Shayetet (Navy commando) soldiers injured by ”pacifist” flotilla passengers: Daniel Lazar ben Tina Taabel Lea One of the soldiers badly injured on the flotilla boat is from Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion.. He had his ear cut off by a knife, it was just holding by a scrap of skin, was shot in the leg and has a very badly injured arm. He is, thank G-d, recovering and the ear has been re-attached but it is going to be a very long and painful road to recovery. The names of the rest of those injured in the recent “flotilla” incident, June 2010, are listed below. It is customary, in Jewish practice, to pray for an individual using his given name and the name of his mother. IDF commandos are not identified by first and last names for security reasons. Dean Ben Svetlana Roee Ben Shulamit Yotam Ben Dorit Ido Ben Ilana Boris Ben [...]
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The Gaza Flotilla participants explain how they can con the world. Here comes a time When we need to make a show For the world, the Web and CNN There’s no people dying, so the best that we can do Is create the greatest bluff of all We must go on pretending day by day That in Gaza, there’...
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Caleb hushed the people before Moshe and said, "Let us by all means go up, and we shall gain possession of it, for we shall surely overcome it." 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, "We cannot attack that people, for it is stronger than we." [Bamidbar 13:30,31] This week...
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Video taken by IDF naval boat shows the passengers of the Mavi Marmara, one of the ships in the ‘Free Gaza’ Flotilla, violently attacking IDF soldiers who were trying to board the ship after having sent repeated requests for the boat to change course. Large groups of passengers surrounde...
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The thirty-seventh reading from the Torah is called Shelach (שלח), an imperative verb that means “send out.” The portion is so named from the first few words of the second verse: “Send out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land of Canaan” (Number...
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This week’s parsha we learn something about Moshe, Aaron, Miriam, and the people of Israel, We are given the opportunity to see ourselves before the Most High in light of history with the lense of what it is, not what it appears to be to us. Throughout the TaNaKh and Torah we learn of most ind...
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When they were in Hazeroth, Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married: [Bamidbar 12:1] This week’s reading reminds us of the danger in evil speech (Lashon Hara – לשון הרע). Miriam and Aaron both spoke ...
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La gente del nuestro pueblo acababan de comenzar su viaje hacia la tierra de Israel. Después de haber permanecido en el desierto frente al Monte Sinaí por más de un año, había llegado el momento de volver a emprender viaje. Esta vez se trataba – según ...
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Un evreu pierdut într-o lume a neamurilor Rabinul Învățătorul Yeshua HaMashiach: Un Evreu pierdut într-o lume a neamurilor! Vorbind de Mashiach mi s-a spus, OPREȘTE-TE să-L mai numești ”Yeshua”, Îl faci să pară evreu! De fap...
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Weekly Sidra: Beha’alotcha (when you step up) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftorah: Zecharyah / Zechariah 2:14-4:7 The third reading from the book of Numbers and the thirty-sixth reading from the Torah is called Beha’alot’cha (בהע...
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En nuestra Parashá (Parasha Naso) hay un versículo pequeño, pero con un gran mensaje.“Yebarejejá HaShem Veyishmereja – Que El Eterno te bendiga y te proteja”.Es decir, que te bendiga y te cuide lo que te dió, son dos cosas diferentes, bendici&oacu...
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The second reading from the book of Numbers and the thirty-fifth reading from the Torah is called Nasso (נשא), a word that literally means “lift up.” It comes from the first word of the second verse in Hebrew, which could literally be translated to say, “Lift up t...
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Speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them: A man or woman who sets himself apart by making a Nazarite vow to abstain for the sake of HaShem [Bamidbar / Numbers 6:2] The Nazarite vow is taken by individuals who had voluntarily dedicated themselves to HaShem. The vow is a decision, ac...
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Shavuot/Pentecost (Sivan 6) begins at sunset Tuesday, May 18, 2010 and concludes at sunset Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Jews around the world will celebrate Shavuot. In the Jewish calendar, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Jews will celebrate Shavuot on sunset of Tuesday,...
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Ingredients: Desert, Water and Fire Thought, Speech, and Action Instructions: Mix well. Blend till no lumps and smooth consistency. Whip incorporating air for lightness. This week’s parsha is Bamidbar (Numbers) 1:1- 4:20 which is always read before Shavout. The giving of the Torah occurred in ...
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