Thursday, October 10, 2024
"Even though the Supreme Court ruled in our favor, due to the fear of provocations, Rosh Yehudi will not hold Yom Kippur prayers at Gan Meir.”
Channel 12 News presenter and economic editor, Keren Marciano, says in response to the decision to cancel the gender-separated Yom Kippur prayers in a public area due to threats of protests on social media is a "badge of shame for the Israeli society.”
"We have gone completely crazy. The fact that a public prayer on Yom Kippur is canceled is a badge of shame for Israeli society," Marciano wrote after hearing the Rosh Yehudi announcement about canceling gender-segregated prayers at Gan Meir in Tel Aviv, for fear of provocations.
Marciano added: "On this holy day, it's nice to see many people praying in synagogues, in public areas and wherever they want. Those who want to pray separately should be allowed to do so, and those who don't want to, can pray in a nearby place in a mixed-gender prayer."
She added: "I go to the synagogue on Yom Kippur and sit in the women’s section. I don't feel humiliated or excluded. I respect our tradition. And I'm fine with that. Enough with the craziness."
Rosh Yehudi, an outreach organization located in Tel Aviv, announced on Thursday morning that it would be cancelling the gender separated Yom Kippur prayers that were due to be held at Gan Meir in Tel Aviv, despite the Supreme Court's ruling yesterday, approving the prayers.
The court case was held following violent disputes before Yom Kippur 2023, when the Municipality of Tel Aviv forbade holding gender-separated prayers in public areas in the city.
Organization heads reported that: "Even though the Supreme Court ruled in our favor, due to the fear of provocations, Rosh Yehudi will hold Yom Kippur prayers at the synagogue at 54 Bar Kochba Street, and not at Gan Meir.”
Extreme left-wing activists posted on social media that they would come on Yom Kippur to the area of Gan Meir, to disrupt the prayers with loud music and other means of disturbance.
Israel Zeira, head of Rosh Yehudi, said today: "We welcome the Supreme Court’s decision that stated the simple truth: prayer according to Jewish tradition in the State of Israel, even in the public realm, should be a given. This is not a provocation and not any kind of discrimination. A partition, as required by Jewish Law, has been the custom for generations. With God's help, we will still hold many prayers in the public areas throughout the country, and also in the first Hebrew city [Tel Aviv]."
He added: "In a time of war, when our soldiers are risking their lives in heroic battles, and while the entire nation is praying for the safe return of our hostages, the way to defeat and overcome our enemy, as well as bringing our hostages home, is by adding holiness, unity and inner peace. Unfortunately, we have heard of plans to destroy this legal prayer as well."
Zeira concluded: "We have chosen to take a responsible step and be among those who are taking a step back and doing what we can to not offend others. We will pray on Yom Kippur inside the synagogue."
Quds Force commander under IRGC investigation. Was he an Israeli spy?
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is under investigation by the Iranian authorities in an attempt to understand how Israel located Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, UK-based, Qatar-backed Middle East Eye reported on Thursday.
Amid the reports that Qaani was killed in the airstrike that killed Nasrallah, eight different sources told MEE that he was still alive and under lockdown as the IRGC investigates him and his team.
Iranian sources told Sky News that Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani suffered a heart attack while being interrogated by the IRGC and was evacuated to the hospital. The report further stated that Qaani's chief of staff is suspected of spying for Israel.
Suspicions that Iranian commanders were involved in the elimination grew after the elimination of Nasrallah's successor Hashem Safieddine.
MEE cited a commander of an armed force close to Iran who said that "the Iranians have serious suspicions that the Israelis have infiltrated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, especially those working in the Lebanese arena, so everyone is currently under investigation."
Qaani has served in the senior position for four years since the dramatic elimination of his predecessor Qasem Soleimani.
Hezbollah's begging for mercy proves Israel is right to fight —and should shrug off Biden’s terrible advice
Lebanese terror outfit Hezbollah has changed its tune: After spending weeks trumpeting an apocalyptic end for Israel, the cadre of bloodthirsty cowards is begging the Jewish state to let up.
“We support the political efforts led by [Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih] Berri under the banner of achieving a cease-fire,” whined Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem — for the first time not conditioning a truce on an end to the war in Gaza.
Turns out bravely attacking your enemies with uncanny precision and skill, rather than begging them for peace, is effective as a military strategy.
Who Knew?
A pager and walkie-talkie attack that blew up the Hezbollah communication network.
A subsequent rocket strike taking out the entire command of its elite Radwan unit, gathered to plan an Oct. 7-style invasion of Israel.
An airstrike on Hezbollah’s HQ in Beirut (hidden, in the obscene tradition of the region’s Islamist killers, beneath a civilian apartment block) that killed the group’s boss, Hassan Nasrallah.
A series of further strikes serially killed Nasrallah’s replacements and most of the rest of the Hezbollah command structure.
Plus an ongoing elimination of the vast Hezbollah rocket capacity (also hidden among civilians — these Axis of Resistance guys sure are brave).
If Qassem is suing for peace, it’s at least in part because he knows he’s next.
As do all other Hezbollah honchos.
Iran certainly signed off on Qassem’s plea for a cease-fire: Tehran is the puppet- and paymaster of Hezbollah, its mightiest proxy force, but the terror masters are now dreading Israel’s justified reprisal for the massive (but failed) Iranian ballistic missile assault on the Jewish state.
So there’s a double lesson here.
The first is that the strategy demanded by the Biden administration — under which Israel would somehow win peace by giving up on eliminating Hamas in Gaza, and not answering Hezbollah’s yearlong missile fire — is utterly absurd.
The second is that Iran can be cowed and constrained. Not through giving in to the regime’s demands, but by standing firm against them.
Don’t hold your breath waiting for Joe, Kamala and their Iran-worshiping inner circle to understand, though.
Kamala appears distracted during Hurricane Milton briefing, hides her mouth to tell someone ‘It’s a live broadcast’
In a clumsy attempt to be discreet, Vice President Kamala Harris was caught on a hot mic and on video Wednesday telling someone that the Hurricane Milton briefing she was in the middle of was a “live broadcast.”
As National Weather Service Director Ken Graham warned of the potentially devastating flooding that could result from the major hurricane’s landfall, Harris – who was taking part in briefing over video – appeared to become distracted by something behind the camera.
The vice president – in a moment that some on social media likened to a scene from HBO’s “Veep” – then awkwardly raised her hands up to her chin and slowly concealed half her face, including her mouth, with her palms and fingers.
“It’s a live broadcast,” Harris barked, with her mouth still shielded behind her hands.
Graham wrapped up his portion of the briefing seconds after the bizarre moment.
But Harris – seemingly showing that she was paying attention – quickly asked a follow up question before President Biden, who attended the briefing in person, could move on to the next official.
“Hey Ken I have a question for you,” Harris chimed in.
“You mentioned words matter, and – um –I know there is a lot of – um – media following this briefing. So, there have been – um – we’ve gone from a [category] five to a [category] four, and the language that a lot of folks have been using is ‘downgrade,’ but it sounds like you’re cautioning us that that may communicate a sense that the danger is lessened, when, in fact, it’s not. Can you talk a little bit about that?” the Democratic nominee asked.
Before her hot-mic moment, Harris appeared to be reading her portion of the briefing from a script – needing to glance down at her desk several times as she urged Florida residents to take Hurricane Milton seriously.
The storm made landfall near Siesta Key, Fla., late Wednesday night as a category 3 hurricane.
Zionist Transportation Minister intervenes and Thousands of Breslov Hasidim return to Israel
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| Miri Regev |
Thousands of Israeli Breslov hasidim returning from Uman, who were stranded at the Ukraine and Romania borders, have managed to return home thanks to efforts by Transportation Minister Miri Regev.
On Tuesday night, Regev held a conversation with Romania's Sorin Grindeanu. In the conversation, Grindeanu promised to speed up the Israelis' cases and ensure their welfare, including the provision of food, drink, and appropriate accommodations until their flights to Israel.
Regev told Israel National News - Arutz Sheva, "We are working around the clock in order to bring all the Israelis home safely, as quickly as possible. I call on all travelers to show patience and listen to the instructions of local authorities. We are doing everything we can to ensure the welfare and comfort of our citizens."
Despite the war, Regev ordered that the skies remain open and air travel continue unaffected. Flights to Baku and other destinations in countries near Ukraine are operated by both Israeli and foreign airlines, without intervention by the Transportation Ministry, as regular commercial flights or charter flights organized by various travel agencies.
The Finance Ministry and Transportation Ministry created a joint headquarters which works to help all of the travelers return home to Israel. A Foreign Ministry hotline is available for the travelers, and helps them reach a destination from which flights to Israel are available.
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