Amazing!
Amazing!
Will they do Shabbos?
Amazing!
13 May 2026
The Forgotten Spiritual Center of Israel - Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz
Before there was Jerusalem…before there was the Beit HaMikdash…there was Shiloh. For 369 years, the Mishkan stood in Shiloh — becoming the spiritual center of the Jewish people.
But why was the Mishkan moved there? Why did the division of Eretz Yisrael suddenly stop in the middle? And what changed spiritually when Shiloh became the center? Watch and find out!
馃槶讘讙诇诇 讻住祝 讬注讝讘讜 诪拽讜专 诪讬诐 讞讬讬诐? 爪驻讜 讘讝注拽讛 讛诪专讟讬讟讛 诪专讗砖 讛讬砖讬讘讛 专讘讬 讞讬讬诐 驻专抓 讘专诪谉 讘讚讬谞专 诇诪注谉 注讜诇诐 讛转讜专讛
专讗砖 讬砖讬讘转 驻讜谞讬讘讝' 讛讙讗讜谉 专讘讬 讞讬讬诐 驻专抓 讘专诪谉 讘讚讬谞专 砖诇 拽专谉 注讜诇诐 讛转讜专讛 讘讘专讝讬诇:
"讬砖 讘讗专抓 讛拽讜讚砖 讗诇驻讬 讘谞讬 讬砖讬讘讜转 砖诇讜诪讚讬诐 诪讞诪砖 讘讘讜拽专 注讚 砖转讬讬诐 讘诇讬诇讛. 注讜诪讚讬诐 注诇讬讛诐 诪讻诇 爪讚, 讛讙讜讬讬诐 诪讘讞讜抓 讜讙诐 诪讘驻谞讬诐. 诪讛 专讜爪讬诐 诪讛诐? 砖讘讙诇诇 讻住祝 讬注讝讘讜 诪拽讜专 诪讬诐 讞讬讬诐?!"
Will they leave a source of living water for money? Watch the heart-wrenching cry from the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Peretz Berman in Dinar for the World of Torah
诪专谉 讛诪砖讙讬讞 讛讙讛"爪 专讘讬 讚谉 住讙诇 砖诇讬讟"讗
讝讜 讛爪诇转 讻诇诇 讬砖专讗诇
讛诪砖转转驻讬诐 讘讚讬谞专 诇诪注谉 拽专谉 注讜诇诐 讛转讜专讛, 讘诪住注 讙讚讜诇讬 讬砖专讗诇 诇讚专讜诐 讗诪专讬拽讛, 讝讻讜 讛砖讜诪注讬诐 诇专讗讜转 讜诇砖诪讜注 讘砖讬讚讜专 讗转 诪专谉 讛诪砖讙讬讞 讛讙讗讜谉 讛爪讚讬拽 专讘讬 讚谉 住讙诇 砖诇讬讟״讗 诪诪注讜谞讜 讘讬专讜砖诇讬诐, 砖讘讚讘专讬讜 讗诪专:
"讘专讜讻讬诐 讻诇 讛砖讜诪注讬诐, 讚讘专 砖驻转讬讬诐 讗讱 诇诪讞住讜专, 讘讗诪转 讗讬谉 诪讛 诇讛讜住讬祝 注诇 讚讘专讬 讛讙讗讜谞讬诐 讛讙讚讜诇讬诐 讬讚讬讚谞讜 专讘讬 讚讘 诇谞讚讜 砖讬讛讬讛 讘专讬讗 讜专讘讬 诪砖讛 讛诇诇 砖讬讛讬讛 讘专讬讗. 讗讱 讻讚讬 诇讛讬讜转 诪讗住祝 诇讻诇 讛诪讞谞讜转, 讗谞讬 讘讗 专拽 诇讜诪专, 砖讘谞注讜专讬讬 注讜讚 砖诪注转讬 讘砖诐 讛讙专״讗 讝讻专讜谞讜 诇讘专讻讛 砖讗诪专 砖讛讙讗讜诇讛 转讛讬讛 注诇 讬讚讬 讝讻讜转 讛爪讚拽讛 砖诇 讘谞讬 讞讜抓 诇讗专抓 砖讬讬转谞讜 讘砖讘讬诇 讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇. 讜讗谞讞谞讜 专讜讗讬诐 讘讞讜砖 砖讘讗讛 讛注转 砖谞讝拽拽讬诐 诇讛爪诇转 讛转讜专讛 讛拽讚讜砖讛 讜诪诪讬诇讗 讝讜 讛爪诇转 讻诇诇 讬砖专讗诇 注诇 讬讚讬 讛爪讚拽讛 砖诇 讗讞讬谞讜 讛讬拽专讬诐 诪讞讜抓 诇讗专抓.
讗讬 诇讝讗转, 拽专讬讗讛 谞讗诪谞讛 诪讬 诇讛砖诐 讗诇讬讬, 注诇 讬讚讬 讝讛 砖讻讜诇诐 讬转讬讬爪讘讜 砖讻诐 讗讞讚 诇注讝讜专 诇讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇, 诇诇讜诪讚讬 诇转讜专讛 讛拽讚讜砖讛, 诪诪讬诇讗 讝讜 注讝专讛 讜讛爪诇讛 诇讻诇 讻诇诇 讬砖专讗诇", 讜讘讝讛 讜讚讗讬 讬转注讜专专讜 专讞诪讬 砖诪讬诐 注诇讬谞讜, 讜谞讝讻讛 诇讛讙讚讬诇 转讜专讛 讜诇讛讗讚讬专讛, 讜讬砖讜注讜转 讙讚讜诇讜转 诇讬砖专讗诇 讜诇讛专讘讜转 讻讘讜讚 砖诪讬讬诐, 讘专讜讻讬诐 转讛讬讜 讘注讝"讛 讗转诐 讜讻诇 讛谞诇讜讜讬诐 讗诇讬讻诐. 讻诇 讟讜讘".
拽专讚讬讟 转讬注讜讚: 拽专谉 注讜诇诐 讛转讜专讛
12 May 2026
馃挜诪讛 讬拽专讘 讗讜转谞讜 诇讛拽讘"讛? 爪驻讜 讘诪住专 诪讬讜讞讚 诪诪专谉 专讗砖 讛讬砖讬讘讛 专讘讬 诪砖讛 讛诇诇 讛讬专砖 砖诇讬讟"讗.
讗砖 讛讬砖讬讘讛 讛讙讗讜谉 专讘讬 诪砖讛 讛诇诇 讛讬专砖 砖诇讬讟"讗
讬砖 诪诇讞诪讛 讘讞讜抓 讜诪诇讞诪讛 讘驻谞讬诐 谞讙讚 讘谞讬 转讜专讛, 讜讝讛 讘讙诇诇 砖讛拽讘״讛 专讞讜拽, 讜讗谞讞谞讜 爪专讬讻讬诐 诇拽专讘 讗转 讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗 讗诇讬谞讜.
砖讬讚讜专 诪讬讜讞讚 诇讚讬谞专 诇诪注谉 拽专谉 注讜诇诐 讛转讜专讛 讘讚专讜诐 讗诪专讬拽讛, 讛转拽讬讬诐 诪诪注讜谞讜 砖诇 诪专谉 专讗砖 讛讬砖讬讘讛 讛讙专诪״讛 讛讬专砖 砖诇讬讟״讗 砖讛讬讛 爪驻讜讬 诪注讬拽专讗 诇讛砖转转祝 讘诪住注, 讜讘注拽讘讜转 住讬讘讛 讗讬砖讬转 谞讘爪专 诪诪谞讜 诇讛砖转转祝, 讘讚讘专讬讜 诪注讜诪拽 讛诇讘 讗诪专:
"砖诇讜诐 注诇讬讻诐, 讗谞讬 诪讗讜讚 诪讗讜讚 诪爪讟注专 砖诇讗 讬讻讜诇转讬 诇讛讬讜转 驻讛 讘讙讜祝 诪诪砖, 诪讛住讬讘讛 讛讗讬砖讬转 砖诇讗 讬讻讜诇转讬 诇爪讗转 诪讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇, 讜诪讗讜讚 诪爪讟注专. 讗谞讬 讝讜讻专 诪讛 砖讛讬讛 讘砖谞讛 砖注讘专讛, 讻诪讛 砖谞讛谞讬转讬 诇讛讬讜转 讬讞讚 讗讬转讻诐".
"讛专诪讘״诐 讗讜诪专 讘砖诪讜谞讛 驻专拽讬诐: '爪专讬讱 诇讗讚诐 砖讬砖注讘讚 讻讜讞讜转 谞驻砖讜 讻讜诇诐 诇驻讬 讛讚注转, 讻驻讬 诪讛 砖讛拽讚诪谞讜 讘驻专拽 砖诇驻谞讬 讝讛. 讜讬砖讬诐 诇谞讙讚 注讬谞讬讜 转诪讬讚 转讻诇讬转 讗讞转, 讜讛讬讗: 讛砖讙转 讛砖诐 讬转讘专讱, 讻驻讬 讬讻讜诇转 讛讗讚诐 诇讚注转 讗讜转讛׳. 讞讻诪转 讛砖诐 讜讛拽讬专讘讛 诇讛砖诐.
讜讻转讜讘 讘专诪讞״诇 诪讛 诪讘讬讗 讗讜转谞讜 诇诪讚专讙讛 讛讻讬 讙讘讜讛讛 诇拽讬专讘转 讛拽讘״讛, 讝讛 注诇 讬讚讬 诇讬诪讜讚 讛转讜专讛. 讜诇讬诪讜讚 讛转讜专讛 诪讘讬讗 砖讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗 诪诪讬诇讗 讬讜转专 拽专讜讘 讗诇讬谞讜".
"讗诐 讗谞讞谞讜 诪转讞讘专讬诐 讗诇讬讜 - 讛讜讗 讬讜转专 拽专讜讘 讗诇讬谞讜. 讛拽讬专讘讛 砖诇讜 讻诇驻讬谞讜 讝讛 讙讜专诐 住讬讬注转讗 讚砖诪讬讗 讙讚讜诇讛 诇讻诇 讗讞讚 讜讗讞讚, 诇讻诇 讛注讜诇诐 讻讜诇讜, 讻讬讜讜谉 砖讛拽讘״讛 讬讜转专 拽专讜讘 诇注讜诇诐, 注诇 讬讚讬 讛诇讬诪讜讚. 讝讗转 讗讜诪专转, 讻砖讘讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇 诇讜诪讚讬诐 转讜专讛, 讘讛转诪讚讛 讙讚讜诇讛, 讘讚讞拽讜转, 讘注诪讬诇讜转, 讜诇砖诐 砖诪讬诐, 讗讝 讝讛 诪讘讬讗 讗转 讛拽讘״讛 讬讜转专 拽专讜讘 讗诇讬谞讜. 讜讻讬讜讜谉 砖讛讜讗 拽专讜讘 讗诇讬谞讜, 讝讛 诪砖驻讬注 注诇 讻诇 讛注讜诇诐 讻讜诇讜, 讝讛 诇讗 专拽 讘讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇, 注诇 讻诇 讛注讜诇诐 讻讜诇讜".
"讜讝讛 讗讞讚 讛注谞讬讬谞讬诐 砖讗谞讞谞讜 讘讗讬诐 讘׳拽专谉 注讜诇诐 讛转讜专讛׳ 注讜讚 驻注诐 讜注讜讚 驻注诐 诇讗谞砖讬诐 讻讬 讗谞讞谞讜 诪讘讬谞讬诐 砖讛转讜专讛 砖诇 讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇 讝讛 诪讙谉 诇讗 专拽 讘讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇 讗诇讗 讝讛 诪讙谉 注诇 讻诇 讛注讜诇诐 讻讜诇讜".
"讜诇讻谉 讛讘拽砖讛 砖诇讬, 讻诪讜 砖讘讬拽砖转讬 诇驻谞讬 砖谞讛, 砖讻诇 讗讞讚 讜讗讞讚 讬转专讜诐 诇讗 专拽 讻诪讛 砖讛讜讗 讬讻讜诇, 讗诇讗 讬讜转专 诪诪讛 砖讬讻讜诇, 诇转专讜诐 讘诪住讬专讜转 谞驻砖. 注诇 讬讚讬 讝讛 砖转讜专诪讬诐 讘诪住讬专讜转 谞驻砖, 讝讛 讘诪拽讜诐 诇诇诪讜讚 讘诪住讬专讜转 谞驻砖, 讜讝讛 讙诐 讻谉 诪讘讬讗 砖讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗 讬讛讬讛 拽专讜讘 讗诇讬谞讜, 诇讗 专拽 砖注"讬 讛转讜专讛 砖讬讙专讜诐 讬讛讬讛 拽专讜讘 讗诇讬谞讜, 注爪诐 讛诪住讬专讜转 谞驻砖 砖诇 讻诇 讗讞讚 砖转讜专诐 讬讘讬讗 讗转 讛拽讘"讛 拽专讜讘 讗诇讬谞讜.
"讜讝讛 讬讘讬讗 讗转 讻诇 讛住讬注转讗 讚砖诪讬讗, 砖讛讬讜诐 讘讻诇 讛注讜诇诐 讻讜诇讜 讬砖 讗谞讟讬砖诪讬讜转 讜讘讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇 讬砖 诪诇讞诪讛 讘讞讜抓 讜诪诇讞诪讛 讘驻谞讬诐 谞讙讚 讘谞讬 转讜专讛, 讜讝讛 讘讙诇诇 砖讛拽讘״讛 专讞讜拽, 讜讗谞讞谞讜 爪专讬讻讬诐 诇拽专讘 讗转 讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗 讗诇讬谞讜, 讜讝讛 注诇 讬讚讬 讛转讜专讛 砖诇 讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇, 讜注诇 讬讚讬 讛诪住讬专讜转 谞驻砖 砖诇讻诐 诇讛讘讬讗 转讜专转 讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇. 讜讝讛 讬讘讬讗 住讬讬注转讗 讚砖诪讬讗 砖讛拽讘"讛 讬讛讬讛 拽专讜讘 讗诇讬谞讜, 讜讬讘讬讗 诇讻诇 讗讞讚 讜讗讞讚 砖诪砖转转祝 住讬注转讗 讚砖诪讬讗 讘讻诇 讞诇拽讬 讛讞讬讬诐 砖诇讜 讘驻专谞住讛, 讘讘专讬讗讜转, 讘谞讞转 诪讬诇讚讬诐 讜讘讻诇 讚讘专 讜讚讘专. 讜讛拽讘״讛 讬注讝讜专 诇讻讜诇谞讜 砖讬讛讬讛 诇谞讜 专拽 讛爪诇讞讛 讜住讬讬注转讗 讚砖诪讬讗".
拽专讚讬讟 转讬注讜讚: 拽专谉 注讜诇诐 讛转讜专讛
Yeshiva fire Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch Shlita
There is a war outside and a war inside against the people of Torah, and this is because God is far away, and we need to bring the Holy One, blessed be He, closer to us.
A special dinner broadcast for the Keren Olam HaTorah Fund in South America took place from the residence of Maran Rosh HaYeshiva Germa Hirsch Shlita, who was originally expected to participate in the trip, but due to a personal reason was unable to participate. In his heartfelt words, he said:
"Peace be upon you, I am very, very sorry that I could not be here in person, for the personal reason that I could not leave the Land of Israel, and I am very sorry. I remember what happened last year, how much I enjoyed being with you."
"The Maimonides says in eight chapters: 'A person should subjugate all the powers of his soul to knowledge, as we have explained in the chapter before this. And he should always set before his eyes one goal, and that is: the attainment of God, blessed be He, as far as man is able to know it.' The wisdom of God and closeness to God.
And it is written in Ramchal that what brings us to the highest level of closeness to God is through studying Torah. And studying Torah brings that God, blessed be He, is closer to us anyway."
"If we connect to Him - He is closer to us. His closeness to us causes great divine help to each and every one, to the entire world, because God is closer to the world through study. That is to say, when in the Land of Israel we study Torah, with great perseverance, with diligence, with diligence, and for the sake of Heaven, then it brings God closer to us. And because it is close to us, it affects the entire world, not just in the Land of Israel, but in the entire world."
"And this is one of the issues that we come to at the 'Keren Olam HaTorah' again and again for people because we understand that the Torah of the Land of Israel is a protector not only in the Land of Israel but it protects the entire world."
"Therefore, my request, as I requested a year ago, is that each and every one contribute not only as much as they can, but more than they can, to contribute with dedication. By contributing with dedication, it is in place of learning with dedication, and this also brings that the Holy One, blessed be He, will be close to us, not only that through the Torah He will be close to us, the very dedication of each one who donates will bring the Holy One, blessed be He, closer to us.
"And this will bring all the divine assistance, because today there is anti-Semitism throughout the entire world and in the Land of Israel there is a war outside and a war inside against the people of Torah, and this is because the Holy One, blessed be He, is far away, and we need to bring the Holy One, blessed be He, closer to us, and this is through the Torah of the Land of Israel, and through your dedication to bringing the Torah of the Land of Israel. And this will bring divine assistance so that the Holy One, blessed be He, will be close to us, and will bring to each and every one who participates in divine assistance in all parts of their lives, in livelihood, in health, in peace with children and in every single thing. And God will help us all to have only success and divine help."
Documentation credit: Keren Olam HaTorah
Jerusalem Walk 4K | Warm Sunny Streets in April
stroll through the streets of Jerusalem on a warm, sunny day in late April. Today we’re setting out on a leisurely stroll through the streets of Jerusalem, passing through the city’s central districts where you can feel the everyday life of Jerusalem in the spring: people are rushing about their business, cafes and shops are open, traffic flows through the streets, and the sunny weather creates a pleasant atmosphere for a walk.
During this walk through the streets of Jerusalem, we’ll stroll along the city’s central streets, observing everyday urban life, the architecture, and the atmosphere of modern Jerusalem. This is a leisurely city tour free from tourist crowds, allowing you to experience the city’s true rhythm on a typical weekday.
Late April is one of the most pleasant times for walking in Jerusalem: it’s already warm, there’s plenty of light, but the intense summer heat hasn’t set in yet. At this time of year, the city is especially pleasant for walking.
This walk through the streets of Jerusalem is perfect for those who enjoy atmospheric walking tour videos, the authentic sounds of the city, and quiet city routes without commentary.
Special Military Tribunal
The Knesset voted on Monday night to pass a law to establish a special military tribunal to try Palestinian terrorists accused of committing atrocities during the October 7, 2023, invasion, with 93 votes in favor and none opposed.
Submitted jointly by Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman, of the coalition, and Yisrael Beytenu MK Yulia Malinovsky, of the opposition, the uniquely bipartisan legislation would see the establishment of a special court within the military justice system to try the roughly 300 attackers captured by security forces inside Israel during the invasion and held in detention since.
Under the legislation, the tribunal will be able to charge the assailants with all relevant crimes, including genocide under the terms of Israel’s 1950 Law for the Prevention of Genocide, harming Israeli sovereignty, causing war, assisting an enemy during a time of war, and terror charges under Israel’s 2016 law for combating terrorism.
Those convicted of genocide charges would be liable for the death penalty.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin called the passage of the legislation “one of the most important moments of the current Knesset. One can feel that we are doing the right thing by finding a way to unite at this moment, even though we are on the eve of elections and despite all the disagreements that exist.”
“This is a historic framework intended to deliver justice and bring to trial the terrorists who carried out the worst massacre in the state’s history,” said Rothman, while Malinovsky proclaimed that “ these will be the trials of the modern-day Nazis, and they will go down in the history books.”
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URGENT IMMEDIATE ACTION: NY Children Summer Camp Attendees…..Pass along
URGENT PHONE CALLS NEEDED TODAY TO STOP A DANGEROUS BILL! The vote is scheduled for tomorrow.
If children you care about attend summer camp in New York State, this bill matters for you
Bill S3958a would require all New York State summer camps to only admit campers who are up-to-date on all of their vaccines. This bill will be voted on tomorrow May 12.
Below are the key talking points against this Bill, put together by Children’s Health Defense. Further down is the list of key legislators whom CHD believes are the most critical to contact to stop this bill from passing. Please reach out to your networks and encourage them to call today to these legislators and ask them to vote against Bill S3958a.
If you have any questions, you can reach out to Curtis Cost, who is with Children’s Health Defense: 347-335-6455
For FULL INFORMATION go to https://truth613.substack.com/p/urgent-phone-calls-needed-today-to
11 May 2026
诪讜诇 拽诪驻讬讬谉 讛转专注诇讛: 专讛"讬 讛专讘 砖诇讝讬谞讙专 讬讜爪讗 诪讙讚专讜 讘讛转讬讬讞住讜转 驻讜诪讘讬转 诇讞讝拽 讗转 砖讚"专 讛诪住讚讬专讬诐 讗转 讞讜拽 讛讚讬讞讜讬
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拽专讚讬讟 转讬注讜讚: 讬砖讬讘注 讝讜讻注专.
Maran Rosh Yeshiva "Kol Torah" and member of the Council of Torah Elders, ..... Rabbi Schlesinger Shlita, speaks out against the draft decree, and supports the rabbinical emissaries working to regulate the deferral law:
"In politics, what they are doing is very serious. But it must be done, there is a mitzvah to sort it out. Just shouting will not bring about a solution. In our community, there are avrechim, there are those who, if they are not taken care of, do not know what will happen. I have already heard some bad things about this.
Documentation credit: Yeshiva Zukar.
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein: Glenn Beck: "I Told You Something is Coming & Now It's Here..."
Its their Islamic Prophecy!
馃敟讛讚专诪讛 讘诪注讜谉 讛诪谞讛讬讙 - 讛讛讻专注讛 注诇 讗讬讱 讬讬专讗讛 讞讜拽 讛住讚专转 诪注诪讚 讘谞讬 讛讬砖讬讘讜转: 讻谞讬住转 讛讞讻讬''诐 诇讛诪谞讛讬讙 讛专讘 诇谞讚讜
诇拽专讗转 驻转讬讞转 诪讜砖讘 讛拽讬抓 砖诇 讛讻谞住转 讜讘爪诇 讛讙讝讬专讜转 讛拽砖讜转 注诇 注讜诇诐 讛转讜专讛 谞讻谞住讜 讞讘专讬 讛讻谞住转 砖诇 讚讙诇 讛转讜专讛 诇诪注讜谞讜 砖诇 诪专谉 诪谞讛讬讙 讛讚讜专 讛讙专"讚 诇谞讚讜 砖诇讬讟"讗.
诪专谉 讛讜讚讛 诇讞讘专讬 讛讻谞住转 注诇 驻注讬诇讜转诐 讜诪住讬专讜转诐 诇住讚专 讗转 诪注诪讚诐 砖诇 讘谞讬 讛讬砖讬讘讜转 讘讞讜拽 讛诪转讙讘砖, 讜讛讜住讬祝 讻讬 讝讛 讛讚讘专 砖讛讬讛 谞爪专讱 注讚 讻讛 诇注砖讜转 讜砖诇讗 讬转驻注诇讜 诪讘讬拽讜专转 讻讝讜 讗讜 讗讞专转. 讜诇讙讘讬 拽讬讚讜诐 讛讞讜拽 讘讜讜注讚转 讞讜抓 讜讘讬讟讞讜谉 诇拽专讗转 讛爪讘注转讜 讘讻谞住转 讛讜讚讬注 诪专谉 讻讬 讬讬转谉 讗转 讛讞诇讟转讜 讘转讞讬诇转 讛砖讘讜注 注诐 驻转讬讞转 诪讜砖讘 讛拽讬抓 - 诇讗讞专 讘讚讬拽转 讻诪讛 谞讜砖讗讬诐 谞讜住驻讬诐.
爪讬诇讜诐 讚讜讚 拽砖转
As the summer session of the Knesset opens and in light of the harsh decrees on the world of Torah, the Knesset members of Degel HaTorah entered the residence of Maran, the leader of the generation, Rabbi Lando Shlita. Maran thanked the Knesset members for their activity and dedication to arranging the status of yeshiva students in the law that is being formulated, adding that this is what had to be done so far and that they should not be surprised by one kind or another criticism.
Regarding the advancement of the law in the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee ahead of its vote in the Knesset, Maran announced that he would make his decision early this week with the opening of the summer session - after examining several additional issues. Photo by David Keshet
诪讛 诪砖谞讛 讗转 讗讜驻讬 讛砖讻讜谞讛? 诪谞讛讬讙 讛讚讜专 讛专讘 诇谞讚讜 讘诪砖讗 诪讬讜讞讚 讘讘讬讛讻谞"住 讛诪专讻讝讬 讘砖讬讻讜谉 讛'
讘砖讬讗讜 砖诇 诪注诪讚 讛谞讞转 讗讘谉 讛驻讬谞讛 诇讘讬转 诪讚专砖 "转驻讗专转 诪谞讞诐", 讛谞讘谞讛 讘转讜讱 讘讬转 讛讻谞住转 讛诪专讻讝讬 讘砖讬讻讜谉 讛' 讘专讗砖讜转 讛讙讗讜谉 专讘讬 诪专讚讻讬 讘讜谞讬诐 讝讬诇讘专讘专讙 砖诇讬讟"讗, 砖谞注专讱 讘诪注诪讚 诪专谞谉 讜专讘谞谉 讙讚讜诇讬 讬砖专讗诇 砖诇讬讟"讗 拽讬讘诇讜 讛诪砖转转驻讬诐 讘讞专讚转 拽讜讚砖 讜讘讬专讗转 讛讻讘讜讚 讗转 诪谞讛讬讙 讛讚讜专 专讘讬谞讜 诪专谉 砖诇讬讟"讗. 专讘讬谞讜 谞砖讗 讗转 讛诪砖讗 讛诪专讻讝讬 讘诪注诪讚, 讜讘讚讘专讬讜 讗诪专: 讘专砖讜转 讛诪专讗 讚讗转专讗 砖诇讬讟״讗 讜讘专砖讜转 讛专讘谞讬诐 讛讙讗讜谞讬诐 砖诇讬讟״讗. 讝讻讬转诐 诇讛专讞讬讘 讜诇砖讻诇诇 讘讬转 诇转讜专讛 讜转驻讬诇讛, 讛讚讘专 讜讚讗讬 诪砖驻讬注 讟讜讘讛 注诇 讻诇 讘谞讬 讛拽讛讬诇讛, 讜诇讗 驻讞讜转 讞砖讜讘 - 诪砖驻讬注 讟讜讘讛 注诇 讻诇 讛住讘讬讘讛 讜讘驻专讟 讘讬转 诪讚专砖 砖诪转拽讬讬诪讬诐 讘讜 住讚专讬 诇讬诪讜讚 专讘讬诐, 讜讘诪讬讜讞讚 讘讬诪讬 砖讬砖讬 讜砖讘转 砖讬砖 讘讛诐 专驻讬讜谉 诪住讜讬讬诐, 讻诇 讛爪讘讬讜谉 讜讛讗讜驻讬 砖诇 讛砖讻讜谞讛 诪转注诇讛 注״讬 诇讜诪讚讬 讛转讜专讛 讜诪转专讜诪诐 讘讝讻讜转 讝讛, 诇讛讬讜转 诪拽讜诐 砖诇 转讜专讛 讜砖诇 讛拽讘״讛. 讛' 讬注讝讜专, 转讝讻讜 诇住讬注转讗 讚砖诪讬讗 诇讛专讘讜转 讻讘讜讚 砖诪讬诐, 讜谞讝讻讛 诇讙讗讜诇讛 砖诇诪讛 讘诪讛专讛 讘讬诪讬谞讜 讗诪谉. 讗讞"讻 诪谞讛讬讙 讛讚讜专 专讘讬谞讜 诪专谉 砖诇讬讟"讗 讬专讛 讗转 讗讘谉 讛驻讬谞讛 讜讞转诐 注诇 诪讙讬诇转 讛讬住讜讚 拽专讚讬讟 转讬注讜讚: 诪谞讞转 讚讘专
Journey to Jacksonville with Rabbi Glatstein:
Rebbi Meir and the Principle That Awarded Us the Torah {Book Signing}
The Miracle of Spanish Moss
Rabbi Weissman: De-HUMAN-izing.....
The Dreaded Shidduch R茅sum茅, If Shidduch Profiles Were Honest, and recent anecdotes
In 2018, before I was banned by the Times of Israel for writing against the perversity movement, I published a lengthy article called “An End to Shidduch R茅sum茅s”. It begins as follows:
When I was growing up, which wasn’t that long ago, there was no such thing as shidduch r茅sum茅s or profiles. Proponents of the “shidduch system” will one day argue that it was always done this way, dating back to the idyllic shtetls in Europe, where the Torah was given to the Jewish people and our traditions officially began. This is the way Jews always got married, we will be told. This is the way it is, this is the way it always was, and this is the way it must always be
.
My memory serves me correctly. I did an online search, and shidduch r茅sum茅s did not become widely used until 2004. Prior to 2004 there is nary a single online result to the term “shidduch r茅sum茅” or “shidduch profile.” If shidduchim were always conducted this way — as so many proponents of the “system” would have us believe — one can only wonder why shidduch r茅sum茅s didn’t exist 30 years ago, let alone 3000. They had paper back then, too.
The outbreak of the shidduch r茅sum茅 virus began a mere 14 years ago, but it has spread like wildfire ever since, and has overtaken virtually the entire Orthodox Jewish world. Whoever says the shidduch world cannot change is clearly proven wrong. It has undergone an extremely radical change (with shidduch r茅sum茅s being only one part of that), in a relatively short span of time.
Virtually no parent of marriageable-age children used a shidduch r茅sum茅 themselves. Those who pay lip service to “Da’as Torah” to stifle criticism of the “system” must acknowledge that no Rosh Yeshiva or Gadol has ever used one. The introduction of shidduch r茅sum茅s into the “system” is actually more recent than my creating EndTheMadness to bring sanity and true Torah values back to the shidduch world. When I first began writing and speaking out about the shidduch world, shidduch r茅sum茅s were almost entirely unheard of, if they even existed at all!
A mere 14 years later and you will be hard-pressed to find any Orthodox singles who do not have one. An entire generation is being taught that they must have a shidduch r茅sum茅, and anyone who doesn’t might as well take a lifetime lease on a bachelor pad. Singles today under the age of 30 do not even remember a world without shidduch r茅sum茅s. It is all they know and the only option ever presented to them.
Fourteen years represents a generation of singles, and it is ample time to determine the results of a social experiment of this magnitude. It is time to lay it all on the table and decide if shidduch r茅sum茅s help the situation or hurt the situation — and if they should continue to be used, or eliminated.
The rest of the article is available here.
The rest of this post is available HERE and much more.
馃幖诪讛 专讬讙砖 讗转 讛诪谞讛讬讙? 爪驻讜 讘转讬注讜讚 讛诪专转拽 砖诇 讛诪谞讛讬讙 讛专讘 诇谞讚讜 讘讜讞谉 讗转 讛讬诇讚讬诐, 诪讚专讬讻诐, 讜诪讗讝讬谉 诇谞讬讙讜谉 讛诪讬讜讞讚
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Bechukosai: Ohr Gedalia: Nature of Reality, Miracle of Creation, Spiritual to Physical Blessings
Arrived late
Bechukosai - Moshiach, Trump asks American Jews to Celebrate Shabbos, Blessings of the Torah
Jonathan Pollard tells i24news: US-Israel alliance is 'finished'; he is entering Israeli politics
“Every party has blood on its hands”
Another Message From Shamayim
HaRav Dovid Yosef Urges Netanyahu, Herzog To Join Trump’s Call To Observe Shabbos
This includes this news website
PS. the nuklear issue is the antisemitism and will get louder plus. This Shabbos I needs to be kept by all Am Yisrael this Shabbos Bamidbar.
10 May 2026
My Take on the Trump Bamidbar Shabbos
THIS IS REALLY HKB"H ASKING AM YISRAEL
TOGETHER
TO KEEP THIS ONE SHABBOS
TO BRING THE GEULAH
And the Chief Rabbi of Israel is
Asking Netanyahu
to declare
Shabbat Bamidbar
Encumbent on All Israelis to
Keep this Shabbos
TOGETHER WITH ALL JEWS ON PLANET EARTH!
Shalom Pollack: Special Tiyul – Tuesday, June 16.
Tuesday, June 16.
The great return is underway, BH!
The biblical northern Shomron was declared "Judenrein" by the Israeli government in 2005 as four Jewish villages were razed to the ground.
The large, empty Northern Shomron, home to four flourishing Jewish villages, with few Arab neighbors, met the same fate at the time as the larger Jewish settlement area in Gaza.
Sharon never explained why he "threw it in " along with Gaza as a further gift to our enemies, but he was determined.
Chomesh saw the first heart-wrenching destruction and expulsion in 2005.
They were the first Jews to return last year, and once a thriving community
Our group had the honor of being one of the first visitors to that restored village in Shomron.
It is an experience not to be forgotten
Recently, its neighbor up the road is welcoming its people back, too.
The ruins of Sanur are being rebuilt by the enthusiastic pioneers who never stopped dreaming of a return.
We will, please God, be the first English-speaking group to visit these special Jews and celebrate with them in the midst of the rebuilding.
(Hopefully, we will do the same for the remaining two)
Not far from these villages is the biblical Mount Eval and the altar of Joshua overlooking Shechem.
The connection between Joshua's entrance into the promised land to reaffirm the covenant, and the pioneers of today in the same area is clear and enthralling.
There are plans to build a museum around this unique biblical site.
Hopefully, future VIPs will be brought there and not whisked off to "Yad Vashem" to gain pity.
Joshua will provide the original and correct understanding as to why we returned to our land and will never leave again.
We will have a local English-speaking guide from the Shomron field school.
We will travel to and from Yerushalayim in a (costly) bulletproof bus.
This tour requires military coordination and accompaniment, and so there is a theoretical chance for late cancellation due to security considerations on their part.
We will meet at the Inbal hotel at 9:00. Return approx 6:00
320 shekels
Bring lunch
Limited seating.
shalompollack613@gmail.com
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09 May 2026
We Love Israel - AKA: Aliyah Snob Syndrome
In this episode, we sat down with the Rosen family for a fun and honest conversation about life in Eretz Yisrael—why some people hate it, why others absolutely love it, why you should get involved, and why this is where it’s all going down. 馃嚠馃嚤
Rebbetzen Tziporah: Meron and Volozhin
Dear friends,
There used to be tzadik stickers. Kids collected them, pasted them into albums, and traded them. I once saw the Trade of the Century.
The kids were on the living room floor. The cards were scattered, and the intensity would have put Wall Street to shame. I heard one of them say, “Okay, I’ll give you 15.” There was awed silence as the little boy across from him slowly counted out 10 Chofetz Chaim stickers. “No!” “Chofetz Chaim is ‘pusht’ (ordinary).” “15 or no trade.” A slight nod was his answer as he held out the card that was the most “yakar” (expensive) of his whole collection. It was my dear brother-in-law, Rav Moshe Pindrus, a highly esteemed maggid shiur at… Ohr Sameach. The Chofetz Chaim was famous, so there were many pictures of this gadol. Moshe Pindrus is rare, the ultimate big ticket.
THIS YEAR’S LESSON: SMALL CAN BE BIGGER THAN BIG IF THAT’S WHAT HASHEM WANTS
This Lag’Omer was so different. The decision to try to get to Meiron or not was taken out of our hands. The security issue involved both fear of what could be done to adequately get 200,000 into shelters in less than 3 minutes, plus the pseudo secret that Mount Meiron (Israel’s highest mountain) is a military target, added salt to the stew.
My initial plans included walking around Har Nof and watching the 14-year-old pyromaniacs play with fire while singing Bar Yochai off tune, or watching Meiron of yesteryear online. Then the reports began to come in. There would be bonfires in Beit Shemesh, in Beitar, in the heart of the chassidic shopping paradise, Shefa. And more. At Shimon HaTzadik, Shmuel HaNavi Street, and still more. And yes, there were those who managed to go through the forest to Meiron, eluding the security authorities. Not the unmanageable hundreds of thousands, but about a thousand or two, enough to feel the intense joy. This made me think of the yeshiva of Volozhin.
This is a bit of a jump, since the heavy-duty Litvish are usually happy to leave Lag B’Omer to the chassidim, sefaradim, and Various Others (although in recent years there has been a bit of a defrost in that regard). Still, between Meiron and Volozhin was a common thread.
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE CLOSURE
In Meiron, it was the birth of many mini-Meirons. In Volozhin, the story was more complex. What was there before Volozhin?
Volozhin was the first time a yeshiva as we know it (3 sedarim, dormitory, financial responsibility for a building, and more) came into being. Around 1803 (some date it to 1802), Rav Chaim Volozhiner founded what came to be known as the Etz Chaim Yeshiva in Volozhin (in present-day Belarus). This was something entirely new.
And most importantly, it was built on an idea: that Torah learning is not simply one value among many – it is the central, defining, occupation of life for those who enter it.
Rav Chaim himself was, of course, the first Rosh Yeshiva.
But more than that, he set a tone: depth, intellectual honesty, independence in thinking, and a certain seriousness about Torah that would shape generations.
AFTER RAV CHAIM
Rav Chaim passed away in 1821.
He was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Yitzchak of Volozhin (often called Rav Itzele), who led the yeshiva for many years. Under him, the yeshiva not only continued but expanded its influence.
After Rav Itzele, leadership eventually passed to his son-in-law, Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (the Netziv) – a figure of enormous depth, whose warmth and breadth gave the yeshiva a somewhat different tone. Alongside him, toward the later years, was also Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik (the Beis HaLevi), who served as a Rosh Yeshiva there as well.
Already, you can begin to see something important: even within Volozhin, there was not one single expression. Different personalities, different emphases – but one core.
THE CLOSURE – EXACT AND PAINFUL
And then came the breaking point.
The Russian government, in its efforts to reshape and “modernize” Jewish life, demanded that the yeshiva introduce secular studies into its curriculum – not as an optional addition, but as a structured, enforced component, with government oversight.
For the Netziv, this was not a small adjustment. It was a change that would alter the very Neshama of the yeshiva.
He refused.
And so, in January 1892 (often given as January 21, 1892), the authorities forced the yeshiva to close.
Try to sit with that for a moment.
Nearly ninety years of uninterrupted Torah learning. Generations shaped. A world centered there.
Closed.
Not because it failed – but because it would not bend.
And then… what happened next?
If the story ended there, it would simply be tragic.
But it didn’t.
The talmidim did not disappear. The ruach did not disappear.
It spread.
In the decades that followed, the great yeshivot we think of as pillars began to rise – Mir, Grodno, Slabodka (which later gave rise to Chevron in Eretz Yisrael), Ponevezh, and others. Each one, in some way, a continuation – but not a copy.
Mir developed a certain expansiveness and warmth in its learning environment.
Grodno became known for depth and analytical sharpness.
Slabodka emphasized gadlus ha’adam – human greatness – and from it emerged Chevron, carrying that dignity into Eretz Yisrael.
Ponevezh, later, would embody rebuilding after destruction, almost carrying the memory of what had been lost in Europe.
Would they have emerged as they did if Volozhin had remained the singular center?
It is very hard to imagine.
The closing did not end the world of Torah – it multiplied it.
And the same pattern, again and again
When Chassidus emerged, it did not remain one derech.
There were paths of fiery joy and emotional closeness, paths of deep intellectual contemplation, paths of simple, unembellished sincerity. Different neshamos, different openings.
When Mussar developed, it too unfolded into distinct streams:
Kelm – structured, measured, almost architectural in its precision.
Slabodka – uplifting, focused on the greatness and dignity of the adam.
Novardok – intense, breaking illusions, demanding radical honesty.
All emes. All needed.
And all, in some sense, emerging from challenge – from moments where something had to be rethought, rebuilt, or rescued.
So what are we meant to hear this year?
Maybe something very quiet, but very demanding.
When one great fire is not accessible, we are not meant only to mourn it.
We are being asked: what will you build instead?
Love,
Tziporah
YERUSHALAYIM (2)
Walk from the Hurva Synagogue to Mount Zion and along the walls of the Old City to the Damascus Gate
Jerusalem Today! Experience the City’s Atmosphere Fully Immersed.
08 May 2026
Shalom Pollack: Spring Tiyul
At the peak of the beautiful Spring, we will get out and enjoy our lovely land.
May 12
Depart at 8 am and return approximately 6 pm
We will take the longer but rarely used, scenic route via Ein Kerem toward the coast through the blooming Jerusalem hills.
Our first stop will be the new "Eli Cohen" ("Our man in Damascus") museum in Herzliya, where we will have a guided tour.
We shall learn about the greatest Israeli spy and how he saved a country.
His life and that of the very young and vulnerable country come alive for us.
We shall proceed up the Mediterranean coast to enjoy the rehabilitated "Alexandra Stream" nature reserve, where flora and fauna have been restored and protected.
In particular, the famous indigenous "soft-shelled sea turtles " have been brought back from near extinction.
We will have a guided tour of the unique "National Turtle Rehabilitation Center."
We will have our (own) picnic lunch in the beautiful reserve that spills out into the Mediterranean.
250 shekels
This tour is limited to twenty participants
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Reb Neuberger: Behar - Bechukotai
“I DON’T WANT THEM TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE”
Last week, I discussed double-meaning words in Hebrew and English. One other example stands out. Many years ago, when my wife and I were about to embark on our first trip to Israel, Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis’ father, Ha Rav Avraham ha Levi Jungreis zt”l, saw our group off at Kennedy Airport. I clearly remember his words: “The name of the place to which you are going is ‘Israel.’ Why does it have that name? Because it ‘is real!’ Israel is real! All the events that you study in the Torah are real! And they occurred in the Land which Hashem gave us! When you go to the Land, you see that everything you learn in the Torah ‘is real!’”
In this week’s Parsha, we learn that we have one home. Throughout all the many years of our exiles, there is only one real home, and that is the Land of Israel, the place to which we are all going when our exiles come to an end. The entire Torah which we perform is to enable us to live a life of kedusha in the Land of Israel, as it says, “You shall perform My decrees and observe My ordinances and perform them. Then you shall dwell securely on the land.” (Vayikra 25:18) After every fifty years, all land in Israel reverts to its original owner. And so it is with us: at the end of our exile we will revert to our true existence, which can only be in the Land which Hashem gave us.
Recently, one of our dear acquaintances spoke about something which was troubling him deeply. He is very disturbed about the lies which are being spread publicly about Am Yisroel and Eretz Yisroel. High profile figures are spewing lies which are reminiscent of the “big lies” perpetrated against us throughout the centuries which have no basis in reality, but which have spawned anti-Jewish riots and pogroms because our enemies are looking for any provocation, whether or not it has any basis in truth.
For example, we read recently in Parshas Acharei Mos, “no person among you may consume blood.” (Vayikra 17:10) There is a direct, clear mitzvah not to eat blood. No observant Jew would consider consuming blood. We run away from this with all our strength. Yet it is precisely this which our enemies accuse us of! This is the most absurd accusation in the world! No normal person could accuse us of consuming blood! This demonstrates the utter emptiness of the lies which are being spewed forth about us.
Dovid ha Melech compares the voices of our enemies with the roar of rivers: “like rivers they raised their voice!” (Tehillim 93) The louder they scream, the emptier the words.
Our friend asked why our eloquent spokesmen and community activists don’t sue these slanderers for millions of dollars and bring them down in shame so they stop their lies?
My friends, I want to tell you where I believe we are in history.
There was a time when America seemed much more welcoming to Am Yisroel. Yes, there have always been slanderers, but America historically has been a “medina of chessed.” I remember hearing about a Yid who worked in the White House under President George W. Bush. One Friday afternoon, the President said to him, “Shlomo*, what are you doing here? It’s almost Shabbos! Go home!” Of course, President Trump is our good friend, but, outside the White House, a vicious wind is sweeping through the entire world.
Someone asked the Klausenberger Rebbe zt”l why he did not make his own village in America like other rebbes. “Indeed,” he answered, “I once contemplated establishing our own little town … but my memory brought me back to darker times. There are people who say … the Churban can never happen again. Sadly, they don’t know what they are saying…. Don’t think that, if someone comes after us, America will step in to save us. They won’t…. I remember when the accursed Germans came in. All the Yidden were gathered together in one place and all he had to do was take them and shecht them…. I will not gather all of us together in one town! I don’t want the goyim to know where we are!” (Klausenberger Rebbe, Artscroll/Mesorah)
In Germany, they never thought such a thing would happen. German Jews were extremely powerful just prior to the advent of the Third Reich. The same was true in Spain before the Inquisition. And the same was true in Mitzraim before a “new king arose over Egypt who did not know Yosef.” (Shemos 1:8)
“B’chol dor vador … in every generation they rise up against us to destroy us.” (Haggadah)
After the Tochacha in this week’s Parsha come the incredibly comforting words of Hashem: despite our sins, our infighting, our rebellions, our Father in Shomayim will never abandon us. And Hashem says, “Despite all this, while they will be in the land of their enemies, I will not have been revolted by them and nor will I have rejected them to obliterate them [nor will I] annul My covenant with them… I will remember for them the covenant of the ancients… to be G-d unto them. I am Hashem!” (Vayikra 26:44ff)
May we see the full revelation of the Great Promise soon in our days!
Rabbi Avraham ha Levi & Rebbetzin Miriam Jungreis
GLOSSARY
Chessed: kindness, charity
Churban: destruction
Kedusha: sanctity, holiness
Medina: land
Parsha: Torah Portion
Shecht: slaughter
Shomayim: heaven
Tochacha: words of rebuke
Tochacha: words of rebuke
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