Harav Avadia Yosef's View on Yom Hatzmaot

יום העצמאות – בתמורות הזמן

Loosly translated ..... original Hebrew below

 It is Independence Day.  And we have already talked several times about the correct view of the establishment of the State of Israel in the Land of Israel, according to the words of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef zt"l.

An unusual thought can be found in the words of Rabbi Yosef Chaim zt"l, the Ben Ish Chai,  in his sefer "Baniho" (on mesachtas  Rosh Hashanah page 8:) .

He wrote, words of prophecy, that before the redemption of Israel, many Jews will ascend to the Land of Israel, and there will be a government there, and that will be their advantage, only that they will not be completely redeemed, until the coming of our righteous Messiah. 

And these words were written by the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim, in the days when no one believed that Israel would come to their land in a great kibbutz, without the coming of the Messiah (And in the sefer "Abir the Shepherds" part two, he brought us more wonders from his Torah, in which he talks about the Yom Kippur war, and more. See there).

Yeshiva U Restores Women’s Talmud Classes ..Kollel Guys Watch Out

 

Beginner and intermediate Talmud courses are back on the course schedule for undergraduate students at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, after an uproar over their cancellation.

Stern College administrators had said the school would not offer beginning and intermediate Talmud — courses about a foundational Jewish text for women at the country’s flagship Modern Orthodox university — because of low enrollment in those classes. That prompted more than 1,400 students, graduates and others to sign a petition urging the school to reinstate the classes and to endow a full-time chair of Talmud studies.

Now, Stern College says it is adding several Talmud classes to next semester’s schedule, citing increased interest among students. (Registration opens May 2.)

“It was heartwarming to see the outpouring of interest revolving around women’s Talmud learning on the Beren campus,” Shoshana Schechter, Stern’s associate dean of Torah and spiritual life, and Deena Rabinovich, chair of the Jewish studies department, said in a letter distributed to students by email and WhatsApp on Tuesday.

Watch: Israel at 75 - a bird's eye view

 

Torah Study as Israel turns 75: From 400 students to 350 thousand!

 

As the State of Israel celebrates its 75th Independence Day, let's take a look at once of its exceptional features: support of Torah study.

Whatever you think about learning Torah, it's indisputable that Israel has the largest concentration of Torah scholars in the world, and that Israel is the only country that provides direct financial support to Torah scholars.

My grandfather, may he live and be well, celebrated his 91st birthday this year. He often relates how, when he was a boy, he would wear a baseball cap over his kippah when he left the house, embarrassed to identify himself as religious. One day, a friend came up to him and said, "Do you really think you can hide it? Just take off the kippah already! Do you really want to be the last religious kid left? It's all over!"

The sense that the world of Torah learning was doomed to extinction prevailed throughout the early years of the State, encouraged by its secular leaders. That sense was also what inspired people like my grandfather and others, such as Rabbi Neria and Rabbi Druckman, to take upon themselves the heavy burden of ensuring that Torah learning survived. Their motto was, "We'll establish a yeshivah in every city, in every town, in every village." Over time, their vision became a reality, a living, breathing reality.

Now for some figures, to give a clearer idea of the immense changes over the past 75 years:

Torch Lighting Ceremony at Har Herzl Israel's 75th Anniversary

 

How the Zionists Destroyed Yiddishkeit in Israel

 

I grew up in a time when Jews had no Kotel no Kever Rachel, No Mearas Hamachpeilah. 

Suddenly in 1967 the "*sitra achra" the Zionists, the destroyers of Yiddishkeit, the destroyers of Torah, came along with their "tumedika" IDF and captured these Holy places,. 

The "sitra achra" didn't stop there but decided to fund Moisdois HaTorah to the tune of over $300 million annually, allowing Koillim and Yeshivas to flourish, and now the "sitra achra medina" has the most Torah learned under her flag than any time in the entire history of the Jewish people.

Now read below how the wickedness of the Zionists together with the "Sitra Achra" destroyed Yiddishkeit as we know it!

* The term "sitra achra" meaning the devil or Satan was first coined by the late Satmar Rebbe z"l who insisted that it wasn't Hashem that helped the IDF win the 1967 but the "sitra achra" the devil itself that assisted the Jewish soldiers to capture all the holy places that we cherish today. That Satmar Rebbe established "kiryas Yoel" in Monroe New York, taking his idea from Binyamin Zev Herzl who initially (later fiercely rejected it) wanted to establish Uganda as a Jewish State.

by Emailim Batorah  The secular Zionists have constantly been out to destroy Yiddishkeit. They wanted to eradicate the Torah and its followers. They keep trying to שמד ח"ו all of כלל ישראל and turn them ככל הגוים ר"ל.                                                                                     והקב"ה מצילנו מידם                                                                 Hashem turned the tables on them. Instead of Zionist stopping us from learning Torah they became the largest financial supporters of Torah. They spend billions of Shekalim to build חדרים, ישיבות, כוללים, בית יעקב, סמינר, etc. They also spend billions to support the בני תורה who learn Torah. Over the past two thousand years,(maybe even beyond)  there has never been so much Torah learning anywhere in the world as it is done now in Eretz Yisroel. There never was such a large ציבור of תלמידי חכמים, בני תורה, שומרי תורה ומצות The secular Zionists try to make it difficult to remain a Torah observant Yid, yet they are the ones who are paying billions of Shekalim for Rabonim, Dayanim, Mashgichim, Shuls, & Mikvaos in every city & town in the country alleviating the financial burden of Torah observant Yidden.  In every country in the world, the גזירת שמד today is rampant. Intermarriage is between 70%-85% in every country except in the Zionist State where intermarriage is less than 2-3% (still too many) As much as the secular Zionists try to שמד Klal Yisroel, The  Ribono Shel Olam made sure their wishes won't happen.  Despite the Zionist claim of כחי ועוצם ידי, etc. especially during the six-day war, the whole בעלי תשובה movement we know of today started during the war. For the past few thousand years there have never been so many בעלי תשובה as we have today. We could have had way more בעלי תשובה had we tried a little harder not to make the non-Frum have reason to hate us.   Russian Jewry which seemed to be totally lost in the sixties was part of the six-day war miracle. Instead of the Zionists converting the Frum the opposite is happening, the non-Frum become Frum. Ben Yehudah, created the modern עברית so that the Frum Yidden will give up their old fashion religion and become a modern non-Frum society with its own modern language. Today, the language used to learn Torah is mostly עברית. In most Chadorim, Yeshivos, Kollelim & Bais Yakovs the Shiurim & Schmussen are given in עברית. Chavrusos in the Bais Midrash argue & shout at each other in the language that was intended to keep them out of the Bais Midrash. Yes, it's true it is not yet a perfect world out there, but when was the last time that it was? Even during בית ראשון, there were Kings who were עובדי עבודה זרה.        Perhaps the secular Zionists should be the ones to say הלל, being it was the Zionist State who saved them from שמד. Almost 100% of the European non-Zionist Maskilim converted and abandoned Yiddishkeit. Their descendants are all Goyim who don't even know of their Jewish heritage. The only Maskilim descendants who are still Yidden today are the Zionist Maskilim who made Aliyah & live in Eretz Yisroel.

The Transition From Yom Hazikoron to Yom Ha'atzmoat

 

Hatikvah Sung at Yom Hazikaron Event in Bnei Brak

 

An emotional event was held in Bnei Brak to commemorate Yom Hazikaron on Monday evening

The ceremony to observe ‘Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions of Terrorism’ was held in memory of the 413 fallen residents of the city.

The large crowd of attendees included bereaved families, Mayor Avraham Rubinstein, rabbis, and many local residents.

The event was also attended by Ariel Yehezkel, a young child who survived the terror attack in Bnei Brak about a year ago. His father, Avishai HY”D, was murdered in the attack as he was protecting his son with his body.

Describing the story of young Ariel, Mayor Rubinstein said, “Ariel Yehezkel is celebrating his third birthday today – Upsherin without a father.”

At the conclusion of the ceremony, the crowd rose for the singing of Hatikvah, a true demonstration of unity.

Yom Hazikoron! A Tribute to Those that were Murdered Al Kiddush Hashem

 

5 Wounded in Terrorist Ramming Attack Near Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda Market

 

Multiple people were wounded Monday afternoon in a ramming terror attack that took place on Jerusalem’s Agrippas Street down the street from the city’s iconic Mahane Yehuda open air market, near a large parking garage.