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As a rabbi, it is generally not my job to speak out on political issues. Like any human being (let alone a Jew...) I've got strong opinions on things. But my role is not to promote my political opinions. It is to teach Judaism.
However, often times I wonder if those lines don't blur. Most especially these past few years, watching the way Israel is being continuously cornered by its greatest ally, even while being increasingly demonized and isolated by world opinion in ways I never thought I'd ever see in my lifetime, I often find myself wondering... Do I have a right to remain silent? Is my silence an appropriate rabbinic position, leaving the politics to the politicians, or am I sitting by as hatred of our people is once again becoming completely in vogue while I do absolutely nothing about it?!
My dear friend, this week we saw something almost unprecedented. We saw an issue that united all of Israel's leadership, every single (non-Arab) member of the Knesset. They all stood together, in a completely bi-partisan manner, along with numerous moderate Arab states, in staunch opposition to a deal they fear threatens the very existence of our homeland. This is not politics. This is Jewish survival. This is Judaism.
I stand firmly with them!
Please see below or visit stopiranrally.org to learn about an important rally taking place next Wednesday in Times Square.
I've posted a short video below of the Rebbe discussing the position we need to take regarding Iran and the US. Take a look.
I've also posted a well written opinion piece on the subject written by one of my colleagues, Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie. Click here.
Each of us needs to act. More mitzvahs, more Jewishness, and to be actively involved! Get involved. These are important times for our people. Contact our congressman and senators. Get involved in organizations who aren't afraid to tell the truth (including some of those organizations sponsoring Wednesday's rally). Remember how important ISRAEL's survival is when you enter the voting booth on election day.
Will ISRAEL and the Jewish people survive the current threat? Of course! We've been promised by G-d and He continues to miraculously protect us, generation after generation, each time a new threat emerges. But that doesn't allow us to sit idly by and watch events unfold. It's not a time to remain silent. It's a time to act.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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Jewish Law-Halacha and the Iran Agreement
By: Rabbi David Eliezrie
It's the question on everyone's mind. Will the Iran deal push it back from the nuclear edge and become a pathway to moderation and the global community. Or, is it a dangerous agreement, a replay of Chamberlain's tragic deal with the Germany that paved the way for war...
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Rally for Peace through Strength
Wednesday, July 22 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
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The Rebbe on how to combat Iran's influence
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 The World is a Symphony
By: Tzvi Freeman
All that exists sings. Not that it exists and it sings. No. Its song is its being.
Why? Because each and every being emerged out of the infinite light. And to there it desires to return-not to be a thing, but to return to nothingness, reabsorbed within its source...
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Thank you Shlomo Brody for submitting
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Justice and the War on Terror
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Who Are "The Mourners of Zion and Jerusalem"?
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, Australia
Question: I was wondering about the traditional words of consolation said to mourners: "May the Almighty comfort you amongst the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem." What exactly is the consolation in those words? How is comparing the loss of a loved one to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans two thousand years ago supposed to make me feel any better? ANSWER>>
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CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to the Hubsher family for son Jason getting into Sackler Medical School at Tel Aviv University.
Hubsher Family
BIRTHDAYS
Howard Fensterman 7/17
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YARTZEITS
Eileen Kornhaber,
(Esther bas Zalman HaLevi)
7/18/2015 | Av 2, 5775
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Help from the Past
All the souls of these generations have been here before. And they come with their baggageboth good and not so good.
But there is a distinction: The good the soul has collected is eternal. It can never be uprooted, it can never fade away, for it is G‑dly, and G‑d does not change.
But the bad is not a thing; it is an emptiness, a hollow in the light. As the soul makes its journey, through trials and travails, through growth and renewal, that darkness falls away, never to return.
If you know yourself only as you are here in this life, the challenges of our times would be impossible to persevere. Reach deeper, tap into the reservoir of your soul from the past, and find there the unimaginable powers of millennia.
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Parshat Matot-Massei
Moses conveys the laws governing the annulment of vows to the heads of the tribes of Israel. War is waged against Midian for their role in plotting the moral destruction of Israel, and the Torah gives a detailed account of the war spoils and how they were allocated amongst the people, the warriors, the Levites and the high priest.
The tribes of Reuben and Gad (later joined by half of the tribe of Manasseh) ask for the lands east of the Jordan as their portion in the Promised Land, these being prime pastureland for their cattle. Moses is initially angered by the request, but subsequently agrees on the condition that they first join, and lead, in Israels conquest of the lands west of the Jordan.
The forty-two journeys and encampments of Israel are listed, from the Exodus to their encampment on the plains of Moab across the river from the land of Canaan. The boundaries of the Promised Land are given, and cities of refuge are designated as havens and places of exile for inadvertent murderers. The daughters of Tzelafchad marry within their own tribe of Manasseh, so that the estate which they inherit from their father should not pass to the province of another tribe.
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