30 August 2026
Rabbi Green: Amish Community Leaving New York State
An embarrassment for my fellow Orthodox Jews of the communist NY State.
The Amish threaten mass exodus to protect their children from draconian vaxx tyranny, but so such courage from the actual People of the Exodus.
Instead, our NY rabbis demonstrated utter spinelessness and cataclysmic cowardice.
I spoke out and was cancelled by institutional Chabad, which is not-so-coincicentally based in NY State. Due to authoritarian state retribution and vile attempts by both Massachusetts and NY to kidnap and force-vaccinate my children, my family had no choice but to embark on an exodus of our own from the tyrannical Northeast regimes.
A few rabbis remain in NY and MA who knows the truth but are afraid to speak out.
Who will stand up for Jewish children?
Mini-exoduses from Mass. aren’t enough. We need a mass Exodus from NY, en masse. It’s high time for a massive display of moral fortitude in defense of our children.
The Amish understand this. Why don’t Jews?
It's high time to liberate ourselves from the pharmaceutical prison of NY State.
Rabbi Michoel Green's Newsletter
https://westbororabbi.substack.com/p/mass-exodus
Baruch Hashem כי לעולם חסדו
......... "for His steadfast love endures forever" ..... "for His mercy is everlasting."
Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Weather Forecast
THE PROTEST AGAINST THE PERSECUTION OF TORAH SCHOLARS AND THE DESECRATION OF THE SHABBOS CONTINUES
THE PROTEST AGAINST THE PERSECUTION OF TORAH SCHOLARS AND THE DESECRATION OF THE SHABBOS CONTINUES
PRISON 10 PROTEST: Atzeres Tefillah Called Following Arrest Of Bnei Brak Yeshiva Bochur
Following the arrest and imprisonment of Bnei Brak yeshiva bochur Yisrael Gochfi over his failure to report for military service, an Atzeres Tefillah will be held Sunday evening outside Prison 10.
HaRav Moshe Maya and HaRav Shlomo Machpud Shlita issued a joint call urging the public to attend and daven for the release of the ben Torah.
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Senior Sefardi rabbonim are calling on the public to gather outside Israel’s Prison 10 on Sunday night for a major atzeres tefillah and protest following the arrest and imprisonment of Bnei Brak yeshiva bochur Yisroel Guchafi over his military draft status.
Rav Moshe Maya, the senior member of the Shas Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah, and Rav Shlomo Machpud, a member of the Moetzet, issued a joint call urging widespread participation in the gathering outside the Neve Tzedek military prison.
“It is incumbent upon everyone to participate and protest the arrest of talmidei chachomim at the gathering for the honor of Torah,” the rabbonim declared.
The rally is scheduled for Sunday, 17 Elul, at precisely 9 p.m. outside the gates of Prison 10 at the Neve Tzedek military base.
The latest mobilization comes following the arrest of Guchafi, a Bnei Brak yeshiva bochur who was taken into custody and sent to military prison amid the ongoing enforcement campaign against yeshiva students classified by the authorities as draft evaders.
In a letter issued by Rav Machpud and joined by Rav Maya, the rabbonim placed the call under the heading “Lech kenos es kol haYehudim — Go, gather together all the Jews.”
https://matzav.com/senior-sefardi-rabbonim-call-for-mass-rally-outside-military-prison-over-arrest-of-yeshiva-bochur/
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Dozens Of Chareidim Block Jerusalem Entrance Over Chillul Shabbos
A Peacefull Protest against the desecration of Shabbos of buses traveling before the end of the Shabbat
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2591042/dozens-of-chareidim-block-jerusalem-entrance-over-chillul-shabbos.html
28 August 2026
Shalom Pollack: foot notes
I was sitting on the bus the other day in Yerushalayim when I overheard a conversation behind me.
They were an older Israeli couple. One asked the other about the origin of the term "Religious Zionist". After all, she told her husband, we secular Israelis are Zionists too. Why do they appropriate the name Zionists?He explained that since all secular Israelis are Zionists, religious Zionists must set themselves apart from other religious people who are non Zionists.
A bit complicated, but there was logic that might have described Israel when he was a young man, not today.
Today, clearly not all secular Israelis are Zionists.
I turned around (yes, that is still an accepted bus experience in Israel) and asked the man if he was sure that all secular Israelis are Zionists by definition?
Would he include prominent secular Israeli "leaders" who spread blood libels about the Jewish state?
Are the heads of Israeli political parties running in the upcoming elections who tell the world that the IDF kills Arab babies for sport Zionist?
Is it Zionism when "Zionist leaders" assert that religious "hilltop youth" are a bigger threat to Israel than Hamas?
At this point, she responded with certainty; indeed, they were a greater threat than Hamas.
I asked her, " Who wants to kill you, Hamas or the religious hilltop youth?"
The conversation ended.
The elder couple is typical of a certain profile of the Israeli population.
From their youth, they were indoctrinated by Socialist, secular elites who told them that Israel's success lies in its distancing from traditional Jewish identity,
the real enemy.
The challenge to their self-image of the all-knowing, born-to-lead elites is more unsettling than Hamas. That is why they built a coalition with Hamas-supporting Israeli Arabs to defeat the Jews they despise and do so again in the coming election.
The Arabs are her only hope to continue her hegemony over the annoying Jews. They need their numbers against a growing pro-Torah population.
There are many like her, though a shrinking demographic, which only adds to their insecurity and intolerance.
This group self-identifies as the true Zionists; the "original" smug Zionists, before the growing numbers of religious Jews became hard to ignore.
Then there are the outright self-hating, self-loathing Jews who hate the word Zionism.
The circumstance, geography, and dates change, but the self-loathing, tortured, warped souls follow the same pattern.
In their quest for acceptance by the Gentile anti-Semite, these fallen souls commit any moral crime to separate themselves from their Nation and people.
On campuses, in the media, etc., these weary spirits are the vanguard of hatred for Israel.
They are lost to their people, themselves, and ultimately scorned by those they try to impress.
This pathetic tragedy repeats itself throughout our history.
What seems to be a rather new phenomenon is the "very (the only?) Jewish" anti zionists, the "Neturei Karta." They and the classic self-haters share a life mission.
(A scene is seared in my memory: Anti-Israel Hasidic-clad Neturei Karta shared a stage with anti-Semites in Germany. The Germans were whooping it up, having a hilarious time watching the "Jews" denounce and curse the Jewish state while the Jews glowed, showered by the encouragement of the whooping, drunken Germans.)
The Jews on that shameful stage will tell you that is just what the Torah demands.
I heard them say it.
Both groups of traitors are a part of our world.
One speaks in the name of Torah. The other speaks in the name of morality and caring.
Both are a disgrace.
Both publicly support our enemies, serve as their mouthpieces, and are always scorned by them.
Both care little for the lives of eight million Jews.
They are a small, dark footnote to a glorious Jewish story that surges forward without them.
shalompollack613@gmail.com
Fire….Water……Wind…….As Punishments From Shamayim
[this is for educational purposes only]
Fire as Punishment
Fire (esh) in the Torah represents sudden, consuming, and absolute divine judgment or zeal.
- Nadab and Abihu: Aaron's sons are consumed by a sudden divine fire from God after offering unauthorized incense (esh zarah) in Leviticus 10:1–2.
- The Camp Fires: In Numbers 11:1, a fire from God breaks out at the edges of the camp to consume the complaining Israelites at Taberah.
- Korah's Rebellion: In Numbers 16:35, a fire consumes the 250 men offering incense during the rebellion of Korah.
Water as Punishment
Water (mayim) represents overwhelming, chaotic force that resets creation or sweeps away corruption, most notably seen on a cosmic scale.
- The Great Flood: In Genesis 6–7, God uses water to flood the earth and wipe out corrupt humanity, serving as the ultimate punishment and reset for the world.
- The Crossing of the Sea: The waters of the Reed Sea collapse back down to punish and drown the pursuing Egyptian army in Exodus 14.
Balance of Fire and Water
- Complementary Forces: While fire burns and water drowns, traditional and mystical commentaries view them as balanced counterparts of divine interaction with humanity—judgment (gevurah, fire) paired with mercy and repair (chesed, water).
- Purification: Both elements are also used for purification post-punishment or battle, where metal items pass through fire or water to be cleansed (Numbers 31:23).
The specific ways wind is used to deliver punishment in the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) are outlined below:
1. The East Wind (Ruach Kadim) as an Instrument of Destruction
In biblical geography, the east wind blows from the arid Arabian desert into the Land of Israel and Egypt. It is historically known as a scorching, dry wind that destroys crops and brings devastation. In the Torah, God explicitly commands this specific wind to exact punishment:
- The Eighth Plague of Egypt (Locusts): In Exodus 10:13, wind is the driving vehicle for punishment. Moses stretches out his staff, and God guides a strong east wind across Egypt all day and night. By morning, the wind brings a catastrophic swarm of locusts that darkens the land and devours every last piece of Egyptian vegetation.
- Pharaoh’s Dream of Famine: In Genesis 41:6, Joseph interprets Pharaoh's prophetic dream. Pharaoh sees seven ears of grain that are "scorched by the east wind." This wind serves as a harbinger of a severe, punishing seven-year famine meant to humble Egypt and reshape the region.
2. The Weaponization of the Red Sea
While the splitting of the Red Sea was an act of salvation for the Israelites, it simultaneously served as the final, fatal punishment for Pharaoh’s pursuing army.
- In Exodus 14:21, God drives back the sea using a "strong east wind all that night," turning the seabed into dry land.
- When the Egyptian chariots rush into the gap, the wind shifts or ceases, causing the massive walls of water to crash back down, drowning the entire army. Later, in the celebratory Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:10), Moses attributes this directly to God’s breath: "You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the majestic waters."
3. The Wind of Dispersion (The Tochacha)
In the Torah, the Hebrew word for wind is ruach (רוּחַ), which also translates to "breath" or "spirit". Because it is an invisible yet highly destructive force, the Torah frequently depicts wind as an instrument of divine judgment, punishment, and cosmic correction.
In the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, God outlines the Tochacha (the Rebuke)—a series of terrifying curses and punishments that will befall the Israelites if they violate the covenant and turn to idolatry.
Among these punishments is scattering and dispersion. While the literal text refers to being scattered among the nations, subsequent biblical poetry and Rabbinic commentary interpret this as God "blowing" the people away like chaff in the wind. Leviticus 26:36 notes that the psychological punishment will be so severe that the mere "sound of a driven leaf" (moved by the wind) will strike terror into the hearts of the sinners, causing them to flee as if running from a sword.
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