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Since President Donald Trump was re-elected for his 2nd term,
the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has uncovered
$214 BILLION DOLLARS in wasteful government spending,
which amount to $1,329 foe each taxpayer.

If the Democrats would have succeeded, then none of this wasteful
government spending would have ever been discovered.
Instead, it would have increased.

According to a recent Quinnipiac Poll made on 2025 October 16,
the Democrats have a national approval rating of 26%
and a disapproval rating of 67%.

The disapproval rating of the Democrats is 41% higher than their approval rating!!

WOW!! They deserve it, because they are more wicked than Sodom and Gomorrah!!

A few days ago, the entire Editorial Board of The Washington Post
delivered a scathing rebuke to the Democratic Party,
because of the recent federal government shut-down.
This is amazing, when you consider that The Washington Post
is a leftist publication, that always tries to help the Democratic Party
and always tries to harm the Republican Party.

This is because the Democratic Party shut-down the federal government
to protect multi-BILLION-dollar subsidies to ILLEGAL ALIENS.

A few days ago, Councilman David W. Kupferschmid of Alpine, New Jersey,
quit the Democratic Party and became a Republican.

According to a recent study, the number of people quitting
the Democratic Party to became Republicans is 4 TIMES GREATER
than the number of people quitting the Republican Party to become Democrats.

My Thoughts After Two Years without Music
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Even if all of the hostages were freed today,
what about the many hostages who were murdered in captivity?
Including BABIES who were murdered in captivity?

Even if all of the hostages were freed today,
what about more than 900 of our precious holy soldiers
who died fighting the wicked genocidal Muslim terrorists?

Even if all of the hostages were freed today,
what about the many precious holy soldiers
who suffer from permanent injuries and disabilities that will NEVER heal?

Even if all of the hostages were freed today,
what about the many wives and children of our precious holy soldiers,
who are now widows and orphans?

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After two years without music, my thoughts have not been so clear
since my childhood. When I say clear thoughts, this means that
my mind is almost-never interrupted by random memories
of the music that I used to listen to, and even when
those musical memories happen, they quickly fade.

Lehavdil, it is like being able to watch television
without any unwanted interruptions from commercials.
(I stopped watching television more than 30 years ago.)

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Dear Matzav Inbox,

I write this with great trepidation, as I am not one who is capable
of sizing up an entire klal, yet this tzarah has been
nagging at me for a while now, and I must speak out.

We have approximately 100 of our brothers and sisters being held hostage
in dire circumstances, and our response as a klal of Torah Yidden, in my opinion,
has been severely lacking. I am aware that nearly every shul says
one to three kapitlach of Tehillim after each tefilah, and I am sure
these tefillos carry great value to Hashem.

However, I believe we as a klal are failing to truly feel the pain
of the hostages and their families. I am sure that many individuals
have taken upon themselves an extra mitzvah or tefilah as a zechus 
for their safe return, but I do not see a collective response that is adequate.

I used to wonder how I and this generation would have felt and
responded had we been living in America during the Holocaust.
Would we really have felt the pain of the Yidden suffering in Europe?
Would our lives have been any different due to their plight?
I am horrified to say that it appears that after a few weeks,
we would have, by and large, disconnected from their suffering
and continued on with our lives as usual. How can this be?

The hostages are undergoing their own Holocaust, Rachmana litzlan.
Can we take two minutes to think about the conditions they are in
— stuck in underground tunnels with no sunlight, little food (if any),
under the control of ruthless animals, and so much worse
for the women and children (may Hashem protect them all)?

We know that when tzaros happen, they are a wake-up call from Hashem
to do teshuvah. We know this is the ultimate purpose of the matzav 
that Klal Yisroel finds itself in. However, I think we all admit that teshuvah
is very difficult. Perhaps this is why Hashem brought this great tzarah to Klal Yisroel.
Hashem is not asking for our immediate teshuvah.

He wants us to cry out to Him in pain for our brothers’ and sisters’ matzav 
and beg for their yeshua! This is something that we all should be able to do,
as it only requires a little bit of thought about their dire predicament.

Any human being, and certainly any Yid, is capable of connecting to and feeling their pain.
This tze’akah is what led to Hashem’s salvation in Mitzrayim.
Ultimately, this will lead to our teshuvah as well.

I understand that seemingly all of the hostages were secular.
Regrettably, this may make it more difficult to connect to their suffering.
However, we must remember that each one has a Yiddishe neshama!
We would be obligated to be mechalel Shabbos for them if their lives were in danger.
These are Hashem’s children!

(As an aside, I heard firsthand a recording
of one of the freed female hostages speaking to the mother of
another female hostage who is, nebach, still being held.
She told her that her daughter had taken upon herself to keep 
Shabbos even as a hostage and that she refuses to obey the
commands of her captors when they entail chillul Shabbos!
Can we even fathom the level that this baalas teshuvah has reached?)

How can we as a klal bring ourselves to feel their pain?

One suggestion is that the gedolim or rabbonim declare a day of fasting,
dare I say, once a month. There would be an atzeres in our shuls the night before,
with divrei hisorerus from a gadol or rav that each shul could connect to,
followed by Tehillim (or the shul could have its own divrei hisorerus and Tehillim).

The point is that the klal should be united in crying out to Hashem,
begging Him for a yeshua for the hostages and for the entire 
klal from our enemies. I am not asking that we even cut back
on our pleasures and vacations, as this is a lot to ask for many.

However, how can we not feel their pain at least once a month for a few hours?

Again, I am not one to give mussar, as I fall short in many areas as well.
However, I feel that Hashem may be demanding more of us
and waiting to hear our cries before He brings their yeshua.

Sincerely,
Waiting for Our Collective Cry

SOURCE: Matzav Inbox: Where Is Our Collective Tzaar?
2024 September 5 at 11:45 am www (dot) matzav (dot) com

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FULL DISCLOSURE:

I did not write any part of this article.
I do not know who wrote this article.
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Under ex-President Joe Biden, more than 7,000 people were
FIRED from the military because they refused to get vaccinated.

Soon after, ex-President Joe Biden permitted more than
ten million [10,000,000] unvaccinated ILLEGAL ALIENS
to enter the USA illegally, and used airplanes to distribute them
to all 50 states, at the expense of the unfortunate taxpayers.

These airplane flights landed at night, so nobody could
see the millions ILLEGAL ALIENS entering their cities.

These millions of ILLEGAL ALIENS were mostly sent to
highly-gerrymandered districts, so the Democratic Party
could get a majority of votes, and undeserved victory in their elections.

These millions of ILLEGAL ALIENS were given Driver’s Licenses,
and were given the highest priority to be placed on government
benefits, including: Section-8, SNAP, Social Security, etc, etc.
All of this was done as the expense of the unfortunate taxpayers.

These things were not done to help American citizens or
American taxpayers; they were done to guarantee
undeserved victories for the Democratic Party,
and its completely-wicked pro-gay candidates.

During the 4 years that Joe Biden was President and
Kamala Harris was Vice-President, around 22 million
[22,000,000] ILLEGAL ALIENS entered the USA,
all unvaccinated, and all without medical examinations,
and all without criminal background investigations.

ILLEGAL ALIENS committed many thousands of violent felonies,
including: muggings, home robberies, rapes, murders, assaults,
prostitution, illegal drugs, spying, shoplifting and kidnapping.

Many of these ILLEGAL ALIENS are spies for China, or Muslims
who believe that KILLING JEWS (including Jewish children)
is the path the leads to eternal happiness in The Afterlife.

All of this was done as the expense of the unfortunate taxpayers.
All of this was done to guarantee undeserved victories for the Democratic Party.

A recent poll indicated that the Approval Rating
of the Democratic Party is 32%, which is an all-time low.

The Approval Rating of the Democratic Party should be 0%,
but people still like them, because “you can’t fix stupid”.

Responding to HaKatan:

Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik (also known as Chaim Brisker) died in July 1918 CE.

That was thirty [30] years before the modern State of Israel, which started in 1948 CE.

Concerning those who abandoned the Derech HaTorah and became Secular Zionists,
almost all of them would have abandoned the Derech HaTorah even without Secular Zionism.

And almost all Jews who abandoned the Derech HaTorah during their time in the IDF,
they would have abandoned the Derech HaTorah, even without the IDF.

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No offense intended, sir, but I noticed many times
that you are very eager to make big accusations against Jews.

This is exactly what The Satan does: He is always accusing Jews.

Your never-ending accusations against Jews,
they make you just like The Satan.

If you were a true tzadik, you would maximize the severity
of your own sins, while minimizing the sins of other Jews.
This is what was taught by Rabbi Yisroel Salanter ZTL ZYA.

Harvard Law Professor Alan M. Dershowitz said:

“When Jews complain about anti-Semitism or anti-Zionism,
they are often made to feel that they are oversensitive.”

SOURCE: Chutzpah by Alan M. Dershowitz
(chapter 3, page 83) published in year 1991 by Little Brown & Co
ISBN: 9780316181372 ISBN: 0316181374

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Harvard Law Professor Alan M. Dershowitz said:

“But more always seems to be demanded of the Jewish nation
and of the Jewish people than of others.

Jews, unlike other groups, are expected to be in the
forefront of defending the rights of their sworn enemies.”

SOURCE: Chutzpah by Alan M. Dershowitz
(chapter 5, page 170) published in year 1991 by Little Brown & Co
ISBN: 9780316181372 ISBN: 0316181374

Hearing his criticisms of Zionism, someone once told him
[Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz],
“I too hate the Zionists. They should be cursed.”

“Chas v’chalilah (Heaven forbid)!”
Reb Shraga Feivel [Mendlowitz] interjected.

“To the contrary: They should be blessed,
along with all those who are building up our Holy Land.
I only pray that they observe mitzvos.

But chalilah to curse or hate them.
They are tinokos shenish’bu
(people who never received a Jewish education and so were led astray).”

SOURCE: Reb Shraga Feivel: the life and times of
Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz, the architect of Torah in America
(chapter 16, page 228) by Yonoson Rosenblum for Artscroll / Mesorah,
year 2001 CE, based on Aharon Sorasky’s Shelucha DeRachmana,
ISBNs: 157819797X, 9781578197972, 1578197961, 9781578197965

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Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz was the founder
of Torah U’Mesorah and became principal of
Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in year 1921 CE.

His career in Yeshiva Torah Vodaas lasted 25 years.
He was known as
“the premier architect of Torah in American history.”

Chaim87 said something like this,
on 2025 September 11 at 5:06 PM,
in a discussion named: “Going OTD in the IDF”:
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Some myths need to be dispelled:

Zionism is not shmad or off-the-derech.

Its a machlokos and dependent on Shokul HaDas,
as to who your Rav or Daas Torah is.

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Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook ZTL ZYA was big tzadik.

Rabbi Isser Zalman was maspid him, and the Chafetz Chaim defended his honor.

He was sent by Rabbi Elchanon’s own brother-in-law,
who was the gadol at the time Rabbi Chaim Ozer to America,
to represent the holy Rav (together with the Ohr Somayach).

These are facts and there are pictures of the historic visit.
Not only was Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook
a huge tzadik, but so was Rabbi Herzog ZTL.

Does anyone know how much he ran around trying to save Jews during the Holocaust?
Listen to Rabbi Berel Wein ZTL talk about the time Rabbi Herzog spoke about
trying to save Jewish children in monasteries after the war.
The tears he shed as he told everyone to fight for the next generation.
Only a tzadik can do that.

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Then we have the holy Rizyna Rabbis, all who embraced Zionism.
So Zionism is Al-Pi-Torah and has legs.

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This story with Rabbi Aron Lieb is likely made up or exaggerated.
Rabbi Shteinman started Nachal Charedi and Vadas Tal.

Everyone knows he supported the [Israeli] Army at least
for those not holding by going to yeshiva.
You can’t make up a shita from one isolated story that likely never happened!

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There is an issue with secularism.

As others pointed out its a case by case basis.
What unit does the army-joiner join?
Was he using the army as an exit strategy but off before hand?

The big issue with Rabbi Shteinman’s comprise of Nachal Charedi
was that it was established for weaker boys,
which means from the get-go, you are doomed.
A system like Hesder Yeshivahs where there are
a lot of good boys could only elevate the others.

HaKatan said:

“…. the Satmar Rav wrote decades ago, that non-Zionist rule
by a responsible Esav ruler would be far better for Jews…”

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MY RESPONSE:

How can Jews guarantee that the Esav ruler would be “responsible”?

ANSWER:
We can’t! There is no way to guarantee that the Esav ruler would be “responsible”.

The Satmar Rav’s suggestion is nothing more than Wishful Thinking,
that is very unlikely to succeed in the real world.

No offense intended, but we cannot endanger millions of Jews,
and our holy places, for the Satmar Rav’s unrealistic fantasy.
Sorry about that!

Harvard Law Professor Alan M. Dershowitz said:

“There is yet a third strain of the current virus of anti-Semitism,
this one even more difficult to diagnose. Its danger lies in its subtlety,
its pervasiveness, and its acceptability at all levels of our society.

This is a phenomenon familiar to all of us, yet difficult to
articulate and expose: the singling out of Jewish institutions
and especially Israel for special scrutiny, and the application
of a double-standard to Jewish things and persons.

This phenomenon, which currently has no accepted name,
assumes a variety of forms, but its most obvious manifestation
is the special and often gloating attention paid by the media,
[and] by intellectuals, and by the government to any deviation
by Israel, no matter how trivial, from the highest norms
of humans rights, civility, and sacrifice.

Though Israel may be deserving of criticism, what is missing
is the comparable criticism of equal or greater violations
by other countries and other groups.

This constant, often legitimate criticism of Israel for every one
of its deviations, when coupled with the absence of legitimate criticism
of others, creates the impression currently prevalent on university campuses
and in the press that Israel is among the worst rights violators in the world.

We have all heard that phrase repeated many times.
It is not true, but if it is repeated often enough, it takes on a reality of its own.”

SOURCE: Chutzpah by Alan M. Dershowitz
(chapter 4, page 119) published year 1991 by Little Brown & Co
ISBN: 9780316181372 * ISBN: 0316181374

Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman died in year 1941 of the Common Era.

He never saw the modern State of Israel, which started in 1948 CE.