, together throughout the generations, is defense and war against the three chiefs of impurity - Esau, Ishmael and the erev rav, the "mixed multitude." Mashiach ben Yosef's special duty is confronting Esau, the impurity of the left, that of Mashiach ben David is confronting Ishmael, the impurity on the right, and together they work against Esau and Ishmael, the ox and the donkey of impurity. The mating of Esau and Ishmael comes through Armelius, angelic prince of the erev rav, and it can destroy Israel and the whole world, Heaven help us! The main striving of the erev rav is to mate Esau and Ishmael and separate the two Messiahs, and our own main battle is to shatter and rout the power of the erev rav, the impurity of evil Armelius, from Israel.

The erev rav is our greatest enemy. It is what separates between the two Messiahs. Its impurity operates only via indirect deception. Hence, the war against the erev rav is the hardest and most bitter, and we must gird ourselves with our last strength toward this end. Whoever does not actively take part in the war against the erev rav automatically becomes a partner to its impurity, and whoever he is, he is better off not having been born. The main strength of the erev rav is in the gates of Jerusalem, especially at the entrance to the city on the western dividing line.

The erev rav is that part of the Jewish People intent on war against G-d and against the truth and credibility of His Torah. With them we face an uncompromising battle to the finish, and the Gra emphasized this in his call to holy war against them. When he says that whoever does not actively fight the erev rav becomes their partner and is better off never having been born, he means to warn against the distorted tolerance and groundless love which are the main impediments in this war. (Kol HaTor, Ch. 2, Part 2:2) 

 The Battle has already been engaged.  It only remains for you to pick your side.

“Even the Israelis Will Not Prevail Over the Jews”:
Sharp Editorial in Israeli Yated Takes Aim at
Courts and Military

If Paras Starts It, Then Tonight / If Edom Starts It, Then Tomorrow Night

30 Shevat 5786
Rosh Chodesh Alef Adar

MI'SHE'NICHNAS ADAR / MARBIM B'SIMCHA!

CHODESH TOV UMEVORACH!!

Laissez Le Bon Temps Rouler!!!

We Need Clarification on Chillul Hashem

 29 Shevat 5786
Yom Kippur Katan
Erev Rosh Chodesh Adar

There is a general misunderstanding of what exactly constitutes Chillul Hashem, which is commonly translated into English as "desecration" of God's Name.

Here, for example, is Google's definition:  Chillul Hashem (Hebrew for "desecration of the Name") refers to any action by a Jew—particularly an observant one—that brings disrepute, shame, or dishonor to God, the Torah, or the Jewish people. It is the opposite of Kiddush Hashem (sanctification of the Name) and is considered a serious transgression, as it causes others to hold a negative view of Jewish moral standards.

I think most Jews, if asked, would agree with that, but it is problematic on several levels.  The Chr*stians, in accordance with their own 'understanding' of our Torah, take our rejection of their Messiah as a Chillul Hashem.  Most Gentiles the world over right now view our just war as a Chillul Hashem.  

When judging whether a Chillul Hashem has taken place, everybody has to be on the same page, so to speak.  When the Erev Rav start foaming at the mouth and pontificating on what is Torah and what is not and what constitutes Chillul Hashem, they cannot be the judges because they are the main haters of Torah and chief instigators of Chillul Hashem.  I would go so far as to add, if you are unsure if a certain action is actually Chillul Hashem, look around and see who is yelling the loudest.  What are the chances that they are on the right side of the issue?

Let's look for some clarity on the real meaning of Chillul Hashem.

Reb. Chaim of Volozin z’tl in the Nefesh HaChaim explains that the word Chillul comes from the word Challal that means “void or vacuum”.  He explains that a Chillul Hashem is when we behave as if Hashem is absent from this existence.  When one publicly violates Hashem’s Will it is considered a Chillul Hashem because the person is conducting himself as if Hashem did not exist (G-d forbid). (Source)

One may argue about tactics and the appropriate means of resistance, but no one can correctly identify engaging the enemy in the war against the Torah in Eretz Yisrael, brought upon us by the Erev Rav, as anything other than a Kiddush Hashem.

The Chareidim are under attack by anti-Torah forces davka because they are seen as the most representative of God in our society.  The anti-Torah forces do not like the Jewish God.  They prefer the gods of their own making.  They want to erase Him and His Name from the world altogether.  Any battle waged to prevent that can only be a Kiddush Hashem.

A line must be drawn somewhere.  "Ad kan and zehu!"  When that line is crossed, the people of the Torah have no other choice but to act.  "Mi l'Hashem elai!!"  

If the persecution and forced imprisonment of Torah students does not constitute the crossing of a line, tell me please, what does??!!

The worst Chillul Hashem committed by the "religious" in this country is the years and years of accommodation made to our enemies and most especially the Erev Rav leadership - both political and religious.  Even the anti-Torah forces were beginning to believe they were well on their way to eliminating the Jewish God from the public arena.  Who was willing to stand up to them for the honor of Hashem's Name?

A new generation is coming of age and they have the souls of all the Hebrew giborim of history.  They are Mashiach's army and they are not afraid to fight for the Torah and for the honor of Hashem's Name. May they grow from strength to strength!!  And may we all get on the same page together!!

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[Here is an informative update:  How It Began: “The Soldiers Chose to Stay and Escalate the Incident”]

The War Between the Israelis and the Jews

29 Shevat 5786

Yom Kippur Katan

Erev Rosh Chodesh Adar

This war won't end until Mashiach comes.

I just want to say a quick word about what happened in Bnei Braq today.  (If you don't know what I am talking about, you can see here, here, here or here.) 

I'm not going to argue point by point what should or should not be done or condemn who said or did what and why.  Just be aware of the following...

The girls claim they asked their commanders not to send them, but they were sent anyway.  One thought if she wore a skirt over her pants it would be acceptable, one did and one didn't.  It seems more like the concern of the public was more about the initial story, that they were there to hand out draft notices, not that it was women.  Then, the story changed and now the claim was that they were sent to do a welfare check on a fellow soldier.  

Clearly, this was staged with the intent to cause a provocation. and if it could be couched in the guise of hunting down female soldiers, all the better for the optics!  The girls were completely unhurt, by the way, but, of course, that does not prevent the media from telling the public that murder was only inches away.  On the other hand, the same cannot be said for what the border police did to a chareidi woman who lives in Bnei Braq - no explanation available.

Following are several other points of interest that have come out today, some directly related, others not, but still important...

Former PM Naftali Bennett Films Election Video in Bnei Brak Amid Clashes

Former PM Naftali Bennett runs to Bnei Brak to make election video. NOTE: Bennett was only able to form a government by partnering with Arab Jew-haters:

“A significant event occurred in Israel. Here, in the heart of the country in Bnei Brak — not in Ramallah — a violent mob chased after IDF female soldiers, humiliated them and tried to lynch them. Not in Shechem, not in Ramallah — here in Bnei Brak, against our soldiers. [It goes on...]

Humiliation In The IDF: Chareidim Forced To Undress As Punishment, Do Push-ups While Davening

Criticism of IDF Draft Policy: Claims Army Ignores Hundreds of Chareidim Seeking to Enlist While Expanding Arrests

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Israel moves sweets, energy drinks into Gaza ahead of Ramadan 'at Trump’s request' - exclusive

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IDF Braces for Extreme Iranian Retaliation Against U.S. Strike

INTELSKY: "The Calm Before the Storm": U.S. Build-up Concludes, Taliban Joins the Fray in a Middle Eastern Surprise.

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Boy!  Does he have a shock in store!!  What he means is Israel will always be ruled by secular Western norms, NOT TORAH!!  His worst nightmare is about to come true!!!!

"A Love Story"

28 Shevat 5786 

Jews & America: A Love Story?
Rabbi Richter