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  • in reply to: Three Oaths essay from Rabbi Avraham Rivlin of Kerem B’Yavneh #2438426
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    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.

    in reply to: The Fourth Reich of “Israel” #2438424
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    On 2025 August 14 at 10:54 am,
    in a discussion titled: “Where does Joseph/UJM live”,
    GadolHadofi described UJM as:

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    “…the arch-troll who lives a very rich fantasy life.

    In other words, he’s a nasty, compulsive liar
    who can’t even do that very well.

    Not surprising, given his highly questionable genealogy.”

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    I did not write those words; GadolHadofi wrote those words.

    in reply to: Three Oaths essay from Rabbi Avraham Rivlin of Kerem B’Yavneh #2438425
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    וכבר אמרו רז”ל כי זמן השבועה היא עד אלף שנים

    in reply to: Where does Joseph/ujm live? #2437991
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    On August 5th, I disagreed with this discussion,
    and I recommended that this entire discussion be deleted.

    Since then, UJM has started a new discussion, titled:
    “The Fourth Reich of Israel”.

    I changed my mind. I was wrong.

    Everyone should know where UJM lives and what he looks like.
    Everyone should know where UJM works and what his job is.
    Everyone should know where UJM prays and learns.

    UJM is a Baal Motzi Shem Ra against MILLIONS OF JEWS.

    UJM is a MOSAIR against MILLIONS OF JEWS.

    UJM is a RODAIF against MILLIONS OF JEWS.

    What is the punishment for being a Baal Motzi Shem Ra against MILLIONS OF JEWS?

    What is the punishment for being a MOSAIR against MILLIONS OF JEWS?

    What is the punishment for being a RODAIF against MILLIONS OF JEWS?

    in reply to: Chasidishe Sefardim #2437989
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    Yaakov Yosef A said:

    “There were indeed very many great Sephardi Achronim,
    who most Ashkenazim haven’t heard of. In all fairness,
    the ‘fame’ of an Acharon usually is related to the availability of his Sefer.”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    In the 1800s of the Common Era, there were many printing presses
    in Europe that mass-produced books.

    But in the Turkish Ottoman Empire,
    where most Sephardic Jews lived, at that time,
    these printing presses were very rare.

    A Jew living in the Turkish Ottoman Empire
    might have to travel 1,000 miles to publish his book.

    Even in our times, there are dozens of unpublished manuscripts,
    written by the Sephardic Rabbis of the Turkish Ottoman Empire,
    that are still manuscripts only, and have NEVER been published!

    in reply to: Wish I Could write, re Hamas, as well as this guy #2437985
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    Yechiell said:

    “Why are people so blind and foolish?”
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    MY RESPONSE:

    Because the neo-Marxist Mainstream News Media (MSM)
    has been propagandizing against Israel relentlessly,
    since the early 1970s, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

    After many decades of working non-stop to turn
    public opinion against Israel by ANY means possible,
    the Mainstream News Media has finally succeeded
    in destroying Israel’s reputation,
    which has been they goal 365 days a year,
    for more than 50 years.

    in reply to: The Fourth Reich of “Israel” #2437981
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    UJM just committed Motzi Shem Ra against MILLIONS OF JEWS.

    Could someone please explain to us:

    What is the punishment for Motzi Shem Ra against MILLIONS OF JEWS?

    in reply to: Thank you Bibi for Israel’s Starving the Terrorists of Gaza #2437900
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    In the 1980s, an Orthodox Rabbi from Brooklyn
    wanted to expel all Arabs from Israel.

    Even Henry Kissinger, who was never a friend
    of Israel in any way, agreed that all of the
    Arabs should have been expelled from Israel.

    If only we had taken his logical advice,
    then the Sbarro’s pizza store bombing
    of 2001 CE never would have happened.

    If only we had taken his logical advice,
    then the 2014 CE Gush Etzion kidnapping
    and murder of the youthful:
    Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar & Naftali Fraenkel —
    never would have happened.

    If only we had taken his logical advice,
    then the massacre of 2023 October 7
    never would have happened.
    And the hostage problem that resulted.

    If only we had taken his logical advice,
    then we would not be in a difficult situation
    where most nations recognize a “Palestinian State”.

    If only we had taken his logical advice,
    then we would not be in a difficult situation
    where Israel’s government wants to draft Chareidim.

    But the Leftists and Socialists rejected his excellent
    advice, because it was not Politically Correct.

    And the Chareidim ignored him,
    even though he was an Orthodox Rabbi,
    because he was not one of their own Chareidi Rabbis,
    and also because they don’t care about anything,
    except for constantly learning Torah all the time.

    CONCLUSION: Rabbi Meir Kahane ZTL ZYA HYD
    was 100% correct, and everyone else was WRONG.

    in reply to: עת לעשות לה׳ הפירו תורתך #2437838
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    In Eretz Yisrael, there are 80 yeshivahs where the students
    spend half their time studying Torah, and spend half their time
    defending Jewish lives and defending Jewish land.

    Some people pretend that these 80 yeshivahs do not exist at all.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of New Square! #2437840
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    This has nothing to do with the mesirah and hate of anti-Zionism.

    in reply to: Three Oaths essay from Rabbi Avraham Rivlin of Kerem B’Yavneh #2437783
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    Yankel Berel just tried to use facts and logic.

    HaKatan responded with name-calling, which is immature,
    and the tactics used by Socialists, and Motzi Shem Ra,
    and bullying and intimidation tactics.

    HaKatan likes to accuse people [falsely] of being
    heretics and idol-worshippers.

    HaKatan and UJM have repeatedly proven themselves
    to be guilty of Motzi Shem Ra, and both of them are
    worthy of being known as Rodaif and Mosair,
    who do not care if millions of Jews are murdered by Arabs,
    so long as they accomplish their goal of “peacefully”
    dismantling the State of Israel.

    in reply to: Funny issue with RCA prenup #2437381
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    none2.0 said:

    “Ok let’s get down to brass tax.”
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    MY RESPONSE:

    “OK, let’s get down to brass tacks.”

    in reply to: ארץ ישראל and the state #2436688
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    HaKatan said:

    “… the Zionist invasion …”
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    MY RESPONSE:

    HaKatan’s misuse of the word “invasion” is Motzi Shem Ra.

    It is also kefirah, because he indirectly denies the words
    of Tanach which teach that Eretz Yisrael is the land of Jews.

    In 1920 CE, the League of Nations designated Eretz Yisrael as Jewish land.
    In 1948 CE, the United Nations designated Eretz Yisrael as Jewish land.

    HaKatan chooses to ignore these facts, because they
    contradict his precious preferred narrative of hate.

    in reply to: Something About Israel #2436699
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    “His stringency to not leave Eretz Yisrael was ironclad.

    Of course, he would not permit someone
    to travel to chutz laAretz for a vacation.”

    SOURCE: Rav Chaim: The Life and Legacy of the
    Sar HaTorah Rav Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky

    (chapter 20, page 480), by Naftali Weinberger,
    Mesorah Publications, February 2023,
    ISBN-10: ‎1422632873 * ISBN-13: ‎978-1422632871

    in reply to: Endless Enmity by Rabbi Steven Pruzansky 2025 August 8 #2436695
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    HaKatan said:

    “… the Zionists are invaders …”
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    MY RESPONSE:

    HaKatan’s obvious misuse of the word “invaders” is Motzi Shem Ra.

    It is also kefirah, because he indirectly denies the words
    of Tanach which teach that Eretz Yisrael is the land of Jews.

    In 1920 CE, the League of Nations designated Eretz Yisrael as Jewish land.
    In 1948 CE, the United Nations designated Eretz Yisrael as Jewish land.

    HaKatan chooses to ignore these facts, because they
    contradict his precious preferred narrative of hate.

    HaKatan:

    Don’t you ever get tired of repeating the same lies and falsehoods endlessly,
    no matter how many times they are proven to be false?

    I know that I am certainly tired of your relentless falsehood and hate.
    And I know with certainly that other people feel that way.

    in reply to: False Claim about Jewish History #2436691
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    HaKatan said:

    “Nobody asked the Zionists to invade…”
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    MY RESPONSE:

    HaKatan’s obvious misuse of the word “invade” is Motzi Shem Ra.

    It is also kefirah, because he indirectly denies the words
    of Tanach which teach that Eretz Yisrael is the land of Jews.

    In 1920 CE, the League of Nations designated Eretz Yisrael as Jewish land.
    In 1948 CE, the United Nations designated Eretz Yisrael as Jewish land.

    HaKatan chooses to ignore these facts, because they
    contradict his precious preferred narrative of hate.

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2436685
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    HaKatan said:

    “Nobody asked the Zionists to invade…”
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    MY RESPONSE:

    HaKatan’s misuse of the word “invade” is Motzi Shem Ra.

    It is also kefirah, because he indirectly denies the words
    of Tanach which teach that Eretz Yisrael is the land of Jews.

    In 1920 CE, the League of Nations designated Eretz Yisrael as Jewish land.
    In 1948 CE, the United Nations designated Eretz Yisrael as Jewish land.

    HaKatan chooses to ignore these facts, because they
    contradict his precious preferred narrative of hate.

    in reply to: Why Jews are Quitting the Democratic Party #2436386
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    Democratic Leaders Who Left the Democratic Party Since the 2024 Election:

    Kentucky State Senator Robin Webb

    Florida State Representative Hillary Cassel

    Florida State Representative Susan Valdés

    Florida State Senator Jason Pizzo

    Democratic National Committee fundraiser Lindy Li

    in reply to: Three Oaths essay from Rabbi Avraham Rivlin of Kerem B’Yavneh #2436293
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    DaMoshe said said something very similar to this on
    2025 August 7 at 1:20 PM in the YWN Coffee Room in a discussion titled:
    Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel”:

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    Some major Rabbis held that the Three Oaths are NOT in force anymore,
    including: Rabbi Chaim Vital, Rabbi Meir Simcha of Dvinsk, and Rabbi Shlomo Kluger.

    Even if they were in force, in 1948 CE, there were many Rabbis who held that
    they were not violated, because the League of Nations and the United Nations
    Organization both voted to establish a Jewish state, in 1920 CE and 1948 CE,
    so the State of Israel was NOT established by force.

    Also, the oath not to go to Eretz Yisrael in large numbers requires
    more than half the Jews in the world —- this is the opinion of
    the Shittah Mekubetzes, the Maharal, and Rabbi Yonasan Eybshitz.

    The Torah Temimah held that it only refers to when people are
    forced to move to Eretz Yisrael, not when they do so voluntarily.

    So do not falsely claim that all Rabbis held that they are in effect,
    or that Israel violated them.

    in reply to: False Claim about Jewish History #2436286
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    Yankel Berel said:

    “doesn’t bode any good … cannot see a way out ….”

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    Without compromise, there is no way out.

    But with compromise, there are five [5] ways out.

    All five [5] ways have already been rejected by the Chareidim,
    who refuse to compromise.

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2436280
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    yankel berel said:

    “Steipler clearly permitted maintaining the State,
    once it was established; that is a fact,
    clearly stated in karyaneh de’igrata vol 1.”

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    Dear Yankel Berel,

    When you get a chance, could you please repeat the complete quote
    from Karyaneh De’Igrata volume 1, in which the Steipler ZTL ZYA states
    that maintaining the State is clearly permitted, once it is established?

    I thank you in advance.

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch and the IDF (Israeli Army) #2436258
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    HaKatan:

    Don’t you ever get tired of repeating the same lies and falsehoods endlessly,
    no matter how many times they are proven to be false?

    I know that I am certainly tired of your relentless falsehood and fate.

    And I know with certainly that other people feel that way.

    in reply to: ארץ ישראל and the state #2435756
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    Even more evidence that the Agudath Israel organization is pro-Israel:

    Yeshivah World News said this:

    “Agudath Israel of America expresses its appreciation
    to Ambassador Nikki Haley, whose service in
    the United Nations over the past nearly
    two years has been exemplary.”

    “Ambassador Haley’s voice was clear and consistent
    in championing the causes of human rights
    and democracy across the globe.”

    “Her strong support of Israel and articulate defense
    of its security made her a deeply respected figure
    in the Orthodox Jewish community.”

    “Agudath Israel represents and among citizens of
    goodwill of all faiths. She will be long remembered
    as a fearless fighter against the pervasive
    anti-Israel hypocrisy of the United Nations
    .”

    “We wish Ambassador Haley well as she leaves
    her post, and look forward to working with her
    again in the years ahead in whatever form
    of public service she may undertake.”

    SOURCE: article titled: “Statement Of Agudath Israel
    Of America On The Resignation Of Nikki Haley
    US Ambassador To The United Nations

    2018 October 10 at 9:30 AM by The Yeshiva World [News]
    http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/1602773/statement-of-agudath-israel-of-america-on-the-resignation-of-nikki-haley-us-ambassador-to-the-united-nations.html
    ______________________________
    Fanatical anti-Zionists will never listen to this,
    because they foolishly believe that they know
    the will of the Gedolim better than
    the leaders of Agudath Israel.
    THEY DO NOT!!

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2435755
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    Even more evidence that the Agudath Israel organization is pro-Israel:

    Yeshivah World News said this:

    “Agudath Israel of America expresses its appreciation
    to Ambassador Nikki Haley, whose service in
    the United Nations over the past nearly
    two years has been exemplary.”

    “Ambassador Haley’s voice was clear and consistent
    in championing the causes of human rights
    and democracy across the globe.”

    “Her strong support of Israel and articulate defense
    of its security made her a deeply respected figure
    in the Orthodox Jewish community.”

    “Agudath Israel represents and among citizens of
    goodwill of all faiths. She will be long remembered
    as a fearless fighter against the pervasive
    anti-Israel hypocrisy of the United Nations
    .”

    “We wish Ambassador Haley well as she leaves
    her post, and look forward to working with her
    again in the years ahead in whatever form
    of public service she may undertake.”

    SOURCE: article titled: “Statement Of Agudath Israel
    Of America On The Resignation Of Nikki Haley
    US Ambassador To The United Nations

    2018 October 10 at 9:30 AM by The Yeshiva World [News]
    http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/1602773/statement-of-agudath-israel-of-america-on-the-resignation-of-nikki-haley-us-ambassador-to-the-united-nations.html

    in reply to: Ice cream truck frequency #2435643
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    Eating iced cream makes people FAT.

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2435642
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    Some people choose a gadol based on a specific opinion.

    Some people often quote the Satmar Rebbe or Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman.

    Those people are not Satmar Chassidim and do not
    follow all mussar of Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman.

    They select their opinion first and then use a gadol as an excuse.

    This is disrespect to the gadol – you are not respecting him, you are just using him.

    in reply to: Save lives #2435641
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    bael teshuva said this:

    “4 out of 5 died in mitzrayim because they did not love the Bais Hamikdash…”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    I have said this before, and I will say it again:

    Bael Teshuva’s comments are always confused,
    and they are never worth reading.

    I strongly suspect that he posts TROLL
    messages in the YWN Coffee Room,
    for the specific purpose of ridiculing Baalei Teshuvah,
    and making people laugh at Baalei Teshuvah,

    I strongly suspect that all of his posts are practical jokes,
    and he laughs many times at the gullible people
    who take his joke-messages seriously.

    Bael Teshuva’s messages appear to have been written
    by a person who is high on dangerous illegal drugs.

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2435464
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    SomeJewOIKnow said:

    “… RZ galachs …”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    G*D will certainly punish you for saying that.

    I believe with complete belief, that the G*D of Israel
    sees everything, hears everything, knows everything,
    remembers everything, understands everything,
    and gives each person the rewards and punishments
    that he or she deserves, according his or her deeds and words.

    in reply to: False Claim about Jewish History #2435408
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    HaKatan keeps repeating the claim that the Tzfat riot
    of 1929 CE was because of the Zionists,
    and before the Zionists, the Jews in Israel lived safely.

    This is historically false.

    How do you explain the Tzfat Riots in 1834 CE or 1838 CE?

    How do you explain the anti-Jewish riots by Muslims,
    before the year 1,000 CE?

    Not everything can be blamed on the Zionists.

    in reply to: Three Oaths essay from Rabbi Avraham Rivlin of Kerem B’Yavneh #2435407
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    Some major Rabbis held that the Three Oaths are NOT in force anymore,
    including: Rabbi Chaim Vital, Rabbi Meir Simcha of Dvinsk, and Rabbi Shlomo Kluger.

    Even if they were in force, in 1948 CE, there were many Rabbis who held that
    they were not violated, because the League of Nations and the United Nations
    Organization both voted to establish a Jewish state, in 1920 CE and 1948 CE,
    so the State of Israel was NOT established by force.

    Also, the oath not to go to Eretz Yisrael in large numbers requires
    more than half the Jews in the world —- this is the opinion of
    the Shittah Mekubetzes, the Maharal, and Rabbi Yonasan Eybshitz.

    The Torah Temimah held that it only refers to when people are
    forced to move to Eretz Yisrael, not when they do so voluntarily.

    So do not falsely claim that all Rabbis held that they are in effect,
    or that Israel violated them.

    in reply to: Something About Israel #2435057
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    More evidence that the Agudath Israel organization is pro-Israel:

    Yeshivah World News said this:

    In response to Hamas’ October 7 [2023] atrocities and Israel’s war
    against terrorism, Agudath Israel of America is organizing an ongoing
    “Virtual Washington Mission” to impress upon the nation’s elected officials
    the importance of their continued support for Israel and to solicit their aid
    in helping to address the security challenges currently facing American Jews.

    Agudath Israel’s Washington Office has worked closely with the organization’s
    nationwide regional offices to coordinate the virtual meetings with
    over 30 senators and congresspersons. And more are being arranged.
    Some members expressed their desire to have in-person meetings,
    which were convened in their home districts.

    The agenda of these meetings has included the need for Congress
    to back up Israel’s rooting out of Hamas, to condemn and isolate
    the terrorist group, the safeguarding the hostages, and to quickly
    pass legislation to provide Israel the military aid it urgently needs.

    In addition, the activists are expressing concern regarding the
    dramatic uptick in antisemitic incidents in the U.S., particularly
    those experienced by Jewish students on America’s college campuses,
    and urged the members to support a substantial increase in federal
    security grants that support shuls, schools and other community institutions.

    The mission’s participants include hundreds of rabbinic and
    lay leaders across the country, all meeting with their respective
    members of Congress. Participants report that the reaction
    of the senators and congresspersons has been overwhelmingly
    positive, and receptive to the Jewish community leaders’
    perspective and message. The members of Congress stressed
    how important it is that they hear from their constituents at this time,
    and how every individual who reaches out to a congressmember makes an impact.

    The meetings have led to tangible results including members
    of Congress co-sponsoring legislation, reaching out to University deans,
    and in one case, authoring a letter to Secretary Blinken asking him
    to arrange a screening of the Israeli video featuring the brutality
    of Hamas’ October 7th attacks for members of Congress and the media.

    “Everyone needs to understand that now is the time to talk to
    your elected officials in Washington,” said Rabbi Yossie Charner,
    Agudath Israel’s director of congressional affairs.

    “For every PRO-ISRAEL call a congressional office receives,
    we have been told that it gets even more from the other side.
    We, as both an organization and as constituents,
    must make our voices heard.

    SOURCE: article titled: “Standing With Israel:
    Agudath Israel’s Virtual Washington Mission

    2023 November 13 by The Yeshiva World [News]
    http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2239317/standing-with-israel-agudath-israels-virtual-washington-mission.html

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2435056
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    More evidence that the Agudath Israel organization is pro-Israel:

    Yeshivah World News said this:

    In response to Hamas’ October 7 [2023] atrocities and Israel’s war
    against terrorism, Agudath Israel of America is organizing an ongoing
    “Virtual Washington Mission” to impress upon the nation’s elected officials
    the importance of their continued support for Israel and to solicit their aid
    in helping to address the security challenges currently facing American Jews.

    Agudath Israel’s Washington Office has worked closely with the organization’s
    nationwide regional offices to coordinate the virtual meetings with
    over 30 senators and congresspersons. And more are being arranged.
    Some members expressed their desire to have in-person meetings,
    which were convened in their home districts.

    The agenda of these meetings has included the need for Congress
    to back up Israel’s rooting out of Hamas, to condemn and isolate
    the terrorist group, the safeguarding the hostages, and to quickly
    pass legislation to provide Israel the military aid it urgently needs.

    In addition, the activists are expressing concern regarding the
    dramatic uptick in antisemitic incidents in the U.S., particularly
    those experienced by Jewish students on America’s college campuses,
    and urged the members to support a substantial increase in federal
    security grants that support shuls, schools and other community institutions.

    The mission’s participants include hundreds of rabbinic and
    lay leaders across the country, all meeting with their respective
    members of Congress. Participants report that the reaction
    of the senators and congresspersons has been overwhelmingly
    positive, and receptive to the Jewish community leaders’
    perspective and message. The members of Congress stressed
    how important it is that they hear from their constituents at this time,
    and how every individual who reaches out to a congressmember makes an impact.

    The meetings have led to tangible results including members
    of Congress co-sponsoring legislation, reaching out to University deans,
    and in one case, authoring a letter to Secretary Blinken asking him
    to arrange a screening of the Israeli video featuring the brutality
    of Hamas’ October 7th attacks for members of Congress and the media.

    “Everyone needs to understand that now is the time to talk to
    your elected officials in Washington,” said Rabbi Yossie Charner,
    Agudath Israel’s director of congressional affairs.

    “For every PRO-ISRAEL call a congressional office receives,
    we have been told that it gets even more from the other side.
    We, as both an organization and as constituents,
    must make our voices heard.

    SOURCE: article titled: “Standing With Israel:
    Agudath Israel’s Virtual Washington Mission

    2023 November 13 by The Yeshiva World [News]
    http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2239317/standing-with-israel-agudath-israels-virtual-washington-mission.html

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2435055
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    More evidence that the Agudath Israel organization is pro-Israel:

    Yeshivah World News said this:

    In response to Hamas’ October 7 [2023] atrocities and Israel’s war
    against terrorism, Agudath Israel of America is organizing an ongoing
    “Virtual Washington Mission” to impress upon the nation’s elected officials
    the importance of their continued support for Israel and to solicit their aid
    in helping to address the security challenges currently facing American Jews.

    Agudath Israel’s Washington Office has worked closely with the organization’s
    nationwide regional offices to coordinate the virtual meetings with
    over 30 senators and congresspersons. And more are being arranged.
    Some members expressed their desire to have in-person meetings,
    which were convened in their home districts.

    The agenda of these meetings has included the need for Congress
    to back up Israel’s rooting out of Hamas, to condemn and isolate
    the terrorist group, the safeguarding the hostages, and to quickly
    pass legislation to provide Israel the military aid it urgently needs.

    In addition, the activists are expressing concern regarding the
    dramatic uptick in antisemitic incidents in the U.S., particularly
    those experienced by Jewish students on America’s college campuses,
    and urged the members to support a substantial increase in federal
    security grants that support shuls, schools and other community institutions.

    The mission’s participants include hundreds of rabbinic and
    lay leaders across the country, all meeting with their respective
    members of Congress. Participants report that the reaction
    of the senators and congresspersons has been overwhelmingly
    positive, and receptive to the Jewish community leaders’
    perspective and message. The members of Congress stressed
    how important it is that they hear from their constituents at this time,
    and how every individual who reaches out to a congressmember makes an impact.

    The meetings have led to tangible results including members
    of Congress co-sponsoring legislation, reaching out to University deans,
    and in one case, authoring a letter to Secretary Blinken asking him
    to arrange a screening of the Israeli video featuring the brutality
    of Hamas’ October 7th attacks for members of Congress and the media.

    “Everyone needs to understand that now is the time to talk to
    your elected officials in Washington,” said Rabbi Yossie Charner,
    Agudath Israel’s director of congressional affairs.

    “For every PRO-ISRAEL call a congressional office receives,
    we have been told that it gets even more from the other side.
    We, as both an organization and as constituents,
    must make our voices heard.
    ….

    SOURCE: article titled: “Standing With Israel:
    Agudath Israel’s Virtual Washington Mission

    2023 November 13 by The Yeshiva World [News]
    http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2239317/standing-with-israel-agudath-israels-virtual-washington-mission.html

    in reply to: Learning Torah protects #2434939
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    Most Chareidim are not even willing to recite a tefillah for our soldiers,
    not even a short tefillah, and they are OUR soldiers, who fight for us.

    Most Chareidim are not even willing to recite a short tefillah
    for the soldiers who are Shomer Shabbat and wear tefillin.

    Most Chareidim are not even willing to give a simple “thank you”
    to our soldiers, who risk their lives and limbs to protect our land.

    Over the past ten years, there have been many disgraceful incidents
    where Jewish soldiers were physically attacked by Chareidim.
    Some of these attacks were reported by Yeshivah World News.

    _________________________________________________
    Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau (Chief Ashkenazic Rabbi
    of Israel from 1993 CE to 2003 CE) said this:

    “Over the years I have had the very special opportunity
    to pray near some of the greatest rabbis
    on the holiest night of the year, Yom Kippur.

    I have prayed near Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and Rabbi Leizer Shach.

    I saw and heard them cry, shedding copious tears
    as they recited the Ashamnu and Al Cheit prayers.

    And I saw them cry when they heard that our soldiers had been killed.”

    SOURCE: At the Maggid’s Seder (page 92,
    commentary on “this is the bread of affliction”)
    by Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn, year 2020 CE,
    ‎ArtScroll Mesorah Publications,
    ISBN-10: ‎1422625753 ISBN-13: 978-1422625750
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    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    Most of those soldiers who died were NEVER religious and NEVER Shomer Shabbat.

    Yet Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and Rabbi Leizer Shach
    CRIED when they heard that “OUR soldiers” had been killed.

    Notice that Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn refers to them as “OUR soldiers”,
    even though they were never religious, and even though they were never Shomer Shabbat,
    and even though they took orders from Secular/Chiloni commanders and a Secular Jewish State.

    Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and Rabbi Leizer Shach CRIED
    when they heard that “OUR soldiers” had been killed.

    Why do the Chareidi anti-Zionists not cry when they
    hear that “OUR soldiers” have been killed?

    _________________________________________________
    Rabbi Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn said this:

    A number of years ago, my late brother Rav Kolman Krohn zt”l got into a taxi in Yerushalayim.

    The bare-headed driver had an earring in one ear, and he seemed angry and bitter.

    There was a stony silence in the taxi as the driver wound around small side streets at breakneck speed.

    Finally my brother broke thev silence and said in Hebrew, “Anu Achim” (We are brothers).”

    the incensed driver responded angrily, “Anu Lo Achim” (We are not brothers)!
    Atah Dati Va’Ani Lo Dati (You are religious and I am not religious)!”

    My brother said softly, “My rebbi taught me that those who
    are dati (religious) and those who are not dati are brothers.”

    The driver turned to my brother and asked with disdain, “Who was your rebbi?”

    My brother replied delicately, “Adolph Hitler.”

    SOURCE: At the Maggid’s Seder (commentary on
    “on all other nights we do not dip even once”, page 100)
    by Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn, year 2020, ‎ArtScroll Mesorah Publications,
    ISBN-10: ‎1422625753 ISBN-13: 978-1422625750

    in reply to: who is the best jewish singer right now? #2434883
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    I do not have this problem, because I stopped listening to all music,
    following the horrific massacre of 2023 October 7.

    I cannot justify enjoying myself with music, when so many Jews are suffering,
    especially with 50 Jews still being held hostage in Gaza, with no mercy.

    On top of that, New York City will probably soon have a Socialist
    lunatic mayor, who marched with Hamas sympathizers,
    and started a new branch of “Students for Justice in Palestine”.

    On top of that, anti-Semitism is reaching levels not seen
    since the 1930s, and the Mainstream News Media
    behaves as if it we the propaganda department of Hamas.

    Hamas does not need a propaganda department,
    because the Mainstream News Media already
    performs that role, and for free.

    I cannot justify enjoying myself with music,
    when the Jewish world is in chaos.

    in reply to: Hi I’m back 4.0 #2434573
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    When the Melech HaMashiach finally comes,
    Chabad will be in very big trouble,
    because they will REJECT the Melech HaMashiach,
    because the Melech HaMashiach will NOT be Rabbi Schneerson.

    The Melech HaMashiach will then have the Halachic authority
    to execute [kill] the entire membership of Chabad,
    because that is the Halachic penalty for anyone who
    rebels against a king from the dynasty of King David.

    in reply to: Dance / Running Music #2434299
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    Do an internet search on “Jewish music”.

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    Moshe Rabbeinu was not the only Biblical prophet
    who criticized Jews for not fighting for the Land of Israel.

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    In Tanach, Sefer Shoftim, [the Book of Judges] chapter 5,
    the Prophetess Deborah [Devorah HaNeviyah],
    sings a Divinely-inspired song.

    In chapter 5, verses 12 to 16, the Prophetess Deborah
    publicly praises those Jews who fought against the enemies of Israel.

    Then she publicly REBUKES those Jews who
    did NOT join the fight against the enemies of Israel.

    __________________________________________
    In Tanach, in Sefer Shmuel Aleph, chapter 18, verse 7,
    we see Shaul HaMelech and the General of Shaul’s Army,
    David ben Yishai. (This was before David became King.)

    They are both returning home from recent victory in war.

    We see the Jewish women publicly praising both of them:

    “SHAUL HAS SLAIN HIS THOUSANDS AND
    DAVID [HAS SLAIN] HIS TENS OF THOUSANDS.”

    PERSONAL NOTE:

    From this we see that the soldiers who fight our enemies
    deserve to be publicly praised and thanked.

    __________________________________________
    Tanach, Nechemiah, chapter 4, verse 8:

    “And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles,
    and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people:

    ‘Be not afraid of them!
    Remember HaShem, who is great and awesome,
    and FIGHT FOR YOUR BROTHERS, your sons
    and your daughters, your wives and your houses!’”

    ______________________________________________________________
    Babylonian Talmud, tractate Sanhedrin, page 72A:

    “If you see someone coming to kill you, then arise and kill him first.”

    PERSONAL COMMENT:

    In our time, Hamas and Hezbollah are coming to kill us.
    For Jews to arise and kill them first is not merely permitted,
    it is required by Torah Law.

    in reply to: The Peaceful Dismantlement of the State of “Israel” #2433930
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    HaKatan said:

    “The Zionist army is shmad. Period. It is expressly designed for that.”

    __________________________________________
    MY RESPONSE:

    What you just said is Motzi Shem Ra
    AND gross ingratitude
    AND Sinat Chinam
    AND machloket.

    The punishment for Motzi Shem Ra is extra-ordinarily severe.

    Your punishment for gross ingratitude & Sinat Chinam & machloket,
    they will also make you wish that you had never been born.

    Your teachers will also receive extra-ordinarily severe punishment.

    in reply to: Funny issue with RCA prenup #2433918
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    We need a new pre-nuptial agreement which requires that
    every new child be DNA-tested, as-soon-as-possible [ASAP],
    to determine if the husband-of-the-mother is the father of the child.

    If the test result is negative, then it should be published in
    Jewish newspapers, like: Yated, YWN, Matzav, Jewish Press, Binah, etc.

    In this way, we can prevent mamzerim from happening, IYH.

    __________________________________________
    We need as new pre-nuptial agreement which requires that,
    in the event of divorce, the wife will NOT receive more
    than the amount specified by The Ketubah.

    There must be no alimony or child-support,
    only the amount written in The Ketubah.

    __________________________________________
    In the event that divorce happened because the wife
    committed infidelity, the pre-nuptial agreement should
    specify that she receives NOTHING from her ex-husband:
    no alimony, no child-support, and no ketubah money.

    __________________________________________
    Those women who are innocent,
    they have no reason to complain about any of this.

    in reply to: Did your wife fast today? #2433916
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    Why is this question anyone’s business?

    Why is this question for discussion by strangers?

    in reply to: What's with left wingers and geirus #2433915
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    UJM said:

    “They’re like the Democrats who want to import immigrants to vote for them.”

    __________________________________________
    MY RESPONSE:

    I agree with UJM 100%, and it was my intention to
    make EXACTLY THE SAME comment that he made.

    Amazing! This is the 2nd time that this happened in 2 months!

    Maybe the Melech HaMashiach really is coming very soon!

    in reply to: Help finding that app for maximizing CC points #2433914
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    Just do an internet search for: “best cash-back credit cards”.

    in reply to: Where does Joseph/ujm live? #2433913
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    I vote to DELETE this entire discussion,
    which never should have been started.

    This Coffee Room should be a place where
    Jews respectfully disagree with each other,
    by using facts and logic.

    This Coffee Room should *NOT* be a place where
    Jews make personal attacks against each other,
    especially so soon after Tisha BeAv.

    This entire discussion is much-too-close to
    becoming a personal attack against one person.

    Again, I ask that the moderators DELETE this discussion.

    Thank you.

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2431747
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    Chaim87, I thanks you for answering my question.

    If you are able to find the article from JEWISH ACTION
    which says those things, then please do so.

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch and the IDF (Israeli Army) #2431715
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    This is for Haimy:

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    No one (including me) would attack the Kanoim
    if only they would keep their big mouths shut.

    They run around criticizing everyone (except for themselves, of course)
    and spewing hatred for everyone, while also using VERY provocative
    and insensitive words, and then they whine when they are hated in return.

    When I first came to this web site,
    I had no intention of attacking the Kanoim.

    As the weeks turning into months,
    I began to notice that Kanoim
    were attacking “The Zionists” relentlessly,
    and at every possible opportunity.
    Still, I had no intention of attacking the Kanoim.

    As many months passed by, the relentless attacks by the Kanoim
    began to anger me. They repeatedly disrespected not only
    Secular Zionists, but even the Religious Zionists!

    By doing this, they transformed me from a neutral observer,
    into a permanent enemy.
    The Kanoim never stop their stupid,
    ignorant, wicked attacks, and I will never stop
    using facts and logic to prove that they are WRONG.

    Additionally, the constant, relentless, never-ending attacks of the Kanoim
    have caused me to HATE Chareidim and Chareidi-ism and they also
    lowered my opinion of the Chareidi Gedolim, especially The Satmar Rebbe.

    If the Kanoim would stop their relentless, attacks against
    both Secular and Religious Zionists, then I would stop also.
    But they NEVER shut their mouths, so I also never stop
    using facts and logic to refute their never-ending false accusations.

    MARK MY WORDS: The Kanoim are pushing The Jewish People
    in the direction of a JEWISH CIVIL WAR, with Jews shooting
    at each other and intentionally killing each other.

    After 120 years, The Heavenly Court will blame THE KANOIM
    for the bloody JEWISH CIVIL WAR, because they caused it.
    They will go to Gehinom – FOREVER!!!

    PS: The Kanoim are: HaKatan, UJM and SomeJewIKnow.

    in reply to: Rabbi Moshe Sherer and the modern State of Israel #2431424
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    What is the exact source for Chaim87’s quote from Rabbi Isser Zalman:

    A state is something that we have not had for nearly two thousand years,
    and now it is being offered to us — even if only in a small measure for now.
    Please, do not reject it.
    It is evident that it is from Heaven and is a sign of the beginning of redemption.”

    in reply to: Help finding that app for maximizing CC points #2431421
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    Somebody recently told me this:

    The Citi “DOUBLE CASH” MasterCard
    pays 2% cash-back on all purchases,
    regardless of category.

    Not “points”, but actual money.

    If anyone knows a credit card that gives a better deal,
    then please tell all of us, here in the YWN Coffee Room.

    Thank you.

    in reply to: ארץ ישראל and the state #2431172
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    HaKatan said this on 2025 July 28 at 8:56 AM:

    “The Chazon Ish held that wine owned
    by a Religious Zionist is yayin nesech.”

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    MY RESPONSE:

    This morning I sent an email to the highly-respected
    Star-K of Baltimore kashruth certification agency.

    I asked them about “wine owned by a Religious Zionist”.
    I repeated HaKatan’s claim exactly.

    They sent me an email back.
    They said THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT.

    __________________________________________
    CONCLUSION:

    HaKatan spoke falsehood. He LIED!!

    Now that we know that HaKatan lied about The Chazon Ish,
    how many other things did he lie about?

    in reply to: Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the modern State of Israel #2431038
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    Yankel Berel: What is s/j? What is p/n?

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