Our Arab terrorist enemies have been celebrating.  Isn't that why they've again broken the cease fire?

During the Arab "wedding season, we're "treated to" loud music, guns going off and fireworks from Arab towns.  Is that why the Arab terrorists bombarded Sderot and Ashkelon today?

What were they celebrating?  Could it have been Barack Obama's victory?  Or was it in memory of Yitzchak Rabin who gave them weapons as part of the Oslo Accords?

And my question now is:

What will the State of Israel do?

What would any normal country do?

For once, being normal would be a good thing.

It's good news, bad news.

The good news is that Israel's election season is much shorter than the American one, which can be best described as never ending. The bad news is that ours has begun. Even if I didn't keep up with the news, I'd know now, because...

I got one of those phone calls:

"Please answer this survey. It's only one question:
Any guesses which number I pressed and why?

In the Likud primaries, would you vote for Land of Israel loyalist Michael Kleiner, who is running with Benny Begin?

• Press one for yes,
• two for no and
• three for undecided."

All I could think of was who's this Michael Kleiner? Where has he been the past few years? If he's such a Land of Israel Loyalist, why hasn't he been busy working, campaigning, demonstrating etc? MK's Arieh Eldad and Effie Eitam were injured at Amona. Where were Kleiner and Begin? They haven't visited endangered villages like Shiloh.

For sure the venerable Yosef Burg is rolling in his grave, possibly even more than after some of son Avrum's statements.

The news is that the Mafdal, National Religious Party leaders have disbanded the party.  No, they haven't left politics.  They have just decided that the party should metamorphis into something new, more marketable.  So, is the NRP dead?

I don't think so.

Read the fine print.  And stay tuned.  MK's Orlev and Elon are calling it a religious party with non-Orthodox MK's too.  Let's see what happens.

Israeli politicians, Left, Right and Center, are running around in a panicky tizzy.  It reminds me of the game "Musical Chairs," when the music stops and everyone's trying to quickly find a seat, so they won't be left standing and then forced to leave the game.

It's just minutes before Shabbat here.  Of course, the best to do besides voting and thinking of whom to vote for is to pray.  That's what I did at the Tel Shiloh yesterday.

Here are a few election posts.  First, two from America.  I'll just give the the locations, east coast and west.

And here's the election malaria post.

Food for thought and for your prayers.

Shabbat Shalom U'Mevorach

For a few centuries already, the western world has a god, which has led it on all sorts of follies, Democracy.
How we need a Shmuel HaNavi now!

Leadership is a popularity contest, and the judges are neither trained nor educated.  They decide according to the most superficial and impulsive reasons.  In the United States, it's pretty easy to predict the winner in a presidential race.  He's usually the taller candidate.  The Kenndy-Nixon results were close, because JFK and Dick were the same height.

Yes, that means that Obama will probably defeat McCain, no matter what MacCain does.  The Republicans shouldn't blame Palin, which they're all set to do.

In Israel, it's even more complicated.  That's because we don't elect leaders, we elect lists of candidates.  The winners, all 120 Members of Knesset, then form into a coalition government by way of "deals."  That's how what seems like a Right wing Knesset can turn into a Left wing government, which happened with Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon.

In Biblical time it was simpler.  Religious leadership came from the Kohanim, Priestly Tribe, and the first Kings were chosen by G-d and annointed by Shmuel HaNavi, Samuel the Prophet.

How we need a Shmuel HaNavi now!

Chana knew that and it is why she prayed in Shiloh for a son, to be that Prophet.  Join us in Shiloh to pray to G-d to bring us the Prophetic guidance we need in the upcoming elections.

Our next Rosh Chodesh Prayers will be tomorrow, Thursday, the First of Cheshvan, October 30, at 9:45am.  Tel Shiloh is open for visitors everyday.  For more information call 02-994-4019 or email telshilo@gmail.com.  The Tabernacle Gallery and Coffee Shop is also open for snacks and sells local art.  To order meals and get more information, email tabernaclecafe@gmail.com .