What?????
How many people believe that statement? How many?
Except for Rabbi Schnall and his rebbetzin, no one believes that lie!
Not ONE rabbi sitting smugly at that dais believed that for a second.
The chareidi political -economic system relies 100% on Democrat policies. They make these false claims so that they can promote the idea that politics isn't something they meaningfully engage in, since it's not Torahdik.
If only she hadn't stopped with a friend at Jerusalem's Sbarro pizzeria on her way to a summer camp counselors' meeting.
If only the evil Ahlam Tamimi had been arrested on her way to that target to satisfy her bloodlust.
If only Tamimi hadn't succeeded by bombing to death 15 innocent Jews.
If only our worst nightmare hadn't eventuated.
If only, if only...
Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, a top-level spokesperson for Iran’s armed forces, called for the destruction of Israel days before the resumption of nuclear talks between Iran and world powers.
“We will not back off from the annihilation of Israel, even one millimeter,” Shekarchi was quoted by i24NEWS as having told the ISNA news agency.
“We want to destroy Zionism in the world,” he added.
Shekarchi also denounced the diplomatic ties established with Israel by Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, dubbing the moves “intolerable”.
Iranian officials regularly threaten Israel. The most recent threat came from the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's aerospace forces, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who said that Israel was "doomed to disappear" and that any action by Israel against the Islamic Republic would hasten that disappearance.
Previously, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, spoke at the United Nations Durban IV conference, where he said his nation’s "willpower is dedicated" to the elimination of Zionism.
In September, Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani warned Israel that "any unwise and stupid measure will trigger a crushing response from Iran that would inflict heavy costs on the aggressor."
Shekarchi’s comments come as nuclear talks between Iran and world powers are set to resume in Vienna on Monday.
Iran has gradually scaled back its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal it signed with world powers in response to former US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the agreement in May of 2018.
Iran has repeatedly demanded that the US lift sanctions imposed on Iran as part of the nuclear talks and also reassure Iran it will not abandon the deal again.
ש'גברו בני חשמונאי הכהנים הגדולים [על היוונים] והרגום והושיעו ישראל מידם והעמידו מלך מן הכהנים וחזרה מלכות לישראל יתר על מאתים שנה עד חרבן השני ,,,ומפני זה התקינו חכמים שבאותו הדור שיהיו שמונת הימים האלו שתחילתן מליל חמשה ועשרים בכסלו ימי שמחה והלל
"The Chashmonaim, the High Priests, defeated the Greeks, and saved the Jews, they then crowned a King from the Priests, and returned Jewish sovereignty to the Jewish people that lasted over 200 years and lasted up to the destruction of the Second Temple, and it was because of this, that the Rabbis decreed in that generation that Jews should celebrate 8 days of Simcha and Hallel and this should begin on the 25th day of Kislev"
Interesting Rambam...
Let's look back in history and see who those Jewish kings were during those 206 years.
In the beginning, for about 40 years, everything was rosy because the rulers were the sons of Mattisyahu Hakohein. But immediately after this very short reign, everything went down to the abys faster than you can pronounce the word "Chanukah"
King Alexander Yannai from the Chashmonaim, instigated the tzedoikim against the rabbanim, and caused a bloody civil war. Yannai, slaughtered without mercy hundreds of the Chazal, and murdered many of those who went up to the Har Habayis.
His children, Hyrcanus and Aristobulus, fought over who should be king, and they were the ones who brought the Romans to Eretz Yisrael.
In the year 63BC, the Romans appointed Herod as the ruler of Judea, and he tortured and murdered all those who he thought opposed him and he obliterated the entire remnants of the Chashmonaim.
The Romans strengthened their hold on Eretz Yisrael, and appointed similar despots, until the great rebellion and the destruction of the Second Bais Hamikdash.
What do we see here? That a great part of those 206 years, the Jewish people, although they were ruled by Jews, were ruled by the most evil and cruel people in Jewish history.
And yet we celebrate Chanuka for thousands of years. We say the entire Hallel on each of those 8 days, something we don't even do on Pesach.
Chazal had a lot of time, in fact hundreds of years to look back and reflect at those 206 years and see that those years were years of mayhem, torture and death, and yet because Jews were under Jewish rule, they decreed that those 206 years warranted an 8 day holiday. That's what the Rambam says.
To teach us that no matter how cruel and evil a Jewish leader was, he was still better than us have a goy rule over us.
Alexander Yannai the murderer was still better than Nevuchadnezer. Herod, an insane sadistically monarch a bastard,was still better than Titus.
What should we say today?
Having Jewish sovereignty even if the leader is Ben Gurion or Bennet or even Lapid is still better than a Czar Nicholas, Hitler or a Stalin.
But there are those who choose to look at the cup half full. And it is precisely about these people that the Gemarrah (Berachos 61:a) compares to a fly..the gemarrah says that the Yetzer Hara is like a fly. The Gra explains, that a fly will be drawn to a tiny piece of garbage on a plate even if 98% of the plate is clean, and that is how the yetzer hara works. He is drawn and attracted to evil. These people seek and are drawn to only fault when there is so much to be thankful for.
There is a Hebrew pamphlet distributed in Israel called "Karov Eilecha." In this weeks edition someone asks Harav Yehoshua Shapira, the Rosh Yeshiva in Ramat Gan the following question:
"The Rambam writes that the miracle of Chanuka includes the fact that the Chamonaim returned Jewish Sovereignty for over 200 years to the Jewish people, but how can that be as they murdered members of Chazal in a civil war?"
Rabbi Shapirah answers:
"A Jew even if he sins is holy and his soul is a part of Hashem. All the sins that he does can contaminate his outside, but his essence cannot be touched. If this is said about a solitary Jew, how much more when we speak about the Jewish nation as a whole, as it's written that "chelek Hashem Amo" Of course this person who sinned should repent.
And so this is what we merited on Chanuka, that the Chashmonaim returned sovereignty to the Jewish people, and even though there was a tremendous downturn in spirituality in their reign, nevertheless it was still a Jewish government."
ייצוג ויזואלי של איך זה מרגיש לחיות עם חרדות
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This person is Haj Amin al Husseini.
Husseini was the powerful patriarch of the leading Arab clan in Palestine in the first half of the twentieth century. He used his political power and religious influence for his life's motif - the murder of Jews.
In an attempt to "mainstream” the Mufti of Jerusalem '' the British appointed him to an official position of power and responsibility.It did not work. It only gave him the platform and prestige to pursue his passion of killing Jews.
This he accomplished on numerous occasions, most notably by instigating the barbaric Hebron massacre of dozens of Jewish families in 1929. (Note: in 1929, there was no Zionist "apartheid occupation”, no "occupied territories" nor "settlers"; just Jews of all ages living in Hebron and horriblly killed by their neighbors)
A Nazi sympathizer, he fled British controlled Palestine during the war. He led a Nazi coup in Irag where he instigated the bloody "Farhud" pogrom against the Jewish community of Iraq.
He then fled to Germany where he was made an honorary SS general by Himmler and proceeded to do all he could in helping the Hitler regime kill Jews. He addressed the Arab world by radio from Berlin winning huge support for the Nazis. He raised divisions of Muslim that fought in the Nazi army. One of their tasks was to guard so that Jews do not escape the trains to death camps.
Husseini intervened in a deal that would have saved a train load of Jewish children for a bribe. Husseini would not allow one Jewish child to escape the gas chambers.
Together with Himmler he visited the death camps and drew plans to build a "facility" in the Dotan valley in Samaria where the half million Jews of Palestine would be gassed as soon as Rommel defeated the British.
After the war, SS general Husseini found refuge in Syria from war crimes judgment. Wherever he appeared in the Arab world he was received as a hero and mentor. His Nazi credentials together with his clerical position was the calling card that opened every door in the Arab world.
Yasar Arafat called him "the father of the Palestinian people". PA authority president Abbas repeated this accolade.
The State of Israel opened its borders to vaccinated foreign tourists on November 1, after a period of more than one and a half years during which tourists were barred from entering the country. Now, just four weeks after reopening, Israel is once again slamming its borders shut to foreigners.
In response to the new Omicron variant, Israel’s Corona cabinet has decided to, once again, bar all entry by non-citizens. This new edict will be in effect for 14 days, beginning tomorrow night (between Sunday and Monday) at midnight. It is presumed that foreigners who reside in Israel (visa holders) will also be included in the ban. Hence, foreign residents of Israel who find themselves abroad at this time should consider hastening their return to Israel. Similarly, foreign residents who were intending to travel abroad for Chanuka may wish to reconsider their plans.
At this time, it is unknown if those in the air, en route to Israel at the time the ban takes effect will be permitted to enter Israel. Similarly, it is unclear if those holding Entry Permits will be allowed to travel to Israel once the ban takes effect.
In a related development, Israelis returning from abroad, even if vaccinated, will now be required to quarantine for three days upon landing. They will be allowed to exit quarantine after receiving a negative Covid result on the third day.
Watch at the 8:16 mark, Weingarten the Leader say he just received $60,000.00 from Satmar!
