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Eric Adams Endorsed by Munkatcher Rebbe for Mayor.. Tells Muslims "If I win, You Win I'm your brother"

 

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Joan Rivers -- GOES OFF on Epic Israel/Palestine Rant

I have posted this many times ... buts she gave the best simple answer.. 

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Lod rabbi rules religious Jews should film rioting, use Whatsapp on Shabbat

 

Due to continuing violence in Lod, local Rabbi Chaim Shmila has instructed Jewish residents to carry their phones on Shabbat, document the riots and use WhatsApp in order to help spread information about the situation in the city.

In a Whatsapp message he sent to his community members, Shmila explained that the current situation put lives in danger, and protecting those lives was of supreme value, and therefore an act that is forbidden according to traditional Shabbat observance was no longer forbidden.

The rabbi instructed members of the congregation to contact the police if they encountered any threatening behavior, such as burning trash bins, throwing stones, Molotov cocktails, or using weapons, or if they were concerned that a rioting mob was beginning to gather.

Shmila made sure to let members know that one is only allowed to document riots if it did not put one's own life in danger.

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In Gaza "No one wants to 'ride' the Metro,"

Israel fights to protect its civilians.
Hamas uses civilians to protect itself. pic.twitter.com/fyohwghFaf

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 16, 2021

Hamas fired some 120 rockets at Israel between 7 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday, the IDF reported Sunday morning. About 11 of the rockets missed Israel entirely and landed in the Gaza Strip, while Israel's air defenses intercepted several dozen more that were tracking toward populated areas.

IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Hidai Zilberman said Sunday that some 130 Hamas terrorists have been killed in IDF strikes since the start of Operation Guardian of the Walls, which entered its seventh day on Sunday.

Zilberman confirmed that the IDF had targeted the homes of senior Hamas leaders in Gaza.

"We attacked the home of Yahya Sinwar in Khan Younis and the home of his brother, who is responsible for personnel and logistics in Hamas. Both homes serve as bases for terrorism. These were only part of the strikes on [Hamas] operatives' homes. Overnight, we also attacked the home of the Zeitoun brigade commander, head of Hamas' research and development," he said.

Zilberman noted that the focus of Israel's strike had been Hamas leaders; rocket launchers, and continued attacks on Hamas' "Metro" underground tunnel network.

"We will continue to deepen our attacks on Hamas … overnight, we continued our operation against Hamas' tunnel network. We carried out the second stage of the operation to destroy its Metro in the northern and central parts of Gaza. This is a massive attack, although less than Thursday's. 

There are more stages to come, including a methodical offensive against its attack tunnels. Right now, various officials in the terrorist organization are afraid to go underground – not only leaders, but operatives, as well. No one wants to 'ride' the Metro," Zilberman said.

In addition, he explained, since Friday the IDF had successfully taken out 45 multiple rocket launchers, nearly one per hour. "We are targeting their rocket launchers that propel rockets to a lot of different places in Israel," he said.

According to Zilberman, Hamas and the other terrorist groups in Gaza could fire every hour, but they were not taking into account the need to conserve ammunition.

Early Sunday, Hamas launched a spate of rocket attacks on southern Israel early Sunday following a night of heavy Israeli airstrikes against its infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.

Shortly after midnight Saturday, Hamas unleashed dozens of rockets toward central Israel and the coastal plain region, amid threats to aim at Tel Aviv. Overnight Saturday, Israeli Air Force aircraft continued to operate, with one of its strikes targeting a Hamas military intelligence site.

Overnight Saturday, the IDF published a list of the targets the IAF had eradicated throughout the day, as well as some of the senior members of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad who have been confirmed dead since the beginning of Operation Guardian of the Walls.

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R' Akiva Gancz Satmar Educator Passes Away at 95

 

Rabbi Akiva Gancz, a beloved and highly respected figure throughout the entire Satmar community, passed away today in Kiryas Joel at the age of 95.

A founding father of the Satmar Cheder under the guidance of the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, Rabbi Gancz was a rebbe for the youngest boys in the Satmar school system and was lovingly called Reb Kivala. 

He was well known for taking his students to say Shema with newborns at the vachtnacht, held on the night before their bris and gave tens of thousands of three year olds their first taste of the alef bais and packages of treats on the day of their first haircuts. 

While he and his wife had no children of their own, the fatherly warmth that he gave his young students at the Satmar Cheder over an educational career that spanned decades was legendary. 

Known to Satmar chasidim everywhere, Rabbi Gancz was renowned for his humility and sterling character. His funeral took place last night at 12:30 at the Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar, Kiryas Joel and was followed by burial in the Satmar cemetery on Schunnemunk Road.

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Biden must let Bibi fight his way: Goodwin

 

These are the faces of some of the top Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders and terrorists.

They were responsible for the rocket attacks against Israel in the last 72 hours.

They will never plan another terror attack again. pic.twitter.com/in1w63wOpF

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 13, 2021

by Michael Goodwin

For many Americans, the violent clash between Israel and Hamas sparks an understandable sense of having seen it all before. While it’s true there is a long, bloody history between the combatants, the current fighting is unique in ways that make the endgame especially crucial for the Jewish state and the entire region. 

The most obvious change is that Hamas increased its rocket capacity, both in numbers and range. In previous battles, the relative handful of explosives launched from Gaza were a threat only to Israelis near the border. 

This time, more than 2,000 rockets and mortars have been fired, and Israeli officials are surprised at how far some can travel. While the explosives are unguided and many are destroyed by Iron Dome batteries, the sheer number has at times overwhelmed the defense system, making all of Israel more vulnerable. 

Air raid sirens are sending residents to defense shelters all over the country and some civilians have been killed, including a child. 

The rockets are smuggled from Iran or built in Gaza using Iranian supplies, making the weapons a proxy for Iran’s malign reach. Hezbollah, the Iranian cat’s-paw controlling Lebanon, sits on Israel’s northern border, and three rockets fired from there Friday caused concern that a second front might develop. 

There also are outbreaks of violence in the West Bank and Arab villages in Israel, some involving Jewish and Muslim civilians ­attacking each other. 

Still, the main event is the Iranian connection and the willingness of Hamas to fire indiscriminately on civilian areas, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. That combination justifies Israel’s ferocious response and its effort to wipe out the terrorist group’s leadership. 

A Wednesday tweet from the Israel Defense Forces showed the faces of 14 men it said were “neutralized.” 

“They were responsible for the rocket attacks against Israel in the last 72 hours,” the tweet read. “They will never plan another terror attack again.” 

The decapitation strikes illustrate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to inflict massive and lasting damage on Hamas. To head off any push for quick restraint, which would give Hamas a public relations victory and spare its leaders, Israeli officials told the Biden adminis­tration to buzz off. 

They want the freedom to act because they believe it is crucial that Hamas not only lose the war it started, but for its defeat to be widely seen and understood. Otherwise, the terrorists will gain stature and an incentive to do it again. 

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Elise Stefanik elected to replace Liz Cheney as House GOP Conference chair

 

Stefanik tells House Republicans the conference has a ‘unifying’ goal: winning back the majority in 2022

The House Republican Conference on Friday morning voted to elect Rep. Elise Stefanik as its chairwoman, sealing the New York lawmaker’s ascent two days after the group ousted Rep. Liz Cheney amid strong tension over the party’s future.

Stefanik said she’s “truly honored and humbled” to earn the support of her Republican colleagues, and vowed to “save our country” from the “radical Democrat Socialist agenda,” Fox News is told.

“I know we are all here to serve the people, the voters who place their trust and faith in us. You have put yours in me to serve this Conference and I will never lose sight of that. I will always work my very hardest to earn your trust every day,” Stefanik went on to say. 

She added: “This will not be an easy job, but I know we are stronger when united as a team.”

Stefanik’s appointment as House Republican Conference chair came just days after House Republicans voted to remove Cheney, R-Wyo., from leadership.

Cheney had remained steadfast in her opposition to former President Donald Trump and his “dangerous lies” about the 2020 election being stolen from him — putting her at odds with other House Republicans who wanted to move on from the Jan. 6 riot and unite the party to win in the 2022 midterms. Cheney was removed by a voice vote.

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STOP THE SHIDDUCH PICTURES

The following from R' Yisrael Reisman to the Flatbush Jewish Journal Letters to the Editor

Dear Shadchanim,

I was excited to see the "nix the pics" ad in the FJJ, last week. THANK YOU for standing up for the honor of Bnos Yisroel. There is not one Mechanech, Rebbe or Rosh Yeshiva that agrees to the practice of requesting pictures of Bnos Yisroel before a date. It is detrimental to the young men, who are entering a relationship with warped priorities. In addition, there is a great Kitrug upon those who are dealing in such a manner, due to the lack of modesty, and the degradation of the honor of Bnos Yisroel.

This practice is wrong, and it is ineffective. I have been dealing with issues of Shalom Bayis for over thirty years. I have had the privilege of having shimush in these topics from my great Rebbi, Rav Avraham Pam zt"l. We have not seen marriages destroyed because there was a lack of external beauty. On the other hand, we have heard from many husbands, that the physical beauty of their wives, blinded their eyes and prevented them from making more sensible considerations in their choice of a marriage partner. Many of these marriages were not happy ones, and did not last. An overemphasis on externals blinds the eyes of the wise.

My advice is that you strengthen yourselves and have the courage to maintain the policy of dealing exclusively in Shidduchim without introductory photos, in the spirit of “Derech Yisroel Saba.”

A Chassid once quipped “It shall not be done in our community to place the ‘tzirah’ (photo) before the ‘bechirah’ (date).”

With a prayer for our success in correcting this breach of conduct,

Rabbi Yisroel Reisman

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"A girl should study to be a housewife" Rabbi Avigdor Miller

 

Q: Should a girl who is studying to be a lawyer practice in crimi- nal court and get the experience she needs by defending criminals?

A: I want to start this question a little earlier. Should a girl study to be a lawyer altogether? 

No! A girl should study to be a housewife! It’s a tragedy when girls go for a career.

Now, I know that the girl who asked the question is right here, but listen to me. People have to know what’s good for their future, what’s good for their happiness. If a woman is independent and she has her own career, she’s a misfit in her home.

A woman has to be only a house- wife and nothing more. It’s of the utmost importance to realize that a

man has to make a living, but a woman has to create a future generation. And in case she cannot, she has to build a home anyhow. And building a home is a full time job. It’s a master piece when the wise woman learns how to create a true Jewish home. And it needs all of her talents.

And therefore, isn’t it a waste? 

You can get a bum, to be a criminal lawyer – which they are. Nobody should be a criminal lawyer! But to take a good Jewish girl and waste her neshama and waste her talents in standing in a gentile court and speaking about criminals, it’s a pity. It’s taking diamonds and using them instead of stones.

TAPE # 536 (January 1985)

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