We're in the Jewish Month of Shvat, and my community of Shiloh is celebrating 34 years since the Jewish return.  Read more of my writing on  me-ander and Shiloh Musings.

And just to let you know next month's Women's Rosh Chodesh Prayers at Tel Shiloh will be:

The Rosh Chodesh Adar Women's Prayers at Tel Shiloh
Friday, February 24, 2012 8:30am
Shiur Torah, Short Tour & Torah Lesson
Please come and invite family, friends and neighbors
תפילת נשים ראש חודש אדר בתל שילה
יום ו' 24-2 8:30
יהיו סיור ודבר תורה קצרים
נא לבוא, לפרסם ולהזמין חברות, משפחה ושכנות

Those Who "Talk" and Those Who "Do"

Re: Bombing Iran's nuclear development/industry.  I think all the talking about it has made it a bad idea.

The best quotation I found is this one, although I was sure there would be plenty of others about the talkers vs the doers:

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.
Thomas Jefferson

Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/talk.html#ixzz1lUPddb2N

The only way the bombing would have had been a good idea would have been before all these years of useless yapping. It should have been a surprise attack. Now the Iranians are ready and waiting to attack back to defend themselves and destroy us.  All the talk has done was to give them more time to develop their weapons and make us look like fools.

Another problem is involving the United States, if Israel was to take it on.  The United States should do it if they really consider themselves "leader of the free world."  Whoever would dare to bomb the Iranian atomic bomb factory would be the true leader.  I don't see the USA in that category.  And whatever Israel does, or doesn't do, it will be condemned.

Israel's Minister of Defense Ehud Barak is a talker, not a doer.  Maybe when he was a young soldier he was different, but in recent decades he has been an embarrassment, just talking and threatening.



With Barak making decisions, nothing will be done except attacking Jews, like in Migron.



Ehud Barak should do the job he was assigned and defend Israeli citizens from our true enemies. This week's Parshat Shavua, Weekly Torah Portion said it well:

ט וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּחַר-לָנוּ אֲנָשִׁים, וְצֵא הִלָּחֵם בַּעֲמָלֵק; מָחָר, אָנֹכִי נִצָּב עַל-רֹאשׁ הַגִּבְעָה, וּמַטֵּה הָאֱלֹהִים, בְּיָדִי. 9 And Moses said unto Joshua: 'Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek; tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.' י וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר-לוֹ מֹשֶׁה--לְהִלָּחֵם, בַּעֲמָלֵק; וּמֹשֶׁה אַהֲרֹן וְחוּר, עָלוּ רֹאשׁ הַגִּבְעָה. 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. יא וְהָיָה, כַּאֲשֶׁר יָרִים מֹשֶׁה יָדוֹ--וְגָבַר יִשְׂרָאֵל; וְכַאֲשֶׁר יָנִיחַ יָדוֹ, וְגָבַר עֲמָלֵק. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. יב וִידֵי מֹשֶׁה כְּבֵדִים, וַיִּקְחוּ-אֶבֶן וַיָּשִׂימוּ תַחְתָּיו וַיֵּשֶׁב עָלֶיהָ; וְאַהֲרֹן וְחוּר תָּמְכוּ בְיָדָיו, מִזֶּה אֶחָד וּמִזֶּה אֶחָד, וַיְהִי יָדָיו אֱמוּנָה, עַד-בֹּא הַשָּׁמֶשׁ. 12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. יג וַיַּחֲלֹשׁ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת-עֲמָלֵק וְאֶת-עַמּוֹ, לְפִי-חָרֶב. {פ} 13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. {P} יד וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, כְּתֹב זֹאת זִכָּרוֹן בַּסֵּפֶר, וְשִׂים, בְּאָזְנֵי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ: כִּי-מָחֹה אֶמְחֶה אֶת-זֵכֶר עֲמָלֵק, מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם. 14 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.' טו וַיִּבֶן מֹשֶׁה, מִזְבֵּחַ; וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ, יְהוָה נִסִּי. 15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Adonai-nissi. טז וַיֹּאמֶר, כִּי-יָד עַל-כֵּס יָהּ, מִלְחָמָה לַיהוָה, בַּעֲמָלֵק--מִדֹּר, דֹּר. {פ} 16 And he said: 'The hand upon the throne of the LORD: the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.' {P}

I get so busy with my life and regular blogging that I forget to post here.  Please check out the latest Havel Havelim, a compilation of blog posts from Jewish blogs all over the world.  I also post frequently on me-ander and Shiloh Musings, which you can read for more variety and opinions.

With Those Arabs, There Can't Be Peace

The other day, I found myself watching an episode of the TV show "24," and I couldn't stop laughing.  No, it's not a comedy, certainly not intentionally by the screenwriters.  It's a very tense drama, but there was some dialogue that ran so true, I thought I was eavesdropping on high-ranking politicians/diplomats/policy-makers.  One character, Jack Bauer, was looking on incredulously while the other Allison Taylor, who is supposed to be President of the USA, was insisting that his actions would damage the "peace process."  She was part of negotiations to "bring peace" to a part of the world that "never had peace before."  Granted, I'm paraphrasing from memory.

How many times have international and Israeli politicians/diplomats said the same fantasy-filled junk/lies?

"Happily ever after" may be the perfect ending to a fictional fairy tale, book or movie, but in real life we have enemies who can't change their "stripes," feelings, ideologies, psyches etc.  Israel has Arab enemies who aren't shy about telling the truth.  They want to destroy us!  Ignoring this easy to verify fact is the biggest danger to world peace than any other thing going on in the world today! 

In real life people are murdered by terrorists.  It's irreversible.

Caroline Glick's article about the "land for peace hoax" is a must-read.  Another necessary read is PMW, Palestinian Media Watch, which is now also in עברית Hebrew.

Will there ever be peace?  G-d willing, in the future there will be peace, but it's not something we can "buy," negotiate etc.  True peace will evolve, when the Arabs realize that we are strong and can't be budged.  So, the truth is that, yes, peace is up to us, but being "nice" won't get us peace. 

Only if we're strong, determined and faithful to G-d and our Land will we have true peace!

Sorry I haven't posted here recently.  If you miss my words and messages, then read Shiloh Musings and me-ander, which are updated daily.  I know that it's still a few weeks until Rosh Chodesh Shvat, but it's not too early to save the date for Women's Rosh Chodesh Prayers at Tel Shiloh.

Women's Prayers at Tel Shiloh

Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat Wednesday, Januay 25, 2011 8:30am

Shiur Torah, Short Tour & Torah Lesson

Please come and invite family, friends and neighbors

תפילת נשים ראש חודש שבט בתל שילה

יום ד' 25-1 8:30

יהיו סיור ודבר תורה קצרים

נא לבוא, לפרסם ולהזמין חברות, משפחה ושכנות

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And now for the "main course."  Your reactions are welcome.  Please share, thanks.

Paving The Way to True Peace

• The key to true peace is tolerating others.
• The key to true peace is the cessation of violence, terrorism.
• The key to true peace is accepting that everyone has the right to live without threats of terror, violence.
• The key to true peace is when everyone can practice his/her religion.

When it comes to "peace in the Middle-East" none of these requirements should be ignored.  There won't be peace without them.  Any proposal, requirement for a willingness to negotiate sic that demands that one side be forbidden civil, human and religious rights won't lead to peace.

Peace can't be "negotiated" when one side is out to ELIMINATE the other in every sense of the word.  It's a sham, and it's a shame that our Israeli Government, led by the Likud's Binyamin Netanyahu doesn't have the guts to tell the truth.

Whether it's the "Quartet," the United Nations Obama or the Pope is the "mediator," no peace can be brokered, negotiated.  Very simple, the Arabs aren't ready.  They are still scheming to destroy the State of Israel and all the Jews who reside here.

• True peace will only come when the world accepts and celebrates our, the Jewish right to live here in our historic Homeland.
• True peace will only come when the Jewish People actively inherit The Land, conquor it, as we are commanded in the Bible.
• The true most accurate indication that we are actively inheriting our Holyland is that we are building homes for Jews.

The house across the street is growing rapidly. 

The more Jews build, the stronger we'll get.  The stronger we get, the more the Arabs will fear us. The more the Arabs fear us, the safer we will be, until the day comes when the Arabs will be ready for peace, true peace.

May more and more Jews live in our Historic Homeland.

Greetings from Shiloh as the Chanukah Holiday gets closer.  Did you know that some of the battles between the Maccabees and the Greeks took place right near Shiloh?  Yes, it's true.  It's nothing new for our enemies to want our Land.

Read more about life here in Shiloh on my other blogs, Shiloh Musings and me-ander, which are updated much more frequently than this one.

Next week will already be be Chanukah. And before the eight day holiday of Chanukah has ended, there will be Rosh Chodesh Tevet, the beginning of the Jewish Month of Tevet.  I have my plans set, bli neder, G-d willing, I'll be celebrating at Tel Shiloh.  For the past few years, I work my schedule around Women's Rosh Chodesh Prayers at Tel Shiloh.

I'll Take Obama's "Dare"

"And as Ehud has said, it is hard to remember a time when the United States has given stronger support to Israel on its security. In fact, I am proud to say that no U.S. administration has done more in support of Israel's security than ours. None. Don't let anybody else tell you otherwise. It is a fact." from United States President Barack Hussein Obama, at the 71st Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism

Well, here's another example to be added to the list, right under "the history of the Palestinian sic people." 

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it..." Joseph Goebbels.

OK, Barry Obama, I'm willing to call your bluff!  It's obvious that you have some new Jewish speech-writers on your staff, but a speech is just a speech.  It's also obvious that you've been taking lessons in public speaking, since you sound much less wooden than you did previously.  But, again, a speech is just a speech, and I know that you didn't write it; just like you didn't write any of your speeches.  You're campaigning and you're fund-raising.  You want Jewish support, so you've brought new people onto your staff to train/coach you in how to speak to Jews.

Here's the entire speech:

Whoever the new speech-writers are, they're good. But it's just words, and I don't trust them, because the truth is that Obama's uncompromising support for the Arab Pseudostinians aka Palestinians sic is the most dangerous thing for Israeli security. Those Arabs aren't shy about telling the truth.

Their single solitary aim is the destruction of the State of Israel and replacing it with an Arab terror state that will endanger world peace, and that includes the United States of America.

Thank G-d for the rain, and let's pray that we have more, lots more, but not a flood.  We're already in the Jewish Month of Kislev, and my friends and I celebrated Rosh Chodesh (the first of the Jewish Month) at Tel Shiloh.

Next month's Rosh Chodesh Prayers:

Women's Prayers at Tel Shiloh Rosh Chodesh Tevet

Tuesday, December 27, 2011 8:30am

Shiur Torah, Short Torah Lesson

Please come and invite family, friends and neighbors

תפילת נשים ראש חודש טבת בתל שילה

יום ג' 27-12 8:30

יהיה דבר תורה

נא לבוא, לפרסם ולהזמין חברות, משפחה ושכנות

Tel Shiloh is open to visitors daily. Tours can be arranged through the office. Email office@telshilo.org.il or phone 02-994-4019.

You can read more of my articles on Shiloh Musings and me-ander.  I recommend your reading and sharing the latest Kosher Cooking Carnival.

And now for the "main course:"

Building in The Land of Israel, If Not in Shiloh, Then Never in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv is the Israel Leftist Capitol of the State of Israel.  Especially the Israeli radical extremist Left choke over the fact that Ben Gurion chose traditional Biblical Jerusalem over the Modern Zionist invention, Tel Aviv.

Factually, actually today's Israeli radical extreme loony Leftists still refuse to believe that the true "parents" of their beloved Tel Aviv are Shiloh, Hebron and Jerusalem.  Three parents may seem a bit much, but we're talking history, not biology.  The modern State of Israel is descended from the Bible, and the Jewish Nation had its first capital in Shiloh.  After that for seven years, King David ruled from Hebron and after that he brought his government/monarchy to Jerusalem.  These three cities give the modern state legitimacy.  Three is an important number for stability.  Commentary Magazine has an interesting article about the Israeli Left, worth reading.

Appease aka Peace sic Now is upset that the Israeli Government has approved building homes for Jews in Shiloh.  These building plots were actually allocated for building a very long time ago, but actual building is recent.  I see things rather simply, and from now on I think that our response to anybody who denies our Jewish right to be/live in places like Shiloh should be:

"So you believe in apartheid.  You believe in discriminating against Jews.  That's what you're promoting by banning Jews from living here.  You're a racist."

That's the truth.  All those Leftists, Liberals with a capital "L" are just racists and must be confronted with the plain and honest truth. Here are a few pictures of some recent building here in Shiloh.  Enjoy!