This footage is from 1935 and shows Jews praying at the Western Wall. It comes from the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive. pic.twitter.com/71KQigoopc
— Haim gozali (@HAIM__GOZALI) July 18, 2026
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Footage from 1935 shows Jews praying at the Western Wall
More on the Physical Attack on a Charedie Rosh Yeshivah by Charedeim ..."The Fish Stinks From Its Head
Before you read the disturbing article below, it kedai to read Moshe Rabbeinu's warning about today's violent Bnei-Teirah
Translated from Hebrew!
A respected Torah scholar, a teacher of Torah, sits in his car and cannot get out. Dozens surround him, shake the vehicle, and physically beat his talmidim, and shout at him.
For long minutes he is trapped — not in a hostile city, not under attack by enemies of religion. It happens in the heart of a Charedie city, at the hands of dozens of yeshiva bochrim.
And this is no isolated incident.
These are the same Charedie hoodlums that attacked Rabbi David Leibel. Those who thought it would end with attacking Rav Leibel, discovered that since then, Rabbi Uriya Einbal, the Rebbe of Karlin, and now the Roshei Yeshiva Rabbi Feivelson have also been attacked.
Respected rabbis, scholars, and Torah students are assaulted by bochrim. And between one attack and another come road blockages, spitting at soldiers, and riots that have almost become routine. Once we called them "asavim shoitim" “wild weeds.”
But a wild weed doesn’t surround a car with hundreds of people.
Unfortunately, for every illness they have ready answers.
It's always someone else's fault!
It's the Attorney General, it's the High Court, it's the media, always being persecuted.
Every criticism is a decree, every critic is an enemy, and every call for introspection is dismissed with contempt.
Everything with us is fine ; the problem is always outside.
So here — an eighteen-year-old boy raises his hand against a Torah scholar in a Chareredi street.
Who is to blame this time? Did the attorney general, or the high court in Yeushlayim shake the car? This time there’s nowhere to point the finger. This time the responsibility is ours.
Rabbonim concerned that there is an epidemic of Chareidim Spying for Iran
Authorities enlisting rabbonim, Chareidi influencers to warn against spying for Iran
Israeli authorities have reached out to rabbonim and Chareidi influencers to send messages to their followers not to spy for Iran, The New York Times reports.
Chareidim have been involved in at least nine cases of spying for Iran, and enlisting influential rabbonim is one of the methods being used by police and prosecutors to turn the tide against the phenomenon, the report says
The report cites one recent video by Rav Yigal Cohen, a member of the Chief Rabbinate, in which he appeals to viewers not to spy for Iran.
“I am begging you, there is no greater blasphemy than seeing a Torah-abiding, observant Jew betray his people,” he says in the video posted to social media.
Israel Cohen, another prominent Chareidi commentator who has broadcast warnings on his platforms, told the Times he “understood the need to warn against the danger and stop it.”
Mendel Unger, a Chareidi journalist, published a video message in Yiddish warning against carrying out activities on behalf of Iran.
The security establishment has struggled to stem the phenomenon of spying for Iran, even during the recent war against Iran.
Most of the alleged spies are Israeli citizens contacted through social media by faceless Iran-linked agents, who promise money to recruits in exchange for their cooperation, though some have been foreign nationals in Israel on visas.
Saturday, July 18, 2026
In Parshas Devarim, Moshe Rabbeinu Warns about the Violent Protests by Bnei-Teirah
In Parshas Devarim, in the final days of his life, Moshe Rabbeinu gathers Klal Yisrael and begins to recount their journey — not merely as history, but as mussar, as guidance for the future. When he revisits the tragic episode of the Meraglim, he reminds them of the moment it all began:
וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן אֵלַי֮ כֻּלְּכֶם֒ וַתֹּאמְר֗וּ נִשְׁלְחָ֤ה אֲנָשִׁים֙ לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ־לָ֖נוּ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ"All of you then approached me and said " Send men ahead of us to explore the land."
Moshe emphasizes a single word: “kulchem” — all of you.
Rashi, quoting the Sifri, reveals something remarkable.
This word is not a detail — it is a diagnosis. It tells us everything about the spiritual state of the people at that moment.
ותקרבון אלי כלכם. בְּעִרְבּוּבְיָא; וּלְהַלָּן הוּא אוֹמֵר (דברים ה') "וַתִּקְרְבוּן אֵלַי כָּל רָאשֵׁי שִׁבְטֵיכֶם וְזִקְנֵיכֶם וַתֹּאמְרוּ הֵן הֶרְאָנוּ וְגוֹ'", אוֹתָהּ קְרִיבָה הָיְתָה הוֹגֶנֶת – יְלָדִים מְכַבְּדִים אֶת הַזְּקֵנִים וּשְׁלָחוּם לִפְנֵיהֶם, וּזְקֵנִים מְכַבְּדִים אֶת הָרָאשִׁים לָלֶכֶת לִפְנֵיהֶם, אֲבָל כָּאן "וַתִּקְרְבוּן אֵלַי כֻּלְּכֶם" בְּעִרְבּוּבְיָא – יְלָדִים דּוֹחֲפִין אֶת הַזְּקֵנִים, וּזְקֵנִים דּוֹחֲפִין אֶת הָרָאשִׁים (ספרי):
“In confusion; but later it says (Deuteronomy 5): ‘And you approached me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders, and you said: Behold, the Lord has shown us…’ —
that approach was proper: the children honored the elders and sent them forward, and the elders honored the leaders by letting them go before them. But here (Deuteronomy 1): ‘And you all approached me’ — in confusion: the children pushed the elders, and the elders pushed the leaders.” (Sifrei)
There are gatherings that are leshem Shamayim — filled with respect, order, and purpose. Children honor elders, elders honor leaders, and each person knows their place. Such gatherings create clarity, unity, and blessing.
But then there are gatherings of “b’irbuvya” — confusion, pushing, noise, ego. Children shove elders aside, elders push past leaders, and everyone rushes forward without thought or humility. Nothing good can emerge from such chaos.
Moshe is telling them: The failure of the Meraglim didn’t begin with the spies. It began with you — with the way you approached the conversation. A gathering without kavod, without patience, without humility, cannot produce a holy decision.
The Sifri is teaching us a timeless truth: The tone of a gathering determines the destiny of its outcome. When we come together with respect and purpose, we merit siyata d’Shmaya. When we come together in chaos, even the best ideas collapse.
Moshe’s message to the generation entering Eretz Yisrael is Moshe’s message to us: If we want our decisions, our communities, and our future to be blessed — we must begin with kulchem in the right way: united, respectful, and leshem Shamayim.
Vance Failed Miserably in Iran Talks So he Naturally Blames the Jews!
Vance is trying to shift the blame for his failed negotiations onto others, making one false claim after another simply to avoid admitting that the talks with the Islamic Republic failed because of his own naïveté and his lack of understanding of how the ayatollahs’ regime operates.
Because of his misplaced optimism toward the ayatollahs, Vance gave this terrorist regime a major opportunity to humiliate the United States on the world stage.
Vance also appears to have little understanding of the Iranian people. He seems to view Iranians—who are victims of the regime and are fighting for freedom and democracy—as a threat, while treating the ayatollahs’ regime as a trustworthy negotiating partner.
Vance is a loser in every sense of the word. He fails miserably in talks the Islamic regime (as expected) and instead of owning his failure, he claims that ISRAEL pays to activate a smear campaign against him. 😂
— Emily Schrader - אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) July 15, 2026
Sure JD, sure. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/AW9aICguBn
Qatar buying America with hundreds of billions of dollars, yet the Woke Reich and their Marxist-Islamist comrades focus on Israel because they are driven by Jew-hatredhttps://t.co/azQ1IEdzDB
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) July 16, 2026
Thank G-d for those hilltop youth
by Rochel Sylvetsky
Remember those math lessons years ago about the X-axis (north-south) and Y-axis (east-west) that are perpendicular to one another but intersect at the “origin" - called point (0,0)?
Well, on a recent day’s trip to three Israeli geographic start-ups, more commonly known as hilltop communities, each hilltop I reached seemed point (0,0) of just such a coordinate system, and from it I looked at what was to the north, south, east and west.
These were hilltops in Gush Etzion, the historic and thriving Etzion Bloc south of Jerusalem. The hiilltops are part of Area C in Judea and Samaria, under complete Israeli governance according to the Oslo Accords, are located about 15-45 minutes south from the more familiar city of Efrata and not far from the city of the Patriarchs, Hevron.
What was the catalyst for the proliferation of these hilltop communities, farms and sheep ranches in Judea and Samaria - a count of a whopping 360 outposts and agricultural farmsas of mid-2026? And what made Israel’s current government, at the initiative of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, whose other position is additional minister within the Ministry of Defense for civil issues, encourage them (except for when it doesn't, see below)?
It began in 2009, when Salaam Fayyad, then Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, told the NY Times:
Popular Singer Eyal Golan takes upon himself to observe Shabbat
Singer Eyal Golan said that after a Torah class held at his home, he took upon himself not to travel on Shabbat.
According to Golan, the decision was made for the recovery of Rabbi Dov Kook, who is hospitalized at Poriya Hospital in Tiberias following an acute respiratory complication.
Golan called on the public to also take upon themselves a positive commitment for this purpose.
Golan said that his daughter Aline initiated the Torah lesson at their home. He thanked her and said: “This week, my righteous daughter Aline hosted a Torah class here in my home. At the end of the class, I went outside and took upon myself that I would not travel on this Shabbat."
Golan appealed to the public to join the initiative, saying: “For the recovery of Rabbi Kook, I ask each and every one of you: take something upon yourselves, this Shabbat, for the recovery of Rabbi Kook. I took upon myself not to travel."
He concluded his remarks by saying: “Thank you to my righteous daughter Aline, who gave me this merit. Thank you."
The Satmar Endorsed Mayor Mamzarani looking to arrest Netanyhau
The Mamzarani was saying this while running for Mayor but that didn't stop Satmar from officially endorsing him!
In an interview with The New York Times, published Saturday, Mamdani said, "I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague. He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court."
Mamdani also said that he is in "active conversation" with NYC's legal officials on whether he may arrest a foreign leader, adding, "Whatever the law allows me to do in New York City, that’s what we will do, but we won’t be writing our own laws to that end."
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said: "Mamdani is failing to govern New York. Instead of focusing on his responsibilities as mayor and confronting the rising wave of antisemitism in his city, he has chosen to incite hostility and generate headlines by attacking the State of Israel."
"It will not change a thing. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will come to New York, address the United Nations General Assembly with pride, and stand before the world to state Israel’s truth and its unwavering right to defend its citizens.
"And if anyone should be arrested, it is NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani."
Israeli Consul General in New York Ofir Akunis responded to Mamdani's statements, saying, "The mayor of New York City has no authority to order the arrest of the Prime Minister of Israel. Instead of dealing with matters over which he has no authority, he should start running New York City and only New York City."
This is not the first time Mamdani has made such a statement: In October 2025, before Mamdani was elected, he promised to "exhaust every legal option" to ensure Netanyahu is arrested.
Mamdani has been vehemently anti-Israel for many years. He criticized Israel immediately after the October 7 massacre committed by the Hamas terrorist organization and has claimed that Israel's retaliation against Hamas was "genocide." He has also refused to call for the disarmament of Hamas and to denounce the phrase "globalize the Intifada," a call for violence and murder against civilians, particularly Jews.
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