"Viral": It All Boils Down to This (Part 2 of 2)

11 Marcheshvan 5787
Yahrtzeit of Rachel Imeinu

There is actually a third consequence of the Noahide movement and that is the push by some to offer ger toshav status to those Noahides who go before the Beit Din and declare their intention to live in accordance with the Seven Laws of Noah.  As such, we are being told that they would then have the right to live in Eretz Yisrael.

(Just so you know, "Rabbi" Tuly Weisz has not been left out of the fray.  He's a champion for non-Jewish 'aliyah.'  His Israel365 website has published the following...)

Beyond the Law of Return: How non-Jews are finding pathways to live in Israel

On the Universal Zionist podcast, attorney Michael Decker tells Rabbi Tuly Weisz that Israel offers far more pathways for non-Jewish friends than most people realize, and that demand has never been higher.

Most people assume the gates to Israel open only for Jews. Michael Decker spends his working life proving otherwise.

Decker runs Decker, Pex, Levi Law Firm, one of the largest immigration firms in Israel and the address many non-Jews turn to when they want legal status in the Jewish state. His firm handles visas to the United States, European passports for descendants of Jews, and a steady flow of cases for people who want to live, work, study, or invest in Israel. Since October 7th, the flow has become a flood.

...A Visa for the Ger Toshav

This summer, Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan and Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Ganz announced honorary citizenship for Christian Zionists who stand with Judea and Samaria. The gesture was symbolic, and they asked Weisz to explore how to give it legal force.

That research led him to rabbis in Israel who propose a visa for the ger toshav (resident non-Jew), the biblical category of a non-Jew who lives among Israel and keeps the seven Noahide laws.

“Israel, even according to the Torah, was not only for the Jewish people,” Weisz said. “When Abraham lived here, it wasn’t only Jews here. When King David and King Saul were here, there were a lot of non-Jews.”

The Bible commands Israel to love the stranger in its midst:

“The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your citizens; you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your G-d” (Leviticus 19:34).  [A perverse distortion of the Torah as this refers to converts.]

The same framework draws a hard line. A community that rejects the basic universal code, that supports murder and terror, has no right to live in the land. Decker endorsed the idea and called for legitimate government pressure to make it policy.

Weisz sees strategic value as well. Twelve countries recently moved against Israel over Judea and Samaria, largely to placate domestic constituencies. “If they knew there were thousands and thousands of people who had a legal connection to the State of Israel, it would make it much harder for countries to punish Israel,” he argued.

For Weisz, Israel’s Christians are the textbook ger toshav. They believe in the G-d of the Bible and the Ten Commandments. “Strengthening the relationship with the gerei toshav here in Israel will only strengthen the Jewish nature and Jewish identity of Israel,” he said. 

This is just the worst nightmare I can envision.  I have no words adequate to express my dismay and revulsion at the very idea.  Listen to "Universal Zionism's" vision of "Noahides" and ger toshav.  

Noahides, "Abrahamics" and Ger Toshav

It's painful to watch and it's clearly another plot by the Erev Rav to mix us massively with the gentiles until Eisav will have stolen the birthright out from under Ya'aqov.

There is a catch, however, and a catch to the catch.  

What Is the Catch?

The conditions [for attaining ger toshav status] are as follows:  1) acceptance of the status of resident alien [non-citizen], with abandonment of idolatry and acceptance of the seven Noahide laws;  2) tribute;  3) servitude.  ...without [servitude and tribute] a non-Jew cannot live in Eretz Yisrael.   ("The Non-Jew in Eretz Yisrael," R. Kahane)

(The Muslims took their dhimmi status for non-Muslims from us.)

...Tribute and servitude were intended to underscore the inequality between Israel and the nations in Eretz Yisrael, and they must accept both.  Accepting just one will not help them, for only through both will their submission be proven.  ...A non-Jew dwelling in Eretz Yisrael must be an alien without ownership or mastery over the Land.   (See Hilchot Melachim 6:1)

When all of the requirements are properly presented to the candidates (assuming they will be, but I would not bet on it!), how many will be willing to agree to this?  It is very foreign to modern cultural norms to be forced to act submissively to anyone.  They believe they are our equals or maybe even a little bit better, as many errant Jews like to tell them.

This is one reason the Druze do not qualify for ger toshav status...

Druze revolt: Why a tiny, loyal community is so infuriated by nation-state law

From the rooftop of Tel Aviv’s 12-story municipality building, the Druze community’s multi-colored flag and its elder members’ traditional headdresses were visible, and repeated chants of “equality” were audible.

Some tens of thousands of Israeli Druze and their supporters had nearly filled one of the city’s largest public spaces, Rabin Square, to protest the Knesset’s approval of the quasi-constitutional nation-state law.

“I feel like I have been abandoned by the government,” said Nimr, a middle-aged Druze soldier, who has served in the IDF for 26 years, alluding to the new law while sitting atop a speaker and clutching his community’s flag.

The nation-state law, which the Knesset passed with a 62-55 vote on July 19, enshrined Israel as “the national home of the Jewish people,” recognized Jewish holidays and days of remembrance and declared Hebrew the state’s national language.

The legislation included no reference to the equality of all Israeli citizens akin to the one made in Israel’s Declaration of Independence — which pledged that the nascent state would “ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex” — and it appeared to grant the Arabic language a lesser status than that of Hebrew.

Samir al-Asa’d, a 51-year-old retired lieutenant colonel who served in the military for 22 years, said that the law has let him down.

“Israel is my country,” declared As’ad, one of many organizers of the Saturday night protest, which drew a crowd of at least 50,000 Israelis — Druze and others. “I am proud to be an Israeli, but this law made me feel humiliated.”

Exactly! 

Additionally, and perhaps even more importantly...

"We do not accept candidates for ger toshav except when the Jubilee is operative."  (Hilchot Avoda Zarah 10:6)  

Yovel is not currently "operative."  (See HERE.)

The catch to the catch is, there is nothing preventing these Torah distorters from ignoring the halachah and doing as they please (except Hashem).

The ultimate idolatry is to place your own thoughts and feelings above the commands of HKB"H.  As the prophet tells us (Shmuel Alef 15.22):  "Behold, to obey is better than a peace-offering; to hearken is better than the fat of rams."

We knew that instinctively when we responded to Hashem's offer of the Torah with the words:  "Na'aseh n'nishma."

Nissim Black said something that caught my attention.  During his podcast, he said...

"They're doing everything they can to sever the relationship
 with God-loving, Bible-believing Chr*stians and their connection
 not only to the people of Israel but to the Land of Israel."

He seems to think that the Noahide issue and the concomitance of the Chr*stianity-as-idolatry question are very negative things, but as we said from the beginning...

 "This is from Hashem, that which is wondrous in our eyes."

No doubt HKB"H has caused it to "go viral" in order to do just that - drive a wedge between Jews and Chr*stians.  This illicit love affair has gone on way too long already.

But, there could be another reason, too.  We know that the world as we've known it until now is about to end.  The "viral" global message went out to the gentiles, what they need to know to get right with Hashem before free will comes to an end.  And Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, acting as the two witnesses, have warned the gentiles of the penalty of violation of the Seven Laws, paving the way to their righteous judgment.  Time just got a lot shorter.

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There used to be a commercial on TV in the olden days:  "You deserve a break today."   In reward for following me through all the smelly stuff to reach this point, you deserve a break from the antics of the Erev Rav and their partners in crime.

I want you to have the chance to bask in the real, unadulterated, 100% pure EMET!!!  So, with this final video, we will wrap this subject up.  The Final Word being:  1)  Chr*stianity is without question idolatry, so Chr*stians cannot be considered as Noahides or gerei toshav, and 2) no one may legally be accepted as a ger toshav until the Yovel is reinstated, likely after Mashiach comes.

Rabbi Lazer Brody:
The Prohibition of Idolatry

"Noahidism" Has Gone VIral!! (Part 1 of 2))

10 Marcheshvan 5787

[Don't be afraid from the videos, they are all short 😉]

You heard mention in yesterday's video about the First International Congress of Noahides to be held on November 2, 2026.  I think we have to get into that right now before we proceed further.  My head is spinning right now with all the information flooding in and the need to make orderly sense of it all.  

David Hamelech wrote "That which is wondrous in our eyes is from Hashem."  Today, David Hamelech would probably say it this way, "Whatever goes viral, you can bet Hashem is behind it."

My experience with and knowledge of the "Noahide movement" goes back 25 years.  Back then, Chr*stians were not included in the definition of who is a righteous gentile.  These were people following a move of God that brought many thousands of former Chr*stians out of the church and out of the belief in Yeshu.  Waves of them began to convert to Judaism while others who could not make that commitment were left to wonder what God expected from them and they began consulting rabbis who had never dealt with the matter before.  Out of that came books on the Seven Laws of Noah and ongoing discussions among all concerned.  

Two intractable problems arose, as I see it.  The Laws of Noah are in place to regulate a proper working of society where people can grow and prosper and fulfill their purpose in the creation.  It is not a religion and does not offer a religious way of life.

The Problems

1. The former Chr*stians missed the religious aspect of their lives and kept insisting that they needed a substitute for the 'losses' they suffered by giving it up.  They implored the rabbis to provide it to them.

2.  The Jews involved are very chesed-oriented and they sympathized with the new Bnei Noach or Noahides, for wont of a better term, and different solutions began to be discussed to address these issues.

Most unfortunately, two very serious consequences have developed.

The Consequences

1.  Some rabbis have determined (against the halachah) that Chr*stianity is not idolatry and as Bible-believers they fulfill the Seven Laws of Noah; therefore, practicing Chr*stians may be termed "righteous gentiles among the nations".  This negates the need or desirability of having another class of people called Noahides.  No reason they should give up their Chr*stian way of life.  They advise remaining in the church (as you heard Gimpel say in the video I shared yesterday) and being the "best Chr*stian they can be."  

"LOVE is BLIND"

2.  Other rabbis have heeded the calls and demands from those who identify with the original so-called Noahide movement to a point where, despite denials, they are essentially creating something that could conceivably become a new religion; providing them with siddurim and creating life cycle events with specific rituals, etc.  

Now, how did this subject suddenly go viral on social media to the point that there is a global awakening to it with Chr*stians worldwide being terrorized by claims of persecution and execution under these laws.  I have to say, not without some basis, when you see what is actually being perpetrated by the Congress organizers.

This was the spark that lit the fire:

Ben Shapiro at TPUSA on Oct 7, 2026

Tucker Carlson Reacts to
Viral Ben Shapiro Clip

SAMPLE OF PUBLIC FEEDBACK 

(To be continued...)

Their Spots Never Changed, It Was a Ruse (Part 2 of 2)

10 Marcheshvan 5787 

At one point the Waller Family was presented to Rabbi Melamed, the community rabbi of Har Brachah where the Wallers were invited in to set up shop, as "righteous gentiles" who were on a "path" out of Chr*stianity.  In a radio interview with messianic Jews, they were called the poster child for the Ephraimites.  There are years of clips on my Youtube channel demonstrating from their own words that their intention from the beginning was to introduce Jews to "this J-sus that we know."  Twenty years later they feel free to openly admit that they are Chr*stians still.  That's not "being on a path."  That's dug in.  

But, as even they admit, they couldn't have done it without the help of the Jews, actually the Erev Rav -  the enemy within.  The Erev Rav is a mixture and their goal is always to mix Jews with gentiles.  You can recognize them from all their efforts to draw the gentiles inside the camp - to give them a portion of our land, to give them Shabbat, to give them our Torah, to call them "our brothers."  This is our precious inheritance from HKB"H.  It is only accessible to a gentile by way of full kosher conversion to Judaism.  But the Erev Rav are offering it free for the taking, not even to righteous gentiles, but to the worst idolaters in the world - idolaters intent on spreading their idolatry to the world and especially to the righteous Jews.

Following are some interesting insights into this phenomenon courtesy of Joshua Waller and  Luke Hilton (the "Israel Guys") in collaboration with "Rabbi" Jeremy Gimpel and "Rabbi" Ari Abramowitz.

MORE PARTNERS IN CRIME

This is very sad and tragic - "the blind leading the blind."

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I say again, it's wrong for Jews to use the term "Bible" when talking about the Tanakh.  Hebrew speakers think it's the English word for Tanakh.  It's not!  Go anywhere in the world and buy a "Bible" and it always includes the false testament - always!  And that's how the gentiles understand it, too.

It's really kind of shocking that the Waller clan can sit and learn under rabbis and make such close relationships with religious Jews - for two decades! - and yet they can't ever reach the actual Truth.

"When a person comes to do good, Heaven helps him and when a person comes to do evil, Heaven helps him."  (Yoma 38b)

This passage is a foundational text in Jewish philosophy regarding free will.  The Talmud explains that Heaven respects human choice:  

• If a person genuinely desires to do good (purify themselves), they receive extra divine assistance from above to achieve it.  

• If a person chooses to do evil (defile themselves), Heaven does not force them to stop; instead, it simply leaves the door open, allowing them to walk down that dark path if they so choose.  (Chabad)

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Just so you know, it's not just our Torah, our Shabbat, our Land, our mitzvot, even our unique mission that's on offer to the practitioners of avodah zarah by the Erev Rav, it's also the Temple itself.  Listen to Yehuda Glick, one of the worst offenders of all.

These clips were sent to me.  It needs explaining that he is referring to the "changes" that have occurred recently with regard to what Jews are allowed to do on the Temple Mount...

ABOMINATION 

21 Oct update:  This was the video of Yehuda Glick raging about Chr*stians demanding their rights on the Temple Mount.  Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz of Israel365, who was pictured in the video but remained silent in this clip, complained to Youtube, so it was pulled. 
Those who saw it can't unsee it.

Their Spots Never Changed, It Was a Ruse (Part 1 of 2)

9 Marcheshvan 5787

If you need further up-to-date proof that the Wallers/Hayovel/Israel Guys, here-just-to-serve volunteers, are really here to 1) grab some glory for themselves; 2) get themselves a ring-side seat to the "revival"; and 3) witness the gospel to the Orthodox Jews who have welcomed them in, proceed to the video.  Please send it on to anyone you know who needs it.

There is nothing quite like hearing it from their own mouths...

PARTNERS IN CRIME

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8 Marcheshvan 5787 

Gaza Film NAZA Receives

25 Minute Standing Ovation!

Well Deserved!!

Just Your Usual Shabbat in the Hills

7 Marcheshvan 5787

Shavua tov!

Every week, foreigners and self-identified "Jews" come together in common cause with the occupier Arabs in Judea and Samaria - especially on Shabbat!! - to harass and attack Jewish shepherds and farmers.  This is the latest disgusting episode in this saga of the reclamation of our land.

As you can imagine the entire world has taken note and taken a side while France burns to the ground and the Houthis and Saudis are trading missiles. 

Keep in mind that it has yet to be determined who actually made this attack but the media has already passed judgment - as per their usual.  As far as I am concerned it's irrelevant.  Their lives are on the line every single day.

Washington Post photojournalist undergoes surgery after settler attack, demands arrests - interview

Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine says settlers beat her as IDF soldiers stood by.

Does the Prophet Fail If the People Pay No Heed?

5 Marcheshvan 5787

Erev Shabbat Kodesh

Parashat Noach

Rav Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane" HY"D...

...For 120 years, Noah fulfilled G-d's commandment and built the ark, all the while warning the people in his generation about the impending flood.  When the people would pass by his house and ask what he was doing, he would reply, "The Almighty said that He is bringing a flood upon the world".  The people reacted with vicious mockery. (Bereishit Raba 30:7)

The question that can be asked is the following:  For 120 years Noach warned of the flood.  And what came out of it?  At first glance absolutely nothing!  In the end, the flood wiped out the entire world, except for whom?  Except for Noach and his family.  Not even one person was convinced to do "teshuva."  Not even one! Noach's "life endeavor" of 120 years was a waste of time.  Or was it?

The story of Noach provides us with a concrete illustration as to what the true role of the chastising prophet is.  Certainly the major goal of the warnings and admonishment are to direct the people onto the proper path, in the hope that they will do "teshuva" immediately.  But in contrast as to what one might think, if the prophet does not succeed in bringing the people to "teshuva," this does not necessarily mean that he failed!  A deeper look will reveal that the rebuke in itself has value.  If we look at the prophets of Israel, we will notice an amazing fact:  Generally speaking, they were a dismal failure.  It seemed as if they influenced no one.  The people were not interested in hearing them, and did not change their evil ways.  Does this mean that there was no value in the warnings of the prophets?  Of course not.  After all, the words of the prophets are inscribed forever in our holy Tanach.

The answer to this question can be found in G-d's answer to Ezekiel when He appoints him as a prophet (chapter 2)  "And He said to me, Son of man, I sent thee to the children of Israel...that have rebelled against me...and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord G-d.  And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse to hear, (for they are a rebellious house), so that they shall know that there has been a prophet amongst them."  And afterwards (3:7):  "But the house of Israel will not hearken to you..."  Can this be?  If G-d knows that they will not listen, why send Ezekiel out and put him through such humiliation and abuse?  And so a new concept is learned here.  The saying of truth has value, even if it has no apparent influence at that particular moment.  What is the value?  "So that they shall know that there has been a prophet amongst them."  Even if immediate results are not seen, the value of the warnings are that they manifest the bringing in of G-d's word into the world.  The prophet who expresses G-d's truth is giving expression to G-d's actual presence in this world.  It is showing us that the world is not "hefker" (chaos).  There is justice in the world.  By so doing, the prophet in essence sanctifies G-d's name.

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(Compiled by Tzipora Liron-Pinner from "The writings of Rav Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane" HY"D - end of commentary on Parashat Bereshit and commentary on Parashat Noach) 

The Hard Facts (Part 5 - Final)

4 Marcheshvan 5787

[UPDATE @11:18 AM - Please see my additions at the end after the video.]

 (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3), (Part 4)

We've come to the place where the obvious next question is:  What do we do?  First, we look to the Torah and Mesorah to find answers.  It's not up to our opinions, it's up to what HKB"H wills.  

Separation is the Key to Redemption
"Mi l'Hashem elai!" (Moshe Rabbeinu)

We have to remove ourselves out of that "middle ground" and choose our side.  Are we 100% with Moshe Rabbeinu's Torah or are we 100% on the side of the Golden Calf embodied in the Zionist State?  

As Eliyahu Hanavi famously said:  "Until when are you hopping between two ideas? If the Lord is God, go after Him, and if the Baal, go after him." (Melachim I 18.21)

This comes to tell us that in HKB"H's eyes, there is no "middle ground."

Furthermore, mixing good and evil together was the first sin and we have quite a few mitzvot regarding illegal mixtures, as well as our historical experience with the worst mixture of all - the Erev Rav.

We are an Am Kadosh - a people set apart for Hashem - separated from the nations.  Those among us who go out and attach themselves to the nations - their ideals, their values, their culture - they have, in essence, returned to the nations and are therefore, by their own will separated from the Am Kadosh.  It is they who have left us, not the other way around.  It is for them to return to us through teshuvah, not our place to join them in their rebellion.

That said, we can't remain passive in this situation, content to maintain our own status quo,  because they are not content to run amuck on their own and take the consequences.  They pursue us and insist we join them in their deadly folly.  Remember, in the midrash, it was Eisav who approached Ya'aqov with the suggestion that they each compromise in order to come together as one.  

This is exactly how we have reached this untenable situation today - by a compromise, by an illegal mixture of Torah combined with Western culture and values.  God forbid!  

There is no scenario in which Eisav and Ya'aqov unite.  Eisav will never accept less.

The Core Blessing (Genesis 27) 

• The Voice of Jacob: When Jacob approaches his blind father, Isaac, to receive the blessing, Isaac famously remarks: "The voice is the voice of Jacob, yet the hands are the hands of Esau" (Genesis 27:22). The "voice" symbolizes Torah study, prayer, and spiritual elevation. 

• The Sword of Esau: When Esau discovers he was bypassed, he receives his own destiny from Isaac: "And by your sword shall you live" (Genesis 27:40). This represents a reliance on material force, hunting, conquest, and military might.

How the Sages View Their Relationship

• Mutual Counterbalance: Midrashic and rabbinic commentary teach that the power of Esau’s sword only prevails when the voice of Jacob falls silent in the study halls and synagogues. Conversely, as long as the voice of Jacob remains strong and active, the destructive power of Esau's sword is neutralized. 

• Archetypes of Nations: In prophetic and rabbinic thought, Esau (also identified with Edom and later Rome) and Jacob (Israel) represent two worldviews: 

• Esau trusts in physical dominance and the material world.

• Jacob trusts in the covenant, moral restraint, and spiritual connection to God. 

• The Danger of Mimicry: Commentators (such as the Ramban and Sforno) warn that... 

Jacob must not attempt to defeat Esau by abandoning the voice for the sword—adopting the "hands of Esau"—because doing so plays into Esau's home turf, where Esau naturally excels.

"By abandoning the voice for the sword" - isn't this exactly what the Religious Zionists are calling the chareidi Torah students to do?  It's self-destructive! 

Can you see now how and why there is this program to promote the "Abraham Accords"?  The Powers That Be insist on taking us back into the relationships with Yishmael and Eisav so as to circumvent the power inherent in Ya'aqov/Yisrael.

Our Sages always warned us to beware getting entangled in a showdown with the two of them aligned together against us.  We are in dire, dire need to disengage, to cease being Eisav's twin ("little America," "the little Satan" - because after all, ths Satan is the ministering angel of Edom) and to strengthen the voice of Ya'aqov.  Instead, those of the "middle ground" are assisting in stifling and even silencing the voice of Ya'aqov.  Hashem yerachem aleinu!

This third war of GoguMagog started on Simchat Torah to clue us in that the destruction of the Torah is the main objective.  And that's why we need to abandon this "Oct 7th" nomenclature and name it what it is - the Simchat Torah War (like the Yom Kippur War).  Every aspect of this war can be traced right back to this ultimate goal. Right now it is the main reason given for the attack on yeshivah students - the needs of the war. It should have been won in a month at most.  Here we are three and half years later and we are treading water, getting nowhere fast.  This is by design.  Never doubt it!

The Heavenly call is going to go out again - "Mi l'Hashem elai!" - and it's going to be the voice of Mashiach we hear.  If you still have not chosen your rightful place by then, it will certainly be your last chance.  There will not be time for hesitation.  Think about it, but don't take too long.  The clock is ticking.  The sun is setting.

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The Sword of Eisav v.
The Voice of Ya'aqov
(Sh'mu'el Book 1, Chapter 17)

REMINDER:  David eschewed King Saul's armor and sword, but he did not confront Goliath empty-handed.  As I pointed out before, as long as there is a kli - a vessel - by which the power of God enters this realm, only our level of faith in HKB"H dictates how much is enough.  The more faith we put in the weapons, the greater and more physically powerful they must be. In David's case, he had such tremendous faith that one man with one stone and a slingshot was enough.  So why five stones, you may ask if you are unfamiliar with the story...

Babylonian Talmud (Sotah 42b):  The Gemara discusses the verse in 2 Samuel 21:22  ("These four were born to Rapha in Gath") and identifies Goliath as part of a group of five siblings born to a mother named Harafa (or Orpah). According to this rabbinic tradition, Goliath is the middle brother, with two older brothers and two younger brothers.

Rabbinic and traditional commentary sometimes link the idea of Goliath's four brothers to 1 Samuel 17, explaining that King David picked up five smooth stones from the brook because he anticipated needing to face Goliath plus his four giant brothers.

The Hard Facts (Part 4)

3 Marcheshvan 5787 

(Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3)

Yishai Fleisher speaking on behalf of Itamar Ben Gvir and Otzmah Yehudit:

"...We believe that the study of Torah, i.e. Jewish heritage, is a State value.  It is a State value.  Now, we need defense because Israel is an embattled country, so the defense is something - we can't have Torah without defense.  We can't have anything without proper defense, so that comes first.  We recognize the value of Torah and we have to find a middle ground to move forward...."

I daresay these remarks by Otzmah Yehudit's spokesperson, who was also formerly spokesperson for the Hebron Jewish Community, faithfully represent the views of most, if not all, of those who identify as Religious Zionists.  And therein lies the crux of the matter.  

Torah is far, far more than just Jewish heritage.  Braided challah and gefilte fish is part of Jewish heritage!  And claiming that it is "a" State value does not equate to it being the primary and supreme Jewish value.  And still Torah is so much more.  It is our very life...

Key Concepts in Jewish Tradition

• "Torah is life itself": In Chassidic and Rabbinic thought, the Torah is viewed as the very heartbeat and essence of Jewish existence, rather than just an external set of laws or a framework. As taught by sages like Rabbi Boruch Ber Leibowitz, the Torah is not like oxygen that supports life from the outside—it is the very substance of life.

• Tree of Life (Etz Chayim): The Torah is repeatedly referred to as a "Tree of Life" (Etz Chayim). Traditional sources emphasize that cutting oneself off from the Torah's path is akin to cutting oneself off from spiritual vitality and existence.

• Connection to God: In Jewish theology, God and the Torah are deeply interconnected. Because God is the source of all life, connecting to His Torah means connecting directly to the source of life itself ("You who cling to Hashem, your G-d—you are all alive today" — Deuteronomy 4:4).

• Elixir of Life: The Talmud (Yoma 72b) famously states that the Torah can be an elixir of life (sam chaim) or an elixir of death (sam mavet), depending on how and with what intent a person approaches it.  (Gemini)

One of the key goals of Zionism was always to make Jews into Israelis, cutting us off from our relationship to the Torah.  First to distance - lead us to this middle ground - and then to cut us off completely.

...Esau's intention... to meet each other halfway, with each modifying his conduct until they were alike (Yalkut Shimoni, Genesis 133).

Mr. Fleisher:  "We recognize the value of Torah and we have to find a middle ground...."

Religious Zionism already stakes out the middle ground.  It's a hybrid religion, combining traditional tenets of Judaism with the secular religion of Zionism.  Herzl's vision of the New Jew but with a kippah and tallit.  This is why the IDF was chosen as the vehicle to inculcate this hybrid monstrosity's "values" into all our future generations (since the founding of the State).  

What is Religious Zionism most noted for - combining Torah study with military service.  But, tell me, what does it do to the religious soldier when the military service requires him to violate the Torah he is learning over and over again throughout his service?  When they are in conflict, it is the military might that wins out.

There is a place for Torah in a Torah-based military defending the values of a Torah-based society.  There is no place for Torah in an American/EU substitute because they are antithetical.  These things can not co-exist and this is why we find ourselves in the situation we are in today.

I can't let this go without addressing Mr. Fleisher's remarks on defense.  Is Israel an "embattled country"?  Absolutely, and it has been embattled for its entire modern history.  You know this, but do you understand why?  Not because we came back to the land and not because we set up our own government.  It was and is because we did those things without establishing the Torah as the foundation for everything.  

Mr. Fleisher:  "...we can't have Torah without defense.  We can't have anything without proper defense, so that comes first."  

He has the cart before the horse.

The Torah came first at Har Sinai and it continues to be first in every time and in every way.  In point of fact, THE TORAH IS OUR ONLY DEFENSE!!  The military is simply the kli through which it operates.  The Torah itself tells us that the camp has to be pure -  it has to be a fitting vessel - and then it matters not how many soldiers you have or how mighty the enemy appears to be - "the victory will be the Lord's."

Only, we have no victory.  We have fear and death rampant in our streets and homes, because we put defense above the Torah which is our only real defense.  Remember how HKB"H held the mountain over our heads?  If we were to refuse to accept the Torah, we were to be buried under that mountain because there would be no reason for us to exist otherwise.  That has never changed!  The same holds true even today!

The State is not doing the chareidim any favors (as they imagine) by 'letting' them learn in yeshivahs.  They are in reality giving God a reason to let them continue to exist!  As it stands today, their complete disconnect is bound to bring them down to the dustbin of history.

Although Religious Zionists try to mix Torah into the military camp, it is defiled by the wickedness of the secular Zionist ethos and remains an unfit vessel.  Unbelievably, they actually seem to brag that they outweigh all other groups in the number of deaths in combat.  They are "proud" of their children's "sacrifice".  These are human sacrifices to a false god because when Israel went to war in full accord with the demands of the Torah - not one man was lost!! 

In truth, we are in an unending war with everyone because we are first and foremost at war with God.  The best of us honor the Torah, but we don't always obey the Torah.  A tragic number of us don't believe in it and some go so far as to hate it and want to wipe it out.

(Part 5 - Final)

The Hard Facts (Part 3)

2 Marcheshvan 5787 

(Part 1), (Part 2)

'I'm not Jewish, I'm a Zionist': Viral trend surges on X as hundreds join in, 'Post' analysis finds

A social media trend in which non-Jewish users publicly declare themselves non-Jewish Zionists has spread rapidly across X/Twitter,....

The posts follow a recognizable formula: “I’m not Jewish. I’m [nationality, religion or identity]. And I am a Zionist.”

This kind of (seeming) support engenders warm feelings for these (supposedly) sympathetic gentiles amongst the beleaguered Jews. Furthermore, the growing onslaught of Jew-hatred globally just heightens those feelings and drives the grateful Jews right into the arms of their gentile "brothers."  And this is precisely the intent.  Zionism is the breach in the wall that Torah erects around God's chosen people!

...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 degrees 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).  Indeed, Esau will even adopt certain tenets of Judaism - such as monotheism, the Divinity of the Torah, and reward and punishment - but only if Israel will give up some of its heritage.  Similarly, according to Tanna D'Bei Eliahu Zuta(19), ... 

Esau proposed. "Give up some of the mitzvos that divide us.  You will thereby enjoy this world and still have half the world to come.  Isn't that enough? (Bais Halevy, Vayishlach).

Can one see relevance in these ancient writings for the world of today?  Do we not see the pinnacle of Esau's civilization, the country that is the utmost embodiment of his values of individualism and superficiality / image, offering this bargain to sons of Yakov, and most of them have taken it.  In return, Esau has placed his political and military might in service of common goals, in support of the so-called "Judeo-Christian" values.  

Will this friendship continue when Esau sees that Yakov returns to his Law and rejects his extended hand and his conditions of friendship? (Source)

It is destined to happen.  Mashiach Tzidkeinu will reject all these efforts of Esau.  As it says: 

 "And saviors shall ascend Mt. Zion to judge the mountain of Esau, and the Lord shall have the kingdom."  (Ovadiah 1.21)

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**  (Genesis 33.12)  In their new found brotherly love, Esau insisted on escorting Jacob, and offered to slow down as much as necessary to keep pace with the slow-moving flocks and family (Rashi).  Jacob, however, wanted to end the reunion as quickly as possible, whether or not Esau's kisses were sincere [see v. 5], the momentary friendship could not be expected to last indefinitely.  Obviously, however, Jacob had to cloak his rejection of Esau's offer in very diplomatic terms.  

...At Seir.  Jacob had no intention of going as far as Seir - indeed, he did not go there - he merely wanted Esau to think he would, so that, in case Esau planned to attack him later, he would be waiting for an encounter that would never take place.  [It is axiomatic, however, that Jacob, who was the very epitome of truth, would never utter a blatant falsehood.  If so, he must have intended to go to Seir at some point.]  The Sages explain that Jacob was alluding to the End of Days, when, as Ovadiah (Ovadiah 1.21) prophesied, Jacob's descendants will come to Mount Seir to render judgment against Esau's descendants (Rashi).  (Source:  Stone Edition Chumash Commentary)

Ya'aqov Avinu was able to avoid the ultimate confrontation with Eisav, but we, his offspring, can not postpone it any longer.  On an individual level, each of us must find the courage to reject Eisav's "love" and stop leading him on.  We have to mend the breach in our portion of the wall and reach out to our brother to do the same with his portion.  The myth of "Religious" Zionism must be rejected as well as the myth that anyone who subscribes to any form of Zionism is a brother, a friend or someone with whom to make common cause.  

In the End, Mashiach Tzidkeinu will meet "brother" Eisav and put him firmly in his own place. 

(Part 4)

The Hard Facts (Part 2)

1 Marcheshvan 5787

Rosh Chodesh II

(Part 1)

We all know that the enemy within is the hardest one to fight because they pretend to be our brothers and the Torah commands us to love our brothers and to establish unity among us.  The true hard fact is that any goy can be Israeli, so unless it's an Israeli Jew, no brotherhood bond exists.  And even among those who claim to be Jews, according to the Torah, if they are living in rebellion to the Torah, they forfeit the bond of brotherhood until they repent and rejoin us.  The simple hard fact is that only the Torah unites us.

All that said, it brings us to the hardest test of our exile.  We have among us a hybrid group who have one foot in the Torah world and the other in the Secular Zionist world (i.e. the Religious Zionist/Judeo-Chr*stian).  Many Erev Rav souls have taken up residence in this group in order to mislead the weak but faithful Jews.  In my experience, they are identifiable - especially in these final days of our galut - by their antipathy toward their Torah-true brothers (chareidim) and their expressions of real affection for some of the worst goyim (Chr*stian Zionists) that exist in the world.  

We need to separate ourselves from them, but that is what makes this the hardest part of our test in these days, because a very great many good, loyal and faithful Jews are inadvertently caught up in it.  We need to bring them out from the Zionist trap, too, if we can. 

Somebody keeps telling me that nobody is perfect and that includes the Gedolim of the Torah world, but it is they who are the best that we have to choose from for leadership.  The Religious Zionist camp is so infiltrated by "geulah rabbis" teaching about Mashiach who are not just pushing but driving the New World Order agenda within the Jewish people in Eretz Yisrael.  

As soon as you hear the words "house of prayer for all nations," or declarations that Chr*stianity is not idolatry, or that our mission in this world is to spread Torah to the nations (i.e. missionary Judaism), these are solid clues to the real identity and allegiance of the person saying them.  We know that at the End of Days "most of the rabbis will be from the Erev Rav."  That doesn't mean some of them, just like us, may not have gotten innocently caught up in error.  But it is also true that the majority of the rabbis spreading these errors all over the internet identify as religious Zionists.  

Only the chareidi world has been safe from massive infiltration up until now because 1) they never fell into the idolatry of the State-worshipers;  2) they held strongly to da'at Torah from established gedolim who were already reaching to 100 years of life; and, 3) they remained disconnected from the internet.

This explains why their entire community has been under massive attack from the Zionist Powers That Be:  1) Serve the State rather then God; 2) Disobey da'at Torah and join the IDF, listen to women sing and mix with the opposite gender, or sit in prison; 3) COVID measures imposed cell phone usage and internet access.

Do they have their own problems, sure they do.  After all, as I am frequently advised, none of us are perfect, but some are more perfect than others and perfection is measured by how connected we are to the Torah truth.  Those who know it best have the best chance for success in defeating this internal enemy.

The problem, as always, is in how to convince our true brothers of who and what the problems are and convincing them to do something to fix it!!

(Part 3)

The Hard Facts (Part 1)

30 Tishrei 5787

Rosh Chodesh I

What is "Zion"?  Have the Zionists of today faithfully represented it???

Something to think about.  The term "Zionism" is a misnomer as its modern usage is disconnected from its historical meaning.

THE FACTS

The word Zion (Hebrew: Tzion) appears 154 times across the Tanakh. ALL of them refer to Jerusalem. Some examples...

• 2 Samuel 5:7 – "Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David)."

• 1 Kings 8:1 – Solomon assembles elders to bring up the ark from "the city of David, which is Zion."

• 2 Chronicles 5:2 – Solomon brings the ark out of the city of David, which is Zion.

• Psalm 2:6 – "I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain."

• Psalm 87:2, 87:5 – "The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the other dwellings of Jacob."

• Psalm 102:13, 102:16, 102:21 – God having mercy on Zion and rebuilding her walls.

• Psalm 132:13 – "For the Lord has chosen Zion, he has desired it for His dwelling..."

• Psalm 134:3 – "May the Lord bless you from Zion..."

• Psalm 137:1, 137:3 – "By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion."

• Micah 4:2 – "The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem."

• Amos 1:2 – "The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem..."

• Joel 2:32 – "And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance..."  (Gemini)

The rule and revelation of God's Presence in this physical realm were centered on the Place He chose:  The Temple Mount in Jerusalem.  This is Zion!  And it embodies everything that connects to it like the flow of Truth and Light which goes out to the entire world only from that Place.

This is what our ancesors yearned for and prayed for: "By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion."  But the anticipated and longed for return to Zion remains only in our prayers and our dreams.  And we are perhaps further removed from it since so many have fallen prey to the lie that what we have today in the State of Israel is already its fulfillment.

It's not by accident that the twentieth century "Zionists" did not choose to liberate Jerusalem in 1948.  Neither did they have any plan to do it in 1967.  So what did they mean when they chose the term Zionism.

In the writings of both early and later Zionists, Zion primarily refers to the historic Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael), and the city of Jerusalem serving as the central geographic, cultural, and political focus of the Jewish national movement.

However, the term evolved significantly in its symbolic and practical application between the early foundational thinkers and later political builders:

1. In the Writings of Early Zionists (Late 19th to Early 20th Century)

For early Zionist thinkers, "Zion" was predominantly a spiritual, cultural, and romantic ideal of national rebirth, which later transitioned into a concrete political destination.

• Spiritual and Cultural Renewal: Early "Cultural Zionists" like Ahad Ha'am viewed Zion not just as a piece of land, but as the indispensable cultural and spiritual center of the Jewish people. In his essays, Zion was the only place where Hebrew culture and Jewish identity could be revived autonomously, serving as a spiritual beacon for the Jewish Diaspora.

• The Ultimate Target of Reconnection: Early precursors to the movement, such as Leon Pinsker in his 1882 pamphlet Auto-Emancipation, initially focused on the urgent need for a Jewish homeland anywhere secure. However, the movement quickly solidified around "Zion" because no other territory held the historical or emotional gravity required to unite the Jewish masses.

• Political Sovereignty: For Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism, "Zion" represented the ultimate, internationally recognized legal sanctuary for the Jewish people. While Herzl briefly entertained alternative temporary sanctuaries (like the British Uganda Program) due to the immediate perils facing European Jewry, the First Zionist Congress firmly established that the movement's goal was a publicly secured homeland specifically in Palestine—the biblical Zion.

2. In the Writings of Later Zionists (Mid-20th Century onward)

As the movement progressed toward and achieved statehood, later Zionists shifted the definition of "Zion" from a yearned-for ideal to a practical, sovereign reality.

• The Physical State of Israel: For later political leaders and writers like David Ben-Gurion, Zion ceased to be a metaphorical dream. It became synonymous with the concrete, physical borders of the developing State of Israel. In their writings, Zionism transformed from the quest for Zion into Mamlahtimut (statism)—the duty to build, defend, and govern the actual state.

• A Socialist and Labor Utopia: Labor Zionists, including thinkers like A.D. Gordon, wrote of Zion as a place of physical and moral transformation. To them, Zion was a land to be redeemed through physical labor, agriculture, and the creation of egalitarian communities (like the kibbutz). Zion represented the birth of the "New Jew"—self-reliant, connected to the soil, and liberated from the socioeconomic restrictions of Diaspora life.

• Historical and Territorial Heritage: For Revisionist Zionists like Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Zion was defined by its historic and geographic integrity. His writings emphasized the legal and historical right of the Jewish people to their ancestral lands, viewing Zion as a bastion of Jewish national sovereignty and self-defense.

It's easy to see that the modern term Zionism faithfully represents the ideas and views of the founders and propagators of the Zionist movement, but the complete disconnect from God and Torah renders it treif as a true representation of the 3000-year ideal of Zion held fast in the hearts of every Jew faithful to the covenant with HaKadosh Baruch Hu throughout the ages.

For many, many Jews who have rejected the covenant and rebelled against our King of Kings, Zionism has become their religion - a poor and wholly inadequate substitute as a foundation for their Jewish identity.  Instead of Har Zion, they have substituted Har Herzl and instead of the Beit Hamikdash, they have substituted Yad Vashem.  Instead of admiring the knowledge and ways of the Torah scholars and gaonim, they glorify the IDF and give awards to a multiplicity of goyim without whose love and support they cannot continue to exist.

(Part 2)

"In the Beginning...Out of the Chaos"

28 Tishrei 5787
Erev Shabbat Kodesh
Parashat Bereishit - Mevorchim

One of the most notable facts that we read about in this week's parashah of Bereishit is how HKB"H made order in His universe by making separations...

"...and God separated [יַּבְדֵּ֣ל] between the light and between the darkness...."

And God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the water, and let it be a separation [מַבְדִּ֔יל] between water and water."

And God said, "Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to separate [לְהַבְדִּ֕יל] between the day and between the night,....

In each case we see the same root as the word havdalah which, as we understand from the close of Shabbat service, means to make a clear division and separation between two entities...

"...between light and darkness, between Israel [light] and other peoples [darkness], between the seventh day [light] and the six working days [darkness], between holy [light] and profane [darkness]...."

Shabbat - from its beginning and until its end - is not only a remembrance of this fact, but a weekly re-enactment of it. All of the mitzvot are about making Israel separate from the rest of the peoples of the world. They make us different. Contrary to the warped opinions of too many assimilated Jews today, this is a good thing - a wonderful thing - a thing to be celebrated - every Shabbat!

Order in the world depends on maintaining havdalah where it is called for and when it is abandoned in favor of "modern" concepts of egalitarianism and democracy, the result is a breakdown in order, i.e. a return to chaos.

~ SHABBAT SHALOM ~

Recommended Reading from Today's News

27 Tishrei 5787

"Ronen Bar, This Is Your Legacy" 

"Timshel" Vision Magazine

Netanyahu's former military secretary breaks silence: 'The public is not being told the truth'

“VISUAL BLOOD LIBEL”: Legal Demand Seeks Removal of AI Campaign Video Showing Chareidi Robbing Bound, Battered IDF Soldier

Somebody Needs to Do It; Eventually, It Will Happen

NatCon Is Here?!

27 Tishrei 5787

A final word on the Global Prayer Event...

Glorification of Evil

On to the next chillul Hashem...

This flew under my radar.  It was going on at the same time as the Global Prayer Event.  This truly is another aspect of GoguMagog - all the nations have come up against Jerusalem at Sukkot time.

The National Conservatism Conference (NatCon) is the flagship gathering of an influential, anti-liberal right-wing movement known as the “New Right.” Launched in 2019, [founded and lead primarily by Yoram Hazony, an "Israeli-American"], the annual convention serves as an ideological melting pot where traditionalist conservatives, populist nationalists, Christian nationalists, and hard-right politicians unite. Their explicit goal is to shift the conservative movement away from standard "free market" libertarianism and globalism toward a focus on national sovereignty, strict border enforcement, and the preservation of Western cultural and religious traditions. (Gemini)

US, Israeli and European far-right figures to gather for conference in Israel

A National Conservatism (NatCon) conference beginning today [yesterday] in Jerusalem advertises a talk from the Trump administration’s anti-terrorism czar alongside speeches from far-right Israeli politicians, European figures who have faced disciplinary action over alleged antisemitism, and Christian nationalist and far-right figures from the United States.

The Jerusalem event is perhaps the most significant recent gathering to feature large contingents of Israeli nationalists alongside Christian nationalists and far-right European nationalists from a milieu sometimes shadowed by accusations of antisemitism.

...The conference runs from 6 to 8 October at Jerusalem’s International Convention Center.

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Speaking at the National Conservatism Conference — or NatCon — in Israel on Tuesday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told his audience that Israel “can and must bear a growing responsibility for its own security,” however, “I can and must show why the alliance with Israel is in America’s interests too.”

He seemed to hint at the Israeli government’s support for proposed U.S.-Israeli integration at the Pentagon, which would forge new contractual arrangements inside the military bureaucracy to accompany a phaseout of more controversial direct aid from Congress. “Israel recognizes the American friendship and support it received over the years but it’s precisely because of that the time has come to deepen the alliance, to move from dependence to partnership between two independent nations.”

In “rare cases,” he added, the two nations may have to “fight shoulder to shoulder” against a “common enemy, as we saw this year in Iran.” (Source)

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At the same time all this was going on...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech in Greece on Wednesday, calling for a renewal of Western civilization and urging U.S. allies to stand together against what he describes as the decline of the West.

Rubio delivers urgent plea to save Western Civilization
(Start at 1:19 and remember he is speaking of those who subjugated us in a third exile)

If you'd like to hear another perspective on this, see: NATCON JERUSALEM: Israel Last on Full Display.

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"I shall raise my eyes to the mountains, from where will my help come? My help is from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to falter; Your Guardian will not slumber. Behold the Guardian of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep."     (Tehillim 121.1-4)