Rabbi Aron Sokol takes on Yaakov Shapiro the Satmar/Neturei Karta Spokesperson

Yaakov Shapiro the Apikoras

Rabbi Aron Sokol is being too respectful on this video of this bono-fide lunatic, Yaakov Shapiro, who is also the author of the hateful book "The Empty Wagon!"

He is also the owner of a Nazi website called "Torah True Jews" which isn't Torah and isn't true.  You need a barf bag when listening to his vile hateful rants against the only Jewish State. Everything that he states can and was already refuted by legitimate talmedei chachamim.  

I will in a future post totally destroy all his fabricated statements.

One of his central arguments — quoting the Satmar Rebbe — is that the Six‑Day War was not a miracle at all. According to this view, what looked like open miracles was actually the work of the “samech‑mem,” the devil, and the entire war was supposedly unnecessary, engineered by Zionists who wanted more territory.

Then comes the contradiction.

On one hand, he claims the Zionists won because they were “by far the strongest army in the Middle East.” On the other hand, he condemns the army for saying exactly that — accusing them of kochi v’otzem yadi.

You can’t have it both ways.

If the IDF was naturally stronger, then acknowledging that strength is not heresy — it’s honesty. If the victory was supernatural, then dismissing it as “the samech‑mem” is theological acrobatics.

And this is where the irony becomes impossible to ignore.

But anyone who remembers those days in 1967 knows that the entire Satmar premise is a delusionary fantasy, and the Zionist State was fighting a defensive war and had absolutely no intention of capturing any land except for the Golan Heights, and every word of the "Al Hagila" sounds like a spoiled child that didn't get his way!

Before you watch the video know that Yaakob Schapiro is being accused by married women of being inappropriate:

(17) Isaac Choua on X: "Does anyone have more information about this? Link below. “Yaakov Shapiro is a rav in Bayswater, NY. I was an innocent and naive kollel wife in Lakewood … my then-husband heard him speak about chinuch and youth at risk, and decided to involve him in our marital issues. I was" / X

Mazal Tov! Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld's Grandchild, Enlists in the IDF!

 MEET AN UNKNOWN ISRAELI HERO

His name is Motti. He is 70-years-old.

He is the grandson of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, leader of the Haredi community during the British Mandate of Palestine.

He studied in top, mainstream Haredi yeshivas.

Motti is a successful businessman.

And now he is…an IDF soldier.

That’s right.

He recently enlisted in the IDF saying:

“My father fought in the War of Independence. My son is a combat soldier. I always felt like something was missing. I think the IDF uniform is holy clothing. It’s a symbol of unity and this is the most important thing that the nation of Israel needs today.”

Wishing Motti great success in his service.

Macron’s Beaufort Blunder Reveals European Decline

 

French President Emmanuel Macron declared on May 29, 2026, that “nothing justifies the Israeli strikes conducted in southern Lebanon.” He called Israel’s operations unacceptable under international law. Forty-eight hours later, the Israel Defense Forces seized Beaufort Castle and the 14.5-kilometer Beaufort Ridge. The sequence did not expose Israeli recklessness. It exposed Europe’s strategic decay.

Beaufort marks Israel’s deepest ground operation in southern Lebanon since its 2000 withdrawal from the security zone. It followed repeated Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks that shattered the April 2026 ceasefire and threatened northern Israeli communities.

Beaufort Castle is not symbolic terrain; it is decisive ground. The ridge dominates the Litani River and the Nabatiyeh plateau. Hezbollah used those heights for surveillance posts and launch sites aimed at Israel. Whoever holds Beaufort controls observation, movement, and interdiction across the border sector. Israel learned that lesson on Mount Hermon. It will not sacrifice civilians in Kiryat Shmona, Metula, or the Galilee to satisfy European discomfort.

Singer and songwriter Yonatan Razel Who wrote the popular Tune "Ochi Lo L'keil" has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke.

 Singer and songwriter Yonatan Razel has been hospitalized at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in serious condition after suffering a stroke.

His family has appealed to the public to pray for his recovery. His full name for prayer is Yonatan Adi ben Chaya Rachel.

The news of his medical condition has caused great concern among his colleagues in the music field as well as his fans.

He is also the brother of musician Rika Razel and the cousin of violinist Nitzan-Chen Razel.

Israel captures medieval Crusader castle in Lebanon

 It’s been called the last strategically significant castle in the world — and now Israel holds it.

Israeli troops captured Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as it campaigns against Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah in the country.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the seizure of the hilltop Crusader fortress as “a dramatic stage and dramatic change in our policy.”

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared pictures of the Israeli flag being raised above the 900-year-old fortress, which was constructed on a cliffside high above the Litani River.

The position gives Israeli troops a commanding lookout post over much of southern Lebanon and northern Israel.

Zionism is no longer the biggest threat in Satmar! It's AI!

B"H for AI! He is going to leave us alone for awhile!
 

The Satmar Rebbe on Thursday delivered an emergency address broadcast live to all Satmar institutions around the world, harshly attacking artificial intelligence.

In his remarks, the Rebbe called on his hasidim to distance themselves from any device that enables access to AI - including "kosher" phones approved for use by haredim.

"On every phone in the home, even on a kosher phone, one can connect to this impurity in a single moment," he said. "There are many victims - young boys, girls, and even married yeshiva students. They are falling and descending directly into hell."

The Rebbe defined AI as a threat more severe than any previous threat, comparing it to the battles the haredi world waged in the past against computers, videos, and smartphones.

"Back then, there was a solution - not to bring these devices into the home," he said. "This time there is no such solution. It is everywhere, and parents have no supervision."

"Anyone who knows of another person who has a connection to AI is obligated to report immediately to the administration of the institution. If he does not say anything, he bears the sin."

Beit Shemesh: Charedim storm police station

 

Violent clashes broke out early Monday morning near the Beit Shemesh police station following the attempted arrest of a young haredi man suspected of evading military service.

According to a police statement, the unrest began after Military Police removed the suspect from the scene. In response, dozens of extremist haredi demonstrators gathered outside the city's police station. Some attempted to breach the station's perimeter and set fire to nearby vegetation, which was extinguished before spreading to adjacent buildings.

Jerusalem District Police forces and Border Police officers were deployed to the scene. They used batons and stun grenades to disperse the rioters, successfully restoring order and regaining control of the station complex.

No injuries have been reported.

תיעוד: כ-50 מפגינים חרדים פרצו לתחנת משטרה בבית שמש, לאחר שקיבלו הודעה על מעצר עריק חרדי במקום@GLZRadio pic.twitter.com/GjqCLlwY3Q

— מרדכי הלפרין (@MHlpryn) May 31, 2026

Osher Ad (Bingo) Supermarket Now offering Cars for sale

 

Shoppers who arrived at branches of the Israeli supermarket chain Osher Ad on Sunday found a new and unusual product for sale: a new car.

The car, a 2026 KIA Sportage Urban Turbo 1598 automatic, was on offer for 139,900 NIS ($49,926). The vehicle is sold with a mileage of 0 km, first-hand.

According to the details displayed in the store, the deal is a collaboration with the company "Auto Center." Customers interested in purchasing the vehicle are instructed to fill out their personal details and pay an initial commission of 1,800 NIS at the registers in the store to receive a printed proof of payment.

It was also reported that Auto Center will give buyers a discount equal to the commission paid at checkout. The colors offered for customers to choose from on the form are white, gray, and black.

The price appearing on the original proof of payment is valid for seven business days from the date of payment, during which the buyer must complete the transaction with the car dealership.

Live! Israel Day Parade on Fifth Ave....tens of thousands show up!

 

Talmidim of Harav Dov Kook go up to Har Habyis to Daven on his behalf

 

The Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi just released a statement on Har HaBayis that contradicts an entire polemic that he gave himself in the span of just a few days.

On the one hand, he delivers a whole halachic discourse on how one should bow on Har HaBayis — the angles, the posture, the kavanos — and then, in just a few days he issues a sweeping prohibition against going up at all.

Everyone understands what’s going on here.

The Chief Rabbinate has, for decades, taken its cues from the political establishment. It was built as an arm of the secular government, and its positions on Har HaBayis have always reflected that reality. This latest psak isn’t about halachah — it’s about maintaining the traditional political line.

And instead of thinking independently, instead of addressing the real halachic discussions happening across the Torah world, he simply defaulted to the old script.

But the Torah world has moved on.

In the video below, you can see respected chareidi rabbanim — serious poskim, not fringe voices — who permit ascending Har HaBayis lechatchilah, with clear halachic guidelines, based on Chazal, Rishonim, and the Rambam’s own descriptions of the Mikdash boundaries.

So when a talmid asks the obvious question — “How can you write a whole treatise on how to bow on Har HaBayis and then prohibit going up?” — he’s not being disrespectful. He’s being honest.

Because the contradiction is real. And the political pressure behind it is real. And the growing number of Torah authorities who reject that pressure is also very real.

The Chief Rabbinate can keep issuing statements that try to satisfy the government, but the Torah world is no longer pretending not to notice the gap between halachic reality and political convenience.

If the Chief Rabbinate wants to forbid Har HaBayis, fine — but writing a whole guide on how to bow there before prohibiting it is the kind of contradiction that only happens when politics holds the pen.

אי אפשר להורות שאסור לעלות - בלי להתעלם מגדולי ישראל שמחזקים את העלייה