HASHEM'S RED LINE

11 Kislev 5786
Shavua Tov! 

And the Lord said, "Lo! they are one people, and they all have one language, and this is what they have commenced to do. Now, will it not be withheld from them, all that they have planned to do?    (Bereishit 11.6)

The Unsustainable Strain Of AI’s Insatiable Power Needs

The rapid proliferation of services powered by artificial intelligence, ranging from the genuinely useful to the frivolous to the unnecessary, has a common element: the need for vast amounts of electricity and water for the data centers that make them possible.

In the last two years, hundreds of so-called hyperscale data centers have been built across the U.S., straining the ability of utilities to provide them with the power they need to run and water to keep them cool. In New Carlisle, Indiana, for instance, an Amazon-owned complex of data centers operated by Anthropic already needs at least 500 megawatts of electricity, enough to power hundreds of thousands of individual homes, according to The Atlantic. When completed, the sprawling facility will use as much power as two Atlantas, the story estimates. Until recently, such facilities, typically in rural areas or small towns, were generally well received, seen as a sign of local progress despite the fact that they create relatively few jobs or economic benefits.

But amid spiking household electricity rates–up nearly 10% this year, largely due to data centers–things are starting to change. More communities are realizing how much they strain existing infrastructure, and across the U.S., including in Arizona, Virginia and Ohio, there’s local pressure to slow or halt new data centers. A survey of New Jersey voters finds that a majority want the facilities to pay higher energy rates, while a Wisconsin poll finds most voters don’t think data centers provide sufficient benefits to offset their cost.

That challenge is further complicated by the Trump administration’s bewildering reversal of federal incentives for large-scale renewable power projects, including solar and wind farms with battery storage. Such facilities that are already in the pipeline will be built through at least next year, but the policy shift means the outlook for cheap new sources of electricity will taper off later in the decade. That’s a problem because they are faster to build and cheaper to operate than natural gas or coal plants. Promising geothermal power projects, which still have federal support, could be integrated into data centers but are mainly in the early planning stage. Next-generation small nuclear reactors or even clean fusion power could be carbon-free energy gamechangers, but neither is likely to be in widespread commercial use for years.

A survey by Sunrun, the top U.S. installer of residential solar and battery systems, underscored the growing concern Americans have over rising power prices and data centers. Of the 1,000 people interviewed, 80% are worried that data centers will keep driving up residential power prices.

GOING HOME

8 Kislev 5786

Erev Shabbat Kodesh

Parashat Vayeitzei

Then [Jacob] heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, "Jacob has taken all that belonged to our father, and from that which belonged to our father he amassed all this wealth."  Jacob also noticed Laban's disposition that, behold, it was not toward him as in earlier days.

And Hashem said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your native land, and I will be with you."  (Bereishit 31.1-3)

Commentary:  And I will be with you.  When you return home, I will be with you, but as long as you remain here with the unclean Laban, My Presence will not rest on you (Rashi).  This removal of God's protection, as evidenced by the displeasure of Laban and his sons, was designed to provoke Jacob to leave Charan and return to Eretz Yisrael (Malbim). 

There really is no place like home, and nothing makes you feel the truth of that statement quite like overstaying your welcome in someone else's home. Even when the someone is family and they love you and you love them, there comes a point when you just have to be under your own vine and fig tree.  

It's to our father Ya'aqov's great credit that he was sensitive to the hints and wasted no time getting out of what was fast becoming an untenable situation.  He didn't need to be told twice.

Soon, we will once again follow the course of our father Ya'aqov's life after returning home to Eretz Yisrael, and we will see, once again, that coming home did not mean an end to his troubles.  He just traded one set of troubles for another.  But, in Eretz Yisrael, Hashem would be right there with him through the troubles.

From this we can learn that we don't come home to Eretz Yisrael in order to avoid problems, or in order to rest on our laurels and enjoy life. We come home because Hashem, our Abba, is calling us.  He's telling each one of us, "Come home, son/daughter, and we'll spend time together - I'll be with you."  Who could ever pass that up?  Who could be so cold as to turn their back on such an offer?

Our father Ya'aqov was just watching and listening and waiting for that call.  He was hoping for it and praying for it - that signal to come home.  That's why when it came, he wasted no time.  He was more than ready to go. 

He knew, like we do, that everything up until our arrival back home in Eretz Yisrael has just been practice.  Now, the real work begins.  Only in Eretz Yisrael can our destiny be realized and our mission be fulfilled. 

~ SHABBAT SHALOM ~
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Haredi Aliyah Initiative - Na'ava Kodesh (website)

IDF: Israel Destruction Forces - Simply Unbelievable!

7 Kislev 5786

It was bad enough that the army has been used for decades now to destroy "illegal" Jewish homes, but now they are being tasked with BUILDING "Green Rafah" - a further reward for an enemy whose hands still drip with the blood of our innocents and whom we are not being allowed to defeat!!

It appears that the massive bombing in Gaza was nothing short of a demolition project preparing the ground for massive reconstruction along the lines of Trump's "Riviera on the Med".  The failure of Hamas to abide by Trump's 21-point plan is just an inconvenience as they continue to push the plan forward.

Israeli soldiers died to destroy it and now they will die, r"l, to rebuild it.  And for this they need to empty the yeshivot??!!  Hashem yerachem aleinu!

Green Rafah: IDF Begins Initial Work for Controversial New City Near Active Tunnel Fighting

A significant and highly controversial development is underway in eastern Rafah, where the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have reportedly begun initial engineering work toward establishing a new urban zone intended for Gazan civilians unaffiliated with the Hamas terrorist group. Dubbed "Green Rafah," the planned city is being advanced in an area currently under full Israeli operational control, raising immediate tensions within Israel's own political leadership.

Journalist Amiel Yerhi and Yinon Yatakh revealed the ground preparations, which have already commenced with basic engineering tasks, including clearing debris and safely handling unexploded ordnance. According to the report, a much larger-scale engineering deployment is expected to begin early next week, marking a serious commitment to the project. The IDF declined to offer official comment on the initiative.

Development Near Active Combat

The decision to proceed with the preparatory work is underscored by the high-risk environment in eastern Rafah. Just this morning, IDF forces working in the area encountered Hamas terrorists emerging from the adjacent Rafah tunnel system. This incident highlights the extreme proximity of the planned development zone to active combat sites where remnants of Hamas remain trapped and isolated.

The city is intended to serve as a new, designated housing area for Gazans who are not associated with the terrorist group that controlled the region for years. While the ultimate size and scope of "Green Rafah" remain unclear, the immediate preparatory work signals an advance in the political and operational decision-making regarding the area's post-war future.

Internal Political Pushback

The initiative has not been met with unanimous support inside Israel's political establishment. Several cabinet ministers have reportedly expressed anger and opposition to the plan, specifically cautioning against actions that could endanger Israeli communities near the border. These ministers are quoted as insisting:

"Do not build on the yellow line in a way that endangers our communities."

The "yellow line" likely refers to the boundary areas adjacent to the border communities, which are still struggling to recover from the October 7 failure and the subsequent war. Despite these vocal concerns from inside the government, the operational preparations unfolding on the ground suggest that political leaders may now be clearing the bureaucratic and security pathways for the project to move forward.

The construction of "Green Rafah" could represent a fundamental shift in Israel’s approach to managing the population of Gaza unaffiliated with Hamas, potentially isolating the terrorist group while consolidating control over the border region. (Source)

Senior US official confirms plan to build housing compounds in Israeli occupied Gaza

An American rabbi reporting to Jared Kushner is leading a team of officials, based in luxury hotels in Tel Aviv, on a plan to divide Gaza

A Trump administration official confirmed reports that it is working on a plan to build housing for thousands of "screened" Palestinians behind the so-called yellow line in Gaza, which is occupied by Israeli troops, according to a report by The New York Times published on Wednesday.

The plan to build these housing compounds, dubbed “Alternative Safe Communities”, is being led by a team of US officials and former Department of Government Efficiency workers, or Doge, who are based in the luxury beachfront Kempinski and Hilton hotels in Tel Aviv, The New York Times reported.

The article cited dozens of US officials and people familiar with the plan, but obtained a public confirmation from Aryeh Lightstone, who the New York Times identified as a senior Trump administration official leading the effort.

[Traitorous "Jews' always lead the way 😢]

Lightstone, an American rabbi, served as senior advisor to former US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, during the first Trump administration. He has been identified as an advisor to President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff.

According to The New York Times, he is now reporting to Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and advisor, and in contact with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.

Lightstone’s team also includes unnamed “Israeli magnates”. It’s unclear who is footing the bill for Lightstone and his staff to live at the Kempinski and the Hilton hotels, which can cost upwards of $700 per night.

“There’s a practical issue: How do we get people into safe housing as soon as humanly possible?” he told the New York Times when asked about the plan to send Palestinians into Israeli-occupied Gaza.

[Not one word - EVER - about the hundreds of thousands of Israelis who were unhoused as a direct consequence of the Simchat Torah Massacre and resulting war.]

Rubble clearance to start

“This is the easiest way to do that,” he said, marking the first time the US has publicly confirmed it is actively working to move Palestinians into Israeli-occupied Gaza.

Kushner floated earlier this year the idea of the US and its partners reconstructing parts of Gaza occupied by Israeli troops, while leaving the war-ravaged enclave’s core, which is governed by Hamas, destroyed.

Arab officials from multiple countries involved in the Gaza ceasefire previously told Middle East Eye that their capitals oppose the plan.

While The Atlantic reported on the plan earlier this month, The New York Times report provides several new details about the effort.

It still appears in its infancy and seems to be the brainchild of a select group of political appointee US officials with close ties to the Israeli government.

The report said that Israeli soldiers are expected this week to begin clearing rubble for the first compound being constructed in Rafah, near Gaza’s border with Egypt.

The rubble clearance could take months if crews discover tunnels, unexploded munitions or human remains, the article said. It would then take another six to nine weeks to erect prefabricated homes, the officials added.

At its core, the plan would require Palestinians in central Gaza to willingly accept living under territory controlled by Israeli troops.

Gaza cryptocurrency

The plan also needs money. The New York Times report said that constructing the prefabricated houses will cost tens of millions of dollars, but there is no clear funding in place.

The Trump administration has not pledged any US sovereign funds for Gaza’s reconstruction. Trump says he wants Gulf states to invest in it.

Lightstone previously worked as the CEO of the Abraham Accord Peace Institute, which was acquired by the Heritage Foundation in 2025.

Lightstone and his group are working on other plans for the destroyed enclave, including a Gaza cryptocurrency and an urban plan to make the enclave traffic-free, the report said.

One of many elephants in the room for this plan is Palestinian ownership of the land on which the sites will be built. The Gaza Strip has a formal land registry. The registry was run by Hamas but followed the basic institutional framework of the Palestinian Authority’s system.

The New York Times said that the officials have tried to obtain the land registry from Rafah and are exploring ways to pay for the land [😲] where the compound will be built. It’s not clear whether Palestinian owners will be given a choice whether to sell their land or not.

In the occupied West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, the government and settlers have seized swaths of Palestinian land and evicted thousands of Palestinian families from their homes, with scant regard for private property rights or human rights.

Israel has reduced most of Gaza to rubble in the war on Gaza, which has been recognised as a genocide [Wow!!  A "genocide" of "rubble"!!]  by the United Nations, world leaders and genocide scholars [😂]. The UN estimates that the enclave’s reconstruction will cost roughly $70bn. (Source) 

STILL WAITING FOR THAT TSUNAMI
TO WIPE GAZA CLEAN AWAY

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RELATED:  Aryeh Lightstone on Peace Through Strength

"Prophecy" of "the Wonder Boy" - the Yanuka miStolin

7 Kislev 5786 

Wonder Boy: Rebbe Yisrael, the “Yanuka” of Stolin

Rebbe Yisrael of Stolin was born on the 10th of Kislev, 5629 (1869) to his father, the holy Rabbi Asher (the Second) of Stolin. His grandfather, the “Beis Aharon” said after his circumcision ceremony: “The Ba’al Shem Tov was named Yisrael, the Maggid of Kuzhnitz was called Yisrael and this baby is also called Yisrael.” Afterward he groaned, “Oy, they grew up as orphans….” Indeed, when Rebbe Yisrael was only four and a half years old, his father passed away. Despite his young age, the Chassidim saw him as their leader. He served as a Chassidic Rebbe until he passed away on the second day of Tishrei, 5682 (1922).   

"Two Roosters and a Hen"

 

The holy Rebbe Yisrael of Stolin was a Rebbe since he was a small child, and was called “the Yanuka” meaning “the child” (in Aramaic).

When he was no longer a very young Rebbe, he told the following story:

Once there was a very short bartender who was married to a tall woman. When he would want to talk to her, he would stand on a chair. Once he woke up in the middle of the night and saw that his legs reached the edge of the bed (because he mistakenly slept horizontally and not vertically). He thought that he had suddenly grown taller and began to cry, saying, “Until now, people would come here to see how I speak with my wife. Now that I have grown and will speak to her normally, who will come to see me and how will I make a living?”

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The Yanuka was known for his “strange” and wondrous, childlike conduct. As a child, he performed many revealed wonders, but when he matured he stopped. The chassidim explained that as a child, the Yanuka had not yet learned to conceal his greatness. During his last years, he saw that there were many scoffers in his area and once again began performing miracles in order to strengthen the faith of his fellow Jews.

One example of a miracle that Rebbe Yisrael performed as a child was when a woman whose son’s arms had been paralyzed since birth came to the Rebbe for a blessing. The Rebbe was still a child and enjoyed running back and forth. In order for him to hear what people were saying to him, his attendants would grab him and stand him up in a certain place. This is what they did when this woman came. “What is your wish?” the Yanuka asked the woman. When the woman showed him her paralyzed son, the Yanuka asked to bring him some rye (called keychos, which also means ‘strength’). He then turned to the paralyzed boy and said, “Now I have keychos and I am giving it to you.” Immediately following the Rebbe’s words, the boy stretched out his arms. He was cured!

Another story: The Yanuka was the son-in-law of the holy Rebbe Dovid of Zlatipol, who was the son of the holy Rebbe Yochanan the founder of the Rachmastrivka dynasty. He lived in his father-in-law’s home and he would do all sorts of things that would make him look rather impulsive. The sons of the holy Rabbi Yochanan spoke with their father and asked him to reprimand the Yanuka regarding his impulsive behavior. Rabbi Yochanan, answered, “I am sorry that I said something to him. If I would have known the magnitude of his intelligence and his broken heart over being an orphan, I would have been afraid to reprimand him.”

The sons asked their father to reprimand the Yanukah after he opened the spigots of barrels in a wagon that was passing through the street, and water poured out everywhere. Immediately afterward, a fire broke out and all the places that had been doused with water did not go up in flames.

As opposed to the Yanuka, his contemporary, the Sefat Emet of Gur, was extremely organized. He is reported to have said that he knew what he would be doing in two years' time. Orderly conduct is typical of tzaddikim of the attribute of emet, or self-fulfillment (the inner dimension of the sefirah of foundation), which organizes everything. The childish conduct of the Yanuka is typical of a tzaddik who lives through the attribute of lowliness (the inner dimension of the sefirah of Kingdom) and places himself in God’s hands. 

Archetypes of these two types of tzaddikim were Shamai (who was strict and meticulous) and Hillel (who was humble and flexible). Shamai would always buy whatever he saw in the market in honor of the upcoming Shabbat, exchanging it for an even better item if he would come upon it the next day. By contrast, Hillel would say, “Blessed is God every day.” Today we will buy for today and God will surely provide us with the very best food in honor of Shabbat. Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polonne, the well-known disciple of the Ba’al Shem Tov and author of Toldot Yaakov Yosef explained that Shamai would perpetually rivet his thoughts to the World to Come, which is an aspect of Shabbat. Thus Shamai offered the adage, “Make Torah your habitual pursuit” (עֲשֵׂה תּוֹרָתְךָ קֶבַע), since Torah represents that which is permanent and unchanging, like the holiness of the Shabbat. Hillel, on the other hand, always aspired to make a dwelling place for God in this lowly world, which is constantly changing. Thus, Hillel offered the adage, “Do not make your prayer habitual” (אַל תַּעַשׂ תְּפִלָּתְךָ קֶבַע), since prayer represents the fleeting nature of life and reacts to the changing circumstances around us. For Hillel, the actions we take in life should be responsive to the situations we encounter and be willing to address even the menial aspects of reality—such as heresy, which also require a response.    (Source)

Ground Zero For Idolatry : The Knesset

7 Kislev 5786

Jonathan Pollard was right when he said, " the entire current political leadership needs to go."

It was on Netanyahu's watch when the infamous Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast was established, but every government since its inception in 2017 has supported it.

In November 2023, the JPB organization established a "Day of Prayer" to coincide with the date of the UN vote on Israel statehood.  It was held today in the Knesset with US Ambassador Mike Huckabee being an honored guest along with "Knesset Members, state legislators from the United States, and members of the royal families of Belgium."

Hananya Naftali [From praising Jesus to tweeting Bibi, PM's new recruit has colorful past] uploaded a short to Youtube where you can experience the J-worshipping vibe, as it is always present when "Jews" and Chr*stians come together. (Warning on kol isha - the song praises the Chr*stian "god and king.")

Israel’s Parliament Gathered
To Pray For Peace of Jerusalem

May HaKadosh Baruch Hu Have Mercy On His Children And Deliver Us From This Oppressive Regime Which Does Not Represent Our Jewish Faith!!

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(US Ambassador Mike Huckabee receives a gift at the Jerusalem Prayer event held in the Israel Knesset)

Proliferation of Missionary Activity Under the Netanyahu Government

6 Kislev 5786 

...Benjamin Netanyahu has cultivated evangelical support more than any other Israeli prime minister and is highly favorable among evangelical Christians.

Surveys and analyses consistently show that American evangelical Christians have an exceptionally high favorable view of Netanyahu, often considering him their most admired world leader.

...No other Israeli leader has actively courted the evangelical community quite like Netanyahu. He has frequently addressed evangelical groups, such as the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) annual conference, and consistently referred to evangelicals as "Israel's best friends".

Guarantor of Religious Freedom: Netanyahu has emphasized Israel's role as "the guardian of Christianity in the Middle East," a narrative that resonates strongly with the evangelical community.

While other prime ministers have welcomed Christian support, they often did so with more caution, especially regarding groups that traditionally proselytize to Jews. Netanyahu's open embrace has solidified a unique and powerful political alliance.     (Google) 

The latest in the Waller War...

The second generation of the Waller missionary family is branching out from the base built by their father Tommy Waller with the help of the "rabbis" of Har Brachah to set up their own ministries meant to further all the aims of missionary Chr*stianity in the Holy Land as well as provide revenue streams for the family members and those who hope to join them here.

Waller son "Zac" has proposed to establish an institution which his 10-year business plan suggests will be expected to become international within that time frame.  

What does it mean to disciple the nations as commanded by God?

...Jeffrey D. Johnson [ChurchandFamilyLife.com] explains that to disciple nations means going out and spreading the Gospel to people all around the world. It is not about converting civil authorities or redeeming every societal structure. Instead, it is about recognizing that God has a people in every race, tribe, or group. This mandate from God does not require us to seek permission from any earthly authority. It is a call to action and obedience.

Discipling the nations entails more than just evangelizing and converting people. We are called to make disciples, plant churches, and train converts in the ways of God. This involves teaching them the whole counsel of God, and not just the basics of Christian faith. Thus, the task begins with evangelism and progresses to more complex doctrines, always aiming to establish firm believers who can stand strong in their faith.

Matthew 28:19 (NKJV): 'Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.'

The ruling regime protects this Torah-forbidden activity in the name of "democracy" and "Western values" and at the behest of the United States.

Be prepared.  It will be one of Mashiach's first tasks to put an end to it.

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Netanyahu Launches New Jerusalem Chr*stian Media Center
(From 8:46 - 9:21)

"Neturei Karta! Are They Jewish?"

4 Kislev 5786 

I received the following message from Rabbi Richter a short while ago:  "After the Neturei Karta participation in the demonstration outside a synagogue in Manhattan I want to reload a shiur on these low lives."  This is the one I found on his channel.  It is now titled...

Death, Death to the IDF!! Neturei Karta! Are They Jewish?
Rabbi Richter

A "State" Is Not the Same as a Nation

3 Kislev 5786 

I'm reading more and more reference to "The State" as an entity that must be "served and protected" at all costs.  In this case, it is referring to the State of Israel, most often by those who are part of the regime which rules it.  They like to call it ''Jewish and Democratic," which is kind of like "Judeo-Chr*stian" - an oxymoron.  It is both Jewish and Gentile - Ya'aqov and Eisav - at one and the same time, an existential impossibility as indicated by the Midrash...

In the future, Esau will wrap himself in a tallis, sit down next to Yakov and say to him, "You are my brother"....Yakov will say to him, "My brother, you will not be like me. I will lead you to death, I will be the pestilence that leads you to Sheol (Hoshea 13,14). Had I upheld the decrees that you promulgated against me, I would have been guilty at the eyes of Heaven. Had I violated them, you would have killed me (Yalkut Shimoni, Yirmiahu 333).

"That was Esau's intention when he told Yakov, 'Let us travel together and I will go before you' (Genesis 33,12). He wanted them to join together in both this world and the world to come, to meet each other halfway, with each modifying his conduct until they were alike (Yalkut Shimoni, Genesis 133).

But, a "State" is not equal to a Nation, certainly not as it applies to the Jewish Nation. 

"...From the day when God created man on the earth, and from one end of heaven to the other end of heaven:  Has there ever been anything like this great thing or has anything like it been heard?  ...has any god ever miraculouly come to take for himself a nation from amidst a nation...as everything that Hashem, your God, did for you in Egypt...."   (Devarim 4.32-34)

The world failed in killing every Jew in existence, so the Plan B was to assimilate the Jews until they ceased to exist as a separate, recognizable nation.   But, like oil and water, the two will forever remain separated.  

We are NOT ONE nation living in our homeland.  

We are a holy nation living in a holy land given to us by the Creator and Master of the world because it is uniquely suited to the nature of our souls and our avodat Hashem.  

And then there are the usurpers who presume to rule over us and use every bit of power they have assumed in order to change us into something that they can absorb out of existence.

It'll never happen.  It's simply as impossible as mixing oil and water.  With a lot of shaking, it might appear to mix for a time, but eventually, it separates again.

In the beginning of our history, Hashem took us out of Egypt - "a nation from within another nation."  At the End of Days, it appears that Hashem will, of necessity, have to repeat the process in reverse - take "Egypt" out of our midst.  This is the Erev Rav, the mixed multitudes who followed us out into the wilderness, but who never truly became a part of us.

The joke is on Eisav as the pretend Jews' eagerness to emulate the West and adopt its superficial, decadent culture gave him a false sense of success.  In the end, their attachment to each other causes them to go down together and finally frees us - the Jewish nation - from the weight of their stranglehold on us.

Any sign of systemic failure in the West is cause for renewed hope for the Jewish nation because this is the clearest sign of the impending revelation of Mashiach in our days.

"When Eisav Falls, Ya'aqov Rises."

"Death Penalty" Talk - Why?

3 Kislev 5786
Shavua tov!

These reports were all out on the same day - Rosh Chodesh Kislev...

"A highly deterrent tool"?  For whom?  Everyone already admits that the Arabs are happy to die for their cause and Arab "terrorists" are already being executed on sight without any such law on the books.  And now, before they even cross that first hurdle, they are already looking for ways to expand it.  

Maybe they just want to sound tough like Trump, but we are coming up on a holiday that celebrates liberation from a regime which enacted anti-Torah laws whose violation incurred the death penalty...

• No circumcision.
• No Shabbat.
• No Rosh Chodesh.
• No Torah study.

This is a slippery slope!

Does anyone seriously believe that a death penalty for "terrorists" will not be used against Jews???  And how about when the regime leadership seeks to expand the definition of "terrorism"???  Especially with help from the Americans!!!

The Forces of Evil know their days are numbered and they are fighting for their lives.  Not only that, they truly believe that they are the Forces for Good and that it is the Good who are truly evil.  That's why they call the religious "dark" and "primitive".

They will stop at nothing to maintain their power and control.  Only HKB"H can save us from them. 

We must become more adept at using Ya'aqov's ultimate weapon - Prayer!!!  And finish this fight for good!!!

[Written and set for publication on Yom Shishi.]

Ya'aqov the Winner; Eisav the Loser

1 Kislev 5786
Rosh Chodesh
Erev Shabbat Kodesh
Parashat Toldot 

Parashat Toldot - Bereshit 25.23-26 with Rashi Commentary

..."Two nations are in your womb, and two kingdoms will separate from your innards, and one kingdom will become mightier than the other kingdom, and the elder will serve the younger."

Will separate from your innards: From the womb they are separated, this one to his wickedness, and this one to his innocence.

Will become mightier than the other kingdom: They will not be equal in greatness; when one rises, the other will fall, and so [Scripture] states (Ezek. 26:2): “I shall become full from the destroyed city.” Tyre became full [gained power] only from the destruction of Jerusalem. — [From Meg. 6a, Pes. 42b]

"And her days to give birth were completed, and behold, there were twins in her womb."

There were twins in her womb: [תוֹמִם is spelled] defectively [missing an “aleph” and “yud”], but concerning Tamar, it is written תְּאוֹמִים, with the plene spelling, [with an “aleph” and “yud”] because they (Perez and Zerah) were both righteous, but here, one was righteous and one was wicked. — [From Gen. Rabbah 63:8]

"And the first one emerged ruddy; he was completely like a coat of hair, and they named him Esau."

Ruddy: That is a sign that he will be a person who sheds blood (Gen. Rabbah 63:8).

"And afterwards, his brother emerged, and his hand was grasping Esau's heel, and he named him Jacob."

Esau’s heel: [This is] a sign that this one (Esau) will not manage to complete his reign until this one rises up and takes it from him. — [From Gen. Rabbah 63:9]

From the Stone Edition Chumash Commentary...

Through Shem, God conveyed to [Rivkah] that the unborn infants represented two nations and two conflicting ideologies - Israel and Edom - and that their struggle in the womb symbolized the future rivalries between them, which would end with the younger prevailing over the older (R' Hoffmann).  Thus, the turmoil within her was due to the irreconcilable conflict between two nations that was already taking shape (Mizrachi).

The Sages teach that the two of them will never be mighty simultaneously; when one falls, the other will rise (Megillah 6a).  History has demonstrated this prophecy in practice.  Two regimes, one espousing morality and justice and the other standing for license and barbarity, cannot long coexist.  They must always be in conflict until one comes to dominate the other, whether through victory on the battlefield or in the contest for men's minds.  

~ CHODESH TOV & SHABBAT SHALOM ~ 

Beware the Eisav/Yishmael Alliance

29 Marcheshvan 5786
Erev Rosh Chodesh
Yom Kippur Katan 

The world doesn’t know it yet, but the relationship between Trump and MBS will be remembered as the alliance that changed the world.

Think sword dance (May) 2017.

A month after Trump’s visit, King Salman rescinded the Crown from Muhammad bin Nayef, in favor of MBS.

[Leading to an attempted assassination of MBS under cover of the Las Vegas Massacre on October 1, 2017.]

This led to the infamous Saudi corruption purge of (Nov) 2017 and consolidation of power/money within the Saudi royal family. Nayef and his faction were essentially neutralized.

Why is this significant to the US? Because in 2015, Trump himself accused the Nayef faction, via Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, of buying/controlling US politicians.

Trump, along with King Salman and MBS, took out the corrupt faction within the Saudi royal family, and have been working together ever since to create a new world and peaceful Middle East, which included neutralizing Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

And the world had no idea it was happening.  (Source)

Eisav and Yishmael at Bayit Lavan 

Maybe this sounds good for America and also for Saudi Arabia, but we all know for a fact that it's not good news for the Jews.

Parashat Toldot - Esau Marries 

(Stone Edition Chumash, Bereishit 27.34-35)

When Esau was forty years old, he took as a wife Judith daughter of Be'eri the HIttite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite; and they were a source of spiritual rebellion to Isaac and to Rebecca.

Commentary...  Rashi cites the Midrash:  Esau is compared to a swine that, when it lies down, stretches out its cloven hoof, as if to say, "See, I am a kosher animal!"  Similarly, the princes of Esau rob and extort wihle they pretend to be honorable....  So it was with Esau. Until he was forty, he had been living immorally, enticing married women from their husbands, but when he became forty, he said hypocritically that he would follow the example of his father who married at that age.

Unlike his father, however, Esau married Hittite women; his passions were unbridled and he chose to marry into a nation that matched his evil nature.  With these marriages, Esau set the seal on his complete unfitness to carry on the mission of Abraham.  In a home ruled by two Hittite women, the Abrahamitic ideal lies buried (R' Hirsch).

(Stone Edition Chumash, Bereishit 28.6-9) 

When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him off to Padan-aram to take himself a wife from there, as he blessed him, he commanded him, saying, "You shall not take a wife from among the daughters of Canaan"; and that Jacob obeyed his father and mother and went to Paddan-aram; then Esau perceived that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the eyes of Isaac, his father.  So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham, sister of Nebaioth, in addition to his wives, as a wife for himself.

Commentary...  This passage justifies the portrait of Esau as a selfish person, oblivious to all but his own desires.  For 23 years he had permitted the behavior of his Canaanite wives to cause anguish to his parents, yet it seems to have dawned on him only now.  Instead of divorcing them, however, he merely took another unsuitable wife in addition to them.  Thus, he proved that he had no feeling for the House of Abraham, and Rebecca's assessment of his complete unfitness for the future leadership of the nation was fully justified (R' Hirsch).

Thus ends this week's parashah.

Oh, the irony of calling the evil plans hatched by Eisav and Yishmael "The Abraham Accords"!! 

Still trying to prove their own relevance.

In Jewish sources, the idea that a union between Eisav and Yishmael is a negative event for the Jewish people is a concept found primarily in Midrashic and Kabbalistic literature,....

Genesis and Rashi's Commentary: The narrative in Genesis 28:9 mentions that Eisav married Mahalath, the daughter of Yishmael. While the text is a genealogical detail, some midrashic interpretations, as cited by commentators like Rashi (to Genesis 16:15 and 28:9), see this union not as a positive reconciliation but as an attempt by Eisav to gain a specific, powerful "attribute" to use against Yaakov (Jacob).

Midrashic and Kabbalistic Interpretation: Various Midrashim and works of Kabbalah, such as the Megaleh Amukos, interpret the union of Eisav (often associated with Rome/Christianity/the West) and Yishmael (associated with the Arab/Muslim world) as a joining of "forces of the klipah" (forces of impurity or evil). 

Edom and Yishmael as Allegories: In rabbinic literature, Edom became an enduring allegory for the Roman Empire, and later Christendom, while Yishmael was seen as the ancestor of the Arabs. The idea is that these two powers, which represent different aspects of opposition to the Jewish people, would typically be at odds, but their alliance would create a formidable, potentially devastating force.

Yaakov's Strategy: One text suggests that Yaakov strategically split his people into two camps when preparing to meet Eisav (Genesis 32:9) to allude to the future exiles under Edom and Yishmael, ensuring that if one camp were overwhelmed, the other would remain as a refuge. This implies that if these two entities were to unite, the Jewish people would be in greater danger.

The Vilna Gaon's View: A prominent teaching attributed to the Vilna Gaon interprets the biblical prohibition against yoking an ox and a donkey together (Deuteronomy 22:10) as an allegory for the potential, and negative, union of Esau (ox) and Ishmael (donkey). The Gaon is cited in sources as believing such a union would be "devastating to the world" and the Jewish people.

Prophetic/Eschatological Context: In Jewish eschatology, the alliance of Esau and Ishmael is often seen as a significant, and negative, development toward the end of days, preceding the ultimate redemption. This concept is sometimes linked to interpretations of Daniel's vision of the four kingdoms, where Edom and Ishmael are seen as the final, divided kingdom that will eventually be broken by God.

These sources suggest that a powerful, unified front between the descendants of Eisav and Yishmael is considered a particularly challenging and dangerous scenario for the Jewish people throughout history and in the messianic era.  (Source:  Google) 

The World Is So Over It

28 Marcheshvan 5786 

There's No Business Like Sho-ah Business
Rabbi Richter

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A new holocaust movie premiered the first week in November:  NUREMBERG | Official Trailer #1 (2025).

I was a bit shocked to hear the following from a podcast hosting the principal actors...

...I think it's a gift for everyone to be enlightened on some of these fascinating, fascinating conversations that happened [between Goring and his court-appointed psychiatrist]....

Herman Guring was quite an intoxicating character that Douglas Kelly was inevitably enamored by, especially as a psychiatrist. He was trying to dissect evil and he had such conviction to do so. So when he discovered this benality of evil, I think he was really thrown and he could see these people as human beings and that's what he equated them to.

...but difficult to present scenes in which there's almost a bit of humor, that they're getting friendly, but it's so important to show the human side of this, isn't it?

...And Guring's gonna use his charm and wit because Guring was notoriously a charming individual, which is not what you think of when you think of a Nazi, but he was um, he's going to use his charm to try and get something out of Kelly. And so I think it's a little bit of both men trying to probe each other and get something out. And they use humor to do it.

One person, via the comments section, made the point that it's good to recognize that the enemies suffered, too.  And then there is the obligatory:  "And now, here we are, All, watching Gaza!" Yep, they are so over the Shoah.

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I have a copy of it, but I don't anticipate watching this movie anytime soo, I probably will at some point to try and determine what is meant by "justice is better than vengeance" and just how much of a propaganda piece it really is.

What Constitutes State-Sponsored Terrorism?

27 Marcheshvan 5786 

Does Israel need "Regime Change"?

Coming in the dead of night, yanking children from their beds, throwing families into the cold with only the clothes on their backs, forbidden to take anything from their homes as the bulldozers move in and leave it all a pile of rubble.  What else can you call it?  Is the terror any less if they come on a warm sunny day?

Understand the Truth of What You See

But what else can you expect from a regime whose leader fully capitulates to an enemy right on the verge of their defeat.

It's official now, Netanyahu is certifiably insane (based on Einstein's Theory of Insanity).  Is there any Jew left in Israel who still supports this man?  If so, they are as crazy as he is and they deserve each other!

Can you tell me what the forced expulsion of young Jewish families has in common with the forced conscription of yeshivah students?

Both groups are considered to be "extremists"!  Because they base their lives completely on the Torah of Hashem.

Jews like this are never going to stop being a threat to the pragmatic, ego-and-profit-driven people with power who defy God and His Law daily!!

Here are some choice comments made by some of the regime's elite...

..."I view with great seriousness the violent riots and the attempt to take the law into their own hands by a handful of extremists who do not represent the residents in Judea and Samaria," Netanyahu stated. "I call on law enforcement authorities to bring the rioters to justice."

[How dare the pretend leader of Israel speak of "justice"!!  And labeling activity a "riot" does not automatically make it one.]

The prime minister added, "I intend to deal with this personally and convene the relevant ministers as soon as possible to provide a response to this serious phenomenon. I am strengthening the IDF and the security forces, who will continue to act with determination and without fear in order to maintain order."

[These armed and violent "security forces" have much to fear from pregnant women with babes in arms.]

Netanyahu's comments came alongside several top officials from his government condemning the riots, like Defense Minister Israel Katz, who made comments on these events for the first time after months of Jewish extremist violence.

...Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) called to "push Ben-Gvir aside" after saying that "the riot of the Hilltop Youth in the village of Jaba' is another stage in the escalating violence. These people are violent criminals, and it's time to deal with this harshly."

They cause damage in Israel, cause us damage in the world, and they are a disgrace to Judaism and a shame to Zionism."

[Can you imagine Yair Lapid having anything to say about "Judaism"???]

[Yair Golan] also demanded, "It's time to fight Jewish terror just as we fight Palestinian terror."

[Smotrich also toed the party line.  He does have his future political career to consider.]  (Source)

Again!  Look who is speaking of "disgracing Judaism"!!  "They are not the State of Israel" - precisely, and that is why they have been deemed "extremists and enemies of the State."  

These young people are loyal to Hashem, to His Torah and to the Land of Israel.  They and all those like them ARE Yisrael.  When the Erev Rav stole the name, they did what they always do best - cause confusion, mixing light and dark, truth and lie, fake and real.

How much longer will we consent to be governed by our internal enemies?  When all of our children and grandchildren have been sacrificed on their altar of Zionism and State worship??!!

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Here are some other informative remarks made with regard to the events in Gush Etzion yesterday...

Contributes more to the establishment of a Palestinian state than any UN resolution:

Evicting my friends from their homes. Yes – women and children, while their fathers and husbands are now in reserves.

Entire families find themselves without a roof over their heads, just so some clerk can feel like he's done his job.

And I ask – is this the country we want to be?

Instead of the government dealing less with evicting settlements that aren't bothering anyone, and more with restoring quiet, security, and support to citizens who serve, fight, and pay taxes – we're seeing the opposite.

This isn't right or left. This isn't politics.

This is basic justice. Humanity. Mutual responsibility.

What happened today – seeing women with babies in their arms being evicted from their homes – is shocking, sad, and outrageous.

Shame on us as a people and as a country that this is happening at all, and even greater shame if we continue to stand by as if it doesn't touch us.  (Source) 

Friends, understand for a second what's happening here.

Somehow this slipped under the radar, but in the background of the destruction currently taking place in Givat Tzur Migal in which 25 families reside(!), there is a process taking place in the High Court of Justice demanding the return of the Arab infiltrators to the ridge where the hill is located.

This is about a strategic ridge that overlooks the access road to the settlements of Gush Etzion, and until two years ago was filled for decades *with dozens of structures of Arabs from the village of Sair who infiltrated the area without any response from the authorities*

Contrary to the delusional claims of Yaron Rosenthal, the destruction of the hill will simply pave the way for the return of the Arab infiltrators to the ridge. This is what the Arabs and the left-wing organizations demanded, and this is what's happening now with the encouragement of the current idiot.

When the Arabs controlled the ridge, residents even feared to hike there after being attacked in a series of incidents - let alone to settle there and establish "hundreds of housing units" like Rosenthal's hollow declarations.

Do you understand what's happening here? Not only destruction, but also the return of the Arab infiltrators to the area under the guise of real estate claims.  (Source)

Moshe Feiglin on 17 Nov 2025 via "X"... 

Unfortunately, the abominable pogrom taking place today in Gush Etzion against 25 pioneering families—with the open encouragement of the institutionalized leadership of the settlement movement—did not surprise me in the slightest.

That's how it was already 30 years ago, when in Operation Double Multiply, organized by the "This Is Our Land" movement that I founded, we encouraged dozens of settlements to go out and establish outposts beyond the fences.

Some of these outposts are thriving to this day.

"The operation is not coordinated with the Yesha Council, and therefore one should refrain from participating in it"—so announced Pinchas Wallerstein, chairman of the Yesha Council, in a letter to the residents back then.

Do you understand?

Just like then, so today—settling the land is good and beautiful, safeguarding the land from Arab takeover and the establishment of a "Palestinian" state is wonderful—of course, on the condition that control remains in the hands of the settler establishment!

The entire concept of liberty is foreign to these people. Anything not managed by the state is invalid in their eyes and must be eliminated....

~ Ana Hashem, Hoshia Na ~

Just a Stumble or The Beginning of a Tumble?

26 Marcheshvan 5786 

When Eisav falls, Yisrael rises.

In the ten days since the 2025 elections, Donald Trump has faced a series of political blows that left his allies rattled, his base divided, and his once-durable administration suddenly strained. A humbling Election Day rout of GOP candidates up and down the ballots quickly gave way to finger-pointing, infighting, and the return of a scandal Trump had long tried to bury.

The warning signs came immediately. On November 5, Democrats romped, from New York City to Georgia. 

...“We got our asses handed to us,” Vivek Ramaswamy, a close Trump ally running for governor in Ohio, wrote on X, acknowledging the drubbing.

Trump moved quickly to deflect blame. “TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT,” he wrote on Truth Social, pointing to the month-long government shutdown, poor Republican candidates and even worse campaign messaging. 

...Exit polls in Virginia and New Jersey showed that nearly two thirds felt “angry” or “dissatisfied” with the country’s direction. ...Pundits across the political spectrum called the results a rejection of the status quo, especially on pocketbook issues like affordability and inflation.

“Trump is now in a position where he’s defending high prices while trying to convince people things are getting better,” said Lawrence J. White, a professor of economics at NYU Stern. “That’s a hard place to be politically.”

...In the week after Election Day, Trump’s typically steady approval ratings fell sharply. A University of Michigan survey found that consumer sentiment had dropped to near-recession levels, ....

Inside the White House, anxiety grew. Trump aides had spent months trying to pin economic troubles on Biden-era policies, but that argument was falling flat.

...By November 6, frustration inside Trump’s base was spilling into public view. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene called the midterm results “a major wake-up call,” criticizing Republicans for failing to address affordability and the pressures of the shutdown.

Trump pushed back. “I don’t know what happened to Marjorie,” he told reporters. “She’s a nice woman, but I don’t know what happened. She’s lost her way, I think.”

...Trump’s attempt to reset the narrative with a Fox News primetime sitdown on November 10 quickly backfired. During the interview with Laura Ingraham, he was pressed on whether the U.S. should continue issuing H-1B visas for foreign tech workers—a long-standing point of contention within his base.

Trump surprised some by defending the program. “You do need to bring in talent,” he said, adding that the U.S. lacks certain skills for high-tech industries. When Ingraham pushed back, saying, “We have plenty of talented people here,” Trump responded flatly: “No, you don’t.”

...MAGA influencers accused Trump of betraying his “America First” stance. On-again, off-again allies like Ann Coulter and other far-right figures lashed out, calling the comment a slap in the face to American workers. By the next day, aides insisted Trump was talking about the failures of the U.S. education system, not American talent itself.

Then Jeffrey Epstein reemerged from the grave.

...Next week, the House is scheduled to hold a floor vote requiring the Justice Department to release the full Epstein dossier, including thousands of unclassified documents, memos,and internal communications. The vote was forced after Massie’s discharge petition secured the 218 signatures needed to bypass Speaker Mike Johnson.

“We might as well just do it,” Johnson told reporters.  (Source)

No part of the new media ecosystem was more ascendant, more powerful and more influential in shaping public debate than MAGA was six short months ago.

It helped elect President Trump to a second term, defend Trump, pressure and punish any Republican who didn't back Trump. MAGA was Trump, and Trump was full MAGA. Why it matters: MAGA is now mired in conflict over Israel, white nationalism, purity tests and disputes among its biggest personalities.

It's still overwhelmingly pro-Trump — but less relevant in shaping the president's agenda, and less capable of uniting to shape perception and dominate conversation on the right. These days, MAGA can spend more time eating its own than feasting on liberals or establishment Republicans.

The big picture: Many Americans are unaware of the fracturing because they don't watch Tucker Carlson videos, or listen to Ben Shapiro podcasts, or debate America First on Rumble or X. They see flickers of MAGA fires when the mainstream media picks up on feuds, notably Carlson vs. Shapiro over Israel and hate.

But as Axios has shown in earlier deep dives, MAGA wholly dominates Republican media, much like Fox News and the National Review did at their apex.

"MAGA was my idea — MAGA was nobody else's idea," Trump told Fox News' Laura Ingraham this past week. "I know what MAGA wants better than anybody else. And MAGA wants to see our country thrive."

With power and clout come turmoil, conflict and rivalry. In this case, it's unfolding over what it means to be truly America First when Trump, MAGA's titular and spiritual leader, focuses attention on Israel or Venezuela as working-class voters are hurting in America. Fights over this are spilling out, well, everywhere:...   (continues here.)

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — US President Donald Trump on Sunday brushed aside concerns about conservative commentator Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with a far-right activist known for his antisemitic views, which has caused a schism within the Republican Party.

Trump defended Carlson, saying the former Fox News host has “said good things about me over the years.” He said if Carlson wants to interview Nick Fuentes, whose followers see themselves as working to preserve America’s white, Christian identity, then “people have to decide.” Trump did not criticize Carlson or Fuentes.

Fuentes appeared to appreciate Trump’s sentiment, posting “Thank you Mr. President!” along with a video of his interaction with reporters.  (Source)