Chanuka Questions of the Year 2022

 

Q. Tattie, how did we defeat the Yevanim?

A. With Hashem’s help!

Q. So why did we need the Maccabim?

A. They were just soldiers, Hashem helped them and Baruch Hashem we won.

Q. The Maccabim were soldiers?!

A. Yes, they were soldiers in the army of Hashem.

Q. So they were Chabdniks?

A. No, no! Chas v'shalom! They were yeshivish.

Q. Did Yehuda Hamaccabi fight? With a weapon?

A. Yes.

Q. So Yehuda Hamacabi was a goy or not religious?

A. Chas v'shalom, why would you think he was a goy or not religious?

Q. Because only goyim or non-religious Jews go to the army.

A. No, no, in the past religious people also went to the army.

Q. So why did the Maccabim go to the army and we don't?

A. Because today our Torah protects us.

Q. And then their Torah didn't protect them?

A. I think it’s time for you to go learn with Moishie.

Q. Did the Maccabim learn Torah?

A. Of course! They learned Torah all the time!

Q. They didn't work for a living?

A. Chas v'shalom!

Q. So how did they have money?

A. Well they worked a very little, teeny bit.

Q. Off the books in secret like Uncle Yanky?

A. No!

Q. So what did Mattisyahu do?

A. He was a farmer.

Q. So how did he work in the fields with his white shirt?

A. How do you know he wore a white shirt?

Q. Moishie told me that a real Jew only wears white shirts.

A. You spend too much time with Moishie, but he is right.

Q. What did the Maccabim want?

A. They wanted an independent Jewish state that they would run.

Q. Is this what we want?

A. That is something that Zionists want.

Q. Tattie, I want to be a soldier, a farmer and a Zionist!

A. Gevalt!!! What happened to you?!

UPDATED!!The "tzaddik" that burned down the Kosher Cell Phone Store in Geula and almost killed a family of 12 Living Upstairs

 

The Mishtara has cleared his name for release.

He is Yehoshua Dadon 34 from Beit Shemesh Bet

His detention was extended by four days to give police time to prepare his indictment. 

Police to close case against Rabbi Zvi Tau

 

The police are expected to announce in the coming days that the case against Rabbi Zvi Tau will be closed due to lack of evidence that he committed a criminal act, Kan News reported.

According to the report, the police were unable to formulate a basis for criminal charges after examining the complaints against the rabbi and no evidence was found which reached the required threshold for criminal charges.

MK Bezalel Smotrich, who was asked about the investigation recently, answered: "I don't know the details, so I can't comment, basically we are moving between two poles, on the one hand, every person has a presumption of innocence, certainly in the case of a great person like Rabbi Tau. And on the other hand, it is clear that every complaint needs to be investigated, and if there are women who complain, then the complaints should be investigated."

Journalist Josh Breiner reported a few weeks ago in the Haaretz newspaper that as part of the investigation, the police took testimonies from two leading religious Zionist rabbis, Rabbi David Stav and Rabbi Yuval Cherlow. However, Rabbi Stav told the police that he did not have any new information except the information about the two complainants who had already testified to the police. Rabbi Cherlow also told the police that he had no information about other complainants.

UN condemns deportation of terrorist who plotted to murder Rabbi Yosef

 

The UN Human Rights Office on Monday condemned Israel’s deportation to France of Salah Hamouri, the terrorist who plotted to assassinate the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, calling the act a “war crime”.

Hamouri was deported to France on Sunday morning following the decision two weeks ago of the Minister of the Interior, Ayelet Shaked, to revoke his residency in Israel.

Hamouri is a French citizen and permanent resident of Israel, born in 1985. He has been active for many years in the ranks of the Palestinian Arab terrorist organization the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

Thank you Torah U’Mesorah For Doing the Right Thing

 

by Yaakov M (VIN News)

Kudos to Torah U’Mesorah for allowing President Trump to address its recent conference.

Even if he were not the most pro-Jewish president in history and a staunch Israel supporter, it is basic decency and respect to have him speak.

A true no-brainer.

The multiple sustained standing ovations he received by virtually the entire crowd of Rabbanim, Chinuch leaders, and askanim, prove unquestionably that our community remains staunchly supportive of the former president.

With that said, it is absurd that we even need to say that it is “okay” to host the former president of the USA.

The recent buzz among some frum Jews that Trump should be thrown under the bus over his meeting with Kanye West and NIck Fuentes is quintessential Trump-Derangement Syndrome (TDS).

Yeshiva World News, published a letter entitled “Torah U’Mesorah is being used by Trump.”

The letter says: “I understand the importance of being on good terms with influential leaders, but…”

There really is no “but” in my opinion. Throughout history, Jews have pandered and patronized every powerful leader, if for no other reason than our own survival. Right or left, socialist or fascist, gracious or cruel.

It was not a popularity contest, and we were not being “used”. We are a pragmatic bunch, and we follow Chazal who tell us to be wary of politicians yet take advantage of our connection with them for our benefit.

However, when it comes to Trump, our connection goes way deeper. As Rabbi Dov Fischer eloquently observed (in the article Trump quoted extensively), Trump is a Philosemite, and we are infinitely indebted to him.

Chareidim of Meah Shearim Now Going After Optical Stores

 

כיכר השבת בירושלים: אלמוני שבר את הזכוכית של הדלת בחנות אופטיקה הלפרין והשפריץ בפנים בואש. משטרה במקום.@allworldnews111 pic.twitter.com/OJxLTXUlrB

— Itamar Cohen | איתמר כהן (@Itamar_cohen_1) December 18, 2022

Chareidim in Meah Shearim continue to wreak havoc in the neighborhood. 

After Thursday’s violent protest in which a woman was seriously injured by a dumpster rolled by youths demonstrating, on Saturday night Chareidie hooligans smashed the window of Optica Halperin, an optician located in Kikar Hashabat. 

Chareidim sprayed foul-smelling materials in the store after smashing the glass window and causing significant damage. The attack occurred at about 1:30 AM.

Sources close to the Chareidim told reporters that the reason for the vandalism was the fact that the store had recently shown pictures of women in its ads. Police from the nearby Lev Habirah station arrived at the scene and opened an investigation. Employees from the store were alerted and asked to come and guard the store, whose doors had been left open. Police left the scene soon afterwards and are continuing their investigation.

Woke Rep wants us to stop calling pedophiles. Pedophiles

Democratic California Rep. Katie Porter said Wednesday during a Congressional hearing on anti-LGBTQ violence that the term “pedophile” brands people as criminals because of their “sexual orientation.”

Survivors of the Club Q shooting, activists and others testified Wednesday about anti-LGBTQ violence before the House Oversight and Reform Committee.

Porter said the phrase “groomer” is a “lie” used to position members of the LGBTQ community as a “threat.”

“It denies them access to public spaces,” Porter said, before asking one witness whether Twitter allows posts calling people “groomers.”

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) president Kelley Robinson said Twitter does not allow users to call people “groomers” but claimed Twitter doesn’t enforce the ban. Robinson then said phrases like “groomers and pedophiles” are used “to describe people … that are mothers and fathers … It is dangerous.”

Robinson then argued the phrases are meant to “dehumanize.”

“You know, this allegation of ‘groomer’ and ‘pedophile,’ it is alleging that a person is criminal somehow and engaged in criminal acts merely because of their gender identity, their sexual orientation, their gender identity.”

Porter then said that Twitter allowed the terms to circulate online, reaching “72 million users.”

“This is not just about what happens online. What happens online translates into real harms in people’s lives,” Porter said.

Mirel Dzilowski Mother of 11 Severely Injured by Chareidi Protestors on Motzei Shabbos in "very serious condition"

So far not a peep from the "Gedoilim." On the Anglo Beit Shemesh Chats, if someone tries to discuss this, he/she are shouted down by people screaming "Loshon Hara" 

I am afraid that if these illegal protests are not stopped immediately, someone will get killed. 

Just last week, in Beit Shemesh BET, these Chareidim surrounded a bus filled with woman and children, made it stop and threw rocks and bottles at the windows. The Gedoilim of Beit Shemesh are too busy giving Chanukah Speeches about the "yevanim" and do not have the time to deal with their Jewish brothers who are terrorizing the residents. 

Mirel Dzilowski, a 40-year-old mother of eleven, was seriously injured during a violent demonstration by ultra-Orthodox extremists and is hospitalized at Shaare Zedek Hospital. 

Mordechai, one of her relatives, told N12 this morning (Sunday): "Her condition is still defined as severe but stable and there is no change. We sincerely hope for improvement and ask that all the people of Israel pray for her." 

At the same time, footage from the incident shows the moment Mirel was hit that led to her serious injury.

Rabbi to European ambassadors: 'Jews don't need your approval'

 

The rabbi charged with administering the Western Wall Plaza excoriated United Nations ambassadors from four countries who boycotted a visit to the holy site.

A week ago, the United Nations ambassadors from Italy, Romania, Slovenia, and Moldova dropped out of a group visit to the Western Wall, after the European Union ordered representatives of member states not to participate in any Israeli-hosted tour of eastern Jerusalem.

The representatives of seven other nations took part in the visit as planned. They included ambassadors from Thailand, Costa Rica, Belize, Serbia, Georgia, Haiti, and Sierra Leone.

On Friday, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, the rabbi of the Western Wall, blasted the boycott in an open letter.

"It was with extreme dismay that I heard of your decision not to attend the official tour of the Western Wall given by the State of Israel for ambassadors. 'The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.' Your decision to 'avoid' the tour was a resounding victory for evil, a choice that is deeply upsetting."

"The Jewish nation does not need anyone’s approval for its eternal connection with Jerusalem and the Western Wall. This is a bond of thousands of years that was shaped by the love of a nation for its God and forged through the fire of destruction. It is a bond that is validated every single day by unusual archaeological findings from the days of ancient kings of Judah, discovered in the earth of Jerusalem. Had you joined the tour, you would have seen them yourself."

"Cynical people have been spreading the disdainful libel that the Jewish nation is threatening the Temple Mount and Jerusalem’s peace. They have been doing so since 1929. The truth is quite the contrary. The Jewish nation is the only one in the last two-thousand years under whose sovereignty there is real and complete freedom of religion for all religions."

"What was done cannot be undone. Your choice was made and its echoes were heard around the world. But if the welfare of Jerusalem is indeed dear to you, if you actually wish to partner with those from all religions who sincerely wish to make Jerusalem a city of peace, then you must stand by historic, archaeological, and cultural truth and see the Israeli tolerance and acceptance of all religions in Jerusalem.

Splitting heirs Holocaust survivor $40M estate still unclaimed

 

A decade after his death, the $40 million estate of Holocaust survivor and Staten Island developer Roman Blum has yet to be resolved — and the vast fortune is shrinking as his would-be heirs battle for their piece of the pie.

“I can say there’s about half of it left, probably,” said Richmond County Public Administrator Edwina Frances Martin, whose office oversees the estate because Blum died without a will.

The estate has been whittled down by taxes and attorney fees.

“Right now there are two parties who are claiming a right to Mr. Blum’s estate and it’s playing out in court,” Martin added.