There’s a G-d, and You’re Going To Have To Face Him

"The film that is censored by the media."  I would like you all to watch this 10 minute film.  We must not forget our brothers and sisters who were dragged out of their homes and whose communities were bulldozed down.  Their communities were OUR communities.  They are our sisters and brothers. Now, on the precipice of Annapolis, with our present leadership going to bargain away our land, expel Jews from their homes, and divide our capital, I say: "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To view the film, click HERE. You can also download the video to see the movie in a larger size. Just look for the tab under the small window in RED, and click 'download'.

To all those who worked to expel Jews from their homes, "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To all those who gave away Jewish cities and Jewish property to the terrorists, "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To all those who gave the terrorists guns and bullets, "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To all those who trained the terrorists in sniping, "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To all those who don’t put an immediate stop to the Kassam attacks on our southern cities and towns, "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To all those who use our tax money to re-enforce roof tops from kassam rockets instead of going in and ridding us of the terrorists, "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To all those who twist words calling murdered people ‘sacrifices for peace’, "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To all those who didn’t keep their promise to the Expellees, and have left them without homes, work, or a life, "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To all those who let Jonathan Pollard rot in an American prison, "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To all those who free convicted terrorists to prop up the popularity of other terrorist leaders, "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To all those who forsake our kidnapped soldiers and leave them in the clucthes of our enemies, "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him".

To all those who shake hands, hug, kiss or embrace our enemies and call them ‘partners for peace’ – shame on you. "There’s a G-d, and you’re going to have to face Him". 

In the 10 minute film I mentioned above, this song, by Ariel Zilber, is played.  I am giving you the translation in English, but if you can follow the Hebrew, it is so much nicer.

There’s judgment and there’s a Judge

There’s judgment and there’s a Judge. 
There will be a reckoning.
For those who expelled the Jews from Gaza and Shomron.
They put themselves out
For us, to give security
Now they are going about
Hurt, without a home.

There is judgment and there is a Judge. (Yesh Din, v’Yesh Dayan)
They will be held responsible.
A judge, a general, even a  plain soldier
You will pay for the obsequiousness, foolishness, and arrogance.

There is a judge, justice will be done
There’s no mistake about it.

There is Judgment and there is a Judge. (Yesh Din, v’Yesh Dayan)
My brothers don’t lose hope.
All the youth of the Gush gathered in Amona
They didn’t think of running from the trooper on the horse
Then I realized that the youth are determined.

There is Judgment and there is a Judge. (Yesh Din, v’Yesh Dayan)
Ask anyone on the street, where is the father and where is his son,
Think about it.
Our sages have stated, and it is written in our holy books
There is mercy only for one who regrets his sin and doesn’t repeat it.

There is Judgment and there is a Judge. (Yesh Din, v’Yesh Dayan)
Listen soldiers and policemen, and anyone who wishes to give land to the enemy
The land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael) is not mine and not yours
It belongs to the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and He rejoices in the Land.

There is Judgment and there is a Judge. (Yesh Din, v’Yesh Dayan)
There is one that warned us all.
The same prophet who has lit up our lives for years and years.
He stated that he will personally fight, collect the fee (price),
From anyone who talks to the enemy about giving up one grain of sand.

There is Judgment and there is a Judge. (Yesh Din, v’Yesh Dayan)
There are plenty of examples.
Arik, Omri, Tzachi, Basie, Katzav and Chalutz
There are more people on the list, they still have a choice
If they stop mocking Eretz Yisrael.

There is Judgment and there is a Judge. (Yesh Din, v’Yesh Dayan)
Two years have passed since then, the son indicted, the father worthless
There is One who doesn’t forget,
and He does not forgive those that destroyed the blooming region

There is Judgment and there is a Judge. (Yesh Din, v’Yesh Dayan)

7 Reasons Why I Can't Attend the Annapolis Conference

Invitations have been sent out for the Annapolis conference.  I don't know why, but I happened to get an invitation in the mail (yah, right, ha ha).  At the bottom of the invitation, it says, R.S.V.P.  So, here's my answer:

Dear President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice,

Thank you for your invitation inviting me to Annapolis  - to yet another peace summit that pressures Israel to amputate her G-d given and fought for land, and give in to terrorism.   I am sorry, but I will not be able to attend.  You may choose from any of these reasons below.  Have fun appeasing the terrorists without me.

I cannot attend the Annapolis summit because:

1)  I have to wash my hair that night.

2)  I'm busy that week, I have to go and clean up the mess in the Palestinian Authority.

3) I don't leave the Land of Israel unless it is for a GOOD reason.

4) I believe in talking softly and carrying a big stick, and no one will HEAR me at Annapolis.

5) I keep kosher, and there is nothing kosher at, or ABOUT Annapolis.

6) I have an appointment with Dr. Phil, and he's going to ask me, "And hows THAT (land for peace formulas) workin' for yuh?".

7) I have to attend the opening of a new outpost/settlement celebration in YESHA.

Readers, I know how creative you are.  Please, add your own R.S.V.P. answers below.  We need to give our government leaders some ideas they can use to not have to fly to Annapolis.  They need our help.  ;-)

What Happened To The Real You?

You are sitting and reading the newspaper.  In the paper, you read stories about famous people, movers and shakers, people who are really making things happen.  And you sigh.  You put down the paper, stare at it and think, “Gee, I wish that I could do something GREAT in my life, something that I would be remembered by."
But who are we?  We are little peons, we tell ourselves.  We weren’t born to filthy rich families or have famous parents.  What can ‘little old me’ do to make a difference in the world.  But hark!  There IS something GREAT that we can do.  Something that would change the destiny of future generations.  It is to move home.  To come to Israel.

I have spoken about this on my show, and maybe some of you are wondering why I push aliyah, but you must know, that approximately 5 years ago or more, I started a radio program called, “The Aliyah Show”  I knew that Arutz 7 needed a show like this, to talk about the opportunities Israel has to offer people who want to make their lives here.  Jobs, communities, lifestyles, etc.  The show was a huge success - thank G-d, and the show is still running today. It is still (now with Goel Jasper hosting it) encouraging and helping Jews return home.

About 6 years ago, I went on a 13 city tour to the USA.  Speaking to Jews from Toronto to  Miami,  I told them that all of us have a strong desire to do something great with our lives.  I told them that when they make aliyah, they WILL BE REMEBERED for something great.  Their grand-kids will say, “I’m an Israeli Jew today because my grandpa David and my grandma Rachel (fill in the blanks with your names) left the 'Golden Medina' (America) and came to Israel.

By you coming to Israel, you are starting a dynasty here. You are planting your seed here and are the first, in 2,000 years of your family line, to make it home after our long exile. YOU have brought your family home after 2000 years!  Because you came, your kids and grand-kids will feel at home when reading our prayer books and the Torah, because they will speak their mama-loshen (mother tongue), Hebrew.  Hebrew won't be a foreign language anymore, and they will speak it without an accent. They will be home. Comfortable in being a full Jew in their homeland.

"Shalom Abba, mah nishma?" Your kids and grand-kids will speak Hebrew!

If you are a Jew, and you don’t speak Hebrew, then there is something wrong. You are a Jew.  Your mother language is NOT English.  English is the language that belongs to your host country.  Just a couple of generations ago, many of our grandparents spoke Polish, or Russian, or some other European language.  They felt that THEY were Russians, and they were proud of their Russian heritage, like you are proud of your American or Western heritage.  And in the 1400’s, some of our ancestors spoke Spanish, and were proud Spaniards.  But all of these languages and ‘identities’ we defined ourselves as, were just 'clothing' on us.  Our bodies, our souls, were Jewish.  And we SHOULD know Hebrew. If we do not, it just shows how far we have strayed from our essence. 

What Happened To The Real You?

When we were young, we dreamt of our future.  We imagined who we would want to marry, what profession we wanted to work in, and what mark we wanted to leave on this world. It’s years later, and what happened to the real 'us'?

This last week’s Torah Portion, Vayeitzei,  [And Yaakov (Jacob) departed], speaks about Yaakov leaving home and going out to marry and make a life in Lavan's home. It also speaks about Yaakov's dreams. 

Bereishis (Genesis)  28:12  "And he dreamt, and behold! A ladder was set earthward and it’s top reached towards the heavenward; and behold! Angels of G-d were ascending and descending on it.”

(Based on a dvar Torah by Rav Moshe Besdin ZT"L)...

Here, Yaakov is dreaming a very spiritual dream, with angels and heaven in it.  It’s a beautiful and idealistic dream.  He dreams of man’s ability to connect himself to G-d’s master plan, and build a beautiful and better future.  He makes a vow to G-d after the dream that if G-d will be with him, he will serve G-d’s interests and tithe his earnings.

But what happens?  Life takes its course, Yaakov marries, has children, works for Lavan, his father in law, and is concentrating on making a livelihood and building his wealth.

20 years later, after living in Lavan's world, Yaakov has another dream.  This time his dream is about ringed, speckled and spotted sheep, - in other words, Yaakov is dreaming about his portfolios and his bank accounts.

How many times did some of us grow up, wanting to be a doctor in order to find cures and really help people and make a difference in people's lives, only to find ourselves scheduling cesareans because our golf game is on Wednesday mornings and we don’t want it to conflict.  How many times did some of us want to practice law, so we could help the downtrodden and defend the innocent, only to become ambulance chasers or become criminal lawyers knowing full well we were protecting not the victims, but the perpetrators?   Somewhere down the line, we lost our dreams and our idealism.  We lost ourselves.

When Yaakov starts to dream about his portfolios, this is the time that G-d comes to him again and tells him, Bereishis (Genesis) 31:13 “Now -arise, leave this land and return  to your native land.”

Living in Lavan's world, Yaakov was not connecting anymore with G-d’s plan and his own idealism and true self, as the father of the 12 tribes and the future of the Jewish people.  If he would have stayed with Lavan, he would have continued to amass wealth, and forget about his dreams.  G-d was telling Yaakov, it was time to go HOME.

The question remains: are WE home?  Or have we gotten lost along the way?  Are we really the doctor or lawyer we wanted to be, or just an ambulance chaser?  Are we really doing something GREAT in our lives, something that is bringing G-d’s plan to fruition here on earth, or are we still just trying to amass wealth, and have lost our way?

Come home Yaakov.  Come home YOU, dear reader.  Return to our real selves, our real dreams, our real essence - to serve G-d.

Math Teacher Arrested

NEW YORK -- A public school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-gebra movement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.

'Al-gebra is a problem for us,' Gonzales said. 'They desire solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute values. They use secret code names like 'x' and 'y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns', but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, 'There are 3 sides to every triangle'.'

(I didn't write this, it was sent to me in an email, and it has probably made its rounds to your inbox as well.  But it's still funny, so I thought I would just post it to bring a smile to your faces. 

Here's an additional email sent to me, I don't know who to credit for it. 

Are you a Democrat, a Republican, or a Southerner?

Here is a little test that will help you decide.

The answer can be found by posing the following question:
You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children.
Suddenly, an Islamic Terrorist with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, praises Allah, raises the knife, and charges at you.
You are carrying a Kimber 1911 cal. 45 ACP, and you are an expert shot.
You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do?   
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THINK CAREFULLY AND THEN SCROLL DOWN:

Democrat's Answer :

Well, that's not enough information to answer the question!
Does the man look poor or oppressed?
Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?
Could we run away?
What does my wife think?
What about the kids?
Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock
the knife out of his hand?
What does the law say about this situation?
Does the Glock have appropriate safety built into it?
Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children?
Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me?
Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me?
If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me?
Should I call 9-1-1?
Why is this street so deserted?
We need to raise taxes, have paint and weed day and make this happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior.
This is all so confusing! I need to debate this with some friends for few days and try to come to a consensus.  
...................................................................................................
 
 Republican's Answer:


   BANG!
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  Southerner's Answer:

 BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

Click..... (Sounds of reloading)

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click

Daughter:   "Nice grouping, Daddy! Were those the Winchester Silver Tips or Hollow Points?! "
Son:          "Can I shoot the next one!"
Wife:         "You ain't taking that to the Taxidermist!

(I have disabled the COMMENTS for this latest post, there's no need for any talk-backs, so don't leave a comment.  Just enjoy.)

Israel Through Photographs

Pictures tell a thousand words.  These photographs below show the Jewish presence in our G-d given land, and what's more important, the lack of Arab presence which puts an end to their claims that Israel is so important to them and their (lack of) historical roots here.

Thank you to all our ancestors who stayed in the land of Israel throughout the centuries under difficult conditions and  foreign forces who came in and ruled here.  They may have had relatives in Europe who told them to come to Spain, Poland or Germany,  writing them that it is much easier and comfortable for Jews in the Exile, with big yeshivot, and a thriving Jewish world (which exists no more). But our ancestors here did not abandon their inheritance of the Land of Israel nor their love of the land and G-d.  Perhaps they wrote them back that they should come here to the land of Israel, and make our nation grow, and be stronger and safer.

Thank you to the pioneers who left their host countries in Europe and Russia and came to the Land of Israel to build, reestablish, and love the Land.  Thank you for the difficult task of leaving your families, knowing that you would probably never see them again.  Thank you for leaving all the 'perks' of a wealthier life that offered business opportunities, universities, good schools, operas, and easy access to purchase the finest goods.  Thank you also for leaving your shtetles and smaller Jewish villages in Europe, leaving everything you know, to come to entwine your lives with your brothers here, at home.  Thank you for establishing your dynasties here, and planting your future generations here.

Thank you for suffering throughout the years to make sure that we living in Israel today, and those of Jews who still live in the Exile have a home to come to if there is ever a need to escape.  Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Photos from the book: "First Photographs of the Holy Land" by Eli Shiller. Click HERE to view many more photos.

Our Jewish Ancestors At The Wailing Wall, 1898 (Under Ottoman Empire Occupation)

The Temple Mount, 1877 -Note overall disrepair and lack of use. 

Jewish Quarter, View From The North-East, in 1870. Behind is our Temple Mount, where the Muslims built their Mosque on top of where the Holy Temple stood.

Jewish Quarter, 1898 -View from the South-East

Jews Praying On The Mount Of Olives, 1893. The Mount of Olives is where King David's son, Avshalom is buried, as well as the Prophet Zacharia, well before Islam ever existed.

A Jewish Wedding In Jaffa, 1899.  Thank you, young Jewish couple, for building your home here in Israel, having Jewish children, and building your and their lives here.

Jewish Workers At Abraham's Vineyard, 1860. Thank you for living here in Israel, with no air conditioning, no chic European cities nearby, no promise for wealth, or even an easy life.  Thank you.

Jewish Pioneers in Gedera, (Israel) 1910.  Thank you Jewish pioneers, for turning the hard and thorny desert into abundant farmland, where today we export to Europe and have our own supermarkets filled with luscious and tasty fruits and vegetables.

Jewish workers and Arab women picking oranges in Jaffa, (Israel) 1915.  Many Arabs immigrated to the Land of Israel looking for work on Jewish farms and with other Jewish enterprises.

Arab Family travelling in the Galilee looking for work.

Jewish Pioneers In Galilee, 1912.  Thank you, beautiful young Jewish men and women, for living a simple life, a sometimes hard life, to build our country, develop our land, and raise Jewish families here.

Jewish Guards In The Galilee 1915.  Thank you brave Jewish men, who guarded Jewish families and property from thieves and marauders. 

Turkish Military Camp, 1911.  What? Foreign occupation of Muslim Turks and Jews still came to Israel on Aliyah to build for the future?

There was no Jewish government to help Jews open businesses, absorb them into the country, teach them Hebrew for free, give them mortgages to buy comfortable homes, or pay them money to have Jewish children like our government does today.  This was a hostile Muslim regime in charge. They were no friends of the Jews, and did not treat them well. Yet we still chose to make our lives here. Were we 'friars' (suckers) or heroes?

Beginnings Of Tel-Aviv, 1919(?)  Missing in this and all the photos are all the Arabs of that quote 'great country of illustrious Arab history', Palestine.  Seems like their claims on history never existed.

First Well In Rishon Le-Zion. 1913  Jews bringing LIFE back to the region with water wells, cattle, farms and orchards.

Synagogue Of Abraham Avinu, 1925- Hebron. Thank you Jewish ancestors, for making your lives in Hebron, guarding the holy graves of  Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Sarah, Rivkah and Leah (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah). Thank you for living there, working, raising families, praying, and teaching your sons and grandsons our Torah and Jewish ways.

These two Jewish men above, what are they thinking? They are looking at YOU.  They came, they lived, they built.  We are enjoying the fruits of their labor and well-lived lives.  Thank you my dearest, dearest brothers. Thank you to all our Jewish people throughout the centuries who nurtured Israel, never giving up on her, loving her, and loving G-d.

Thank you.