Public Service Announcement -- הודעת שירות ציבורית

A public service message from a resident in an Anglo-populated community in Israel:

***Public Service***: xxxxx A woman's Vigilance saves the day!!!

In last week's chadash edition in the Hebrew side, a featured story (front page) told as follows:

A woman called the police after noticing a black car with 2 Arab guys, circling Dolev (during the day) looking quite sinister.

This was followed by the police coming to the scene and singling the two Arabs guys to slow down. Apparently as soon as the 2 men saw the police they broke into high speed and left through luz down the road and into a near by moshav. The high speed chase continued until the police lost track of the suspect's car. 

Later on the police found the car (the two men ran off and got away). Turns out the car was stolen and inside the police found 2 sets of chariedi men garb, complete with pants, shirt, hat, beards, shoes….police costumes as well as teaser guns make shift guns and some other things….the police was puzzled and assumed that the 2 men were either planning to rob or chas v'shalom abduct.

Baruch Hashem a most sinister crime was prevented due to a woman's vigilance. 

I read the whole thing in Hebrew and felt very sad this was not translated into English; I think it is imperative that our community appreciates the importance of being vigilance.

We must be aware of the real potential risks which we face daily having all these workers (perhaps some of whom are terrorists) around.

Modern Day Dina bat Leah -- דינה בת לאה המודרנית

Modern-day Dina bat Leah was 20 years old when she decided to join the Palestinians and lived with them under a life of abuse.  She was rescued in July, 2012 by Yad L'Achim, a Jewish anti-missionary organization in Israel.


For the full-story, go here.

Even though Dina has decided to remove her Arab garbs, may she learn to embrace the holy Jewish garbs and cover her hair as a married woman, and not fall into the Erev Rav's hands.

Yad L'Achim is one of my favorite Israeli charities. During the Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe), support this organization to save the Israeli Jews from the murderous and barbaric Arab hands.

Apparently, the Arab Bedouins are also concerned about the high alarming intermarriage rate among Arabs and Jews.

It isn't just the Jews who are concerned about intermarriage with Arabs. A hard-hitting documentary on Jewish girls marrying Arab men that aired recently on Israel's Hot 3 TV station revealed that the Bedouin community also opposes intermarriage.

Reporter Ahmed Abu Swiss noted that the phenomenon is growing at an alarming rate. "We're no longer talking about 15 or 20 men [who've married Jews]," he reported on the program, which aired on Dec. 28, 2011. "There are neighborhoods in which more than 50 men are married to Jews."

Abu Swiss added that Bedouin sheikhs are very concerned about the trend and speak out against it in the mosques. They preach that assimilation is against the Bedouin tradition and results in many Bedouin women remaining single until 35, since the available men are marrying Jews.

In a similar vein, Sheikh Faiz Abu Seheban, the mayor of the Bedouin town of Rahat, recently spoke out against Arab men marrying Jewish women. He told Ilana Dayan, the host of the hugely popular Uvda investigative news program, that a majority of Arabs viewed these relationships in an unfavorable light and that they were like trying to mix oil and water.

In the next video interviewing an Arab man, he emphasizes that the Arab men are at a top "level" and hence, Jewish women are not fitting for them.   Let them think however they want, but there is a truth to this -- Jewish women are not fitting for the Arab men or any other non-Jewish men, period.  Jewish women are princesses of the King of kings, what are they doing mixing with the umos haolam?

This is how they view our women, ככה הם רואים הנשים שלנו

What is wrong with this picture?

The above photo came from a Yishmaeli site.  They are comparing their levels of modesty to ours, and purposefully denigrating ours.

Note:

• our Orthodox Jewish women not covering their collar bone and wide necklines (see Rabbi Falk's Modesty, Adornment for Life)
• our Orthodox Jewish women not covering all their hair even in their hair covering, revealing hair that should be covered (see Rabbi Falk's Modesty, Adornment for Life)
• our Orthodox Jewish women wearing clothes that are tight fit, showing the curves (see Rabbi Falk's Modesty, Adornment for Life)
• our Orthodox Jewish women with lots to say (notice open mouth), perhaps suggesting Loshon Hora?

Is there any truth to this? You decide.

This year, make it your business to study the Halachos of Tzniut (Jewish Modesty) and understand why we are not dressing up to Hashem's standards of modesty for us, and try to become a light unto the nations, instead of the laughing stock of the nations.  The Jewish women have it in their hands to prevent the Yishmaelim from taking over Eretz Yisrael and the entire nation for 9 months before Moshiach comes b'ita.

Rav said: Moshiach ben Dovid will come only after the kingdom will rule over Israel 9 months, as it is said, therefore He shall give them until the time of birth, a young girl and the rest of her brothers shall return to the Children of Israel. (Sanhedrin 98b)

Additional resources: Modesty for Jewish Women 1 and 2.

Rabbi Yehuda Levin on "Tznius, Our Responsibility"

More readings: Bnay Yismael to rule over Eretz Yisrael for 9 months 

Mrs Iris Odani Elyashiv explaining why women, especially Jewish women should be modest.

We are in the 49th level of impurity, אנחנו נמצאים ברמה 49 של טומאה

I've been listening to shiurim on torahanytime.com about Galus Yishmael, in which we're in right now, and hopefully the last one.

Rabbi Avraham ben Chaim quotes the Kabbalists that we have entered the 49th level of tuma'ah, and Moshiach should come soon so that Hashem can redeem us before we reach the 50th level, which is total lost of emunah (atheism). Just as our redemption from Mitzrayim was extremely hastened, because waiting one more minute would have brought us down to the 50th level and no hope for redemption, as the Jews would not have wanted to leave even the 20% of them who left (according to Rashi). The good news is that just as it only took us 49 days to climb from the 49th level to the 1st level which led to Matan Torah, it would also take us just as quick if not quicker to jump from the 49th level of tum'ah which we are in now, to the top level of purity during the days of Moshiach, and on that day, Hashem will be one and His name one.

Galut Yishmael and Moshiach, גלות ישמעאל ומושיח

A new mosque appeared in the heart of the Baltimore Jewish community, claiming that the Jewish community welcomes them. Nu?

Some neighborhoods — in Tennessee, Georgia and New York City — have reacted angrily to proposed mosques and Islamic centers. Ahmadi Muslims were blocked in 2008 from building a worship center in Frederick County after residents complained about crowded roads.

Jewish community leaders say they are trying to show the Ahmadi congregation that Pikesville will welcome them. After some people expressed fears about the mosque, neighbors reached out to the Muslim group and encouraged members to introduce themselves to people who live, work and worship nearby.

Traveling down Park Heights, people "see one synagogue after another, and now all of a sudden you will also see a mosque, which is surprising to some people," said Art Abramson, executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council. He said a "small segment" of the community has expressed fear about the mosque.

Source: Baltimore Sun (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-co-pikesville-mosque-20120530,0,1118559.story)

I guess the Jewish community is going to start getting used to the speaker-loud blasting of "Allah Hu Akhbar" five times a day, including Shabbos!  A free reminder to the Jews to daven three times a day and be more committed to Hashem -- a blessing in disguise?

Half way around the world in Rosh Pina, EY, the talmidim in AMIT are studying both Talmud and Quran in order to become more intelligent spies in the IDF.

They solve religious quandaries by referring to the Talmud while at the same time perusing the Quran. They study Rambam and watch Al-Jazeera. Welcome to the pre-military academy in Rosh Pina that is training the next generation of Israeli spies and intelligence officers.

Welcome to the pre-military AMIT academy in Rosh Pina, a unique institution that for the last 17 years has been educating and training yeshiva students for army service in intelligence units and for future stints in spy agencies. It is a factory for churning out spies. The unusual back and forth between prayer and intelligence duties will continue once these young men are recruited to units like the IDF's 8200 electronic surveillance unit which is responsible for cracking codes; 504, the Military Intelligence outfit; or the unit under the auspices of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories. From there, they will move on to staff jobs and field positions in the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and Mossad. 

source: Israel Hayom (http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=4524)

Rabbi Avraham ben Chaim has a series of lectures based on Galus Yishmael at TorahAnytime.com.

Yishmael, the last enemy of Israel

Yishmael Part 2: Our Generation vs The Past

Yishmael Part 3: Our Generation

Yishmael Part 4

Yishmael and Redemption Part 5

Yishmael Part 6

Yishmael and Mashiach Part 7

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein also covers a series on the same topic at TorahAnytime.com.

Galut: Yishmael: and Mashiach

Galut Yishmael and Mashiach Part 2

Galut Yishmael and Mashiach Part 3

I *love* TorahAnytime.com, it is such a blessing for the Internet!

Kabbalistic View of the Gaza Conflict, צפה הקבלית של העימות ברצועת עזה

Rabbi Mordechai Kraft is one of my favorite speakers. He brings the connection between Satan and the Jewish nation.  This is very consistent with the views of Rabbi Mendel Kessin that when the Jews fall, Satan absorbs our kedusha and gives power over to our enemies to destroy us.  In his shiur, "Kabbalistic View of the Gaza Conflict", he demonstrates this relationship through gematria exercises that spell out Satan's name in various levels, versus our enemies in history, including Eichmann, y"s, Hitler, y"s, Sadam Hussein, y"s. He also points out that Satan is only doing the job that Hashem has appointed for him, which is simply, to bring the Jews to do teshuva.  He also brings out the names of Yishmael's sons and interpret how each name is meant for the Jews to do teshuva.

Our long-time enemy, besides Amalek, is the Pelishtim, who lived in Gaza and continues to occupy Gaza.  The gematria of their name "Peleshet", is also identical to Satan's, and their residence, Gaza, when spelled in full, also has an  identical gematria to Satan's.  So, basically, the message is when the Jews fall, the Satan is empowered to bring us to do teshuva through our worst enemies.

Our battle today is not with the Palestinians, they are simply the stick in which the Master uses to beat the dog. Our battle is with Satan.  We have to return Kedushas Yisrael back into our hands, and in this way, we weaken the Satan, and our enemies will go away by themselves.  The god of the Pelishtim, according to Rabbi Kraft, is the fly, which symbolizes licentiousness.  The message is when the Jews exhibit this negative trait of licentiousness, Hashem empowers the nation whose symbol characterizes our misbehavior to suppress us.  Our antidote is of course to be holy, to guard our bris and modesty.  We don't have any other choice.

Source: Kabbalistic View of the Gaza Conflict

Help Search for Potential Suspect, עזרה חיפוש על החשוד הפוטנציאלי

A video has been released of a potential suspect in the recent bombing of a shul in NJ.

HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has released a video and pictures of a man they believe is connected to the fire bombing of area synagogues.

As CBS 2’s Christine Sloan reports, they got the video through some intense investigating and are asking the public for help.

To watch the video, click here.

Disappointed Yishmaelim, ישמאלים מאוכזבים

Got this video link from Rabbi Mizrachi.  Yishmaelim disappointed.  Caution:  Mute the video, the language is too "coarse" and hurts my ears, but watch the English caption, please.

The History of Palestine, ההיסטוריה של פלסטין

Before we forget and think we need to create another Palestine country, we must research history as the so-called Palestine has already existed from long ago, synonymous with Jordan.

Without Esav, Yishmael will fail, בלי עשו, ישמעאל ייכשל

Jewish End of Days' "9 Days" blog posted a relationship between Esav and Yishmael, and how much Yishamel depends on Esav to succeed.  Well, to say the least, the following article supports the claim. Read on!

EU diplomat says aid to Palestinians in question

By DANIELLA CHESLOW, Associated Press – 6 days ago

JERUSALEM (AP) — Europe's financial crisis is causing some European Union lawmakers to question whether the bloc can continue to deliver millions in aid to the Palestinians, an EU diplomat said Thursday.

The EU is the largest single donor to the Palestinians, contributing about 500 million euros ($720 million) a year to build institutions for a future state and pay salaries.

Under Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, the Palestinians embarked in 2009 on a two-year state-building plan to be ready for independence by September.
But with peace talks deadlocked, the diplomat said that some EU lawmakers doubt a Palestinian state will ever emerge. The Palestinians are now turning to the United Nations for a largely symbolic statehood recognition.

The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter.

The earliest the EU could cut back aid would be in 2014, when the next seven-year budget begins.

Palestinian government spokesman Ghassan Khatib said Israel was to blame for their assistance needs.

"We look forward to the day when the occupation will be over, so as to end our need for foreign assistance," Khatib said.

Foreign donations make up about a quarter of the Palestinian Authority's $3.7 billion annual budget. In July, Fayyad halved the salaries of government employees and appealed to the international community to bridge a $640 million shortfall caused largely by Arab countries' unfulfilled pledges.

Source: Associated Press

U.S. Pays Salaries to Palestinian Terrorists

U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority has become an increasingly controversial matter in the wake of the group’s decision to bypass peace negotiations and go to the United Nations for recognition of an independent state. But the outlay of funds to the Palestinians may become even more toxic after the release of a report by a media watch organization detailing the payment of salaries from the U.S.-funded PA to imprisoned terrorists.

The report from Palestinian Media Watch, an Israeli-based organization that monitors the Palestinian media and culture, said that more than 5,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are getting salaries from the PA. Though Palestinians held by Israel on charges of terrorism have always received stipends from the PA, the practice was formalized this past April when a new law to that effect was promulgated. The law was reported in the Palestinian official press but went unnoticed by the international media. Given that the United States gives more than $600 million to the Palestinians each year, including $225 million that goes directly to the PA, the payment of these salaries is a violation of U.S. law.


As the authors of the report pointed out when they presented their findings to members of Congress on Tuesday, the 2010 legislation that authorized aid to the PA said the State Department must “take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity.”

The PA’s payment of salaries to convicted terrorists is a clear violation of this law.

In addition to speaking of the cash layouts to terrorists (which actually exceed the salaries paid to Palestinian civil servants), the report also discussed the incitement against Israel and Jews that is published and broadcast by the Palestinian official media. Another egregious example of Palestinian incitement was the fact that a summer camp sponsored by PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad divided children into three groups–each named for terrorists.

For those who have followed the history of U.S. aid to the Palestinians, this is familiar stuff. Ever since the original Oslo Accords, the State Department has made it a practice to either ignore or to deny all reports of PA support for terror or glorification of terrorists. Throughout this period, such outrages have been swept under the carpet by diplomats intent on pursuing an agenda of appeasement of the Palestinians in the vain hope this will cause them to make peace. But the United States has not been rewarded for its generosity.

We can only hope this latest evidence of Palestinian treachery will finally motivate Congress and the White House to hold the PA accountable and stop the flow of money from American taxpayers to terrorists.

Source:http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/07/26/u-s-pays-salaries-to-palestinian-terrorists/