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  • in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2405172
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    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 15, page 356:

    “Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer responded at length.
    He pointed out that the opposition to religious umbrella groups
    did not preclude Jews joining together on issues as
    Israel’s security or combating anti-Semitism.”

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    from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 13, page 321:

    “He [Rabbi Moshe Sherer] assured [Prime Minister] Rabin …
    that he could always count on Agudath Israel of America
    to be strongly supportive of Israel’s security needs.”

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2405170
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    from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 13, page 321:

    “He [Rabbi Moshe Sherer] assured [Prime Minister] Rabin…
    that he could always count on Agudath Israel of America
    to be strongly supportive of Israel’s security needs.”

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2404682
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    Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman lived from 1874 CE to 1941 CE.

    He never saw the State of Israel in 1948 CE.

    He never saw Israel’s victory in the 1967 CE War, which was
    “miracles”, according to Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky ZTL ZYA,
    and “great miracles”, according to Rabbi Moshe Sherer ZTL ZYA:

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    Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky ZTL ZYA said this about Israel’s victory in 1967 CE:

    “At the same time, he [Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky]
    disagreed with the view of the Satmar Rebbe
    that the miraculous Israeli victory in 1967 [CE]
    was the work of the sitra achra (satanic forces):”

    [Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky said:]

    I deny that miracles can emanate from a destructive satanical force.
    Miracles of such magnitude can only be performed by a force for good
    .”

    .…
    “If only the Israeli government had also recognized
    Hashem’s miraculous deliverance in 1967 [CE],
    he added, history would have been changed.”

    SOURCE: Reb Yaakov: The Life and Times of HaGaon
    Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky
    by Yonason Rosenblum,
    based on the research of Rabbi Noson Kamenetsky (chapter 11, page 209),
    Mesorah Publications, publication dates: February 1993 & January 2004,
    ISBN: 0-89906-413-2 (hardcover)
    ISBN: 0-89906-415-9 (paperback)
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    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547:

    In a fascinating letter to Rabbi Menachem Porush,
    written half a year after Israel’s dramatic victory
    in the Six-Day War [in year 1967 CE], Rabbi Sherer
    agreed “that what transpired were great miracles.”
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    in reply to: YU vs the Greater Yeshiva World #2404176
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    Many people are not old enough to remember that
    when Rabbi Moshe Feinstein ZTL ZYA was alive,
    he was universally accepted as the ultimate authority in Torah,
    by the Chareidim and also the Modern Orthodox / Religious Zionists.

    When he died, there was no longer any Torah leader who united
    both the Chareidim and the Modern Orthodox / Religious Zionists.

    in reply to: Chanyana Weissman and the modern State of Israel #2404174
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    Besalel, I guarantee you that Chananya Weissman and commonsaychel
    are *** NOT *** the same person, and I strongly suspect that
    they never met each other in person.

    Chananya Weissman is a very sincere and very intelligent person,
    whose heart is filled with belief in Torah and love for all Jews.
    He has helped to make many shidduchim that resulted in marriages.
    He does this LeShem Shamayim, not for money.

    commonsaychel is a person who cannot stop mocking people
    with foolish comments and laitzanus, because he suffers from
    incurable psychological problems, and has too much time on his hands.

    Please don’t get me started about commonsaychel’s mother-in-law.

    in reply to: Very thought provoking Malbim on Micha #2403809
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    Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan [ZTL ZYA] wrote a book titled:
    THE HANDBOOK OF JEWISH THOUGHT.”

    In this book, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan explains that in
    the time before the Melech HaMashiach comes,
    Jews will have PARTIAL rule over the land of Israel.

    This seems to agree with the Malbim on Michah,
    if I understand it correctly.

    in reply to: Mods? Mods? #2403880
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    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2404031
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    When Joe Biden was President and Kamala Harris
    was Vice President, American taxpayers were forced
    to pay for the college tuition of 450,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS.

    Many of those unfortunate taxpayers were not able
    to afford college for themselves or for their children,
    yet they were forced to pay for college for ILLEGAL ALIENS
    who are NOT citizens and are NOT in the USA legally.

    The Democrat Party has infinite mercy and generosity
    for ILLEGAL ALIENS, even those who commit violent crimes,
    and even for Hamas sympathizers,
    who want Hamas to kill as many Jews as possible.

    But the Democrat Party has ZERO mercy for the unfortunate taxpayers.

    PLEASE, never vote for ANY member of the Democrat Party!!

    NEVER!! NEVER!! NEVER!!

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2403166
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    Similarly, he [Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky ZTL ZYA] concluded,
    recognition of Israel’s role in preventing millions of Jews
    from losing any connection to the Jewish people

    must mitigate [decrease] our kana’us, even as our love
    for our fellow Jews in Eretz Yisrael
    must “not blind us to [their] shortcomings.”

    SOURCE: “Reb Yaakov: The Life and Times of HaGaon
    Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky
    ” by Yonason Rosenblum,
    based on the research of Rabbi Noson Kamenetsky (chapter 11, page 209),
    Mesorah Publications, publication dates: February 1993 & January 2004 CE,
    ISBN: 0-89906-413-2 (hardcover)
    ISBN: 0-89906-415-9 (paperback)

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2403163
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    Talmud, tractate Ketuvot, page 110B:

    Our Rabbis taught:

    One should always dwell in the land of Israel,
    even in a city that is mostly non-Jewish,
    and not dwell outside of the land of Israel,
    even in a city that is mostly Jewish.

    Because anyone who dwells in the Land of Israel
    is considered as one who has a G*D,
    and anyone who dwells outside the land [of Israel]
    is considered as one who has no G*D,
    as it is written (Vayikra, chapter 25, verse 38):
    “…TO GIVE YOU THE LAND OF CANAAN,
    TO BE FOR YOU A G*D.”

    But does anyone who does not dwell in the land not have a God?

    Rather, it is coming to tell you that anyone who dwells
    outside the land is considered as if he is worshiping idolatry.

    And so by David it is written [in Tanach ]
    (Shmuel Aleph, chapter 26, verse 19):
    “…FOR THEY HAVE DRIVEN ME OUT TODAY FROM
    BEING GATHERED IN THE INHERITANCE OF HASHEM,
    SAYING: ‘GO WORSHIP OTHER GODS.’”

    Now who told David to go serve other gods?

    Rather, this is telling you that anyone who dwells outside
    the Land of Israel is considered as if he is worshiping idolatry.
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    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    The Talmud, shown above, teaches us that living outside
    the Land of Israel is considered to be similar to worshiping idols.

    If the State of Israel is “peacefully” dismantled,
    then millions of Jews will leave the Land of Israel,
    which is considered to be similar to worshiping idolatry,
    according to the Talmud in tractate Ketuvot, page 110B.

    Therefore, dismantling the State of Israel, even “peacefully”,
    will cause millions of Jews to *** SIN ***, by causing them
    to leave the Land of Israel, without a Halachically-valid heter.

    Even if leaving the Land of Israel were Halachically permitted,
    [and it is not] no nation will accept even one-tenth [10%]
    of 8 million [8,000,000] Jewish refugees.
    There is no place for them to go to.
    Which is why the State of Israel was created.

    IN CONCLUSION, I therefore suggest that
    the anti-Zionists completely abandon their plans
    to “peacefully” dismantle the State of Israel.

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    PS: “PERFIDY” was written by the Zionist Ben Hecht,
    as a hit piece on Israel’s Labor Party,
    immediately before an election, headed by Ben Gurion,
    and which Kastner was a member of.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2403150
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    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of Hamas.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of Hezbollah.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Houthis.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Taliban.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Iranian Ayatollahs.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of genocidal Jew-haters.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of terrorists who shot 36,000 rockets at Jews.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of terrorists who kidnap and murder Jewish children.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of terrorists who murdered 1,200+ Jews on 2023 October 7.

    in reply to: Jewish critics of the State of Israel, where do they reside? #2403146
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    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of Hamas.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of Hezbollah.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Houthis.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Taliban.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Iranian Ayatollahs.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of genocidal Jew-haters.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of terrorist who kidnap and murder Jewish children.

    in reply to: Jewish critics of the State of Israel, where do they reside? #2403103
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    in reply to: Mods? Mods? #2403000
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    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2402848
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    According to Halachah, it is prohibited for a Jew to leave Eretz Yisrael,
    and there are only a few valid heterim, such as parnassah or marriage.

    If the State of Israel were “peacefully” dismantled, that would
    cause millions of Jews to leave Eretz Yisrael, which is a sin.

    David HaMelech compared leaving Eretz Yisrael to worshiping idols.

    Therefore, “peacefully” dismantling the State of Israel
    would cause 8 million Jews to SIN by leaving Eretz Yisrael,
    which is a SIN that is comparable to worshiping idols.

    If I remember correctly, Rashi’s commentary on Sefer Yechezkel
    teaches that Jews living outside of Eretz Yisrael is a Chillul HaShem.

    Therefore, “peacefully” dismantling the State of Israel

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2402845
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    Non Political, your message to HaKatan is based on sarcasm,
    but sarcasm does not transmit clearly in writing.
    So it is better to clearly say your message without any sarcasm.

    Tell HaKatan that Zionists and the secular State of Israel
    have no monopoly on aveiras — lots of Jews in Europe were sinners,
    long before the existence of the Zionists and the secular State of Israel.

    Tell HaKatan that the secular State of Israel is the ONLY
    place in the world that does not have more than 50%
    intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews.

    Tell HaKatan that the secular State of Israel is the ONLY
    country in the world where the Jewish population is increasing.

    But he will never listen to you, because he wants to dismantle
    the ONLY country in the world where the Jewish population is increasing.

    He wants to dismantle the ONLY country in the world that
    does not have more than 50% intermarriage. Wow!!

    in reply to: Jewish critics of the State of Israel, where do they reside? #2402838
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    The anti-Zionist Chareidi Rabbis also opposed Jews moving to America.

    If all Jews would have listened to them, then all Jews would be living
    in Eastern European nations like: Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia,
    Poland, Hungary, Romania and Serbia.

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2402649
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    DaMoshe said this on 2025 May 22 in the YWN Coffee Room:

    “People say that R’ Kook zt”l was blinded by his love for Eretz Yisrael,
    and made incorrect choices because of it.

    I say that the Satmar Rav was blinded by his hatred,
    and made bad choices because of it.”
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    MY PERSONAL COMMENTS:

    People like: UJM, HaKatan, and Some Goy I Know
    have made anti-Zionism into an Avodah Zarah,
    and lots of people know that.

    They cannot think logically about Zionism or
    the State of Israel, because they are blinded by HATE.

    When the goyim see their fanatical hate for
    Israel and Zionism, that encourages them to
    commit murderous attacks against Jews.

    Therefore, people like UJM and HaKatan are
    actually encouraging terrorists to KILL JEWS!!

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is a LUNATIC.
    Every member of the Neturei Karta is a MOSAIR.
    Every member of the Neturei Karta is a RODAIF.
    Every member of the Neturei Karta is a TRAITOR against all Jews and THE ENTIRE TORAH.
    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ally of modern Amalekites who want ALL JEWS DEAD.
    Every member of the Neturei Karta is Zoche Gehinom.

    in reply to: Why I’m voting for Biden #2402423
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    President Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris to be his Vice President,
    not because she was qualified, but because she was a “woman of color”.

    When Kamala Harris was a prosecutor in the state of California:

    [1] She put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations,
    and then laughed when someone asked if she smoked marijuana.

    [2] She blocked evidence that would have freed an innocent man
    from Death Row, until the courts forced her to do so.

    [3] She kept people in prison beyond their sentences,
    to provide cheap labor to the state of California.

    THAT is who Joe Biden chose to be his Vice President!

    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2402406
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    During the years that Joe Biden was President
    and Kamala Harris was Vice President,
    the government WASTED THE MONEY
    of the unfortunate taxpayers on:

    $10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique (an African nation).

    $14 million for “social cohesion” in Mali (also an African nation).

    $227,000 for Big Cat’s youtube channel.

    in reply to: IDF’s New Haredi Division #2401495
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    Chaim87 said:

    “Both Rabbi Elyashiv and Rabbi Yosef ZL paskened during the Yom Kippur War
    that those fighting are participating in a “milechmes mitzvah”.

    ==================================================

    Does anyone have a solid source which proves that they actually said that?

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2401384
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    DaMoshe said:

    “… during the Six Day War, when the IDF
    took control of the Har HaBayis,
    Rabbi Yaakov Kaminetsky said Hallel in Torah Vadaas.”

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    Can anyone provide us with a solid source
    that proves this event actually happened?

    Thank you.

    in reply to: Why Jews are Quitting the Democratic Party #2401438
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    Things to remember for the next time you vote:

    100% of Congressional Democrats voted AGAINST: no taxes on tips.
    100% of Congressional Democrats voted AGAINST: no taxes on overtime.
    100% of Congressional Democrats voted AGAINST: no taxes on Social Security.

    The Democratic Party wants to tax you to the max,
    to pay for programs that benefit: gays, lesbians, transgender people,
    African Americans and ILLEGAL ALIENS (including violent gang members).

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2401312
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    To find a copy of “Reb Yaakov: The Life and Times of
    HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky

    by Yonason Rosenblum, you can try this web site:

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2401152
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    According to Halachah, it is prohibited for a Jew to leave Eretz Yisrael,
    and there are only a few valid heterim, such as parnassah or marriage.

    If the State of Israel were “peacefully” dismantled, that would
    cause millions of Jews to leave Eretz Yisrael, which is a sin.

    If I remember correctly, David HaMelech compared
    leaving Eretz Yisrael to worshiping idols.

    Therefore, “peacefully” dismantling the State of Israel
    would cause 8 million Jews to SIN by leaving Eretz Yisrael,
    which is a SIN that is comparable to worshiping idols.

    If I remember correctly, Rashi’s commentary on Sefer Yechezkel
    teaches that Jews living outside of Eretz Yisrael is a Chillul HaShem.

    Therefore, “peacefully” dismantling the State of Israel
    would cause 8 million Jews to SIN with Chillul HaShem.
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    (Someone please find the sources for these Torahs.
    I used to know these exact sources, but I forgot them.
    I could find them again, if I wanted to, but I don’t have the time now.)

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2401138
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    Sefer Pele Yoetz is a classic Mussar sefer.

    Sefer Pele Yoetz, Perek Catav, teaches that
    every Jew must learn how to read and write;
    and not only Lashon HaKodesh [Hebrew],
    but also the language of the land that he lives in.

    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2400538
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    When Joe Biden became President, he dismantled Donald Trump’s Task Force against Child Trafficking.

    THE RESULT:

    More than 300,000 children went missing during the 4 years that Joe Biden was President.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2400479
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    On 2025 May 4, I wrote this comment in this discussion:

    The so-called “peaceful” dismantlement of the State of Israel
    would soon result in the COMPLETE DESTRUCTION of:

    [1] Every synagogue in Eretz Yisrael.
    [2] Every yeshivah in Eretz Yisrael.
    [3] Every mikvah in Eretz Yisrael.
    [4] Every stone in the Kotel.

    The anti-Zionists have NO RESPONSE to this truth.

    On 2025 May 4, I wrote this comment in this discussion
    in which I mentioned that the “peaceful” dismantlement
    of the State of Israel would result in 8 million Jewish refugees,
    with no country willing to accept that many Jews and
    no combination of countries willing to accept that many Jews.

    The anti-Zionists have NO RESPONSE to this truth.

    The anti-Zionists want Muslims to COMPLETELY DESTROY
    every Jewish holy place in Eretz Yisrael and make
    every Jew in Eretz Yisrael into a literal homeless person.

    In addition to being a gigantic act of cruelty,
    this would also be a gigantic Chillul HaShem.

    That is their idea for the “peaceful” dismantlement of the State of Israel.

    Any person who advocates for the dismantlement of Israel,
    he is a Jew-hater and a RODAIF and a MOSAIR, and he should
    be treated like a Jew-hater and RODAIF and a MOSAIR.

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    In a conversation with the Satmar Rav, shortly after his
    talk on the U.N. declaration, Reb Shraga Feivel [Mendlowitz]
    was subjected to the sharpest criticism for his “Zionist leanings.”

    Later he told his family, “I could have answered him
    [the Satmar Rav] Chazal for Chazal, Midrash for Midrash,
    but I did not want to incur his wrath,
    for he is a great man and a tzaddik.”

    He added with a twinkle, “And besides, he has a fiery temper”…

    SOURCE: Reb Shraga Feivel: the life and times of Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    the architect of Torah in America
    (chapter 26, page 335 to 336)
    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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    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    Please DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    just because he was the founder of Torah U’Mesorah.

    Please DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    just because he was principal of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas,
    and taught there for 25 years.

    Please DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    just because he was known as
    “the premier architect of Torah in American history.”
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    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    This quote has appeared in this Coffee Room several times,
    yet the Chareidi anti-Zionists have NEVER responded to it,
    because it REFUTES their outdated, hate-filled, false beliefs.
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    PS: If you doubt that this quote is accurate,
    then I invite you to find a copy of the book that I mentioned,
    and turn to the chapter number and page number that I mentioned.
    You will then see with your own eyes that this quote is 100% accurate.

    in reply to: Time to Make Aliyah #2399758
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    Around ten years ago, and Israeli Rabbi asked me, in Hebrew:
    When are you making aliyah?

    I said to him:

    BiZman SheYesh Li Shnai million dollarim.

    (When I have two million dollars.)

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    <u>Todah HaShem</u>

    in reply to: Time to Make Aliyah #2399572
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    Some Jews cannot afford to make aliyah.

    It is too expensive. Not all Jews are rich.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2399367
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    Dear A Heimisher Englisher,

    I read what you said, and I have decided that I regret
    my rather strong criticisms of the Satmar Rebbe
    and Satmar Chassidim in general. I am sorry.

    But please understand this about me:

    I am sick and tired of the Neturei Karta and the radical
    anti-Zionists in this Coffee Room, who constantly
    use the writings of the Satmar Rebbe to make
    relentless attacks against Israel, unfair attacks against Israel,
    unbalanced attacks against Israel, and untrue accusations against Israel,

    They really do not know when to stop, and that is a big problem.

    If not for those relentless, unfair, unbalanced, untrue attacks,
    I never would have said those strong criticisms of the Satmar Rebbe.

    Last but not least, since you proved to me that you actually
    read my comments, I am willing to take your comments seriously.

    Sincerely,
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    Has anyone here actually read the message that I placed in this discussion,
    on May 12, 2025 5:03 pm? Scroll back a few comments to find that message.

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    “On Friday, November 29, 1947, the United Nations
    debated the issue of partitioning the British Mandate
    for Palestine into two countries, one Arab and on Jewish.

    Reb Shraga Feivel [Mendlowitz] prayed fervently for partition.

    He had no radio in his house, but that Friday he borrowed
    one and set it to the news, leaving it on for Shabbos.

    He waited with such tense anticipation to hear the outcome
    of the U. N. [United Nations] vote that he did not come to shalosh seudos.

    When he heard the U. N.’s decision to establish a Jewish state,
    he stood up and recited the blessing HaTov VeHaMeitiv,
    [He] Who is good and Who does good.

    Without losing sight of the anti-religious nature of the leaders
    of the yishuv in Eretz Yisrael, he nevertheless saw the creation
    of a Jewish state an act of Providence and as a cause for rejoicing.

    At the very least, there would now be one country in the world
    whose gates would be open to the thousands of Holocaust survivors
    still languishing in Displaced Persons Camps in Germany and Austria.”

    SOURCE: Reb Shraga Feivel: the life and times of Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    the architect of Torah in America (chapter 26, page 331)
    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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    “In [year]1948 [CE], after the Arabs attacked the newly declared
    Jewish state and soldiers were falling on the battlefield,
    several Roshei Yeshivah taunted Reb Shraga Feivel [Mendlowitz]
    for having recited the blessing [HaTov VeHaMeitiv].

    Reb Shraga Feivel turned to Rabbi Aharon Kotler,
    who agreed with him that the U. N. resolution
    [to establish a Jewish State in Eretz Yisrael in year 1948 CE]
    was indeed worthy of the blessing.”

    SOURCE: Reb Shraga Feivel: the life and times of Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    the architect of Torah in America
    (chapter 26, page 331, footnote 3,
    heard from Rabbi Nesanel Quinn) 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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    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Aharon Kotler,
    just because he founded Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood.

    PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Aharon Kotler,
    just because he worked day and night to save Jews from The Holocaust.

    PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Aharon Kotler,
    just because he wrote Shu”t Mishnas R’ Aharon (responsa).

    PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Aharon Kotler,
    just because he wrote the Mishnas Rabbi Aharon commentary on the Talmud.

    PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Aharon Kotler,
    just because produced many highly distinguished talmidim,
    including: Rabbi Shlomo Brevda, Rabbi Moshe Heinemann,
    Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky,
    Rabbi Shlomo Miller, Rabbi Yechiel Perr,
    Rabbi Gedalia Schorr, Rabbi Elya Svei and many others.

    __________________________________________
    PS: If you doubt that my quotes are accurate,
    then I invite you to find a copy of the book that I mentioned,
    and turn to the chapter number and page number that I mentioned.
    You will then see with your own eyes that my quotes are 100% accurate.

    in reply to: Why Jews are Quitting the Democratic Party #2397608
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    On 2025 May 10 Mr. Vince Ellison Everett
    (an African-American who is active on Youtube)
    described the Democratic Party as:
    “The party of perverts, liars, psychopaths, and anti-Christian bigots.”

    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2397606
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    Did you ever wonder what the Democrats did
    when they had power IN both the house and the Senate?

    Was it immigration reform? No.
    Balanced budget? No.
    Reduce waste fraud and abuse? No.

    This is what they did:
    Weaponizing the media against America, promoting lies
    in order to divide our nation, and robbing us while we fight.

    President Barack Hussein Obama signed HR 4310,
    The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act.
    Section 1078 of that law authorizes the use of propaganda
    inside the USA, which had previously been banned
    since 1948, when the Smith-Mundt Act was passed.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2397554
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    “And he [Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz] expressed
    amazement that anyone who considered himself a good Jew
    could possibly go seven days without thinking of
    some way in which he could improve the lot of
    settlers in Eretz Yisrael or otherwise improve the Land.”

    SOURCE: Reb Shraga Feivel: the life and times of Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    the architect of Torah in America
    (chapter 25, page 322) 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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    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    If you read the quote shown above carefully,
    you will understand that Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz
    (known as: “the premier architect of Torah in American history”)
    wanted ALL JEWS to help the settlers in Eretz Yisrael,
    even though most of those settlers were Secular ZIONISTS!!!

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    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    just because he was the founder of Torah U’Mesorah.

    PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN To Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    just because he was principal of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas,
    and taught there for 25 years.

    PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    just because he was known as
    “the premier architect of Torah in American history.”

    __________________________________________
    PS: If you doubt that my quote is accurate,
    then I invite you to find a copy of the book that I mentioned,
    and turn to the chapter number and page number that I mentioned.
    You will then see with your own eyes that my quote is 100% accurate.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2397553
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    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
    __________________________________________
    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    Please, DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    just because he was the founder of Torah U’Mesorah.

    Please, DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    just because he was principal of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas,
    and taught there for 25 years.

    Please, DO NOT LISTEN to Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    just because he was known as
    “the premier architect of Torah in American history.”
    __________________________________________
    PS: If you doubt that my quote is accurate,
    then I invite you to find a copy of the book that I mentioned,
    and turn to the chapter number and page number that I mentioned.
    You will then see with your own eyes that my quote is 100% accurate.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2397552
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    If anti-Zionist Chareidim continue to call for
    the “peaceful” dismantlement of Israel,
    then one day, a majority of Israeli Jews will call for
    the “peaceful” dismantlement of the anti-Zionist Chareidim.

    BECAUSE IT WORKS BOTH WAYS!!!

    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2396992
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    This article recently appeared on the Yeshiva World News web site:

    A recently published Pentagon report revealed that the Biden administration’s
    failed project to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza via a floating pier
    was a deeper failure than previously acknowledged.

    Apart from wasting $320 million in funds and failing in its mission
    to provide aid to Gaza, one soldier was killed in an operational accident
    during the mission, and 61 soldiers were injured.

    The pier was in place for three months but was operational for only 20 days,
    during which one day’s worth of humanitarian needs were offloaded.
    [It should also be noted that at the time, Gaza was not suffering from a lack of food.]

    The Inspector General said that the US military was
    not prepared with the proper equipment for the mission.
    “Nor did they organize, train, and equip their forces
    to meet common joint standards,” the report said.

    A separate report from the U.S. Agency for International Development
    (USAID) revealed that Biden administration officials ignored
    multiple warnings of the operation’s pitfalls, including insufficient
    preparation and training and a disregard for local environmental conditions.

    SOURCE: article titled: “Biden Admin Hid True Cost Of Failed Gaza Pier, Including 62 Injured Soldiers
    2025 May 7, Yeshiva World News Israel Desk – Jerusalem
    http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2396121/biden-admin-hid-true-cost-of-failed-gaza-pier-including-62-injured-soldiers.html

    in reply to: Will Leo be good for the Jews? #2396989
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    Leo 14th is the first Pope to be a USA citizen.

    I suspect that this happened because Donald Trump won the most recent election.

    in reply to: IDF’s New Haredi Division #2396753
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    Yankel Berel:

    That article was copied from VIN NEWS, which is a Chareidi publication.

    If you do not like that article, then complain to VIN NEWS, not to me.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2396496
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    UBIQUITIN said this on 2025 May 1:

    HaKatan:

    Your anti-Zionism is always funny,
    but this one might be my favorite:

    “Zionism is an extremely strong force of assimilation.”

    This is the exact opposite of the truth

    Zionism, as evil as you think it is,
    is the strongest antidote to assimilation.

    Intermarriage without Zionism, eg in America, is over 50% .
    In Israel it is negligible.

    In Israel, as you may know, all can read and write Hebrew,
    making it much easier to come back.

    CONCLUSION:

    HaKatan wants to “dismantle” the one country in the world
    that has the lowest rate of intermarriage: ISRAEL.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2396340
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    HaKatan said:

    “Had the Zionists not invaded, the entire area would have remained peaceful,
    and Jews would have been able to continue to live in not only Palestine
    but also in Arab countries in even better conditions
    than they already were living, as the world “modernized.”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    If you are not a Navi [prophet], then you cannot know
    what would have happened. You can only guess.

    Additionally, the Middle East was not “peaceful”
    because the Ottoman Empire, which ruled the Middle East,
    was at war during World War I and other wars.

    Additionally, Jews in Muslim lands were often
    persecuted and killed, even before Zionism.

    Even when Jews in Muslim lands were not persecuted,
    they were never legally equal to Muslims.

    __________________________________________________________________
    Duvidf was correct when he said:

    “…observant Jews on one level or another bought into
    Satmar ideology that wipes the Mitzvos of conquering
    and settling Eretz Yisroel out of the Torah.”

    And that comment helps to explain why Religious Zionism
    is the true Derech HaTorah, that was received by
    Moshe Rabbeinu on Mount Sinai and taught
    to his loyal student, Yehoshua HaNavi.

    in reply to: IDF’s New Haredi Division #2396084
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    This article is from VINNEWS dot com:

    Shmili Yekater, a 21-year-old from Bnei Brak who
    previously served as a food critic on I24 news,
    enlisted yesterday in the Chashmonaim Brigade
    after serving 12 days in military prison.

    “In the past, I used to say, ‘We’ll die before we enlist,’ Yekater said.

    “But when the war started, I wanted to contribute,
    and I realized that in order to enlist, I had to go to prison.
    It was the first time I cried on Memorial Day
    — the prison prepared me for the army.”

    In a post shared on Instagram, Shmili opened up about his feelings:

    “Today it happened.
    After an unusual journey, mistakes I chose to correct,
    and a difficult period that also included imprisonment
    — I officially enlisted in the IDF today.”

    He continued: “It’s not something to take for granted.
    I’m proud to join the Chashmonaim Brigade,
    proud to wear the IDF uniform, proud to serve my country.
    Days of hardship made me stronger — and this is just the beginning.”

    SOURCE: article titled: “After Sitting In Jail For Desertion,
    Charedi Food Critic Enlists In Chashmonaim Brigade

    by Yehuda Dov 2025 May 6 for VINNEWS (dot) com

    FULL DISCLOSURE:

    I did NOT write any part of this article shown above.
    I simply copied it from the VIN NEWS web site.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2396080
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    What would be the best way to peacefully dismantle the Neturei Karta?

    Place them all in permanent cherem?

    Ban them from entering all Orthodox synagogues and Jewish organizations?

    Ban them from entering Eretz Yisrael, even temporarily as tourists?

    Expel all of them from Eretz Yisrael, permanently, forever?

    Throw all of them in Israeli prisons, with no parole, until they all die?

    Send all of them to live in Iran?

    Have the Rabbis declare all of them to be non-Jews?

    I suggest that ALL of these ideas be implemented, as soon as possible!

    in reply to: Why Jews are Quitting the Democratic Party #2396039
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    Thomas Sowell (the award-winning African-American Economist) said:

    Anyone who studies the history of ideas should notice
    how much more often people on the Political Left,
    more so than others, denigrate and demonize
    those who disagree with them —
    instead of answering their arguments.

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