“I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain silent.” Rav Kook z"l

Monday, May 12, 2025

Associated Fress Reports That Israel is Countering Qatar's Plane Offer!


 

In Beit Shemesh "Bet" Only Palestinian Flags are Allowed NO Jewish Flags


This was painted on the wall by a Shul! Chassidim walking by, like this was normal, but in this very neighborhood they were ripping Jewish flags from cars! 


  *תוצאה של הכלת הטרור ברמה ב'* 


*חדשות העיר:*
 כשרה"ע גרינברג ומשטרת בית שמש מכילים את הטרור מרמה ב' - זו התוצאה: שוב פעם רוססו דגלי פלסטין בבית שמש, והפעם ליד בית הכנסת של הקיצונים 'שערי רמ"א' ברמה ב'.

Witkoff Partnering With Chareidim In Development Deal that will Make Beit Shemesh Look Like the Rat Infested Bnei-Brak

 A group of Chareidi investors, together with Jewish-American businessman *Steve Witkoff*, the U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, purchased large sections of land from the Beit Jamal Monastery in Beit Shemesh in a record-breaking deal worth around 900 million shekels. The sale, approved by the Vatican, marks a historic shift in the region.


The area is planned to become a new Chareidi neighborhood with thousands of housing units, schools, shuls, and public facilities. The move is expected to significantly impact local real estate prices and reshape Beit Shemesh's demographic and urban landscape.

The deputy Mayor Not Pleased:
With all due respect to the "growing demand for Chareidi housing in central Israel," there's also a growing demand for normal, balanced living in Beit Shemesh. Turning the city into a place that absorbs only young Chareidi families will quickly lead us to a state-appointed committee and economic collapse.

Beit Shemesh won't be able to provide even basic services to its residents — and today's issues in the newer neighborhoods will seem minor compared to what's coming.

Therefore, the Mayor will need to divide the neighborhood and allocate a sufficient portion of the former monastery lands for general public housing. In addition, employment towers must be built in that future neighborhood to generate revenue for the city's budget, for the benefit of all residents.

Unrestrained construction is not a development plan — it's irresponsibility!

Hamas May be right with this New Hamas Statement!


 Sent from Hamas-affiliated media launch a campaign to claim credit for negotiations with the U.S., branding the release of Idan Alexander as the “Idan Deal.” 

They portray Hamas as a rising international player, sidelining Israel from direct talks with Washington, and declare this a “new phase in the conflict.”

Arab Massacres Against Jews Since 622AD This Refutes Satmar/ReformJews Propaganda that Jews & Arabs Lived in Peace!

 

Rabbonim supporting Rabbi Ilan Schachnow the Lakewood "Tzaddik" That was Charged with Raping a Child

 


Lakewood Chaplain Rabbi Ilan Schachnow Charged with Rape of Child Under 13, Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser and Rabbi Yisroel Bursztyn Join Other Rabbis Writing Letters of Support for Schachnow***
Ilan Schachnow, an Asbury Park Police chaplain and Lakewood resident, was arrested in early April of 2022 and charged with sexually assaulting a minor under the age of 13. According to the complaint, Schachnow repeatedly sexually abused a child under the age of 13 between the years of 2001 and 2010, when Schachnow was between the ages of 18 and 27. The charges carry a minimum sentence (outside of a plea) of 15 years.
Pretrial Services, in conducting its risk assessment recommended that due to the lengthy prison sentence Schachnow was facing he should be detained pretrial. The judge disagreed and ordered him released under house arrest. Between his arrest in 2022 and June of 2023 the house arrest was modified to allow the following conditions:
He is allowed to work between 9 AM and 7 PM at Pro Medical East in Lakewood

Watch a Siren in Natanya ....this a rocket from Yemen that Trump Made Peace With

 

Agam Berger with her Mother Davening at the Ohel

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At the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Ohel, Merav and her daughter Agam Berger, a former hostage, stood in heartfelt prayer—offering gratitude and praying for the remaining hostages. 
At the start of the war, Merav came alone, declaring, “I chose the path of faith.” Now, with Agam by her side, she affirms, “In the path of faith, I have returned



Hochul appeases her Chassidishe Boyfriends and Weakens Oversight so now Yeshivas don't need to teach Math, English and Sciense

 


New York lawmakers voted to weaken oversight over yeshiva education as part of the state budget deal struck under Gov. Kathy Hochul and approved Thursday evening.

The outcome represents a dramatic victory for the state’s Hasidic leaders, who have been fighting for more than a decade against efforts to ensure that Hasidic all-boys schools provide at least basic instruction in secular topics such as math, English, and science as required by a century-old state law.

Orthodox state Assemblymember Aron Wieder, who represents a district that includes Hasidic enclaves in Rockland County, praised the legislation as protecting “educational freedom” and ending the unfair targeting of Hasidic schools. His framing of the issue was echoed by a major Hasidic Satmar account on X in a statement celebrating the budget deal.

Hochul reportedly allied with Democratic state lawmakers in districts with large Hasidic concentrations on the changes with an eye to next year’s election. Because the Hasidic community tends to vote as a bloc, it is influential relative to its size and could be critical for Democrats in stemming recent Republican gains in the state.




Rav Kook's Letter to help a Neturei Karta who Hated His guts!


During the British Mandate, the Jews of EretzYisrael were no more united than they are today. Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, the Chief Rabbi, extended a warm hand to the secular Zionists. But others, especially the deeply pious group in Jerusalem known as Neturei Karta—the “Guardians of the City”—bitterly opposed them. And for that, they opposed Rav Kook too.

One day, the daughter of a Neturei Karta leader fell gravely ill. A rare and dangerous condition. After much consultation, the doctors concluded that only one man could treat her properly—a world-renowned professor, abroad, a specialist with unmatched skill.

The father inquired and found out what that meant. The professor was in high demand, his time booked solid. And the fee was well beyond anything a simple Jerusalem family could afford. Even if they managed to get her there, they'd be lucky to see him at all.

But then he heard something: the professor was an admirer of Rabbi Kook. A personal letter from Rav Kook, and doors might open. The professor might even clear his schedule to take the case.

Now the man faced a bitter irony. How could he possibly go to Rav Kook? He had publicly disgraced the rabbi, slandering him numerous times. To ask now for a favor? The humiliation would be too great.

Then he had an idea. Rabbi Aryeh Levin, the saintly figure known as the “tzaddik of Jerusalem,” was close to Rav Kook. The man approached Reb Aryeh and, with visible discomfort, asked if he might intercede on his behalf.

Reb Aryeh didn’t hesitate. Of course he would. He went immediately to Rav Kook’s house.

Once Rav Kook understood the problem, he immediately agreed. “Of course I'll write the letter to the professor. What does this have to do with any difference of opinion between us? A child is sick.”

He sat down, took pen and paper, and composed the letter. Deliberately, he described the father in warm, generous terms.

“If I speak of him favorably,” Rav Kook explained, “I ensure no resentment finds its way into my words.”

Reb Aryeh took the letter and left, deeply moved. On his way out, he passed two prominent rabbis who, he knew, could never forgive the zealots of Jerusalem for their hostility toward Rav Kook. He greeted them politely and continued on his way.

Then, just as he turned the corner, he heard his name called. He was being summoned to return.

Reb Aryeh froze. For a moment, he feared that those two rabbis had said something to change Rav Kook’s mind, to revoke the letter.

But his feet carried him back. “If the Rav calls,” he thought, “I must go.”

He returned to the house with a heavy heart.

Rav Kook met him with a smile. “I had another thought,” he said. “The trip abroad is very expensive. I remembered that there is a shipping line that honors my requests, providing a substantial discount to those in need. Let me write a letter to that company as well.”

And so he did.