Rabbi Rubin speaking about the song *“I Don’t Need Your Bekatche." Says that the song is a contradiction to our Mesorah"

 

DIN: Before you read the translation from Yiddish by CBN, I want to point out that the mesorah of the "Bekishe" is about 200 years old, meaning that 99.9% of your ancestors never wore one! To say that Jews were redeemed from Egypt "because they wore a bekishe" isn't clear, read a Medrish Shmos Rabba that states that Jews dressed like the Egyptians and they looked alike! 

Now I agree in principle that clothes are important, I'm talking about trying to stop kids from listening to a song made in jest and fun! 

My advice to Rabbi Rubin who I respect, is to stop taking joy out of our teenagers, we live in difficult times and if they find this song fun, so be it! 

שה"ר פרשה ב או הנסה אלהים לבא לקחת לו גוי מקרב גוי, ר' יהושע בשם ר' חנן אמר גוי מקרב עם ועם מקרב גוי אין כתיב כאן, אלא גוי מקרב גוי, שהיו אלו ערלים ואלו ערלים, אלו מגדלין בלורית ואלו מגדלין בלורית, אלו לובשי כלאים ואלו לובשי כלאים, אם כן לא היתה מדת הדין נותנת שיגאלו ישראל לעולם, אמר ר' שמואל בר נחמן אלולי שאסר הקדוש ברוך הוא עצמו בשבועה לא היו ישראל נגאלין לעולם, הדא הוא דכתיב (שמות ו') לכן אמור לבני ישראל אני ה' והוצאתי אתכם מתחת סבלות מצרים, ואין לכן אלא שבוע 

CBN translation:

"We can’t just be producing and putting out songs to the masses that are a stira to our Torah and our Mesorah. You guys know who you are and you have a big achrius to Klal Yisroel.

You will make a parnassa if you do what is right….."

"There is a lot to talk about regarding the 'external' and the 'internal.' There is this kind of awakening—that I don't need the bekishe [traditional long coat], I need you [the internal self]. Everyone talks about being 'religious' with 'internality.'

But once someone starts with 'internality,' they start to belittle the 'external.' And that is a big problem. The 'external' holds a very large place in Judaism. Yes, the hat, the jacket...

But one will say: 'Inside, I am empty! So what should I do? I'm waiting to be filled up.' Oh! Until the hat and jacket are 'filled up' inside, you have to work. What does the Almighty say? In Egypt, I do need the bekishe. You may be empty inside—'these and those were idol worshipers'—so why were they redeemed? Because they had the bekishe; they did not change their clothing.

The Almighty says: 'I need the bekishe AND I need you.' Both are correct. I need everything. I need the external, and I need the internal."

The Mastery Perspective: The "Container" Theory

Since you value elite hacks and unique insights, here is a high-level way to think about this "External vs. Internal" debate that the Rabbi is touching upon:

In many spiritual or self-improvement disciplines, there is a tendency to favor "authenticity" (the internal) over "ritual" (the external). However, a master of behavioral psychology or deep theology would tell you that the external is the "container" that preserves the internal.

The Hack: Don't wait for the feeling to drive the action; use the action to summon the feeling.

The Insight: If you only act when you "feel it" (internally), your progress will be as volatile as your moods. By maintaining the "external" (the habits, the dress, the routine), you create a structure that stays ready for when the inspiration eventually returns.

The Sharp Angle: ritual  isn't "fake" just because you aren't feeling it in the moment; ritual is an insurance policy for your values during the times you feel empty. It’s easier to fill a cup that already exists than to try to hold water in your bare hands while you wait to find a cup.

Yossie Mizrachi Takes Time off from His Pilagshim to Bash Israel

 

I have to hand it to him—he somehow manages to juggle his pilagshim and still find time to deliver his “lectures.”

At the 6:50 mark, Mizrachi claims he fears Iran will bombard Israel with missiles. Although he insists he knows everything is from Hashem, he now believes that because of the “lefties and the Supreme Court,” Hashem might allow Iran to strike.

Absolutely not. Hashem is not concerned with the Left or the Israeli Supreme Court. If anything, Hashem is concerned with the fake YouTube “rabbis” who cheat on their families!

It reminds me of the story with the Brisker Rav. A talmid once asked him, “How will Moshiach ever come with the Zionists and Ben Gurion in control?” The Brisker Rav replied, “You think the Zionists and Ben Gurion are holding back Moshiach? The ones holding back Moshiach are the talmidim in the Beis Medrash who hate each other.”

Then Yossi launches into a maniacal tirade, spewing lies and fabricated stories. He compares Israel—the only Jewish state and home to the majority of the Jewish people—to the Greeks before the destruction of the Second Beis HaMikdash, claiming the government arrested yeshiva bochurim to stop them from learning Torah.

Everyone, including Charedim, knows this is false. They were not arrested “for learning Torah.” They were arrested for draft dodging.

He continues with stories he clearly invented, shielding his fantasies by claiming “the press didn’t report it.”

Every one of his claims is a blatant lie. Israel has more mosdos haTorah than anywhere else in the world. More Torah is learned in Israel than in any other place on earth.

Not a single Jew has ever been arrested for learning Torah. In fact, the current controversy in the press is about the discovery that one billion shekels were transferred to Charedi institutions.

These boys were arrested for refusing to register. Israel is our country, and boys of eligible age are required to enlist in the IDF. There are Hesder yeshivos where students serve in the army and learn Torah. There are entire brigades today made up of young men from Charedi backgrounds. They’re not perfect—but neither are the yeshivos.

But Mr. Pilegish doesn’t stop there. He escalates his fantasies, claiming these boys were “tortured” for hours and days to force them to sign enlistment papers. He even alleges that the IDF sent “provocative women” to scream at them until they signed. Mr. Pilegish has quite an imagination, and he loves embellishing his stories with images of immodest women. He does this in many of his so‑called “lectures.”

Nearly all the boys who were arrested and served time for draft evasion later spoke to the Charedi press—and not a single one accused the army of anything remotely resembling Mr. Pilegish’s allegations. Not one.

In fact, the opposite is true as some of the ex-inmates compared Jail to a "summer camp" Naturally, he prefaces his lies by insisting “the press didn’t report it.”

Why wouldn’t the Charedi press report such a thing if it were true?

The liar Mizrachi once made up a story that Jewish women that were not religious posed naked and smiled towards their Nazi executioners moments before they were murdered.

Below is the photo, how many were smiling?

Driver who ran over teen walks free

 The Jerusalem District Court on Thursday morning rejected Israel Police's appeal to extend the house arrest of driver Fakhri Khatib, who rammed and killed 14-year-old Yosef Eisental during a protest earlier this month.

Judge Hagit Mac Kalmanovitz ruled that there was no justification for continuing Khatib's house arrest, but clarified that this decision does not prevent further investigative actions by the police.

On Wednesday, the Magistrate's Court ordered the removal of the restrictive conditions placed on Khatib, including the house arrest he had been under for about a week. The police quickly appealed the decision, but the appeal was dismissed.

Khatib is suspected of causing death intentionally or through recklessness, and of causing serious harm to a minor. Initially, the police charged him with aggravated murder but the charge was later softened.

During the hearing, the police confirmed that Khatib called the emergency center himself, reporting that he was being attacked and requesting rescue. His defense attorney argued that his client "was attacked, spat on, and felt in danger," adding that "he acted to save his life without intending to harm anyone." According to the attorney, this is a "political investigation."

The ramming occurred during a January 6 demonstration against the proposed Draft Law. Footage from the scene shows the bus driven by Khatib driving toward a group of protesters and hitting Eisental, who became trapped under the vehicle and was killed. Three other protesters were lightly injured.

Mor Shamli, the widow of Alon Shamli, has died by suicide.

 

Alon, 34, from Bat Yam, was murdered in a terror shooting in Alexandria, Egypt, on October 8, while on an organized tour group. An Egyptian police officer opened fire one day after Hamas’s massacre in southern Israel.

Mor witnessed her husband’s murder. Those close to her say the trauma never left her.

This is what terror does.
It doesn’t end with the first bullet.
It destroys families long after the headlines fade.

May the memories of Alon and Mor forever be a blessing.
🕯️💔

Did Trump Chicken out? Is he allowing Iranian monsters to murder their citizens?

 

Iranian Source Claims Trump Told Tehran He Will Not Attack

An unnamed Iranian official told "Al Jazeera" in English that President Trump conveyed to Iran that he does not intend to launch a military strike.

OB-GYN Dr. Nisha Verma Refuses to state that "Only Women can Get Pregnant" at a Congressional Hearing

 

Earthquake shakes Beit Shemesh and Yerushlayim

 

The Home Front Command on Thursday morning activated earthquake alerts for Dead Sea region and Jordan Valley.

Israelis reported feeling the quake, including in Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem.

The Geological Survey of Israel reported a magnitude if 3.9, similar to that of other recent earthquakes in the area.

A Must Watch to those who have elderly parents to care for ...

 It could be that this was staged, but its important to have cameras in the house at all times!

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Bnei-Brak Lady Asks Chareidi Teenagers Protesting "Does your mother know you are here?" They then Curse and Spit at Her!

 זו תורה וזו שכרה

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Second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement begins even though Hamas has not fulfilled its obligations

 

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced today (Wednesday) that the US would now move to implement the second phase of the Trump Administration's Gaza peace plan.

"Today, on behalf of President Trump, we are announcing the launch of Phase Two of the President’s 20-Point Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, moving from ceasefire to demilitarization, technocratic governance, and reconstruction," Witkoff stated.

He continued: "Phase Two establishes a transitional technocratic Palestinian administration in Gaza, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), and begins the full demilitarization and reconstruction of Gaza, primarily the disarmament of all unauthorized personnel. The US expects Hamas to comply fully with its obligations, including the immediate return of the final deceased hostage. Failure to do so will bring serious consequences."

"Importantly, Phase One delivered historic humanitarian aid, maintained the ceasefire, returned all living hostages and the remains of twenty-seven of the twenty-eight deceased hostages. We are deeply grateful to Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar for their indispensable mediation efforts that made all progress to date possible," the special envoy's statement concluded.

Witkoff's announcement comes as the body of Ran Gvili, the last hostage, continues to be held in Gaza. All hostages were supposed to be returned during the first phase under the terms of the agreement. The Israeli government has maintained its opposition to the implementation of the second phase before Hamas fulfills all of its obligations from the first stage, including the return of Gvili.

Avi Schnall the Spineless Lakewood Ass'embly"man" Votes to Restrict ICE from Going After Criminals

This Lakewood Puppet voted against the interests of Lakewood security! Who instructed him and who encouraged him? How much $$$$$$$$$$$ did Murphy promise the "moisdois?"  I am confident that the truth will soon come out! 

Trenton, NJ — Lakewood Assemblyman Avi Schnall, who represents the district that includes Lakewood, voted YES on Bill A6310, one of a trio of highly controversial “pro-immigrant” bills sent to Governor Phil Murphy that would sharply restrict cooperation between New Jersey law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Additionally Schnall  voted Yes on BILL 3195 that prohibits the use of single use plastic in restaurants (condiments, plates, forks etc)

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Critics say the legislation weakens public safety by tying the hands of state and local police and deliberately blocking information-sharing with federal authorities. Republicans and law enforcement advocates argue that under A6310, undocumented immigrants with criminal histories could more easily avoid detection, arrest, or deportation—leaving dangerous individuals on the streets.

Opponents warn that the bill elevates political ideology over common-sense policing, creating what they describe as a “sanctuary-style shield” that benefits lawbreakers at the expense of law-abiding residents. They also argue the measure undermines cooperation between agencies that is critical for tracking repeat offenders and individuals wanted for serious crimes.

Assemblyman Sean Kean voted NO, stating that limiting cooperation with ICE sends the wrong message and risks turning New Jersey into a safe haven for criminals who should be removed from the country.

Supporters claim the bill is about building trust with immigrant communities, but critics counter that trust should not come at the cost of public safety. With Governor Murphy expected to sign the package, opponents say New Jersey is moving further down a dangerous path—one that prioritizes protecting undocumented immigrants over protecting residents, neighborhoods, and police officers on the front lines, including families in Lakewood.

Despite Pressure, Trump Has Decided to Strike Iran

 

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar warned the United States against attacking Iran, cautioning that an attempt to topple the regime could trigger a sharp  spike in oil prices and harm the U.S. economy.

Despite those warnings, an Israeli official told Reuters that the assessment is President Trump has decided to strike Iran — though the scope and timing of the action remain unclear.

US PRESIDENT TRUMP: "TO ALL IRANIAN PATRIOTS 

Keep protesting, take over your institutions if possible, and save the names of the killers and the abusers... because they'll pay a very big price".

"All I say to them is, 'Help is on its way.'"

Khamenei Goes Into Hiding, Israel on Alert!

 An Arab source claims Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has relocated to an underground tunnel amid fears of an assassination attempt.

Trump to Iranians - 'Help Is On The Way'*

President Donald J. Trump urged Iranian protesters to seize their institutions, vowed consequences for regime murderers, suspended all talks with Tehran over the killings, and promised that U.S. support is coming—loud, clear, and unapologetic.

Sid Rosenberg Breaks Down in Tears on Erin Molan Show

 

A Tour Of The Har Habayit

 

Join us for a rare, up-close tour of Har HaBayit (the Temple Mount) — the holiest place on Earth.

Is it really forbidden for Jews to go onto Har HaBayit?

We walk the site, discuss history, halacha, and reality on the ground, and show you what many people have never been able to see for themselves.

This is Har HaBayit, up close and personal.

What was Renee Nicole Good thinking when she blocked federal officer with her car?

  This sums it up pretty well, what was she thinking?

I’m a mother, so I’m going to comment right now. I will say this exactly the way a mother thinks it, raw, direct, and without pretending this is complicated. A 37-year-old woman. Three kids. Middle of a work week. The father of those children is dead. She is the parent left. The one job she has above every cause, every protest, every headline, is getting home to her kids. And what is she doing instead? She’s out of state (other reports claim she lives there), in the street, in her car, blocking federal agents who are doing their job. Not alone! Her partner is right there filming her like this is some brave little documentary moment. Around them: sirens blaring, people yelling, pure chaos, manufactured chaos, so agents can’t do their lawful duty. Her window is down. She hears the orders. She understands the orders. She ignores the orders. Then she puts the car in reverse. Still doesn’t comply. Then she puts it in drive, NOT park! She moves forward into the agent. That’s not “confusion.” That’s not “panic.” That’s decision after decision after decision. Now put yourself in the agent’s shoes for half a second. A driver is already in an unlawful act! refusing commands in a hostile, chaotic scene, and now that driver uses a vehicle to move toward you. You get a split second. You don’t get the luxury of “Maybe she’s just stressed.” You have to assume the worst, you have to think of protecting other people like the partner at the window, because if you assume the best and you’re wrong, you don’t go home or someone else. So the agent fires after she makes an intentional and aggressive move toward him, because he has no idea what her intentions are, and she just demonstrated she’s willing to escalate. Now… imagine her three kids. At school. Sitting there like any other day. Not knowing their mother is out playing street-hero games for criminals in the middle of a work week, with the two adults responsible for them! She didn’t think about them. She didn’t think, “If I get arrested, who picks my babies up?” She didn’t think, “If I get hurt, who raises them?” She didn’t think, “If I die, they have nobody.” She thought about protecting criminals. She thought about interfering with federal agents. She thought about the camera. She thought about the crowd. She thought about the moment. There is no amount of evidence, money, tears on TV, or news spin that can make this make sense. As a mother: NOTHING about this makes sense. At minimum, she knew her actions could get her arrested. At minimum. And she still chose it. She chose strangers. She chose chaos. She chose lawlessness. Make it make sense, because the only thing I see is three kids who just got abandoned by the only parent they had left, not by accident… but by a series of deliberate choices.

Jewish dope running for Pelosi's seat appeases Hamas and says that Israel "committed genocide"

 A Jewish man running for Nancy Pelosi's seat in Congress is on the record telling the journalist in the past 48 hours he does not believe Israel committed genocide in Gaza.

He then puts out a video saying he thinks Israel did commit genocide in Gaza. What happened in the meantime? He was booed in front of an entire Hall of people for saying he does not believe there was genocide in Gaza. So.... he puts out a video saying he does believe there was genocide in Gaza. That my friends, how this all works. Thousands of public figures have been harassed and bullied in to echoing the big lie and anti-semitic libel using the word coined after the genocide committed on the Jewish people, weaponizing the same word against the Jewish people.

Is Trump wavering on Iran? Is he following JD Vance's Bad advice to negotiate ?

 

JD .. the new Obama! https://t.co/0dTJOW0t9M

— Melissa Francis (@MelissaAFrancis) January 12, 2026

Khamenei threatens POTUS. Why in the hell would we negotiate with this regime? Hell, they even wanted to assassinate Trump. And last time we negotiated with them, they dragged us along. Sometimes evil needs to be crushed. Period. The appeasers and isolationists are among the…

— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) January 12, 2026

While his country is starving Khamenei personal wealth is over $250 billion!

 Estimates place Ali Khamenei’s personal wealth at between 250 and 300 billion dollars.

For comparison, this is roughly three times larger than Iran’s entire annual state budget, underscoring the scale of wealth concentrated at the top of the regime.

'Persia will fall': Rabbis cite ancient texts as Iran’s crisis deepens

 A senior Israeli rabbi published a biblical-style prayer calling for the downfall of Iran’s clerical regime, as reports of nationwide protests and a sweeping internet shutdown fueled new religious and political commentary in Israel. 

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the chief rabbi of Safed and a senior figure in the Religious Zionist world, shared the text during what Israeli outlets described as a night of intense unrest inside Iran. 

In the prayer, Eliyahu wove together direct quotations from the Torah and Jewish liturgy with a contemporary plea focused on Tehran. He thanked God for granting strength “to strike our enemies” and echoed the Leviticus verse, “You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.” 

He then moved to language drawn from the Book of Numbers, “Rise up, Lord, and let Your enemies be scattered,” before adding a blunt, present-day request aimed at Iran’s leadership. 

According to the text published on his own social media, Eliyahu asked God to “destroy the leaders of Iran” whom he said sought Israel’s destruction, while also urging protection for “the people rising up against them” and calling on Iran’s security forces to “help, not fight” the protesters. 

Israeli coverage linked the prayer to the latest reports of mass demonstrations in Iran and an unusually broad communications blackout. Analysts at the Critical Threats Project and the Institute for the Study of War said Iran sustained a nationwide internet shutdown, likely to disrupt coordination and obscure the scale of repression, with connectivity reported at about one percent of normal levels during the blackout. 

International reporting also described a fast-moving confrontation between Tehran and Washington, with Reuters reporting on Sunday that Iran warned US President Donald Trump that any US attack would trigger retaliation, including against Israel and regional US bases. 

Eliyahu’s prayer did not remain a standalone post. Israeli outlets reported that he also held a women’s prayer gathering alongside his daughter, Rebbetzin Rachel Bazak, in what was framed as an international event focused on Iran’s upheaval. 

Other rabbis joined the Iran debate

In the past day, additional rabbinic commentary circulated, especially in Chabad-affiliated media that framed Iran through a messianic, prophecy-heavy lens.

Lifsh’s article presented the framework as interpretation, not verified forecasting, but it illustrated how some religious voices were mapping modern geopolitics onto ancient categories, with “Persia” as Iran and “Rome” as the West. 

Separately, Chabad.info published a security commentary by Avishai Afragon that described the Iran unrest as a major internal crisis and highlighted the information chokehold created by the blackout. The piece also tied the moment to historic Jewish texts and figure

The Song of Zevachim

 

It's official: Charedim Have Totally Lost it! ....Father of 14 year-old Boy Killed by Bus Says "If I had a choice either my son goes to army or gets killed I would choose he gets killed by a bus!

This story is deeply disturbing.

A father whose 14‑year‑old son was killed at a protest told reporters that if the choice were “either my son enlists or dies, I would choose he dies.”

That kind of statement is shocking. It echoes the kind of rhetoric we usually associate with extremist movements like Hamas and Hezbollah, that glorify martyrdom, not with parents grieving a child.

Is this really where parts of the Charedi world have arrived? I always assumed the slogan “We would rather die than enlist” was hyperbole — a dramatic way of expressing opposition. But hearing a bereaved parent say he would literally prefer his child’s death over enlistment raises serious questions about how far this mindset has gone.

It’s one thing to reject army service for oneself. It’s another to speak as though children’s lives are expendable for the sake of ideology. That shift — from personal conviction to treating one’s own children as symbolic offerings — is profoundly troubling. What is interesting is that they are not saying THEY want to die, they want their children to die!

Very depraved!

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Are you 26 or older and want to join the IDF?

Following the success of the Shlav Bet program, in which thousands of Charedi soldiers enlisted and made a meaningful contribution to the war effort, the IDF is now expanding the program and recruiting olim who were previously exempt due to age.

Recruits will complete a short training of about two weeks in the coming months , and will then be assigned to reserve duty in the 99th Division which has been operating in and around Gaza since the beginning of the war.

📍 Join an evening information session in RBS A to hear directly from Division 99 commanders, hosted by a local graduate of the program.

📅 When? Motzei Shabbos Vaerah (January 17), at 8:30pm

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