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  • in reply to: Milchemet Mitzvah article by Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky #2347606
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    If the Chareidi anti-Zionists truly believe that the merit of Torah Study
    [Limmud HaTorah] is the ONLY thing that protects us Jews
    from genocidal Arab terrorists, then they should PROVE IT
    by establishing a yeshivah in Lebanon and another yeshivah in Damascus [Syria].

    Both Lebanon and Damascus are Halachically part of Eretz Yisrael.

    They will NEVER do this, because they know that
    without the protection of the Israeli Army,
    both yeshivahs would soon be: killed, murdered, massacred, destroyed,
    annihilated and exterminated, and not even one Jew would remain alive.

    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2346761
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    During the 4 years that Joe Biden was USA President, spent 40% of his time on vacation, at the expense of the unfortunate taxpayers.

    And that was the good part of his Presidency, because his vacations were the only times when he was not making the USA worse.

    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2346204
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    When did President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris ever
    publicly criticize college students who protested in favor of Hamas?

    Just-in-case you do not remember, Hamas was-and-is a bloodthirsty
    genocidal terrorist organization that has intentionally murdered
    Jewish children, Jewish infants, and Jewish babies.

    As if that was not already bad enough, they murdered Jews,
    including Jewish babies, in the cruelest ways possible,
    I will not go into details now, because they are too painful to talk about.

    Just-in-case you do not remember, the original Hamas Charter
    clearly states that their ultimate goal to is to KILL 100% of the world’s Jews.

    Yet the people who protested in support of Hamas were NEVER (or maybe almost never)
    criticized by President Joe Biden (D) or Vice President Kamala Harris (D) or Nancy Pelosi (Democrat).

    in reply to: Israel Antagonist Kamala Harris #2344973
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    As strange as it may seem, some prominent members
    of the Democratic Party want Kamala Harris
    to become the next Governor of the State of California.

    Therefore, this discussion is still relevant, unfortunately.

    in reply to: ILLEGAL ALIENS versus Undocumented Immigrants #2344654
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    Increased Illegal Immigration Brings Increased Crime:
    Almost 2/3 of Federal Arrests Involve Noncitizens

    by Hannah Davis | June 15, 2023 http://www.DailySignal.com

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    Customs and Border Protection encountered over 275,000 illegal aliens crossing our borders nationwide in April alone, setting a distressing precedent for increased illegal entries under the Biden administration. While the majority of illegal aliens seek a better life, the undeniable link between increasing illegal immigration and crime poses a significant threat to American communities.

    President Joe Biden’s decision to grant mass parole for millions of aliens, allowing them to remain illegally in the United States, only amplifies the devastating effects of increased illegal immigration on our society.

    Since Biden took office, over 6.2 million illegal aliens have been encountered at the nation’s borders, and over 2 million of them have been released into the nation’s interior. A considerable number of them have engaged in criminal activities once they settled.

    NOTE: Since then, the number of ILLEGAL ALIENS has increased to 20 million = 20,000,000.

    In 2023 alone, Border Patrol agents have encountered thousands of illegal aliens with prior criminal convictions, including assault, rape, and murder. The true extent of crimes committed by illegal aliens remains unknown because there are also over 1.5 million unaccounted for “gotaways” since Biden’s term began.

    A 2021 Department of Justice report revealed that 64% of federal arrests in 2018 involved noncitizens, despite them comprising only 7% of the population at that time. While the Biden administration fails to provide continuous updates on illegal alien crime data, Texas’ Department of Public Safety maintains a running database of such incidents. Other states should follow suit.

    Customs and Border Protection encountered over 275,000 illegal aliens crossing our borders nationwide in April alone, setting a distressing precedent for increased illegal entries under the Biden administration. While the majority of illegal aliens seek a better life, the undeniable link between increasing illegal immigration and crime poses a significant threat to American communities.

    President Joe Biden’s decision to grant mass parole for millions of aliens, allowing them to remain illegally in the United States, only amplifies the devastating effects of increased illegal immigration on our society.

    Since Biden took office, over 6.2 million illegal aliens have been encountered at the nation’s borders, and over 2 million of them have been released into the nation’s interior. A considerable number of them have engaged in criminal activities once they settled.

    In 2023 alone, Border Patrol agents have encountered thousands of illegal aliens with prior criminal convictions, including assault, rape, and murder. The true extent of crimes committed by illegal aliens remains unknown because there are also over 1.5 million unaccounted for “gotaways” since Biden’s term began.

    A 2021 Department of Justice report revealed that 64% of federal arrests in 2018 involved noncitizens, despite them comprising only 7% of the population at that time. While the Biden administration fails to provide continuous updates on illegal alien crime data, Texas’ Department of Public Safety maintains a running database of such incidents. Other states should follow suit.
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    Several chilling examples underscore the urgency of the situation. Alexis Saborit, an illegal alien from Cuba with a history of violence, beheaded his girlfriend with a machete in July 2021.

    In April of this year, Francisco Oropeza, deported four times in the last 14 years, was accused of gunning down five Honduran immigrants in Cleveland, Texas—including an innocent 8-year-old.

    In February, Bryan Marquez, who had deportation orders but was still in the United States, brutally murdered his roommate by beating him. He was charged with first-degree murder.

    In January, Jose Hernandez faced five counts of indecency with a minor after allegedly sexually assaulting a young child multiple times.

    And in March of last year, Jean Macean, an illegal alien who posed as an unaccompanied minor, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder after allegedly murdering a Daytona Beach couple. Macean had previous arrests related to drug charges, which were dropped due to the soft-on-crime predilections of George Soros-backed Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala.

    The Left advocates for soft-on-crime prosecutors who are backed by Soros’ funds and for sanctuary cities, but this is a deadly combination. As long as sanctuary cities shield criminal illegal aliens from deportation and leftist prosecutors are appointed to promote ideologically “woke” crime policies based on what the Left perceives as “fairness,” the persistence of heinous crimes like these will endure.

    Customs and Border Protection encountered over 275,000 illegal aliens crossing our borders nationwide in April alone, setting a distressing precedent for increased illegal entries under the Biden administration. While the majority of illegal aliens seek a better life, the undeniable link between increasing illegal immigration and crime poses a significant threat to American communities.

    President Joe Biden’s decision to grant mass parole for millions of aliens, allowing them to remain illegally in the United States, only amplifies the devastating effects of increased illegal immigration on our society.

    Since Biden took office, over 6.2 million illegal aliens have been encountered at the nation’s borders, and over 2 million of them have been released into the nation’s interior. A considerable number of them have engaged in criminal activities once they settled.

    In 2023 alone, Border Patrol agents have encountered thousands of illegal aliens with prior criminal convictions, including assault, rape, and murder. The true extent of crimes committed by illegal aliens remains unknown because there are also over 1.5 million unaccounted for “gotaways” since Biden’s term began.

    A 2021 Department of Justice report revealed that 64% of federal arrests in 2018 involved noncitizens, despite them comprising only 7% of the population at that time. While the Biden administration fails to provide continuous updates on illegal alien crime data, Texas’ Department of Public Safety maintains a running database of such incidents. Other states should follow suit.

    Several chilling examples underscore the urgency of the situation. Alexis Saborit, an illegal alien from Cuba with a history of violence, beheaded his girlfriend with a machete in July 2021.

    In April of this year, Francisco Oropeza, deported four times in the last 14 years, was accused of gunning down five Honduran immigrants in Cleveland, Texas—including an innocent 8-year-old.

    In February, Bryan Marquez, who had deportation orders but was still in the United States, brutally murdered his roommate by beating him. He was charged with first-degree murder.

    In January, Jose Hernandez faced five counts of indecency with a minor after allegedly sexually assaulting a young child multiple times.

    And in March of last year, Jean Macean, an illegal alien who posed as an unaccompanied minor, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder after allegedly murdering a Daytona Beach couple. Macean had previous arrests related to drug charges, which were dropped due to the soft-on-crime predilections of George Soros-backed Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala.

    The Left advocates for soft-on-crime prosecutors who are backed by Soros’ funds and for sanctuary cities, but this is a deadly combination. As long as sanctuary cities shield criminal illegal aliens from deportation and leftist prosecutors are appointed to promote ideologically “woke” crime policies based on what the Left perceives as “fairness,” the persistence of heinous crimes like these will endure.
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    Clearly, Biden’s current border policies are not working. The irony here is that his presidential platform, which was seemingly sympathetic toward migrants, is also killing them.

    For example, 38 illegal aliens were killed after a fire broke out in an immigrant holding facility south of the border, and over 850 illegal aliens died while trying to traverse rough Southwestern terrain into the U.S. last year. And those numbers don’t include the thousands who are beaten, abused, and sex trafficked by human smugglers as they try to get into the U.S.

    The 850 deaths in 2022 alone represent a staggering 24% surge compared to the peak figures under the Trump administration and a significant 58% jump from the Obama administration. These statistics demonstrate the absence of safety and order resulting from Biden’s border surge, and they contradict the claim of a “humane” immigration policy advocated by the Left.

    Illegal aliens with criminal histories and those who commit crimes within our borders pose a threat to the safety and security of American communities. Cities with high crime rates, particularly sanctuary cities, witness the immediate impact of this situation. If left unaddressed, this issue will eventually affect all states, effectively turning every state into a border state.

    Left-wing prosecutors backed by Soros favor a soft-on-crime overhaul of the justice system, allowing criminals to walk free and recidivism rates to skyrocket. These policies, along with the inadequate border policies of this current administration, endanger American communities as criminal illegal aliens flock to regions that indulge their conduct.

    To protect American communities, urgent and decisive action is imperative. Robust measures must be implemented, including border strengthening, increased border enforcement, thorough vetting processes for all border crossers, detainment instead of release for apprehended illegal aliens, and swift deportation of those without credible asylum claims.

    Equally important is the need for prosecutors who prioritize the rule of law and the safety of U.S. citizens. It is high time for the Biden administration to take the appropriate steps to secure our nation’s borders, safeguard our communities, and restore faith in the justice system.

    in reply to: IDF’s New Haredi Division #2344537
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    “… he [Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz] also explained why
    the secular Zionists might have been chosen to play
    such a fateful role in the history of the Jewish people.

    In every Jew, he explained, there is a spark of kedushah (holiness)
    – dos pintele Yid – which is his inheritance from the Avos [Patriarchs].

    Every Jew is both an individual and as part of the collective body of Israel.
    As long as he does not sever his bonds to the nation,
    that little spark is not extinguished, no matter how numerous his sins.

    Divine Providence might have arranged that the secular Zionists
    play a major role in the redemption of Eretz Yisrael
    precisely in order to maintain their connection to Klal Yisrael.”

    SOURCE: Reb Shraga Feivel: the life and times of Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    the architect of Torah in America (chapter 26, page 335) by Yonoson Rosenblum
    for Artscroll / Mesorah, year 2001, based on Aharon Sorasky’s Shelucha DeRachmana,
    ISBNs: 157819797X, 9781578197972, 1578197961, 9781578197965

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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, based on Aharon Sorasky’s Shelucha DeRachmana,
    ISBNs: 157819797X, 9781578197972, 1578197961, 9781578197965

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    Once full-scale war broke out after the State of Israel declared
    its existence on May 14, 1948 [CE] Reb Shraga Feivel’s [Mendlowitz]
    thoughts were never far from Eretz Yisrael.

    A group of students saw him outside the Mesivta building one day,
    talking excitedly with Rabbi Gedaliah Schorr and
    gesticulating rapidly with the newspaper held in his hand.

    “If I were your age,” he [Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz] told the students,
    “I would take a gun and go to Eretz Yisrael.”

    SOURCE: Reb Shraga Feivel: the life and times of Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    the architect of Torah in America
    (chapter 26, page 338) 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 reply to: Milchemet Mitzvah article by Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky #2344106
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    If the government of China discovered that a Chinese citizen
    was telling other Chinese citizens to NOT join the Chinese Army,
    that Chinese citizen would vanish, and never be seen ever again.

    If the government of Russia discovered that a Russian citizen
    was telling other Russian citizens to NOT join the Russian Army,
    that Russian citizen would vanish, and never be seen ever again.

    If the government of Iran discovered that an Iranian citizen
    was telling other Iranian citizens to NOT join the Iranian Army,
    that Iranian citizen would vanish, and never be seen ever again.

    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2343455
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    Dear Yechiell,

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
    exposed American citizens to disease risk by admitting
    20,000,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS into the USA’s borders,
    without testing ANY of them for ANY infectious diseases!

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
    are both members of The Democratic Party.

    No offense intended, sir, but you seem to suffering
    from an infectious disease that has harmed millions
    of American citizens: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome).

    I wish you refuah sheleimah, and a very good Shabbos.

    Sincerely,
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    in reply to: ILLEGAL ALIENS versus Undocumented Immigrants #2343452
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    Article 4 Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution states:

    The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.

    This was to guarantee that each state of the union was protected against invasion by foreign nations, revolutionary forces, drug cartels and uncontrolled (illegal) immigration. If we cannot control our borders we cannot defend our national sovereignty.

    in reply to: Ritalin for Adults. Yes or No? #2343450
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    Dear Yingerman613,

    First, I wish you refuah sheleimah.

    Second, you must ask your question to DOCTORS,
    not random anonymous people in the YWN Coffee Room.

    Start by speaking to your Primary Doctor.

    After that, your next step is to speak to a medical specialist
    who your Primary Doctor. refers you to.

    I hope that helps you, and I wish you a good Shabbos.

    Sincerely,
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    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2342936
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    in reply to: Milchemet Mitzvah article by Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky #2342935
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    Haimy said:

    “We don’t have an acceptable army framework to join in this Milchoma!”

    “If we could organize an independent Chareidi battalion…”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/idfs-new-haredi-division

    in reply to: ILLEGAL ALIENS versus Undocumented Immigrants #2342532
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    On June 16, 2024, Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl, was killed in North Houston, Texas.
    Two ILLEGAL ALIENS from Venezuela were charged with her murder.

    Which party allowed the murderers to enter the USA? It was THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

    THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY allowed the murderers to enter the USA,
    so they are responsible for the death of Jocelyn Nungaray, and the
    deaths of other innocent American citizens who were murdered by ILLEGAL ALIENS.

    in reply to: ILLEGAL ALIENS versus Undocumented Immigrants #2342209
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    Over the past 4 years, thousands of American citizens have been victimized by crimes committed by ILLEGAL ALIENS, that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris permitted to cross America’s southern border, without due process, and without ANY process.

    Many of these ILLEGAL ALIENS had criminal records in their native countries, and after entering the USA illegally, they have committed thousands of crimes, including: shoplifting, selling stolen merchandise, home invasion and theft, rape, prostitution, murder, muggings, kidnappings, selling and consuming illegal drugs, and carrying unlicensed guns.

    Many of these ILLEGAL ALIENS had lived in mental institutions in their native countries.

    If I remember correctly, the USA Constitution requires the President to secure the USA’s borders.

    In any case, intentionally failing to secure the USA’s borders is much worse than just a bad policy decision; it is an act of intentional sabotage, committed with the intention of increasing the number of people who vote for a specific political party: The Democratic Party.

    in reply to: IDF’s New Haredi Division #2342191
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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, 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, based on Aharon Sorasky’s Shelucha DeRachmana,
    ISBNs: 157819797X, 9781578197972, 1578197961, 9781578197965

    in reply to: Milchemet Mitzvah article by Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky #2342179
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    Dear Haimy:

    Can you prove that anything written in the article shown above is not true or not accurate?

    I would like to see you try. Please!

    The true Gedolei Torah are those who spend half their time studying Torah
    and half their time fighting to defend Eretz Yisrael and Am Yisrael,
    just like Shaul HaMelech and David HaMelech did 3,000 years ago.

    You can find these true Gedolei Torah in the Hesder Yeshivahs,
    where both students and teachers spend half their time studying Torah
    and half their time fighting to defend Eretz Yisrael and Am Yisrael,

    Have a happy day!

    Sincerely,
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    in reply to: Milchemet Mitzvah article by Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky #2341736
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    Once full-scale war broke out after the State of Israel declared
    its existence on May 14, 1948 [CE] Reb Shraga Feivel’s [Mendlowitz]
    thoughts were never far from Eretz Yisrael.

    A group of students saw him outside the Mesivta building one day,
    talking excitedly with Rabbi Gedaliah Schorr and
    gesticulating rapidly with the newspaper held in his hand.

    “If I were your age,” he [Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz] told the students,
    “I would take a gun and go to Eretz Yisrael.”

    SOURCE: Reb Shraga Feivel: the life and times of Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    the architect of Torah in America
    (chapter 26, page 338) 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.”
    He left this world in 1948 CE at the age of 62 years.

    in reply to: Has YWN abandoned the CR? #2341576
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    Once again, it seems that YWN abandoned this Coffee Room.
    Why? Why did they abandon this Coffee Room?

    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2341442
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    Under the Presidency of Joe Biden, many thousands of children
    below the age of 13 were made to believe that they were
    born into the wrong bodies, and then received surgery
    to make boys into girls or surgery to make girls into boys.

    These unforgivable atrocities were done without the consent
    of their parents and without the knowledge of their parents.

    When the parents complained in a legal and peaceful way,
    they were threatened and attacked by FBI agents.
    These unforgivable atrocities were done under the Presidency of Joe Biden

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    in the final days of his Presidency, Joe Biden unfroze ten billion dollars
    ($10,000,000,000) of Iranian assets, in addition to many billions of dollars
    given to Iran by Joe Biden (Democrat) and Barack Obama (Democrat).

    This is the same Iran that funded and armed Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists
    for many years and bombed innocent Jews in Argentina and other counties.

    This is the same Iran where large crowds of people shout:
    “DEATH TO AMERICA” and “DEATH TO ISRAEL” 365 days a year,
    every year since 1979 when the Ayatollahs took control of Iran.

    in reply to: Why Jews are Quitting the Democratic Party #2341438
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    We must always remember how, under the influence of The Democratic Party,
    thousands of children below the age of 13 were made to believe that
    they were born into the wrong bodies, and then received surgery
    to make boys into girls or surgery to make girls into boys.
    These unforgivable atrocities were done without the consent
    of their parents and without the knowledge of their parents.

    When the parents complained in a legal and peaceful way,
    they were threatened and attacked by FBI agents.

    All of these unforgivable atrocities were done to
    achieve the evil goals of THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

    Any Jew who continues to vote for The Democratic Party
    after these unforgivable atrocities is both completely evil
    (a rasha gamur) and completely stupid (a shoteh gamur).

    Any Jew who continues to vote for The Democratic Party
    after these unforgivable atrocities is committing a sin worse than
    slaughtering a lamb on Yom Kippur,
    then cooking it in its mother’s milk on Yom Kippur,
    and then eating it on Yom Kippur.

    We must always remember that, in the final days of his Presidency,
    Joe Biden unfroze ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) of Iranian assets,
    in addition to many billions of dollars given to Iran
    by Joe Biden (Democrat) and Barack Obama (Democrat).

    This is the same Iran that funded and armed Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists
    for many years and bombed innocent Jews in Argentina and other counties.

    This is the same Iran where large crowds of people shout
    “DEATH TO AMERICA” and “DEATH TO ISRAEL” 365 days a year,
    every year since 1979 when the Ayatollahs took control of Iran.

    Any Jew who continues to vote for The Democratic Party
    after these unforgivable atrocities is both completely evil
    (a rasha gamur) and completely stupid (a shoteh gamur).

    Any Jew who continues to vote for The Democratic Party
    after these unforgivable atrocities is committing a sin
    worse than slaughtering a lamb on Yom Kippur,
    then cooking it in its mother’s milk on Yom Kippur,
    and then eating it on Yom Kippur.

    in reply to: Origins of Muslim Anti-Semitism #2341431
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    The Bible teaches: “Love thy neighbor”.
    The Koran teaches: “Kill thy neighbor”.

    in reply to: IDF’s New Haredi Division #2341112
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    Hanan Greenwood wrote this article:

    Custom-built $46 million base to open as the military expands Haredi enlistment.

    The formation of a new ultra-Orthodox infantry brigade is advancing
    despite tensions surrounding the haredi military service exemption bill
    and ongoing demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox protesters….

    The Tavetz training base in the Jordan Valley is undergoing a $46 million transformation,
    featuring four new synagogues and custom-built infrastructure
    designed to accommodate religious requirements.

    The facility will serve as the training ground for the first cohort of
    ultra-Orthodox soldiers who will form part of a standard infantry brigade.
    The brigade’s establishment is headed by Col. Avinoam Emunah,
    reporting to Maj. Gen. David Zini, head of Training Command.

    Plans call for the first ultra-Orthodox infantry battalion to be
    combat-ready by November 2025, joining existing religious units.
    This initiative represents the first formation of a regular
    infantry brigade “from the ground up” since the 1980s.

    Staff training is underway, with plans for the brigade
    to function as a self-sufficient unit, operating independently
    without requiring support from other formations.

    The IDF’s enhanced focus on ultra-Orthodox recruitment
    stems from operational necessity. A regular brigade can
    effectively replace many reserve battalions in operational duties,
    substantially reducing the burden on reserve forces.

    Parallel initiatives include the formation of an ultra-Orthodox
    Border Police company and an aircraft maintenance division
    within the Air Force, both structured to accommodate religious requirements.

    The military has adopted a new approach, moving away from
    viewing itself as an “educator” for the ultra-Orthodox community.
    Instead, it aims to demonstrate that religious
    observance and military service can coexist.

    SOURCE: article titled: “IDF launches first ultra-Orthodox combat brigade
    by Hanan Greenwood 2024 November 4, from www (dot) JNS (dot) org. Originally published by Israel HaYom.

    in reply to: Origins of Muslim Anti-Semitism #2340650
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    Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah (Hezbollah leader) said:

    “If they [Jews] all gather in Israel,
    it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.”

    SOURCE: Daily Star, Lebanon, 2002 October 23

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    If you read this statement, and understand what it implies,
    you will understand that Islam wants to kill ALL JEWS,
    all around the world; not only those Jews who are Zionists,
    but also those Jews who are non-Zionists and anti-Zionists.

    Even if you are ANTI-Zionist, Muslims eventually want you DEAD,
    if you are a Jew.

    DO NOT blame Muslim anti-Semitism on the Zionists;
    they did not invent it, and they did not cause it.

    Stop blaming the Jewish victims of Muslim anti-Semitism,
    and instead direct your blame to where it belongs: ISLAM.

    in reply to: IDF’s New Haredi Division #2340344
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    Mr. Geert Wilders recently praised Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on X (Twitter).

    Mr. Wilders said that by crushing Hamas and pulverizing Hezbollah,
    Netanyahu did more to fight terrorism than the EU (European Union) has done in 70 years.

    Geert Wilders is a Dutch politician.

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    These quotes are from an article published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency:

    “Donald Trump [in 2024] won a higher percentage of Jews than in 2020…”

    “While 48% of Jewish voters thought [Donald] Trump would be
    more pro-Israel than [Joe] Biden, only 7% said the same of [Kamala] Harris.

    And while 23% of Jewish Trump voters said
    they had a high attachment to Israel,
    9% of Harris voters said the same.”

    “Those figures would be consistent with actual voting results in
    heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, as opposed to polls,
    that showed a marked preference for Trump in places
    like Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Teaneck, New Jersey.”

    SOURCE: article titled: “One month after Election Day,
    here’s what we know about how Jews voted

    by Ron Kampeas 2024 December 4 www (dot) JTA (dot) org

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    Do you remember the incident of Joe Biden and the Chinese Spy Baloon?

    President Joe Biden allowed the Chinese Spy Saloon to pass over the USA,
    from the West Coast to the East Coast, and he did NOT order it to be shot-down,
    until AFTER it completed it mission! WOW!

    That is much worse than just a bad policy decision; that is a BLATANT BETRAYAL
    of America’s national security. Any American soldier who did that would be court-martial-ed.

    Even before this incident, critics of President Joe Biden accused him
    of being paid-for by the government of China.
    This blatant betrayal of America’s national security proves that accusation.

    in reply to: Origins of Muslim Anti-Semitism #2339947
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    As mentioned above, many Muslims believe that killing a Jew,
    or being killed by a Jew, guarantees a Muslim that he [or she]
    will go directly to Paradise after death, without needing
    even one second of painful purification in Purgatory.
    Millions of people know this.

    But there are five more points about Islamic philosophy
    that are less known, that you probably never heard before:

    [1] Many Muslims believe that if a Muslim kills a Jew,
    or is killed by a Jew, this guarantees automatic Paradise after death,
    not only for the Muslim who died, but also for 70 of his closest relatives.

    This means that if a Muslim kills a Jew, or is killed by a Jew,
    this guarantees that all of his parents, brothers, sisters, uncles,
    aunts, cousins and grandparents are all guaranteed to
    go directly to Paradise after death, without needing
    even one second of painful purification in Purgatory.

    For this reason, many Muslim parents actually
    WANT their children to be killed by Israeli soldiers,
    as strange as it may seem.

    [2] Many Muslims believe that killing ONE Jew is
    spiritually equal to killing 50 ordinary infidels [non-Muslims].

    Therefore, if a Muslim kills ONE Jew, his eternal reward
    in Paradise is twice a great as a Muslim who killed
    25 ordinary infidels [non-Muslims], because 2 X 25 = 50.

    [3] In Europe and North America, most people believe in
    the desirability of “Win-Win Solutions”, which means that a
    problem is solved in a way that benefits both sides, so both sides win.

    Unfortunately, “Win-Win Solutions” are NOT part of Arab culture or Muslim culture.
    They do NOT believe in “Win-Win Solutions”.

    They believe that they alone should always win, and the infidels
    [non-Muslims] should always lose, which often means that
    the infidels [non-Muslims] are massacred and genocided into extinction.

    [4] Many Muslims believe that ANY compromise is shameful,
    and in the Arab/Muslim world, shame is the worst fate possible,
    even worse than losing a large amount of money.

    ANY compromise with Jews is most shameful of all.

    How does this effect Israel’s ability to compromise with Muslims?

    [5] Every time Jews offer land in exchange for peace,
    Muslims misinterpret this as a public admission of guilt.

    Stated another way, every time Jews offer land in exchange for peace,
    Muslims misinterpret this as Jews publicly confessing that
    “they stole Palestine from Muslims”.

    More than 70 years after 1948, most Israeli leaders and
    Jewish leaders do not know this, and never will know this.

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    Unfortunately, I do not have any sources for this valuable information.

    If anyone could find the sources for this valuable information,
    it would certainly be appreciated. Thank you!

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    As mentioned above, many Muslims believe that killing a Jew,
    or being killed by a Jew, guarantees a Muslim that he [or she]
    will go directly to Paradise after death, without needing
    even one second of painful purification in Purgatory.
    Millions of people know this.

    But there are five more points about Islamic philosophy
    that are less known, that you probably never heard before:

    [1] Many Muslims believe that if a Muslim kills a Jew,
    or is killed by a Jew, this guarantees automatic Paradise after death,
    not only for the Muslim who died, but also for 70 of his closest relatives.

    This means that if a Muslim kills a Jew, or is killed by a Jew,
    this guarantees that all of his parents, brothers, sisters, uncles,
    aunts, cousins and grandparents are all guaranteed to
    go directly to Paradise after death, without needing
    even one second of painful purification in Purgatory.

    For this reason, many Muslim parents actually
    WANT their children to be killed by Israeli soldiers,
    as strange as it may seem.

    [2] Many Muslims believe that killing ONE Jew is
    spiritually equal to killing 50 ordinary infidels [non-Muslims].

    Therefore, if a Muslim kills ONE Jew, his eternal reward
    in Paradise is twice a great as a Muslim who killed
    25 ordinary infidels [non-Muslims], because 2 X 25 = 50.

    [3] In Europe and North America, most people believe in
    the desirability of “Win-Win Solutions”, which means that a
    problem is solved in a way that benefits both sides, so both sides win.

    Unfortunately, “Win-Win Solutions” are NOT part of Arab culture or Muslim culture.
    They do NOT believe in “Win-Win Solutions”.

    They believe that they alone should always win, and the infidels
    [non-Muslims] should always lose, which often means that
    the infidels [non-Muslims] are massacred and genocided into extinction.

    [4] Many Muslims believe that ANY compromise is shameful,
    and in the Arab/Muslim world, shame is the worst fate possible,
    even worse than losing a large amount of money.

    ANY compromise with Jews is most shameful of all.

    How does this effect Israel’s ability to compromise with Muslims?

    [5] Every time Jews offer land in exchange for peace,
    Muslims misinterpret this as a public admission of guilt.

    Stated another way, every time Jews offer land in exchange for peace,
    Muslims misinterpret this as Jews publicly confessing that
    “they stole Palestine from Muslims”.

    More than 70 years after 1948, most Israeli leaders and
    Jewish leaders do not know this, and never will know this.

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

    Unfortunately, I do not have any sources for this valuable information.

    If anyone could find the sources for this valuable information,
    it would certainly be appreciated. Thank you.

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    Chaim87 said:

    “The Inflation Reduction Act: That did not cut inflation. Again baloney.
    You know what brought inflation down? The feds increasing [interest] rates.”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    That is true and correct.

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    akuperma said:

    “If the Hareidim were running the yishuv in Eretz Yisrael,
    as was the case in the pre-Zionist era,
    we wouldn’t be war with the Islamic world.”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    That statement could only be made by a person who
    knows NOTHING about Islamic theology and Islamic History.

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    [1] Mohammed, the founder of Islam, who all Muslims must imitate,
    ordered the beheading of 800 Jewish prisoners of war.

    Their orphans became slaves and their widows were used for immoral purposes.

    This was more than a dozen centuries BEFORE the Zionists.

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    [2] The Koran, chapter 5, verse 82, teaches that Jews [and polytheists]
    are THE WORST ENEMIES OF MUSLIMS.

    Not just enemies of Muslims. but THE WORST ENEMIES OF MUSLIMS.

    This was more than a dozen centuries BEFORE the Zionists.

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    [3] The Hadith (an ancient Muslim holy book) teaches that
    the Last Day cannot come, until ALL JEWS [100%] are killed by Muslims.

    The Hadith teaches that when The Last Day comes,
    a rock will miraculously speak, and say:

    “MUSLIM!! A JEW IS HIDING BEHIND ME!! ARISE AND SLAY HIM!!”

    This wicked story is repeated in The Hadith, seven [7] times!

    This was more than a dozen centuries BEFORE the Zionists.

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    [4] Mohammed’s last words before he died:

    “O Lord, kill the Jews and Christians.”

    SOURCE: Hadith Malik, 511:1588

    This was more than a dozen centuries BEFORE the Zionists.

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    [5] Rabbi Ovadiah of Bartenura sas this, in a letter to his father in year 1488 August 15:

    “Jews in Muslim lands make themselves appear poor.

    They go about like an impoverished, despised people,
    with their heads bowed before Muslims.”

    CHRONOLOGY: Rabbi Ovadiah ben Abraham of Bartenura was
    born around 1445 CE in Bertinoro, Italy, and died around 1515 CE in Jerusalem.

    SOURCE: Pathway to Jerusalem: the Travel Letters of Rabbi Ovadiah of Bartenura,
    written between 1488 and 1490 during his journey to the Holy Land (page 40)
    translated by Yaakov Dovid Shulman, year 1992 CE, 93 pages,
    CIS Publishers, Lakewood, New Jersey, ISBN 1-56062-130-3

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    [6] Abdul Aziz told this to Harold Dickson in [year] 1937 [CE]:

    “Our hatred for the Jews, dates from God’s condemnation of them
    for their persecution and rejection of ‘Isa [the founder of Christianity]
    and their subsequent rejection later of His chosen Prophet [Muhammad]…

    “Verily the word of God teaches us – and we implicitly believe this O Dickson
    – that for a Muslim to kill a Jew [in war], or for him to be killed by a Jew,
    ensures him immediate entry in Heaven and into the august presence of God Almighty.”

    Abdul Aziz made this statement to [Harold] Dickson as part of his
    protest at the Peel Report, Britain’s 1937 plan to partition Palestine
    into separate Jewish and Arab areas, thereby granting the
    Zionists the basis for the independent state that they dreamed of…”

    SOURCE: The Kingdom: Arabia and the House of Sa’ud
    (chapter 29, page 259) by Robert Lacey, published in year 1981
    by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York,
    ISBN-10: 0006365094 * ISBN-13: 978-0006365099

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    [7] Robert Lacey said:

    “Arabians are conspiracy theorists, and not afraid to admit it.

    Just as they believe in an active power for good intervening
    daily in their lives, so they believe that evil and the powers
    of darkness are manifest here on earth.

    A Westerner takes the credit for his own successes
    and blames himself for his failures.

    An Arabian thanks God for the good and blames the bad
    on evil influences beyond his control. It makes for a guilt-free existence.

    It also makes for deep suspicions, and nowhere is this more obvious
    than in the Arab attitude towards the Jews.”

    SOURCE: The Kingdom: Arabia and the House of Sa’ud
    (chapter 41, page 386) by Robert Lacey, published in year 1981
    by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York,
    ISBN-10: 0006365094 ISBN-13: 978-0006365099

    ===========================================
    PS: Please feel free to copy these quotes for future reference.

    in reply to: Why Jews are Quitting the Democratic Party #2338958
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    This article is from The Associated Press:

    “New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to switching parties
    to become a Republican, as he declined to rule out a future change
    in political allegiances during a pair of interviews Friday that
    came as he has increasing warmed to President-elect Donald Trump.”

    “The comments from Adams, the top Democrat in one of
    the country’s most liberal cities, riled critics who have grown
    concerned over the mayor’s increasing willingness to throw
    his support behind Trump and his hardline immigration policies.”

    “[New York City Mayor Eric] Adams, who faces federal corruption charges,
    was a registered Republican in the 1990s and early 2000s
    but has spent his political career as a Democrat. “

    “In a Friday morning interview with the local cable news station NY1,
    Adams was asked if he would consider a return to the GOP.
    The Democrat appeared to leave open the possibility of a switch.”

    SOURCE: article titled: “NYC’s mayor warms to Trump
    and doesn’t rule out becoming a Republican

    by Anthony Izaguirre & Jake Offenhartz
    2024 December 6 www (dot) APnews (dot) com

    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2338722
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    During the years that Joe Biden was president,
    the American dollar lost 25% of its value.

    Joe Biden also did nothing to stop the BRICS organization,
    whose prime goal is to destroy and ruin the American dollar.

    Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan signaled
    American weakness to the entire world, which led to Russia’s invasion
    of Ukraine and the Hamas massacre against Israel on 2023 October 7.

    Then Joe Biden then stopped Israel from finishing its job to destroy Hamas,
    and publicly blamed Israel for the suffering in Gaza.

    When did Joe Biden ever criticize Hamas for always stealing food
    from Gazans and always using Gazans as Human Shields?

    Joe Biden proudly publicly and proudly stated that he chose
    Kamala Harris to be his Vice President because she was
    “a woman of color” – not because she was qualified
    to be Vice President, but because of her race and her sex.
    This foolish decision inflicted huge losses on Joe Biden’s
    political party, the Democratic Party.

    Joe Biden spent huge amounts of time vacationing instead of working,
    which he got away with because the news media loves the Democrats.

    Joe Biden and the Democratic Party used government agencies,
    including the courts and the Department of Justice,
    as weapons against their political opponents; then Joe Biden
    pardoned his own son for numerous crimes, even though
    he said a dozen times that he would never do that.

    Joe Biden became President only because the news media
    and web sites like: Facebook, twitter, and Instagram censored
    and deleted news stories that harmed Joe Biden’s chances of getting elected.
    In a fair election, Joe Biden would have lost, and Donald Trump would have won.

    Anyone can make a mistake, but defending Joe Biden requires
    a special kind of stupidity, and voting for the Democratic Party
    requires a special kind of brainwashing and willful ignorance.

    in reply to: President-Elect Donald J. Trump #2338593
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    “President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination on Wednesday
    of Jewish entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as administrator of
    the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).”

    SOURCE: article titled: “Trump names Jewish tech entrepreneur to head NASA”
    2024 December 4, www (dot) jns (dot) org

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    DaMoshe said:

    “R’ Zilberstein said that for a yeshiva bachur, who regularly wears a hat and jacket to davening,
    it’s better to daven b’yichidus wtih a hat and jacket.”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    By what halachic logic is wearing “a hat and jacket” more important than praying with a minyan?

    For many years, I suspected that Orthodox Jews place too much emphasis on external appearances,
    especially Charedim, and this seems to confirm that suspicion.

    in reply to: The Net Results of the NASI Project and the Shidduch Age Gap Scare #2338423
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    In the early 2000s (or maybe the 1990s) I asked dozens of shadchanim:

    What are the biggest problems that prevent shidduchim?

    They gave me two answers more often than all others:
    short boys and overweight girls.

    Short boys cannot increase their height,
    but overweight girls should be able to lose weight.

    If we want to help girls get married,
    then we must do something about overweight girls.

    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2338222
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    in reply to: The Net Results of the NASI Project and the Shidduch Age Gap Scare #2337496
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    If the beliefs of the NASI Project are true, then why were they never mentioned by 33 centuries of our ancestors?

    in reply to: IDF’s New Haredi Division #2337458
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    Yossy Goldman (a Chabad Rabbi) said:

    “Every time a young man or woman puts on a Tzahal uniform,
    they put their lives on the line.

    They are prepared to give their lives to defend our homeland and our people.

    The most secular kibbutznik becomes a tzaddik, the holy of holies,
    when he makes that courageous commitment.”
    ….
    “Those courageous chayalim make that pledge daily.
    And far too many have sacrificed their lives in the current war against terror.

    So it is entirely appropriate that they should be our superheroes.”

    SOURCE: article titled: “The Voice of Jacob
    by Yossy Goldman 2024/11/27 for www (dot) JNS (dot) org

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    HaKatan said:

    “…imagined that the nations (and Arabs) would
    welcome the Zionists in their takeover and invasion.”
    ===================================

    HaKatan speaks like an ally of Hamas and Hezbollah,
    who are the modern-day Amalekites in our times.

    By referring to Israel as a “takeover and invasion”
    HaKatan denies Jewish ownership of Eretz Yisrael,
    a concept which is taught many times by our perfect Torah.

    in reply to: ILLEGAL ALIENS versus Undocumented Immigrants #2336892
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    Bamidbar, chapter 32, verse 6:

    Moshe replies to the Tribe of Gad and the Tribe of Reuven:

    “Shall your brothers come to war while you remain here?”

    ***************************************************************

    In Tanach, Sefer Shoftim, [the Book of Judges] chapter 5,
    the Prophetess Deborah [Devorah HaNeviyah], sings a Divinely-inspired song.

    In chapter 5, verses 12 to 16, the Prophetess Deborah publicly
    praises those Jews who fought against the enemies of Israel.

    Then she publicly REBUKES those Jews who did NOT
    join the fight against the enemies of Israel.

    ***************************************************************

    In Tanach, in Sefer Shmuel Aleph, chapter 18, verse 7,
    we see Shaul HaMelech and the General of Shaul’s Army,
    David ben Yishai. (This was before David became King.)

    They are both returning home from recent victory in war.

    We see the Jewish women publicly praising both of them:

    “SHAUL HAS SLAIN HIS THOUSANDS AND
    DAVID [HAS SLAIN] HIS TENS OF THOUSANDS.”

    PERSONAL NOTE:
    From this we see that the soldiers who fight our enemies
    deserve to be publicly praised and thanked.

    ***************************************************************

    Tanach, Nechemiah, chapter 4, verse 8:

    “And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles,
    and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people:

    ‘Be not afraid of them!
    Remember HaShem, who is great and awesome,
    and FIGHT FOR YOUR BRETHREN,
    your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses!’”

    in reply to: All good things must come to an end #2336730
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    In year 2014 of the Common Era, Mr. Jackie Mason
    (a famous Secular-Jewish-American comedian) said that
    three things never end: death, taxes and anti-Semitism.

    SOURCE: article titled: “Three things are certain: Death, taxes and anti-Semitism”
    by Mr. Jackie Mason 2014 September 8, www (dot) jewishworldreview (dot) com
    https://jewishworldreview.com/0914/mason090814.php3

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    ujm said: “Another attempt to shmad.”

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

    That statement is Motzi Shem Ra.

    I urge you to do teshuvah for Motzi Shem Ra by retracting that statement.

    in reply to: IDF’s New Haredi Division #2336593
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    HaKatan said: “Zionism is shmad.”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    Only Secular Zionism is shmad.

    Religious Zionism is NOT shmad; Religious Zionism is part of our great and perfect Torah.

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

    Consider this: What was the FIRST thing that G*D told Avraham Avinu to do?

    It was not keeping kosher or reciting a brachah before or after food.
    It was not Shabbos or any of the holidays.
    It was not tzitzis or tefillin.
    It was not praying three times every day.

    The FIRST thing that G*D told Avraham Avinu to do was to move to Eretz Yisrael (“lech lecha”).

    We see from this that some kind of Religious Zionism is part of our great and perfect Torah.

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

    Consider this: What was Moshe Rabbeinu’s greatest regret, at the end of his life?

    It was not having more gold and silver.
    It was not having more wives.
    It was not having more expensive royal clothes or living in a palace.

    Moshe Rabbeinu’s greatest regret, at the end of his life, was not entering Eretz Yisrael.

    We see from this that some kind of Religious Zionism is part of our great and perfect Torah.

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

    There are many more proofs like this, but I want to limit the length of this message.

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    Rabbi Uri Pilichowski (“a self-declared Brisker”) said:

    “The existence of anti-Zionist Jews troubles the Zionist community
    for numerous reasons, but most of all because they provide support
    for the anti-Semites of the world who mask their Jew-hatred
    with the ‘legitimate’ veneer of anti-Zionism.”

    SOURCE: Who are the anti-Zionist Jews? by Rabbi Uri Pilichowski
    2024 August 18, Jewish News Syndicate: www (dot) JNS (dot) org

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    Once full-scale war broke out after the State of Israel
    declared its existence on May 14, 1948 [CE] Reb Shraga Feivel’s
    [Mendlowitz] thoughts were never far from Eretz Yisrael.

    A group of students saw him outside the Mesivta building
    one day, talking excitedly with Rabbi Gedaliah Schorr and
    gesticulating rapidly with the newspaper held in his hand.

    “If I were your age,” he [Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz] told the students,
    “I would take a gun and go to Eretz Yisrael.”

    SOURCE: “Reb Shraga Feivel: the life and times of Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    the architect of Torah in America
    ” (chapter 26, page 338)
    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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    Is it SAFE for bachurim who are obviously Jewish to go to non-Jewish
    sports events, where they might be surrounded by people who hate them?

    in reply to: President-Elect Donald J. Trump #2336488
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    PRESIDENTIAL QUIZ:

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    Which of the following USA Presidents freed Jonathan Pollard:

    Bill Clinton
    George Bush Jr.
    Barack Hussein Obama
    Donald Trump
    Joe Biden

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    Which of the following USA Presidents moved the American embassy to Jerusalem:

    Bill Clinton
    George Bush Jr.
    Barack Hussein Obama
    Donald Trump
    Joe Biden

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    Which of the following USA Presidents helped Israel by creating the Abraham Accords:

    Bill Clinton
    George Bush Jr.
    Barack Hussein Obama
    Donald Trump
    Joe Biden

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    Which of the following USA Presidents had TWO Orthodox Jews as his closest advisors:

    Bill Clinton
    George Bush Jr.
    Barack Hussein Obama
    Donald Trump
    Joe Biden

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    The correct answer to ALL of these questions is: Donald Trump!!!

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    This recent article is from Matzav dot com quoting JNS (dot) org:

    The Israel Defense Forces plans to form the first company of the new Hasmonean Brigade, to be made up of ultra-Orthodox soldiers, by Chanukah, which this year starts on December 25.

    The IDF wants to capitalize on the symbolism. The Hasmonean Dynasty began after the Jews threw off the yoke of Hellenistic rule in the Maccabean Revolt (167 to 141 BCE) against the Seleucid Empire, liberation that the holiday commemorates.

    Thirty young men have already passed the first screenings and dozens of others have expressed interest in serving in the brigade, Ynet reported.

    The army is also looking to make charedi soldiers currently serving in noncombat roles into combat soldiers for the brigade. A company is made up 60 to 80 soldiers.

    The IDF is taking a gradual approach, hoping that the charedi community will take note that the brigade is responsive to the religious needs of the ultra-Orthodox, creating trust between the community and the army.

    The new brigade requires recruits to follow a strict halachic lifestyle, that is, one in keeping with religious law. Observant Jews will serve as commanders in the brigade.

    Brigade enlistees will sign a document accepting its rules. One clause states that recruits will at all times maintain an ultra-Orthodox way of life, be careful to use clean speech, keep beards and sidelocks throughout their service if they entered the army with them, and wear Sabbath clothes during Sabbath prayers and meals “as is customary in ultra-Orthodox society (and even a suit and a hat).”

    All the courses and training for soldiers in the brigade will be conducted internally to avoid mixing with non-Orthodox units, a nod to a concern of many ultra-Orthodox, who view it as a violation of the IDF’s obligation to preserve their strict lifestyle.

    Brigade commander Col. Avinoam Emunah said: “I am privileged to be the commander of the ultra-Orthodox brigade and to be part of this special project that can bring about a change in Israeli society and the entire people of Israel.

    “We established a brigade, which for the first time since the establishment of the IDF and the establishment of the state, will allow the ultra-Orthodox public to enlist and serve in combat according to their lifestyle and preserve their identity,” he said.

    SOURCE: article titled: “IDF Picks Chanukah for
    Charedi Recruitment to Chashmonaim Brigade

    2024 November 28 www (dot) Matzav (dot) com quoting JNS (dot) org

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