A few days ago, he was at the top of Iran's hit list. On the day he would die a new list came out. He was no longer on it!
During the funeral procession for the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 6, 2026, mourners and state-backed participants carried large placards designed as assassination target lists. These posters featured red crosshairs superimposed directly over the faces of several prominent U.S. and pro-Israel figures under the warning, "Sooner or later...".
The specific names displayed on those red-crosshair target lists included: Lindsey Graham (U.S. Senator); Donald Trump (U.S. President); Ben Shapiro (Conservative commentator); Laura Loomer (Political activist); Miriam Adelson (Israeli-American billionaire); Mark Dubowitz (Chief of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies); Peter Thiel (Tech investor).
While Donald Trump noted he was considered "number one" by Tehran's intelligence, Senator Graham's prominent placement on the funeral placards explains why his name was so heavily associated with the regime's public hit lists right before his sudden passing on July 11. (Gemini)
Early Saturday morning in Tehran, the Hamshahri newspaper published a new hit list. Senator Graham was not on it. Twenty-four hours later, he was being eulogized after his "sudden" demise. He was supposed to be interviewed on Meet the Press this morning. So both "sudden" and "unexpected"!
Nachlaot is not what it used to be. It was my home from 2002 until 2012, except for one year when I lived in Talbiya. It had the Old Jerusalem charm while being the most affordable neighborhood in the center of town and right on the doorstep of the Mahane Yehudah market. But, when it ceased to be all Jewish and foreign workers began renting in the area, the missionaries were not far behind.
The place of winding pedestrian pathways framed in hanging vines and baskets of flowers against weathered stone and archways on this Shabbat was the scene of a murder and a public battle over an open cafe.
I know the chareidi protesters mean well, but their actions have actually increased the Shabbat desecration and what's more, it has brought money and publicity pouring into the endeavor. This is a missionary's dream come true. They have nothing to lose and everything to gain from this attention.
The following information comes directly from the Google AI Gemini...
Yoel Ben David is a Jerusalem-born entrepreneur who recently gained significant local attention as the owner and founder of Cafe BaSimta.
He identifies deeply as a Jerusalemite. He has expressed publicly that he opened the cafe out of personal frustration regarding the lack of secular, social spaces open during weekends in central Jerusalem. He has praised the overwhelming wave of secular residents who showed up at his cafe to create a peaceful barrier against the demonstrators, turning him and his business into a focal point for the ongoing cultural debate regarding weekend business operations in Jerusalem.
Although individuals like Yoel Ben David manage day-to-day operations at its physical sites (such as Cafe BaSimta), Ariel 23 (the actual owner) is entirely funded and owned by the international Messianic Jewish missionary organization Jews for Jesus.
The organization holds all the shares of the company. Public corporate registration records show that Ariel 23 is legally registered at the exact same physical address as the primary Jews for Jesus offices located in Tel Aviv.
The “Cafe Ministry” Model: The organization uses Ariel 23 as a business vehicle to secure real estate and open commercial venues, particularly cafes.
The Objective: Rather than operating under an overt religious banner, the company sets up trendy, secular-facing spaces. This approach aims to establish local community touchpoints, create financial sustainability, and provide subtle platforms for outreach.
Instead of playing right into the hands of our enemies and actually fueling their successes, let's finally get smart about it. Understand that it is the Government itself which allows Shabbat desecration, as well as missionary activities, and even enshrines their "rights" in their own anti-Torah laws.
"...this is about far more than military enlistment."
Political Firestorm After Candidate Says Chareidi Society Must Be ‘Dismantled’ to Increase IDF Enlistment
A political uproar has erupted after Inbar Harush-Gitty, a former Defense Ministry official who helped establish several chareidi military enlistment initiatives and is now running as a candidate in Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party, argued that increasing chareidi enlistment requires far more than military recruitment—it requires, in her words, dismantling the chareidi community’s autonomy. (Read on...)
May their fate be one with the Midianites who also thought they could corrupt Klal Yisrael and thereby break the eternal covenant between us and HKB"H.
The last time Iran fired missiles directly at Israel was on June 7, 2026. The barrage targeted northern Israel around 10:00 PM local time, but the missiles were intercepted by Israeli defenses with no immediate reports of casualties.
This strike occurred during a broader regional escalation following an Israeli operation in Beirut and came roughly two months after an April 2026 ceasefire paused a joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran. (Gemini)
In a famous discourse, the Rebbe explained that 23 Sivan is an auspicious day. Drawing from the Purim story, when the scribes were called to write Mordecai’s decree allowing Jews to defend themselves, the Rebbe taught that every Jew holds the power to ask Hashem for any request and have it granted.
The Rebbe elaborated on this date during a farbrengen on 23 Sivan 5743 (1983) and in subsequent talks, highlighting the following spiritual lessons: The Eternal Decree: The Rebbe taught that whatever was accomplished on 23 Sivan in the Megillah—turning darkness into light and nullifying the decree of annihilation—repeats itself every single year on this exact Hebrew date.
You Can Ask For Anything: The Rebbe described 23 Sivan as a day when Hashem Himself acts as the King who allows His scribes to write whatever we command. He explained that every Jew is like Mordecai on this day, possessing the spiritual leverage to request all necessary blessings and have them granted by Heaven.
Now, I've lost count of how many times the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, has proclaimed over and over that the Iranian regime has been a rogue nation for 47 years.
President Trump has taken a highly aggressive stance, declaring that Iran's leaders act like "scum" and that the country has been nothing but "trouble" and deception for exactly 47 years, dating back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (Gemini)
Forty-seven (47) is the gematria of bitul(nullify) and of ki tov (for it is good). Together with the words of Baba Baruch, it reminds me of the Midrash about the End of Days conflict between Edom and Paras...
...Israel will shake and panic and ask: " 'Where will we go?' And (God) will say to them, ‘My children, do not fear, because everything I did, I did for you. Why are you afraid? Don’t be afraid. The time has come for your redemption’.”
And if that is not enough, here is another sign that the Erev Rav regime is finished and will give way to the rule of Mashiach...
Eisonkot says: “I am a Ben-Gurionist,” he said. “Unlike some of my colleagues, I will not say ‘zero exemptions.’ During the War of Independence, Ben-Gurion insisted that 400 yeshiva students continue learning despite the existential war.”
The winds of geulah blowing across the globe are too strong to allow a backward step like this to materialize. Full steam ahead ...
Regarding the picture of the double-rainbow accompanied by lightning over the Statue of LIberty, the Gentiles are missing the message because they view the rainbow as a positive sign - a sign of blessing - as attested to by the comments accompanying this picture of the event.
It is also clear that the frightening lightning bolt - imagery which universally connotes Divine anger - has conveniently been edited out. This is typical. By them, unconvenient truths are mostly ignored or wished away.
For the Jews, however, whose very foundation and eternal mission are established on the ultimate and unadulterated Torah Truth, there is no ambiguity or lack of clarity on these points.
In Jewish sources, the symbolism of the rainbow is complex and explicitly both positive and negative simultaneously. While it visually stands as a beautiful reminder of divine mercy and peace, it contextually serves as a spiritual warning sign that humanity is misbehaving.
The primary Jewish texts break down this duality through several distinct layers:
The Negative Aspect: A Sign of Guilt and Judgment
A Reminder of Deserved Destruction: According to the Torah text ..., the rainbow appears when the world has sinned enough to justify destruction. Its presence indicates that an "accusation" is pending against humanity in heaven.
The "Bad News" Law: Because it is an indicator of collective guilt, traditional Jewish law listed in the Mishna Berurah states that if you see a rainbow, you should not tell others. Sharing the news is viewed as spreading a bad report or a spiritual warning.
The Righteous Generations: The Midrash teaches that during the lifespans of exceptionally holy individuals—such as the great mystic Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai—a rainbow never appeared. Their merit alone protected the world, meaning the cloud never required the rainbow's secondary defensive covenant.
The Positive Aspect: A Weapon Inverted for Peace
The Inverted War Bow: In biblical Hebrew, the word for rainbow (Keshet) is the exact same word used for a soldier’s war bow. The 13th-century commentator Nachmanides (Ramban) pointed out that the rainbow is aimed away from the Earth. By pointing the firing arc upward toward heaven, God symbolizes that His "arrows" of wrath are drawn back and He is choosing peace.
Divine Faithfulness and Grace: It serves as the physical proof of the Noahic Covenant. It proves that no matter how severely humanity falters, God promises to never wipe out life via a global flood again.
Harmonious Diversity: Chassidic philosophy observes that a rainbow requires both sunlight (fire) and rain (water) to exist. This blending of opposing elements symbolizes unity, harmony, and peace out of diverse forces.
The Mystical Aspect: The Light of Redemption
In Jewish mysticism, the Zohar flips the rainbow into a deeply positive, messianic symbol:
The Garment of Glory: Kabbalistic texts associate the rainbow with the Shechinah (the indwelling Divine Presence). The multi-colored bands mirror the lower spiritual emanations (Sefirot) reflecting divine light into our physical world.
A Harbinger of the Messiah: The Zohar explicitly states that a uniquely brilliant, radiant rainbow will paint the sky just before the arrival of the Messiah (Moshiach). It represents the final spiritual refinement and purification of the universe. (Source: Gemini via Chabad.org and Aish.com)
Of all the famous landmarks representing America, it is the Statue of Liberty - an Ashtoreth image - which appears to be the focus point. "Lady Liberty" she is called. She stands for freedom. In America today, that means freedom from all constraints, primarily freedom to satisfy any lust or craving.
The forces of nature (See Tehillim 29) have been marshaled to declare the Creator's displeasure, but does it cause them to look to the Source and ask why? what does it mean? how are we to understand this? No. They feel no need to ask and there is no remorse because they feel no guilt. They are so righteous in their own eyes, all they can imagine is the fulfillment of all their dreams.
The Coming of Mashiach will be a dark day for Edom...
(Ovadia 1.18) "And the house of Jacob shall be fire and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau shall become stubble, and they shall ignite them and consume them, and the house of Esau shall have no survivors, for the Lord has spoken."
Rashi asks, from where has "the Lord spoken"? And he cites Bamidbar 24.19: "A ruler shall come out of Jacob, and destroy the remnant of the city." (Bila'am's Prophecy about Kochav Ya'akov)
Rashi explains: "...this is the most prominent [city] of Edom, that is, Rome. He says this regarding the King Messiah, of whom it says, 'and may he reign from sea to sea,' (Ps. 72:8),“ and the house of Esau shall have no survivors” (Obad. 1:18). - [Mid. Aggadah]
