Rav Asher Weiss Was Moved To Tears By This Story From a Soldier in Gaza

 

 Rav Asher Weiss related a story which happened recently during the IDF offensive in Gaza, a story which moved him to tears.

The story concerned a soldier fighting in Gaza whose son was due to have his Bris on Shabbos. The soldier knew that due to his position on the front line he would not be able to make it out before Shabbos and asked a rabbi whether he would be permitted to go out on Shabbos itself in order to attend the Bris.

The rabbi replied that there was no possible leniency which could allow Chilul Shabbos in order to reach a Bris even of one’s son. Even if his family would not forgive him, this would not allow him to desecrate Shabbos. However if as a soldier he feels that the furlough will give him renewed strength to fight in Gaza, this could allow him to leave the battlefield on Shabbos and go to attend the Bris.

Rabbi Weiss said that he was not discussing the Psak of the rabbi, but said that after a few minutes the soldier told the rabbi that he had thought about it and come to the conclusion that he did not require the furlough to continue fighting.

Rabbi Weiss said that “I was moved to tears- it would have been so easy for him to say that he needed the break, it’s the Bris of his son! But the soldier explained that ‘I hope that when my son grows up and hears why I didn’t attend his Bris, he will grow in Yiras Shamayim from this.’

Rabbi Weiss concluded “How easy it is to see the beauty and the charm of the soldiers of Israel.”

Candace Owens Denounced by Conservate Group that Discovered Her

 

A conservative anti-radical Islam organization that used to support Candace Owens has released a scathing condemnation, disavowing the right-wing podcast host.

The David Horowitz Freedom Center, a prominent conservative group that helped launch Owens’s career, posted an article entitled “Goodbye Candace” in Front Page magazine. The group said it is ‘disappointed’ in Candace, accused her of being obsessed with her own fame, and implied that she is just chasing clicks.

“Six years ago, the David Horowitz Freedom Center invited the then little-known Candace Owens to its annual Restoration Weekend gathering of conservative movers and shakers,” it began.

“This really is the conference where everything started for me,” Candace later said. “I started my career, my political career on YouTube making just funny, satirical videos, and I got an email from David Horowitz inviting me to this conference, and let me just tell you what a big deal it was for me. I had no connections whatsoever.”

NBC Journalist Arrested For Inciting Terror

 A Palestinian freelance journalist working for NBC News has been arrested in Israel on charges of inciting terror and identifying with a terrorist organization.

Mirvat al-Azzeh was detained after sharing four Facebook posts that incite terror, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Following her arrest Friday, NBC cut ties with her. Network officials said that they had been unaware of her social media activities.

“Before we recently retained Marwat Azza for services as a freelance producer, we were not aware of her personal social media activity that provided the basis for the Israeli investigation,” an NBC spokesperson said.

“We understand the material under investigation is not related to any services she provided to NBC News.”

Al-Azza, who lives in East Jerusalem, began working for NBC shortly before the war on Gaza, after the Hamas terror attack on October 7.

Her most recent byline on Nov. 12 reported that newborns at the al-Shifa Hospital were dying as the facility ran out of resources.

Police described the posts at a hearing at the Jerusalem Court as “inciting and glorying the horrible acts committed against civilians.”

Her arrest comes as other mainstream media outlets have come under fire over using journalists who have expressed antisemitic beliefs.

The New York Times recently rehired a Hitler-praising filmmaker to cover the Israeli-Hamas war.

Soliman Hijjy — who praised Hitler as recently as 2018 on Facebook — had a byline at the Times nearly every day between Oct. 12 and Oct. 19, from Gaza.

Chrareidim attack ultra-Orthodox reserve soldier in Bnei Brak

בני ברק חצויה. קבוצת חסידים תוקפים חייל שכך עוונו הוא התגייסות למלחמה! אתם קולטים? איש מילואים שעזב משפחה והלך
ל מ ל ח מ ה !
הלב מתרווח מלראות את השפויים שנלחמים בהם חזרה ולא מאפשרים את הביזיון הזה.
אחי, העם איתך! וגם רוב החרדים. pic.twitter.com/XMhh30XcTp

— יוסי לוי | Yossi Levi (@yossilevii) November 20, 2023

 DIN: Except for the lady, not one person came forward to take the garbage away from his car , Not one! 

Draft them all!

A frum reservist soldier was attacked and targeted with hateful chants by a group of Charedi in the central city of Bnei Brak on Monday.

The group of youths surrounded the man’s car and tipped over trash cans to block it, while yelling at him and other residents who came to defend him, footage of the incident shows.

The Israel Hayom daily reported the soldier was a resident of Netanya who serves as a medic identifying the bodies of those fallen in battle.

The footage showed a woman wearing typical religious attire telling the group to leave, and in response, the extremists call her a shikse — a derogatory term referring to a non-Jewish woman.

The Bnei Brak municipality condemned the incident, adding that police arrived on the scene and arrested those suspected of involvement, who were not apparently residents of the city.(not true)

“Bnei Brak cherishes and strengthens the soldiers who give their lives for the nation and country. This inappropriate behavior does not and will not have a foothold in our city!”

Haredi neighborhoods and cities in Israel occasionally see incidents of public shaming of soldiers, as many in the ultra-Orthodox community shun the mandatory military service that applies to most Israelis. The community has historically enjoyed blanket exemptions in favor of religious seminary studies.

However, since the outbreak of war on October 7, there has been a surge of some 3,000 Haredim who would otherwise be exempt from service signing up to be recruited, indicating a shift to some degree in the community.

Earlier this month, the 40-year-old son of ultra-Orthodox Shas party leader Arye Deri enlisted, generating particular interest, since Haredi leaders have insisted on preserving the military exemption despite growing resentment among many secular and religious-Zionist Israelis.

Haredi extremists attack ultra-Orthodox reserve soldier in Bnei Brak https://t.co/ObYvOiL9St . Click to read ⬇️

— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) November 20, 2023

Below is the soldier that was attacked in Bnei Brak singing with Avram Fried  

החייל שספג היום שפיכות דמים ברחובה של עיר משרת בזיהוי חללים, כאן הוא נראה מתפרק מדמעות (עם סרט לצווארו) ברגע של פורקן בין משאית למשאית. pic.twitter.com/NumrTLtN4e

— דער גערער (@The_Gerrer) November 20, 2023

New footage from October 7 shows Hamas terrorists executing two Israeli women near Kibbutz Alumim.

 

⚠️ New footage from October 7 shows Hamas terrorists executing two Israeli women near Kibbutz Alumim.

Partygoers had arrived in the area after fleeing Hamas's attack on the rave near Re'im. The clip shows the terrorists surprising the Israelis after arriving from within Alumim.… pic.twitter.com/TLRKeVTIBN

— Jewish Breaking News (@JBreakingNews) November 20, 2023

IDF Takes over Hamas Court and Blows Up Mosque which was a hotbed of Terrorism

 

Family of Hostages Clash with Ben-Gvir They Don't Want the Death Penalty for Terrorists

 

MK Almog Cohen (the one in black dress and turban) who is advocating for the death penalty told the family of hostages in tears: 

"You don't have a mandate on pain, I buried 50 friends and my friends are captive in Gaza, Hamas must be destroyed and those who survive have to be executed,"

The families are a bunch of leftists, of course, but are afraid that this "death penalty for terrorists" debate is putting their families in jeopardy. 

But what they don't understand is that if Israel had the death penalty in place this Oct 7 tragedy would have never happened! 

How the Rains in Gaza are Actually Helping the IDF ..Amazing Video

 

Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg's Solution to Israel Responding to Hamas for Oc 7 is for Israel to do nothing!

 

Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg ... 

Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg confronted President Biden about a ceasefire in Gaza during a campaign fundraiser in Minneapolis. 

She joins CNN this Morning to explain why she continues to demand this and to send a message to the Jewish community.

For those who have difficulties with the video above here is the link

This rabbi says the 'fundamental threat' in Israel is not Hamas | CNN

IDF removed 2 trucks full of weapons, including Badr-3 rocket parts, UAV parts and Islamic Jihad intelligence materials

 

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