More OCT 7 Stories of Real Gedoilim!

 Charedim honor their Rabbanim and call them "gedoilim" though those "gedoilim"  say that they have "no shaichis " to over 10 million Jews, and they boast about that!

It is interesting to note that the Vayoel Moshe (מאמר ישוב א"י, סימן קמה) refers to Zionists as עמלקים!

"העמלקים התיישבו בארץ ישראל"

Aren't those the words of the meraglim? Asking for a friend.

"עֲמָלֵ֥ק יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַנֶּ֑גֶב"

You cannot make this stuff up

Let's take a look at what the Gra says about עמלקים!  

(ספר אבן שלמה פרק יא, סעיף ח) 

"חמש מיני ערב רב בישראל, ובעלי מחלוקת הם גרועים מכולם, והם נקראים עמלקים"

Enough said והמבין יבון

ONE OF THE MOST HEARTBREAKING VIDEOS OF OCTOBER 7 A 5-year-old Israeli girl, trapped under heavy fire while caring for her baby sister, sees armed men approaching. She thinks they are Hamas terrorists coming to kill them. Terrified, trembling, she pleads: “Please, no.” “Are you Israelis?” “Take us.” “I am here with a baby.” Only then does she realize they are Israelis who have come to rescue them. A heroic little girl — just 5 years old — protecting a baby in the middle of unimaginable terror. Some images from that day can never be erased. 10/7 — NEVER FORGET. NEVER FORGIVE. 🇮🇱

— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) October 7, 2026

 

Karni Guez was at the head of a platoon of female tankists from the Caracal Battalion on the morning of October 7. She commanded 8 soldiers, divided between a Merkava tank and an armored support vehicle.

When the alerts sounded, she realized it was not a drill, and that something abnormally serious was happening.

Positioned near the border with Egypt, she received the order with her fighters to move north to approach the combat zone.

On the road, they encountered a first group of Hamas fighters in pickups who had crossed the border and were heading toward the nearby kibbutzim.

Karni Guez gave the order to engage the enemy immediately, and the platoon opened fire; the fighting would last nearly an hour, more than twenty Hamas fighters would be eliminated, their vehicles and arsenal destroyed, and most importantly, the infiltration wave on their position was repelled.

With this threat neutralized, Guez gave the order to move toward Kibbutz Holit. Her platoon then engaged in combat against heavily armed Hamas units attempting to penetrate the kibbutz, while maneuvering at the same time to protect wounded soldiers. During these maneuvers, the soldiers would eliminate numerous Hamas fighters, either by tank fire or by crushing them as they tried to flee.

With the threat to Holit neutralized, Guez chose to move toward Kibbutz Sufa, whose military post had been overrun by Hamas men.

With the main communication network malfunctioning, she took up position and engaged the Hamas men to slowly regain the ground.

Karni Guez's soldiers later received reinforcements from Shayetet 13 commandos, to whom they then provided precious fire support to ultimately uproot and repel the Hamas, after more than 6 hours of fighting.

They then launched a street combat operation, and house-to-house, building-by-building clearing, to rescue trapped civilians and allow them to evacuate safely. The Battle of Sufa would last in total more than 12 hours.

It was only around 2 a.m., after 19 hours of fierce fighting, exhausted and out of ammunition, that Karni Guez finally ordered her platoon to withdraw to their base camp.

The leadership and cool-headedness of Karni, who improvised alone, without communications and without orders, her battle plan throughout the day, and the combativeness, professionalism, and heroism of her soldiers saved the kibbutzim of Holit and Sufa, and concretely the entire H'evel Shalom region.

Honor to Karni and her soldiers, heroines of Israel.

Shlomo Katz answers his critics about the "Musical Hallel"

 

DIN: Personally I don't care how someone davens, after 3,500 years there are Yidden that are going to shul to connect to Hashem, who are we to criticize how they choose to connect to the RBS"O? If you don't like it, keep your boring davening, but let others do it in their own ways. Kol Hakoved, Reb Shlomo! 

I’ve noticed that our musical Hallel on Chol Hamoed Sukkos is being discussed on social media.

Many were inspired by it. Others criticized it as being some sort of “reformation” of our Avodas Hashem.

The specific, technical question is not new. There is room for debate in the realm of halacha and minhag.

But something else has crept into this conversation, and it must be called out.

Musical Hallel is suddenly being dismissed by some as “a Modox invention.” As a “Zionist” phenomenon. As something that belongs to a supposedly “less serious” stream of Orthodox Judaism.

That’s not a Torah argument.

There is an enormous difference between a halachic debate and saying, “Of course those kinds of Jews would do something like this.”

The first is a machlokes. The second is using Torah language as cover for contempt toward other frum Jews. And we should be intellectually honest enough to know the difference.

You are 100% entitled to believe that another Torah community is mistaken. Torah Judaism has never had full uniformity of minhag, hashkafah, or practice.

But disagreement in this realm demands enough respect for another Torah community to actually engage its position.

And no - labels are not arguments.

“Modox” is not a mareh makom.

“Zionist” is not a legitimate rebuttal.

Our mesorah contains fierce machlokes. Beis Hillel and Beis Shammai were not engaged in a campaign of “let’s all get along.” They believed that matters of Torah were worth arguing about.

But they argued about Torah.

That distinction matters.

Because there is something deeply unhealthy about reaching for Torah language when what you really want to say is that you do not respect the religious world of the Yidden standing across from you.

We can argue more seriously by insisting that we defend Torah ideas with Torah substance rather than sociological cudgels.

If there’s one thing that we can learn on this 3rd anniversary of October 7th, it is perhaps that we need to recover more honest machlokes. The art of holy disagreement while still loving and respecting our brothers and sisters who might not agree with every one of our opinions.

Rav Yitzchak Yosef in panic that his Shas party is losing votes to Ben Gvir so he slanders him!

 

Rav Yitzchok Yosef the spiritual leader of Shas, saw the latest polls and they show Ben Gvir draining votes from Shas!

So he started a smear & loshon hara campaign against Ben Gvir accusing him of being behind the arrests of the Yeshiva Bochrim that are avoiding the draft! 

In the video below he chastises Ben Gvir for going up on the Har Habayis. Ben Gvir has been going up to the Har Habyis ever since I can remember, but it is election season so like a poisoned mouse, he runs around trying to besmirch Ben Gvir! No one is buying Rav Yosef's campaign tactics, and it looks like Ben Gvir is for sure going to have at least 8 seats!

אני מבין שיצא פסק הלכה חדש שמותר לשקר, לפרסם לשון הרע ולהכפיש אדם בתקופת בחירות. אני מודה שגם לא הבנתי את ההיגיון מאחורי הקונספירציה הזו. לכולם ברור שזה שקר מופרך, אבל הצורך במנדטים דוחה כנראה איסורי תורה. לראשונה, ורגע לפני הבחירות - בן גביר אשם במעצר בחורי הישיבות. כך יצא.

— אבישי גרינצייג (@avishaigrinzaig) October 7, 2026

 

 

Jews targeted in 53% of NYC hate crimes in 2026

 

Jewish New Yorkers accounted for 245 of the 463 confirmed hate crimes recorded in New York City during the first nine months of 2026, according to NYPD statistics released Tuesday. 

The figure represents 53% of all confirmed hate crimes and is 1.2% higher than the 242 anti-Jewish incidents recorded during the same period in 2025.

The NYPD estimates that Jews comprise roughly 10% of New York City’s population, meaning they have been targeted in hate crimes at a rate approximately 10 times higher than their share of the city’s population.

“The most striking trend continues to be antisemitic hate crimes," New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a Tuesday press conference, as quoted by JNS.

“So far this year, 53% of all confirmed hate crimes have targeted Jewish New Yorkers, despite Jews making up only roughly 10% of the city’s population," she said. “Those numbers are deeply concerning."

How The British violated International Law in reference to Judea & Samaria in the White Paper in 1939 and is violating that right once again -- right now -- with its new sanctions policy.

European countries led by Britain, Spain and Norway are sanctioning Israel while proclaiming their support for a Palestinian Arab state. 

Think about the unbelievable irrationality of this behavior because we saw when Israel disengaged from Gaza and gave it to the Palestinian Authority in 2005, that this led to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack from Gaza on Israel.

It is obvious that a Palestinian Arab state will be a terrorist state aligned with Iran and would be antithetical to all western interests. 

It would be pretty much identical for the European countries to be advocating for an Al Qaeda or ISIS state, since the Palestinian Authority has a “Pay to Slay" law that financially rewards mass murderers of Jews and Americans and those who murder the most people get the most money. It is hard to imagine supporting the creation of a state that has such a law and yet this does not stop the European countries or, for that matter, virtually the entire Democratic party in America, to continue advocating for such a state.

When asked why they advocate for this state they attempt to [falsely] claim that the so called "West Bank" (Judea and Samaria) is Palestinian Arab land under international law. 

3 years since October 7, Israel is more necessary than ever

 

by Gary Willig

Three years since October 7, Israel is stronger than ever relative to its enemies. Hamas is a shadow of its former self, its old leadership destroyed, its current leadership being picked off one by one, tens of thousands of its fighters dead. 

It has now been over a year since a rocket was fired from Gaza, a period of quiet which southern Israel has not seen in the 21 years since the foolish Disengagement. Hezbollah has likewise been decimated, with its leadership killed, most of its weapons destroyed, and its forces expelled from southern Lebanon.

Their Iranian masters have been unable to help this time. With their leaders also killed, their nuclear weapons program in ruins, their own military might substantially degraded, their economy being squeezed to the breaking point by the American blockade, and traditional supply routes disrupted, Iran has been unable to support its terrorist servants to the same extent it has in the past.

However, while Israel’s enemies are the weakest they’ve ever been, the enemies of the Jewish people in Western countries are the strongest they’ve ever been. 

BACK IN ISRAEL: Previously Missing Mother and Daughter Mali and Liel Yahalomi Return

 

Mali and Liel Yahalomi, the Israeli mother and daughter whose disappearance abroad sparked a search in August, landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday afternoon aboard a flight from Athens.

The pair exited the terminal wearing matching outfits and did not speak with reporters waiting outside. Authorities did not appear to attempt to detain them.

Mali, 50, and Liel, 23, were located in Buenos Aires on August 14, approximately a week after their whereabouts became unknown in Vienna, Austria.

Israel Police confirmed at the time that the two had been found on an intercity bus in the Argentine capital.

The mother and daughter had failed to board their scheduled return flight from Prague, raising concern about their whereabouts.

Their travels began with a flight from Israel to Prague, followed by a visit to Vienna. They apparently traveled through Frankfurt before eventually reaching Buenos Aires.

Their arrival Wednesday marks their return to Israel nearly two months after they were located in Argentina.

Even on Oct 7 the Satmar-Mayor Mamzarani Can't hold himself back from Criticizing Israel the only Jewish State the size of New Jersey

 

Outrage over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s statement marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack continued to grow Wednesday, with thousands of people taking to social media to condemn the mayor’s remarks.

The criticism, which began shortly after Mamdani released his statement, continued to spread throughout the day on X, drawing responses from elected officials, political figures, Jewish community advocates and others.

Mamdani acknowledged that Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 people in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, calling the day “profoundly painful.” But he also used his statement to criticize Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and accuse Israel of genocide.

Steven Fulop, the former mayor of Jersey City, said the anniversary should be focused on remembering the victims and standing with their families and survivors.

“The Mayor’s decision to use this solemn anniversary to advance divisive political arguments was inappropriate and unnecessarily inflammatory,” Fulop wrote on X. He said that as antisemitism remains a serious concern, New York’s elected leaders should be working to bring the city together rather than creating further division.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., called Mamdani’s statement “absolutely atrocious,” accusing the mayor of antisemitism and anti-Americanism.

“There is a reason both Democrats and Republicans are condemning this absolutely tone deaf and outrageous statement,” Stefanik wrote on X.

She said Oct. 7, 2023, was the bloodiest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust and noted that innocent civilians, including Americans, were among those killed and attacked by Hamas.

Saritha Komatireddy, a former federal prosecutor and candidate for New York attorney general, also criticized Mamdani, saying he could have used the anniversary to honor those killed, raped, tortured and kidnapped by Hamas.

“Instead, he used their day of remembrance to attack Israel and accuse the Jewish state of genocide,” Komatireddy wrote.

She said Oct. 7 should be a day to remember the victims, condemn Hamas and stand with New York’s Jewish community.

Jamie Metzl, a liberal Democrat and human rights advocate, said Mamdani was increasingly positioning himself as an “enemy of the Jewish community of New York City.”

“It pains me to say this,” Metzl wrote, describing himself as a liberal Democrat, human rights advocate, New Yorker and human being. He accused Mamdani of repeatedly expressing what he characterized as bigotry.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman also condemned the mayor’s statement, saying Mamdani had “defiled the memory” of innocent victims.

“October 7 was about Palestinian murderers and rapists and Jewish and non-Jewish civilian victims,” Friedman wrote. “There is no ‘other side’ to this story.”

Former Trump adviser and conservative commentator Mark Levin also attacked Mamdani, writing that the mayor “means what he says” and labeling him a “jihadist.”

Political commentator John Cardillo similarly called Mamdani a “terrorist enabler” in a post on X.

The criticism was not limited to Republicans and conservative voices.

Alex Vindman, a former U.S. Army officer and former Democratic congressional candidate, said Mamdani’s statement could hurt Democrats politically ahead of the midterm elections.

“Mayor Mamdani, normally an astute political actor, did a real disservice to DEMs and Dem DSA candidates immediately before midterm elections,” Vindman wrote. He said the mayor had “ignited controversy” at a time when Democrats were appealing to moderate and independent voters.

The growing backlash comes as New York marks the anniversary with vigils and memorial events honoring victims of the Hamas attack.

Mamdani’s supporters have defended his statement, arguing that it acknowledged the horror of Oct. 7 while also recognizing Palestinian suffering during the war that followed.

But critics say the mayor’s decision to include extensive criticism of Israel in his Oct. 7 statement was inappropriate and overshadowed the commemoration of the attack’s victims.

The reaction continued to intensify across X throughout Wednesday, with thousands of users posting comments, sharing Mamdani’s statement and criticizing the mayor’s handling of the anniversary.

The controversy has placed renewed attention on Mamdani’s relationship with New York’s Jewish community and his positions on Israel, Hamas and the war in Gaza as he marks his first Oct. 7 anniversary as mayor.

The Story of Staff Sgt Aner Eliyakim Shapiro a Real Tzaddik

 

This is the story of Staff Sgt. Aner Elyakim Shapiro and his incredible heroism. On Oct 7th, 2023, Hamas terrorists attacked a packed public bomb shelter near the Nova music festival, hurling grenades at young partygoers who were sheltering there. Inside, was an off-duty (and unarmed) soldier, Staff Sgt. Aner. Aner managed to toss back seven of the grenades that were hurled at the shelter. The 8th fatally wounded him. At least seven of those who had taken refuge inside the shelter survived. One of the Israeli civilians attempts to flee from the bomb shelter, and was gunned down by the terrorists. “Aner Shapiro saved our lives and he deserves a a medal of honor for being an angel who guarded us,” wrote attack survivor Agam. The hero soldier's great-grandfather was also Haim Moshe Shapiro, a signatory of Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Aner was also best friends with Hersh Goldberg-Polin. May their memories be a blessing!

— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) October 6, 2026

Was the "Ben-Teirah" Yair Levy arrested for Draft Evasion or having Drugs?

 

Yeshiva students or drug smokers? - 

Yair Levy in the first publication: The yeshiva guy who was arrested in Eilat for desertion and because of which the extremist factions are threatening to set the country on fire, was arrested together with another friend inside the apartment of a minority drug dealer. 

And the arrest initiated was not for desertion at all, but then it was also clarified that he was a deserter.

 According to the detainees, they sat and had a cigarette with a young Arab who was arrested for violating house arrest, and then were followed by inspectors  and that's how they were arrested