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Shevat 20, 5770, 2/4/2010
Torah Predicts Haiti Earthquakeby Tamar Yonah
Bible codes are Hebrew letters making up words which are found in equidistant sequences encoded in the Torah. The words they form can appear in horizontal, vertical, diagonal or even backwards directions and sometimes intersect each other, giving greater connective strength to a code. It is with this methodology that retired mathematician and Jerusalem resident, Reuven Wolfeld, discovered for himself the Torah's prediction that there would be a devastating natural disaster in Haiti. Wolfeld is the author of the book, "Truth In Numbers: Revealed Secrets in the Bible", and he also wrote a Torah-codes program for his computer some years ago. In an interview on The Tamar Yonah Show, he spoke about the earthquake that took place in Haiti on January 12th, however, it wasn't until a couple of days later that the devastation was widely understood by the world. It was then that Wolfeld decided to go to his computer and enter the word 'Haiti' into the Torah codes program he wrote. He specifically chose to look in the book of Shmot (Exodus) in the chapters that preceded and succeeded the date of the quake. These were the Torah portions of Va'era, Bo and Shalach. What he came up with in the search was astounding. In the Torah portion of 'Bo', he saw the words 'Haiti', 'earthquake', and 'many dead'. The letters also spelled out the word 'Port' which makes up part of the name of 'Port au Prince', the city which suffered the most devastation. Torah code proponents know that one cannot predict the future with Torah codes because every future possibility is already encoded into the Torah. It is up to the free will of Mankind as to which future will materialize, therefore one may find a code that could portend an upcoming event, but it may or may not happen, and therefore, Torah codes should not be used to foretell events. However, in one case, a future prediction did indeed take place, and that was the prediction of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin. Michael Drosnin, an American journalist and author of the book,"The Bible Codes" found words encoded in the Torah portending the murder of the prime minister in 1994. He made an attempt to pass a letter along to Rabin through a contact of his named, Chaim Guri, but the warning was not heeded and Rabin was indeed assassinated in 1995. In this same vein to try to be prepared for a future calamity, Wolfeld says that he found additional words encoded in the book of Shmot (Exodus) that give a possible hint of what may develop in the near future. Words found in the the Torah's text included 'machala' (disease), 'cholera', 'dengue' (a mosquito- borne viral illness & fever usually found in the West Indies), and the word 'dimoom' (bleeding or hemorrhaging). Wolfeld believes that these words could be clues as to what may next plague Haiti, and has sent a notice of his findings to the World Health Organization - with no reply from them, as well as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) which did reply. Wolfeld stated that the CDC got back in touch with him about his findings and have stated that they've notified their doctors about what to possibly look out for in the near future. With water supplies in Haiti contaminated and the lack of hygiene existing because of the devastating conditions there, an outbreak of disease is a real possibility. In further searches, Wolfeld says sequenced letters found in the Torah portion of Parshat Bo, contain words that could possibly point to a predicted hurricane or other large tropical storm which could hit later this year around August-September which would devastate Haiti even more. The sequenced letters which appeared in to the Torah codes program spelled out the words; 'Haiti' (written backwards), 'sufah' (storm), Elul (the Hebrew month which is Aug/Sept), and 'ruach yam chazak meod' (a strong wind from the sea).
Wolfeld admits his expertise is in mathematics and gamatria (the secrets of the numerical values of Hebrew letters) as his book " Truth In Numbers: Revealed Secrets in the Bible" focuses on. However, the words he found encoded in the Torah about Haiti, disease, and storm, give him hope that maybe what is written there could save lives in the future. To hear the interview with Reuven Wolfeld, click HERE for the interview or HERE for the full show.
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Shevat 18, 5770, 2/2/2010
Invisible, But Not Untouchableby Tamar Yonah
Mysteries, auras, the after-life and Jewish Mysticism. I want to present to you a wonderful video that I received a link to on my email today. It talks about the things we can't see in life, but none the less they exist and are only there for us to use our other senses to discover. Our eyes are two tiny organs in our body, and to trust only them to tell us what is the truth is a real pity. There is so much beauty and magnificence 'out there' in the universe and in our own world. If we only remembered to trust in the wisdom of our great sages, geniuses who lived before us, as well as our great ancestry, we too will discover the importance of our lives and how act we do, makes a dent in the universe. Our actions, result in consequences - good and bad in how we live our lives. Please watch this video. It's in Hebrew, but has English translation. It starts off a bit slow, but stick with it, it really starts to get fascinating. Stay with the video till the very end, as it may look like the video is over, but there are more beautiful stories of secular Jews, even top male models, making 'tshuvah', returning to Judaism, and the before and after pictures are amazing. Enjoy!
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Shevat 12, 5770, 1/27/2010
Celebration and Growthby Tamar Yonah
A lot of us feel like history is passing us by, each day that comes to an end, we wonder what have we done with the last 24 hours? Have we made the world better? Or was the day just another one crossed out on our calendar of life? There are so many mitzvahs (good deeds) we can do, but 'opportunity' doesn't always knock, sometimes we have to leave our comfort zones to find it.
On Thursday, people will have their chance to do a mitzvah to help change the world for the better without having to leave their homes or even their keyboards. We will be celebrating the gift G-d has given us of the Arutz Sheva news, radio and TV channels. Few know, or even remember what it was like living in Israel and not having a 'voice'. As you know, Israel is a more socialist based country and the government is in control of the media, who gets a license to broadcast and who doesn't - i.e. whose voice will be heard, and which stories will get coverage and which won't.
Arutz 7, Israel National News and Radio has been a beacon of light to so many. For listeners and readers outside of the country who don't know Hebrew, we have been your light and sounding board, offering toll free numbers for you to call in and voice your opinions, interview our guests with us, and make your connection with the Holy Land and people of Israel.
Thursday, you will have a chance to not only give back, but to help build and change the world for the better by supporting the news outlet that you have come to trust and love. The voice in the wilderness - your voice, will grow stronger by your participation and support. Here's your opportunity to be part of this great project!
 "Arutz Sheva will be holding a 12-hour radio telethon on Thursday, the 13th of Shvat, January 28. The "Arutz Shevathon Fundraiser" will be hosted by a stellar cast including all your favorite Israel National Radio show hosts (Tovia Singer, Tamar Yonah, Yishai Fleisher and more) and special guests from Israel and around the world. There are plans in the works to broadcast a live video feed of the event on Israel National News. See your favorite show hosts as they are broadcasting on the Shevathon!
The theme of the Shevathon is Growth, corresponding to the upcoming Tu B'shvat holiday, which celebrates the Jewish new year for trees.
Donors will be able to contribute via the Internet, and by phone, with several donors going on air live with the show hosts. Special prizes will be awarded, which include meeting with favorite show hosts, Israeli artwork, Arutz Sheva T-shirts and hats, and much more.
The Shevathon will run from 2PM - 2AM Israel time (7AM - 7PM EST) on Thursday, Jan 28th. To listen to it live, go to http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Radio/. The toll-free call-in lines will be open from the US and Canada: 1-800-270-4288 and Israel: 1-800-270-428. Donors can already enter their details using the online donation form. Click here to donate now."
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