“I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain silent.” Rav Kook z"l
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Anti-vaxxers threaten R' Chaim Kanievsky and his family
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a leader of the Lithuanian haredi community, is now being threatened by anti-vaxxers who oppose the COVID-19 vaccine.
In a Tuesday morning report, Yediot Aharonot said that following Rabbi Kanievsky's call to vaccinate children against coronavirus, the senior haredi leader has become a target of attacks, threats, and fake news spready by extremists.
Yanky Kanievsky, a grandson of Rabbi Kanievsky who is said to have his ear, has suffered calls of, "You're murderers," and, "You have the blood of children on your hands," as well as threats such as, "We'll get to you," "We're wishing," and "They're going to rape your children."
A text message sent to other family members, some of whom received it late at night, read, "May your name be erased," "villain," and "Amalek."
One of Rabbi Kanievsky's sons received a text message that, "We will kill you," and "There is justice, and there is a judge." A different son was told, "We will reach Bnei Brak, and then you'll understand."
Haredi journalist Yisrael Cohen told Yediot Aharonot, "The call by the 'Minister of Torah' to get vaccinated is supported by public consensus and received praise from the Prime Minister and ministers, but apparently on the margins there will always be people who oppose it."
Cohen also said there is concern among the Kanievsky family that Rabbi Kanievsky or another family member will be physically harmed.
"They are used to criticism and pressure, but here we're taking about people who aren't normal and who are unpredictable," he explained.
Biden turns down request to send Israel refueling planes ahead of schedule
The IDF requested that the US military send two of the four advanced tanker planes to Israel ahead of schedule, but the Biden refused, Yediot Aharonot reported.
Israel agreed to purchase the planes as part of Defense Minister Benny Gantz's (Blue and White) visit to Washington.
According to the agreement, the planes would only be sent to Israel in another four years. However, Israel would like to receive the planes ahead of schedule, so as to prepare for the option of a military attack on Iran.
The planes which are KC-46 aircraft, can last over 11 hours in the sky and travel over 11,000 kilometers (6835 miles).
Israel's defense system intends to continue pressuring the US army, in an attempt to receive at least one of the planes in the next few months.
Meron To Be Closed From Thursday Because There Isn't an Insurer that is Willing to Insure this Dangerous Site
It seems that the "big" rebbes and the "machers" don't want to take responsibility to make the place safe, too many $$$$$$
This coming Thursday the directors of the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi) in Meron will be closing the site to visitors, since no insurer is currently willingly to provide insurance for potential damages to visitors, according to a Ynet report.
Various different insurers were approached after the tragedy which occurred last Lag Ba’Omer when 45 people were killed in a crush after the lighting of the Toldos Aharon rebbe. Since then the site has been open without any insurance and thousands of visitors continue to arrive there without any form of insurance, meaning that if they are injured they cannot receive any financial restitution.
Recently, after the government failed to find a solution, the “Committee of Five” comprised of five different institutions which run the site announced that they are removing their responsibility from what occurs at the site and from Wednesday night the site will be closed to visitors.
In a letter to Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahane, the director of the tomb, Eli Freund, said that “if no solution including a viable insurance policy will be found, the committee will be forced to announce the closing of the site from Wednesday night.”
Goy Husband Dumps Star of “My Unorthodox Life” Julia Haart.. Her daughter Batsheva also Getting Divorced
Julia Haart, star of Netflix’s irreverent and controversial “My Unorthodox Life”, is splitting up with her magnate husband, Silvio Scaglia.
According to Page Six in the NY Post, the couple is divorcing after two years of marriage. In addition, the break-up is going to be one of the themes that the show will focus on in upcoming Season Two.
The Haarts were married in 2019, after working together at the La Perla company–Silvio was CEO and Julia was creative director.
A source says that although they continue to work together, in business and on the show, they are currently living separate lives.
Several weeks ago, Haart’s daughter Batsheva and her husband, Ben Weinstein, decided to divorce after nine years of marriage.
They announced the decision on social media, saying: “After time and consideration we have made the decision to separate. We have so much love and respect for each other but have realized that it is time to take time, space to ensure that each of us live the most joyous, fulfilling lives possible.”
This is Julia’s second marriage. Before she abandoned the Torah derech, she was married to the father of her four children.
“Top Boy” In Yeshiva Starts Shidduchim, Discovers He’s Not Jewish.... Lubavitcher Rebbe Predicted this Many Years Ago
Recently, one of the top bochurim in a well-known Israeli yeshivah began the shidduchim parsha but was stopped in his tracks when he suddenly found out he wasn’t Jewish, Kikar H’Shabbat reported on Monday.
The bochur, whose parents made aliyah from Ukraine a number of years ago, had already begun shidduchim when his mother revealed to him that although his father is Jewish she is not. (It is unknown why she chose to wait so long to reveal this fact to her son.)
The bochur, whose entire world is Torah and the daled amos of halacha, was devastated. Brokenhearted, he confided in one of his Rabbanim from his yeshivah, who turned to HaGaon HaRav Yizchak Yosef.
HaRav Yosef used his influence with senior Dayanim to expedite the giyur process for the bochur so he can return to his shtender and resume shidduchim.
Monday, December 13, 2021
Ami's Byline "Protecting Judaism from the State" Hides the Perfidy of the Chareidie Parties