Frum Jews Express Dismay as Sefaria Launches ‘Gender-Friendly’ Translation

The Sefaria platform, whose vast online sefarim library and translation are used by members of the frum community, has added a new translation which appears to be heretical.

In response, some orthodox Jews say they are going to delete the app from their phones, and have expressed their disappointment that this valuable resource is not aligned with Torah values.

Sefaria announced a new “gender-sensitive” edition of one of its translations of Nach.

The institution tweeted: “The Revised JPS (RJPS) edition aims to present a more linguistically and historically accurate translation that reflects advances in scholarship and changes in the English language, while staying true to the original Hebrew.

The translation, from the Jewish Publication Society (JPS), pledges “greater gender inclusivity” in talking about people, and “greater gender sensitivity” in talking about G-d.

One Twitter user observed that the translation changes the meaning of the words from the original Hebrew.

Yochonon Donn, Editor at Mishpacha and Yated, tweeted, “Sefaria is a tremendous resource for the olam hatorah. Messing around with sefarim hakedoshim to conform to western ideas of equality is an unacceptable breach. If this is true, I can’t see people learning from an unholy source.”

Some Twitter users declared that they would be deleting the Sefaria app in response to the new translation.

Although there are no confirmed report of Rabbis officially banning Sefaria, such a move would certainly be plausible, as supporting a platform that endorses false interpretations of Torah, no matter how valuable, would appear to contradict Torah values , and possibly be against Halacha.

Shabbos Goy Mit a Yiddisher Kop!

 

CNN Half-Assed Apology to R’ Leo Dee for Falsely Reporting Family Members Killed in ‘Shootout’

 

The "machseifah" continues with her sick report calling it a "shooting" instead of a "terror attack"

CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour has apologized to Rabbi Leo Dee, for referring to the terror attack that killed his wife and two daughters (HY”D) as a “shoot-out”.

Amanpour announced the apology for the fake-news report on air Monday, claiming that she “misspoke.”

The announcement came one day after Rabbi Dee declared that he was considering a $1.3 billion lawsuit against CNN over the egregious and false comments. Apparently, Amanpour emailed an apology to Rabbi Dee several days earlier, but did not announce it on-air until Monday.

In her on-air apology, Amanpour said: “On April 10, I referred to the murders of an Israeli family: Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee, the wife and daughters of Rabbi Leo Dee. I misspoke and said they were killed in a ‘shootout’ instead of a shooting. I have written to Rabbi Leo Dee to apologize and make sure that he knows that we apologize for any further pain that may have caused him.”

During a May 21 event at The Carlebach Shul in New York titled, “Antisemitism: Is There No Solution?”, Rabbi Dee said on a video call that he was considering the lawsuit after Amanpour wrote a private apology to him via email.

Displaying the email exchange, Rabbi Dee said that he responded to her apology by demanding that she apologize publicly but she never replied. He added that he would reconsider the lawsuit should Amanpour publicly apologize, and added the caveat that the network would also need to provide more balanced coverage of Israel.

Following the initial comments, a tweet by ‘Honest Reporting’ quoted Rabbi Dee as saying: “This is the perfect example of ‘terror journalism’ where you have moral equivalence between the terrorist and victim.”

He added, “This type of journalism perpetuates the conflict in the Middle East. The real cycle of violence is a comment like this followed by a terrorist atrocity and then more of the same. I demand an immediate apology.”

IN 2020, Amanpour apologized for comments equating the events of Kristallnacht with President Donald Trump’s presidency.

Watch Moving Video Of Kavod HaTorah In IDF

 

The reports in recent days of rampant incitement against Chareidim and religion could convey an impression as if those are the feelings of the majority of Israelis.

But in reality, there are millions of Israelis [including the millions who voted for the current government] who have warm feelings toward religion, even if not fully religious themselves.

In a heartwarming display of kavod ha’Torah, IDF soldiers sang for Chief Rabbi HaRav Yosef Yitzchak, as seen in a video posted by Kikar H’Shabbat reporter Yishai Cohen.

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Calif. man killed while helping ducks cross road — moments after being cheered by onlookers

 

A California father died after being struck by a car Thursday night while helping a family of ducks cross a busy road, witnesses said.

The horrifying crash took place at Stanford Ranch Road and Park Drive in the city of Rocklin, about 22 miles from Sacramento, just after 8 p.m.

William Wimsatt, a 12-year-old boy who witnessed the kindhearted stranger’s actions, told KCRA 3 the man had stepped out of his car to help the ducks avoid traffic.

“He got out of the car and was shooing the ducks and everyone was clapping because he was being really nice,” William said.

The young boy took photos of the man, who has not been identified, with his cellphone as he and the ducks crossed in front of his mother’s car.

“He helped them get up over the curb because all the little baby duckies were having trouble and then he walked in front of our car,” the boy recounted.

After the ducks made it safely to the other side of the road, William said, onlookers in their cars applauded the good Samaritan’s actions.

“My mom rolled down the window and said, ‘Good job, good job,’ and I said, ‘Good job’ to him too.”

When You Don't Listen to the Rabbi When He Tells You to Check Your Nuts

 

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Radical Islamist Appointed to School Board Human Relations and Diversity Committees: promotes hatred of Jews, and the destruction of Israel

Watch her use clips of Neturei Karta in her videos

Trinidad-born Naima Khan-Ghany, along with her signature hijab and glasses, wears a big smile on her face. But her friendly and grandmotherly appearance is deceiving, as she promotes vile antisemitism and the destruction of Israel and is involved with those tied to violence and bigotry, targeting Jews, gays and others. It is of major concern, because she has been appointed and recently reappointed to positions within the Broward County School Board that ironically deal with “diversity” and “human relations.” Will Khan-Ghany’s controversial exploits disallow her from further serving in such positions? Does the School Board embrace her radical activities?

Khan-Ghany is a public school teacher and adviser to local high school and middle school chapters of the Muslim Students Association (MSA), a youth group founded by operatives from the Muslim Brotherhood in 1963. She has sat on the Broward County School Board Diversity Committee, since January 2016. She is also the Chair of the School Board’s Human Relations Committee. She was recently reappointed to both by newly elected School Board member Jeff Holness, who is no stranger to Islamist gatherings. Previously, she was appointed by Holness’ predecessor Rosalind Osgood, who vacated her seat to run for Florida State Senate.

According to the website for Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), “The primary responsibility of the Diversity Committee is to make recommendations to promote diversity through the Superintendent, to the School Board, while maintaining a unitary school system.” And “The Human Relations Committee… makes recommendations to the Superintendent and the School Board on matters that foster mutual respect and understanding among people within BCPS. The committee further supports the work of the District as it pertains to policies related to diversity, educational/vocational equity, nondiscrimination, inclusion and character education.”

It would seem that the activities Khan-Ghany has been associating herself with fall in direct opposition to the missions of both the Diversity and Human Relations Committees and are huge conflicts of interest.

Ben-Gvir accompanied by Chassidim visit the Har Habyit in honor of Rosh Chodash Sivan

 

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Har Habayit  on Sunday morning in honor of the beginning of the Jewish month of Sivan under heavy police security.

During the visit, Minister Ben-Gvir stated: "I am happy to visit the Temple Mount, the most important place to the people of Israel. I must say that the police are doing an amazing job and, again, prove who the boss is in Jerusalem. All of Hamas' threats won't help, we are in charge of Jerusalem and of all of the land of Israel."

Noa Kirel mentions the Holocaust - Poland Doesn't Like It One Bit

 

Noa Kirel, who represented Israel in this year's Eurovision contest, received 12 points from Poland during the final competition.

Afterwards, Kirel was quoted as saying that from her perspective, "Receiving 12 points from Poland after nearly the entire Kirel family was murdered in the Holocaust - that is a victory."

Kirel's statements raised a storm, with the popular paper Do Rzeczy commenting, "The Israeli artist recalled the Holocaust, and blamed the Poles for the murder of Jews."

Polish MP Anna Maria Żukowska tweeted, "Does this statement reflect the level of education about the Holocaust in Israel? Do young people in Israel think that the Holocaust was caused by Poland, over which a young Israeli citizen can achieve a moral victory after many years, or what?"

Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński tweeted, "“The fact that many people in Israel consider Poland to be an accomplice to German crimes - and not their victim - is often the result not so much of bad will as lack of knowledge and incomplete education."

Jabłoński also added that he intends to invite Kirel for an official visit to his country.

The Holocaust was perpetrated by Germany, which conquered Poland early in WWII and built many of its concentration camps on Polish soil. On the other hand, while 3 million non-Jewish Poles were murdered by the Nazis and there were some who helped Jews by hiding them, Poland was extremely antisemitic and many Poles helped the Nazis find Jews,and looted their abandoned homes. 

The 1941 massacre of at least 340 of Jedwabne's Jews was carried out by Poles and the Kielce pogrom in 1946 against Jewish refugees who returned there after the war during which 42 Jews were killed was carried out by Polish soldiers, police officers, and civilians. Poland has long wrestled with the question of its complicity in the Holocaust.

Rabbi Mazuz "Whoever Says Tachanun on Yom Yerushalyim Denies the Goodness of Hashem"

 

מרן ראש הישיבה הגר"מ מאזוז: מי שאומר תחנון ביום ירושלים - כופר בטובתו של הקב-ה!!!

 

הרב עובדיה יוסף על יום ירושלים