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    Chabad / Lubavitch was originally anti-Zionist,
    but then they later became pro-Zionist.

    I do not know when or why Chabad
    changed from anti-Zionist to pro-Zionist.

    But I know that they did make that change.

    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2407786
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    Recent news reports say that 1.4 million (1,400,000)
    ILLEGAL ALIENS are receiving Medicare health benefits,
    AT THE EXPENSE OF AMERICAN TAXPAYERS!!.

    Recent news reports say that 7 million (7,000,000)
    ILLEGAL ALIENS are receiving Social Security payments,
    AT THE EXPENSE OF AMERICAN TAXPAYERS!!

    The Democrat Party has ZERO mercy for the taxpayers.

    PLEASE, never vote for ANY member of the Democrat Party!!

    NEVER!! NEVER!! NEVER!!

    in reply to: Why Jews are Quitting the Democratic Party #2407785
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    Recently, two famous people quit the Democratic Party:

    Karine Jean-Pierre, the Former White House Press Secretary
    for Joe Biden, has left the Democratic Party and is now an independent.

    Ana Kasparian, a hostess and a producer of The Young Turks
    [the online news show], has quit the Democratic Party.

    in reply to: Chanyana Weissman and the modern State of Israel #2407329
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    Dear Mr. “Some Jew I Know”,

    Let me get this straight.

    Anyone who disagrees with you is guilty
    of “kefira” and trying to “destroy yiddishkeit”?

    If the Rabbis of the Talmud had taken that
    attitude towards each other, then the Talmud
    never could have been written!

    You, and the other anti-Zionists, are very eager
    to accuse people who disagree with you of
    major sins like “kefira” and “destroying yiddishkeit”
    and worshiping idols, yet you seem to not understand
    that big accusations require big proof and big evidence,

    You are much too eager to accuse people who disagree
    with you of committing major sins with little or no evidence.

    If I wanted to, I could bring many proofs that the
    anti-Zionists are guilty of kefira.

    But unlike you, i am not eager to accuse people
    who disagree with me of kefira or idol-worship.

    Constantly accusing those who disagrees with you
    of major sins like “kefira” and “destroying yiddishkeit”
    and worshiping idols, will not lead to teshuvah;
    it will lead to a Jewish Civil War, with Jews
    shooting at each other and killing each other.

    I know that you will NEVER LISTEN to anything I say,
    but I had to try, so I can tell the Beth Din Shel Maalah that:

    “I tried to warn them, but they refused to listen.”

    Sincerely,
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    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2407324
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    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 552:

    “… secular Israeli officials viewed Rabbi Sherer
    one of the major American Jewish leaders,
    and highly valued his eagerness to assist Israel …”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    This short quote proves that Rabbi Moshe Sherer was
    EAGER to assist Israel, even though Israel was a
    Secular Zionist state with Secular Zionist leaders!

    SOURCE: “Rabbi Sherer: the paramount Torah spokesman of our era
    by Yonasan Rosenblum, Mesorah Publications, Brooklyn, NY, year 2010 CE,
    ISBN-10: ‎1422609448 & ISBN-13: ‎978-1422609446

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2407323
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    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 549:

    Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer’s constant concern with the physical
    well-being and safety of the Jews of Eretz Yisrael
    was a direct outgrowth of everything he had learned from
    Rabbi Aharon Kotler [ZTL ZYA] during the wartime rescue work.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    Rabbi Moshe Sherer ZTL ZYA was constantly concerned
    with the safety of the Jews of Eretz Yisrael,
    even though most of them were Secular Zionists, at that time.

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2407322
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    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547:

    During the 1991 [CE] Gulf War, Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer
    spoke on the phone to [Mr. Yisrael] Katsover
    [a longtime military reporter] almost every day:

    “He [Rabbi Moshe Sherer] didn’t sleep.
    Every missile that fell [on Israel] was a cut in his own skin.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    At that time, Israel was a Secular Zionist state with
    a Secular Zionist majority and Secular Zionist leaders!

    Yet Rabbi Moshe Sherer ZTL ZYA considered an attack
    against Israel to be like a wound on his own body!

    in reply to: YU vs the Greater Yeshiva World #2407208
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    UJM said:

    “YU never produced a single godol in all its history.”

    ———————————————————-
    DaMoshe said:

    “Joe, now you’re just flat-out lying. R’ Hershel Schachter,
    R’ Mordechai Willig, and R’ Aharon Soloveichik
    are a few that immediately come to mind.”

    ———————————————————-
    MY RESPONSE:

    Add to that list Rabbi Pinchas Scheinberg,
    who graduated from Yeshivah University
    and got semichah from Yeshivah University.

    ArtScroll / Mesorah published his biography
    in year 2013 CE, and ArtScroll only
    publishes biographies of Charedi gedolim.

    in reply to: YU vs the Greater Yeshiva World #2407094
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    DaMoshe, you should understand how UJM thinks:

    ———————————————————-
    In his world, ONLY Chareidi Rabbis can be Gedolim.

    In his world, ONLY anti-Zionist Rabbis can be Gedolim.

    Any Rabbi who is not Chareidi will NEVER be recognized
    as a Gadol by UJM, even if his knowledge of Torah
    is greater than that of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein ZTL ZYA.

    Any Rabbi who is not anti-Zionist will NEVER be recognized
    as a Gadol by UJM, even if his knowledge of Torah
    is greater than that of Rabbi Yisroel HaLevi Belsky ZTL ZYA.

    ———————————————————-
    Everything that I said about UJM is equally true
    of HaKatan and Mr. “Some Jew I Know”.

    in reply to: Buying Property in Cleveland #2407086
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    in reply to: Chanyana Weissman and the modern State of Israel #2406881
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    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547, footnote 9:

    When Rabbi Porush conveyed these sentiments to
    Rabbi [Elazar] Shach, the latter responded,
    “We must pray for the health of [Prime Minister Menachem] Begin.

    Please phone [Prime Minister Menachem] Begin immediately
    and tell him that I [Rabbi Elazar Shach] pray for him constantly
    .”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    This short quote proves that Rabbi Elazar Shach ZTL ZYA prayed
    for Israel’s Prime Minister: Mr. Menachem Begin, “constantly”,
    even though Menachem Begin was the leader of a secular Zionist state!

    in reply to: Chanyana Weissman and the modern State of Israel #2406724
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    This discussion was started by YWN’s biggest TROLL,
    for the specific purpose of TROLLING.

    If the moderators of this Coffee Room did their jobs correctly,
    this discussion would never have been approved,
    and even now, this discussion should be deleted by moderators.

    in reply to: Anti-Zionists Criticized in Matzav Inbox #2406725
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    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547:

    “Such a committee of investigation would have served
    as a ploy to unseat Prime Minister Menachem Begin,
    for whom both the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah
    of America and that of Eretz Yisrael had great respect.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    This short quote proves that the Gedolim had
    “great respect” for Israel’s Prime Minister: Mr. Menachem Begin,
    even though Menachem Begin was the leader of a Secular Zionist state!

    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547, footnote 9:

    When Rabbi Porush conveyed these sentiments to Rabbi Shach,
    the latter responded, “We must pray for the health of
    [Prime Minister Menachem] Begin.
    Please phone [Menachem] Begin immediately and
    tell him that I [Rabbi Shach] pray for him constantly.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    This short quote proves that Rabbi Shach ZTL ZYA prayed for
    Israel’s Prime Minister: Mr. Menachem Begin, “constantly”,
    even though Menachem Begin was the leader of a secular Zionist state!
    __________________________________________

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2406715
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    from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 13, page 321:

    “He [Rabbi Moshe Sherer] assured [Prime Minister] Rabin…
    that he could always count on Agudath Israel of America
    to be strongly supportive of Israel’s security needs.”

    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 15, page 356:

    “Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer responded at length.
    He pointed out that the opposition to religious umbrella groups
    did not preclude Jews joining together on issues as
    Israel’s security or combating anti-Semitism.”

    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 545:

    “Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer’s summary of a confidential
    June 17, 1970 [CE] meeting with Israel’s
    Ambassador to Washington Yitzchak Rabin
    reflects his lifelong approach to Israel’s security needs.”

    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 546:

    The offer of political support Rabbi Sherer made
    to Yitzchak Rabin was one he would repeat
    on many occasions to Israeli leaders.

    In a 1981 [CE] letter to Israeli Ambassador Ephraim Efron,
    for instance, he described Agudath Israel’s grassroots
    constituency as a “reservoir of manpower which is
    totally committed to the safety and security of Israel.”

    __________________________________________
    Sefer VaYoel Moshe was never accepted by
    the overwhelming majority of Orthodox Rabbis
    who were alive when it was published.

    Sefer VaYoel Moshe represents the views
    of a small minority of Orthodox Rabbis.

    in reply to: Jewish critics of the State of Israel, where do they reside? #2406718
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    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547:

    “Such a committee of investigation would have served
    as a ploy to unseat Prime Minister Menachem Begin,
    for whom both the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah
    of America and that of Eretz Yisrael had great respect.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    This short quote proves that the Gedolim had
    “great respect” for Israel’s Prime Minister: Mr. Menachem Begin,
    even though Menachem Begin was the leader of a Secular Zionist state!

    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547, footnote 9:

    When Rabbi Porush conveyed these sentiments to Rabbi Shach,
    the latter responded, “We must pray for the health of
    [Prime Minister Menachem] Begin.

    Please phone [Menachem] Begin immediately and
    tell him that I [Rabbi Shach] pray for him constantly.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    This short quote proves that Rabbi Shach ZTL ZYA prayed for
    Israel’s Prime Minister: Mr. Menachem Begin, “constantly”,
    even though Menachem Begin was the leader of a secular Zionist state!
    __________________________________________

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2406472
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    __________________________________________
    Dear Ex-CTLawyer:

    Thank you for trying to help me!

    __________________________________________
    Dear anIsraeliYid:

    Thank you for trying to help me!

    __________________________________________
    Dear Avram in MD:

    Thank you for trying to help me!
    __________________________________________

    in reply to: Anti-Zionists Criticized in Matzav Inbox #2406340
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    from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 13, page 321:

    “He [Rabbi Moshe Sherer] assured [Prime Minister] Rabin…
    that he could always count on Agudath Israel of America
    to be strongly supportive of Israel’s security needs.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:
    This is the 1st quote of 4, which proves that Rabbi Moshe Sherer
    was deeply committed to Israel’s security, even though Israel
    was a Secular Zionist state with Secular Zionist leaders!
    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 15, page 356:

    “Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer responded at length.
    He pointed out that the opposition to religious umbrella groups
    did not preclude Jews joining together on issues as
    Israel’s security or combating anti-Semitism.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:
    This is the 2nd quote which proves that Rabbi Moshe Sherer
    was deeply committed to Israel’s security, even though Israel
    was a Secular Zionist state with Secular Zionist leaders!
    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 545:

    “Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer’s summary of a confidential
    June 17, 1970 [CE] meeting with Israel’s
    Ambassador to Washington Yitzchak Rabin
    reflects his lifelong approach to Israel’s security needs.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:
    This is the 3rd quote which proves that Rabbi Moshe Sherer
    was deeply committed to Israel’s security, even though Israel
    was a Secular Zionist state with Secular Zionist leaders!
    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 546:

    The offer of political support Rabbi Sherer made
    to Yitzchak Rabin was one he would repeat
    on many occasions to Israeli leaders.

    In a 1981 [CE] letter to Israeli Ambassador Ephraim Efron,
    for instance, he described Agudath Israel’s grassroots
    constituency as a “reservoir of manpower which is
    totally committed to the safety and security of Israel.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:
    This is the 4th quote which proves that Rabbi Moshe Sherer
    was deeply committed to Israel’s security, even though Israel
    was a Secular Zionist state with Secular Zionist leaders!

    in reply to: Why Jews are Quitting the Democratic Party #2406339
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    Tulsi Gabbard said this in 2024:

    “I left the Democratic Party because
    it is lead by an elitist cabal of woke warmongers.

    They are driven by an insatiable greed for power,
    and they are willing to do whatever they deem as necessary,
    even the destruction of our freedom,
    to get what they want, and to stay in power.

    This is the challenge and the threat behind those
    who are abusing their power in more brazen ways
    than I ever would have imagined today.

    I left the Democratic Party because it is lead by
    fanatical ideologues who do not believe in freedom.

    They don’t believe in Freedom of Speech.

    SOURCE: Youtube video titled:
    Tulsi Gabbard: “I Left Democratic Party…!!” #shorts #tulsigabbard #trump2024campaign

    =====================================

    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    I agree with her 100%, because I came to these
    conclusions myself, years BEFORE I heard her speak.

    To me, it seems abundantly obvious that the Democratic Party
    is led by people of unbelievable wickedness.

    in reply to: Shabbos Emergency Call – Halacha Question #2405949
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    Why are you directing a serious Halachic question to this Coffee Room?

    Why not ask an Orthodox Rabbi?

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2405690
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    zvei dinim said:

    “There are many serious gedolim who strongly supported
    the creation of the State of Israel for various reasons
    (strongly evident in Igros Rabbi Chaim Ozer, for example).”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    Can anyone provide us with an exact quote from
    Igros Rabbi Chaim Ozer, where he supports
    the creation of the State of Israel?

    I thank you in advance.

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2405636
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    HaKatan said:

    “It also affirmed the halachic reality of the Oaths.”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    The Three Oaths are never mentioned in the Rambam’s Mishnah Torah
    or Rabbi Yosef Caro’s Shulchan Aruch, because they are NOT HALACHIC.

    The Three Oaths are never mentioned in ANY classic Halachah sefer,
    because they are NOT HALACHIC.

    This fact has been repeated many times in this Coffee Room.

    ==============================================

    Rambam [Maimonides] in his Epistle to Yemen specifically
    states that the Three Oaths are “metaphorical”.

    Rambam’s Mishneh Torah never rules that The Three Oaths are halachah.
    On the contrary, Sefer HaMitzvot positive mitzvah 187 Rambam rules
    that the mitzvah to eradicate the Seven Nations is binding for all time.
    Meaning that Jews are obligated for all time to conquer and settle Eretz Yisrael!

    It appears that Ramban [Nachmanides] implicitly REJECTS
    the Three Oaths as Halachically binding.
    [He also ruled that aliyah is an obligation for all generations].

    Arizal stated that the Gimel Shevuot [Three Oaths]
    did not apply after 1,000 years of exile.
    Meaning we could have come up by force to conquer Israel after that.
    But we did not even do that.

    The 16th Century Kabbalist, Rabbi Chaim Vital expressed
    the view that the Three Oaths were only binding for
    the first thousand [1,000] years of Exile,
    in his Introduction to Sefer Eitz Chayim.

    Rabbi Meir Simcha from Dvinsk (the “Ohr Sameach”) wrote that
    after the Balfour Declaration in year 1917 CE and San Remo Conference
    in year 1920 CE, when the powers of the world recognized
    the Jewish claim to Eretz Yisrael, the “Three Oaths”
    were no longer “nogeah” (applicable).
    The same thing is true for Mandate for Palestine plan
    approved by the League of Nations on July 24, 1922.

    Tzitz Eliezer went a step further: He held that since the
    United Nations Organization voted to establish a Jewish Homeland,
    it would be rebelling to ignore them,
    and therefore we were obligated to form the State of Israel!!

    Rabbi Shlomo Kluger held that since Jews were severely persecuted
    by the other nations, The Three Oaths were no longer binding.
    He relied on the Shulchan Aruch which rules that
    both sides are needed to maintain an agreement.

    The Three Oaths are Agadic Midrash, and therefore they are
    NOT Halachically obligatory [they are not legally binding].

    If the Three Oaths are Halachically obligatory, then
    why are they NEVER MENTIONED in Rambam, Rif, Rosh,
    Shulchan Aruch or Kitzur Shulchan Aruch or Mishnah Berurah?

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2405402
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    19812262 said:

    “Just keep davening, and the the evil State of Israel will cease to exist.”

    NOTE: I had to correct Mr. 19812262’s spelling of simple words.

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    MY RESPONSE:

    “The evil State of Israel” is the ONLY country in the world
    where the percentage of Jews who intermarry
    with non-Jews is less than 50%.

    “The evil State of Israel” is the ONLY country in the world
    where the number of Jews is actually increasing.

    That is the state you call “evil”
    That is the state that you want to “cease to exist”.

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    Similarly, he [Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky] concluded, recognition of
    Israel’s role in preventing millions of Jews
    from losing any connection to the Jewish people

    must mitigate our kana’us, even as
    our love for our fellow Jews in Eretz Yisrael
    must “not blind us to [their] shortcomings.”

    SOURCE: Reb Yaakov: The Life and Times of HaGaon
    Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky
    by Yonason Rosenblum,
    based on the research of Rabbi Noson Kamenetsky (chapter 11, page 209),
    Mesorah Publications, publication dates: February 1993 & January 2004,
    ISBN: 0-89906-413-2 (hardcover)
    ISBN: 0-89906-415-9 (paperback)

    =========================================

    Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky said this:

    “In this land [Eretz Yisrael] … a carpenter is not merely a laborer,
    but one fulfilling the mitzvah of building Eretz Yisrael.”

    SOURCE: Reb Yaakov: The Life and Times of HaGaon
    Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky
    by Yonason Rosenblum,
    based on the research of Rabbi Noson Kamenetsky (chapter 11, page 210),
    Mesorah Publications, publication dates: February 1993 & January 2004,
    ISBN: 0-89906-413-2 (hardcover)
    ISBN: 0-89906-415-9 (paperback)

    =========================================

    from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 13, page 321:

    “He [Rabbi Moshe Sherer] assured [Prime Minister] Rabin…
    that he could always count on Agudath Israel of America
    to be strongly supportive of Israel’s security needs.”

    =========================================

    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 15, page 356:

    “Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer responded at length.
    He pointed out that the opposition to religious umbrella groups
    did not preclude Jews joining together on issues as
    Israel’s security or combating anti-Semitism.”

    =========================================

    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 545:

    “Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer’s summary of a confidential
    June 17, 1970 [CE] meeting with Israel’s
    Ambassador to Washington Yitzchak Rabin
    reflects his lifelong approach to Israel’s security needs.”

    =========================================

    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 546:

    The offer of political support Rabbi Sherer made
    to Yitzchak Rabin was one he would repeat
    on many occasions to Israeli leaders.

    In a 1981 [CE] letter to Israeli Ambassador Ephraim Efron,
    for instance, he described Agudath Israel’s grassroots
    constituency as a “reservoir of manpower which is
    totally committed to the safety and security of Israel.”

    =========================================

    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547:

    “Such a committee of investigation would have served
    as a ploy to unseat Prime Minister Menachem Begin,
    for whom both the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah
    of America and that of Eretz Yisrael had great respect.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:
    This short quote proves that the Gedolim had
    “great respect” for Israel’s Prime Minister: Mr. Menachem Begin,
    even though Menachem Begin was the leader of a Secular Zionist state!

    =========================================

    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547, footnote 9:

    When Rabbi Porush conveyed these sentiments to Rabbi Shach,
    the latter responded, “We must pray for the health of
    [Prime Minister Menachem] Begin. Please phone [Menachem]
    Begin immediately and tell him that I pray for him constantly.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    This short quote proves that Rabbi Shach ZTL ZYA prayed for
    Israel’s Prime Minister: Mr. Menachem Begin, “constantly”,
    even though Menachem Begin was the leader of a secular Zionist state!

    =========================================

    PS: If you doubt that my quotes are accurate,
    then I invite you to find a copies of the books that I mentioned,
    and turn to the chapter numbers and page numbers that I mentioned.
    You will then see with your own eyes that my quotes are 100% accurate.

    The books that I quoted can be purchased from:

    www (dot) ArtScroll (dot) com
    www (dot) ebay (dot) com
    www (dot) amazon (dot) com

    =========================================

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2405363
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    from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 13, page 321:

    “He [Rabbi Moshe Sherer] assured [Prime Minister] Rabin…
    that he could always count on Agudath Israel of America
    to be strongly supportive of Israel’s security needs.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:
    This is the 1st quote of 4, which proves that Rabbi Moshe Sherer
    was deeply committed to Israel’s security, even though Israel
    was a Secular Zionist state with Secular Zionist leaders!
    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 15, page 356:

    “Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer responded at length.
    He pointed out that the opposition to religious umbrella groups
    did not preclude Jews joining together on issues as
    Israel’s security or combating anti-Semitism.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:
    This is the 2nd quote which proves that Rabbi Moshe Sherer
    was deeply committed to Israel’s security, even though Israel
    was a Secular Zionist state with Secular Zionist leaders!
    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 545:

    “Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer’s summary of a confidential
    June 17, 1970 [CE] meeting with Israel’s
    Ambassador to Washington Yitzchak Rabin
    reflects his lifelong approach to Israel’s security needs.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:
    This is the 3rd quote which proves that Rabbi Moshe Sherer
    was deeply committed to Israel’s security, even though Israel
    was a Secular Zionist state with Secular Zionist leaders!
    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 546:

    The offer of political support Rabbi Sherer made
    to Yitzchak Rabin was one he would repeat
    on many occasions to Israeli leaders.

    In a 1981 [CE] letter to Israeli Ambassador Ephraim Efron,
    for instance, he described Agudath Israel’s grassroots
    constituency as a “reservoir of manpower which is
    totally committed to the safety and security of Israel.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:
    This is the 4th quote which proves that Rabbi Moshe Sherer
    was deeply committed to Israel’s security, even though Israel
    was a Secular Zionist state with Secular Zionist leaders!

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2405362
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    In a conversation with the Satmar Rav, shortly after
    his talk on the U.N. declaration, Reb Shraga Feivel [Mendlowitz]
    was subjected to the sharpest criticism for his “Zionist leanings.”

    Later he told his family,
    “I could have answered him [the Satmar Rav]
    Chazal for Chazal, Midrash for Midrash,
    but I did not want to incur his wrath,
    for he is a great man and a tzaddik.”

    He added with a twinkle, “And besides, he has a fiery temper”…

    SOURCE: Reb Shraga Feivel: the life and times of Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz,
    the architect of Torah in America
    (chapter 26, page 335 to 336)
    by Yonoson Rosenblum for Artscroll / Mesorah, year 2001 CE,
    based on Aharon Sorasky’s Shelucha DeRachmana,
    ISBNs: 157819797X, 9781578197972, 1578197961, 9781578197965
    __________________________________________
    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    Maybe the real reason why Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz
    feared to disagree with the Satmar Rebbe about Eretz Yisrael
    was because the Satmar Rebbe screamed like
    a maniac whenever he mentioned Zionism?
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    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    Maybe the real reason why Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz
    feared to disagree with the Satmar Rebbe about Eretz Yisrael
    was to avoid getting attacked and beat-up by Satmar Chassidim?
    __________________________________________
    Both of these possibilities have already been mentioned
    in this Coffee Room, and several times, and not by me.

    in reply to: Chanyana Weissman and the modern State of Israel #2405168
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    I am NOT Chananya Weissman

    Chananya Weissman lives in Eretz Yisrael.

    I live far away from Eretz Yisrael.

    We are not the same person!

    PS: The lunatic who started this stupid worthless discussion
    did not even spell Chananya Weissman’s name correctly.

    The moderators should delete this entire stupid worthless
    discussion, which was started by a lunatic who is hopelessly
    addicted to laitzanus [mockery], which violates Torah law.

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2405172
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    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 15, page 356:

    “Rabbi [Moshe] Sherer responded at length.
    He pointed out that the opposition to religious umbrella groups
    did not preclude Jews joining together on issues as
    Israel’s security or combating anti-Semitism.”

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    from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 13, page 321:

    “He [Rabbi Moshe Sherer] assured [Prime Minister] Rabin …
    that he could always count on Agudath Israel of America
    to be strongly supportive of Israel’s security needs.”

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    from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 13, page 321:

    “He [Rabbi Moshe Sherer] assured [Prime Minister] Rabin…
    that he could always count on Agudath Israel of America
    to be strongly supportive of Israel’s security needs.”

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2404682
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    Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman lived from 1874 CE to 1941 CE.

    He never saw the State of Israel in 1948 CE.

    He never saw Israel’s victory in the 1967 CE War, which was
    “miracles”, according to Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky ZTL ZYA,
    and “great miracles”, according to Rabbi Moshe Sherer ZTL ZYA:

    __________________________________________
    Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky ZTL ZYA said this about Israel’s victory in 1967 CE:

    “At the same time, he [Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky]
    disagreed with the view of the Satmar Rebbe
    that the miraculous Israeli victory in 1967 [CE]
    was the work of the sitra achra (satanic forces):”

    [Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky said:]

    I deny that miracles can emanate from a destructive satanical force.
    Miracles of such magnitude can only be performed by a force for good
    .”

    .…
    “If only the Israeli government had also recognized
    Hashem’s miraculous deliverance in 1967 [CE],
    he added, history would have been changed.”

    SOURCE: Reb Yaakov: The Life and Times of HaGaon
    Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky
    by Yonason Rosenblum,
    based on the research of Rabbi Noson Kamenetsky (chapter 11, page 209),
    Mesorah Publications, publication dates: February 1993 & January 2004,
    ISBN: 0-89906-413-2 (hardcover)
    ISBN: 0-89906-415-9 (paperback)
    __________________________________________
    from from the ArtScroll History Series biography
    of Rabbi Moshe Sherer, chapter 22, page 547:

    In a fascinating letter to Rabbi Menachem Porush,
    written half a year after Israel’s dramatic victory
    in the Six-Day War [in year 1967 CE], Rabbi Sherer
    agreed “that what transpired were great miracles.”
    __________________________________________

    in reply to: YU vs the Greater Yeshiva World #2404176
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    Many people are not old enough to remember that
    when Rabbi Moshe Feinstein ZTL ZYA was alive,
    he was universally accepted as the ultimate authority in Torah,
    by the Chareidim and also the Modern Orthodox / Religious Zionists.

    When he died, there was no longer any Torah leader who united
    both the Chareidim and the Modern Orthodox / Religious Zionists.

    in reply to: Chanyana Weissman and the modern State of Israel #2404174
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    Besalel, I guarantee you that Chananya Weissman and commonsaychel
    are *** NOT *** the same person, and I strongly suspect that
    they never met each other in person.

    Chananya Weissman is a very sincere and very intelligent person,
    whose heart is filled with belief in Torah and love for all Jews.
    He has helped to make many shidduchim that resulted in marriages.
    He does this LeShem Shamayim, not for money.

    commonsaychel is a person who cannot stop mocking people
    with foolish comments and laitzanus, because he suffers from
    incurable psychological problems, and has too much time on his hands.

    Please don’t get me started about commonsaychel’s mother-in-law.

    in reply to: Very thought provoking Malbim on Micha #2403809
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    Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan [ZTL ZYA] wrote a book titled:
    THE HANDBOOK OF JEWISH THOUGHT.”

    In this book, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan explains that in
    the time before the Melech HaMashiach comes,
    Jews will have PARTIAL rule over the land of Israel.

    This seems to agree with the Malbim on Michah,
    if I understand it correctly.

    in reply to: Mods? Mods? #2403880
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    in reply to: The Good Biden Has Done #2404031
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    When Joe Biden was President and Kamala Harris
    was Vice President, American taxpayers were forced
    to pay for the college tuition of 450,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS.

    Many of those unfortunate taxpayers were not able
    to afford college for themselves or for their children,
    yet they were forced to pay for college for ILLEGAL ALIENS
    who are NOT citizens and are NOT in the USA legally.

    The Democrat Party has infinite mercy and generosity
    for ILLEGAL ALIENS, even those who commit violent crimes,
    and even for Hamas sympathizers,
    who want Hamas to kill as many Jews as possible.

    But the Democrat Party has ZERO mercy for the unfortunate taxpayers.

    PLEASE, never vote for ANY member of the Democrat Party!!

    NEVER!! NEVER!! NEVER!!

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    Similarly, he [Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky ZTL ZYA] concluded,
    recognition of Israel’s role in preventing millions of Jews
    from losing any connection to the Jewish people

    must mitigate [decrease] our kana’us, even as our love
    for our fellow Jews in Eretz Yisrael
    must “not blind us to [their] shortcomings.”

    SOURCE: “Reb Yaakov: The Life and Times of HaGaon
    Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky
    ” by Yonason Rosenblum,
    based on the research of Rabbi Noson Kamenetsky (chapter 11, page 209),
    Mesorah Publications, publication dates: February 1993 & January 2004 CE,
    ISBN: 0-89906-413-2 (hardcover)
    ISBN: 0-89906-415-9 (paperback)

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    Talmud, tractate Ketuvot, page 110B:

    Our Rabbis taught:

    One should always dwell in the land of Israel,
    even in a city that is mostly non-Jewish,
    and not dwell outside of the land of Israel,
    even in a city that is mostly Jewish.

    Because anyone who dwells in the Land of Israel
    is considered as one who has a G*D,
    and anyone who dwells outside the land [of Israel]
    is considered as one who has no G*D,
    as it is written (Vayikra, chapter 25, verse 38):
    “…TO GIVE YOU THE LAND OF CANAAN,
    TO BE FOR YOU A G*D.”

    But does anyone who does not dwell in the land not have a God?

    Rather, it is coming to tell you that anyone who dwells
    outside the land is considered as if he is worshiping idolatry.

    And so by David it is written [in Tanach ]
    (Shmuel Aleph, chapter 26, verse 19):
    “…FOR THEY HAVE DRIVEN ME OUT TODAY FROM
    BEING GATHERED IN THE INHERITANCE OF HASHEM,
    SAYING: ‘GO WORSHIP OTHER GODS.’”

    Now who told David to go serve other gods?

    Rather, this is telling you that anyone who dwells outside
    the Land of Israel is considered as if he is worshiping idolatry.
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    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    The Talmud, shown above, teaches us that living outside
    the Land of Israel is considered to be similar to worshiping idols.

    If the State of Israel is “peacefully” dismantled,
    then millions of Jews will leave the Land of Israel,
    which is considered to be similar to worshiping idolatry,
    according to the Talmud in tractate Ketuvot, page 110B.

    Therefore, dismantling the State of Israel, even “peacefully”,
    will cause millions of Jews to *** SIN ***, by causing them
    to leave the Land of Israel, without a Halachically-valid heter.

    Even if leaving the Land of Israel were Halachically permitted,
    [and it is not] no nation will accept even one-tenth [10%]
    of 8 million [8,000,000] Jewish refugees.
    There is no place for them to go to.
    Which is why the State of Israel was created.

    IN CONCLUSION, I therefore suggest that
    the anti-Zionists completely abandon their plans
    to “peacefully” dismantle the State of Israel.

    __________________________________________
    PS: “PERFIDY” was written by the Zionist Ben Hecht,
    as a hit piece on Israel’s Labor Party,
    immediately before an election, headed by Ben Gurion,
    and which Kastner was a member of.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2403150
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    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of Hamas.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of Hezbollah.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Houthis.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Taliban.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Iranian Ayatollahs.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of genocidal Jew-haters.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of terrorists who shot 36,000 rockets at Jews.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of terrorists who kidnap and murder Jewish children.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of terrorists who murdered 1,200+ Jews on 2023 October 7.

    in reply to: Jewish critics of the State of Israel, where do they reside? #2403146
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    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of Hamas.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of Hezbollah.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Houthis.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Taliban.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of the Iranian Ayatollahs.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of genocidal Jew-haters.

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ALLY of terrorist who kidnap and murder Jewish children.

    in reply to: Jewish critics of the State of Israel, where do they reside? #2403103
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    in reply to: Mods? Mods? #2403000
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    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2402848
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    According to Halachah, it is prohibited for a Jew to leave Eretz Yisrael,
    and there are only a few valid heterim, such as parnassah or marriage.

    If the State of Israel were “peacefully” dismantled, that would
    cause millions of Jews to leave Eretz Yisrael, which is a sin.

    David HaMelech compared leaving Eretz Yisrael to worshiping idols.

    Therefore, “peacefully” dismantling the State of Israel
    would cause 8 million Jews to SIN by leaving Eretz Yisrael,
    which is a SIN that is comparable to worshiping idols.

    If I remember correctly, Rashi’s commentary on Sefer Yechezkel
    teaches that Jews living outside of Eretz Yisrael is a Chillul HaShem.

    Therefore, “peacefully” dismantling the State of Israel

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2402845
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    Non Political, your message to HaKatan is based on sarcasm,
    but sarcasm does not transmit clearly in writing.
    So it is better to clearly say your message without any sarcasm.

    Tell HaKatan that Zionists and the secular State of Israel
    have no monopoly on aveiras — lots of Jews in Europe were sinners,
    long before the existence of the Zionists and the secular State of Israel.

    Tell HaKatan that the secular State of Israel is the ONLY
    place in the world that does not have more than 50%
    intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews.

    Tell HaKatan that the secular State of Israel is the ONLY
    country in the world where the Jewish population is increasing.

    But he will never listen to you, because he wants to dismantle
    the ONLY country in the world where the Jewish population is increasing.

    He wants to dismantle the ONLY country in the world that
    does not have more than 50% intermarriage. Wow!!

    in reply to: Jewish critics of the State of Israel, where do they reside? #2402838
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    The anti-Zionist Chareidi Rabbis also opposed Jews moving to America.

    If all Jews would have listened to them, then all Jews would be living
    in Eastern European nations like: Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia,
    Poland, Hungary, Romania and Serbia.

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2402649
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    DaMoshe said this on 2025 May 22 in the YWN Coffee Room:

    “People say that R’ Kook zt”l was blinded by his love for Eretz Yisrael,
    and made incorrect choices because of it.

    I say that the Satmar Rav was blinded by his hatred,
    and made bad choices because of it.”
    __________________________________________
    MY PERSONAL COMMENTS:

    People like: UJM, HaKatan, and Some Goy I Know
    have made anti-Zionism into an Avodah Zarah,
    and lots of people know that.

    They cannot think logically about Zionism or
    the State of Israel, because they are blinded by HATE.

    When the goyim see their fanatical hate for
    Israel and Zionism, that encourages them to
    commit murderous attacks against Jews.

    Therefore, people like UJM and HaKatan are
    actually encouraging terrorists to KILL JEWS!!

    Every member of the Neturei Karta is a LUNATIC.
    Every member of the Neturei Karta is a MOSAIR.
    Every member of the Neturei Karta is a RODAIF.
    Every member of the Neturei Karta is a TRAITOR against all Jews and THE ENTIRE TORAH.
    Every member of the Neturei Karta is an ally of modern Amalekites who want ALL JEWS DEAD.
    Every member of the Neturei Karta is Zoche Gehinom.

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    President Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris to be his Vice President,
    not because she was qualified, but because she was a “woman of color”.

    When Kamala Harris was a prosecutor in the state of California:

    [1] She put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations,
    and then laughed when someone asked if she smoked marijuana.

    [2] She blocked evidence that would have freed an innocent man
    from Death Row, until the courts forced her to do so.

    [3] She kept people in prison beyond their sentences,
    to provide cheap labor to the state of California.

    THAT is who Joe Biden chose to be his Vice President!

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    During the years that Joe Biden was President
    and Kamala Harris was Vice President,
    the government WASTED THE MONEY
    of the unfortunate taxpayers on:

    $10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique (an African nation).

    $14 million for “social cohesion” in Mali (also an African nation).

    $227,000 for Big Cat’s youtube channel.

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    Chaim87 said:

    “Both Rabbi Elyashiv and Rabbi Yosef ZL paskened during the Yom Kippur War
    that those fighting are participating in a “milechmes mitzvah”.

    ==================================================

    Does anyone have a solid source which proves that they actually said that?

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2401384
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    DaMoshe said:

    “… during the Six Day War, when the IDF
    took control of the Har HaBayis,
    Rabbi Yaakov Kaminetsky said Hallel in Torah Vadaas.”

    =========================================
    Can anyone provide us with a solid source
    that proves this event actually happened?

    Thank you.

    in reply to: Why Jews are Quitting the Democratic Party #2401438
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    Things to remember for the next time you vote:

    100% of Congressional Democrats voted AGAINST: no taxes on tips.
    100% of Congressional Democrats voted AGAINST: no taxes on overtime.
    100% of Congressional Democrats voted AGAINST: no taxes on Social Security.

    The Democratic Party wants to tax you to the max,
    to pay for programs that benefit: gays, lesbians, transgender people,
    African Americans and ILLEGAL ALIENS (including violent gang members).

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2401312
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    To find a copy of “Reb Yaakov: The Life and Times of
    HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky

    by Yonason Rosenblum, you can try this web site:

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