It's a new week.  Unfortunately, the weather forecasters were wrong. It didn't rain over Shabbat.  It was very dry, and we need the rain.

I post on my other blogs, me-ander and Shiloh Musings daily, so pop over to them to read more.

Being "Mr. Nice Guy" Doesn't Help

Israel doesn't frighten anyone or any country.  Deterrence doesn't work.  The world sees Israel as a pathetic rudderless country begging its enemies for peace, willing to cut out its heart and shoot its mother.  Our sticking to fictional "rules" and "moralities," we deny our very legitimacy.   No other country would endanger itself this way, and it hasn't done us any good.

It's amazing, totally miraculous that we've survived so long.  G-d keeps giving us more chances.  G-d is merciful, and G-d loves us, even when we abuse His love.

G-d is like a mother.

There's a human mother, actually unfortunately more than one, who is begging for news of her beloved son who was kidnapped by Arab terrorists.  Miriam Baumel has been informed that the British Government has been sitting on information that can shed light on what happened to her son Zachary and two others captured by Syria in  1982--almost forty years ago, but the British won't release the report.  The British fear Syrian reactions.  They don't fear Israel.  They don't fear any moral punishment.  They fear the Syrians more than they fear G-d, ours or theirs.

According to the report Miriam Baumel has unsuccessfully been lobbying the UK government to see the Lucas report for two years. She has repeatedly been rebuffed with the Foreign Office response:

"We are conscious that the release of sensitive information would cause harm to our relationship with Syria."

"I just want the public to know this is a humanitarian matter," the Chronicle quoted Baumel as saying. "We keep getting information that these boys and my son were seen in Damascus and that there were witnesses, and anyone who saw something or who could help must help. I feel the possibilities are great that he is still alive, but certainly the families of those who were seen in Damascus are entitled to closure," she added.

"I am calling on the British government to act in a humanitarian manner and let the families know by releasing this document, for us to go further in finding our children. If you have children, if one of your children would be lost, how would you feel?" Baumel added.

Thank G-d it's winter, though if only my fingers and toes were warmer...  I blog more frequently on Shiloh Musings and me-ander.  You may find some of the posts to your liking.

A Tsunami To Take Over The World, Isn't That What the Muslims are Aiming For?

Generally, I find it difficult to force myself to read long serious books, even articles, but I prepared myself to make a great effort to read The Islamic Tsunami: Israel and America in the Age of Obama, by David Rubin.  David is a neighbor here in Shiloh, and he asked me to review his latest book.

I'm glad to say that this book was a pleasure to read, not that the subject is pleasant.  It certainly isn't an upbeat or enjoyable subject, how Islam is a danger to world stability and peace.  But it is a very readable book.  David is an excellent writer, and he did an amazing job with the complex and difficult material.

“It behooves us to pay close attention, not to what is said in mainstream American public forums, in which the Muslim leaders are careful about what they say and how they say it, but to what these Islamic organizational leaders generally reveal when they speak to their own people in Arabic or Farsi, or even occasionally in English. In fact, they are downright secretive and devious, for fear of being exposed for who they really are.”

“Since the inauguration of President Obama, there has been a resurgence of the plague of “moral relativism”- the belief that truth is relative and that there is no such thing as good or evil."

 “There is a dynamic process taking place in history before our eyes. The frightening terrorist threats that occur at airports, in cities around the globe, the upheavals in the global economy, and the increasingly frequent clashes in the Middle East are all indicative of an historic process that makes sense and has solutions.”

In recent years, David has been traveling around North America speaking to groups about Arab terrorism and raising money for his Shiloh Children Fund, ever since he and his son, Ruby, were injured by Arab terrorists.  That story is also included in the book.

The aim of the book is to make the general public aware of the danger facing entire western world because of Islam.

The Islamic Tsunami: Israel and America in the Age of Obama is well researched and easy to read, rare in the world of non-fiction.  It's a history book that tells about current events and gives an excellent summary of the history of Islam and how its early leaders tried to replace Judaism.

Much of David's American audience is Christian, and he explains how he, a Torah observant Jew, relates to them.  Yes, this is David Rubin's book.  It reflects what is important to him.  My praise of the book does not mean that I agree with every word.  It's rare for me to ever agree with everything others say and write.  There are many good things about the book, and I learned a lot from it. 

 And the bottom line...  Is this a book you should read?  Yes, it is.

Chanukah is now over for the year, and Shabbat is just a day away.

For more of my writing, please check out me-ander and Shiloh Musings.  Shabbat Shalom to all.

B"H, A Muddy Rosh Chodesh Tevet, G-d Willing A Green and Muddy-Wet Rosh Chodesh Shvat

 

PS there were more women praying yesterday morning at Tel Shiloh than you can see in the pictures.  Tel Shiloh is enormous; it's not claustrophobic like Kever Rachel.  You can have hundreds, thousands of people and still have room and not feel crowded.  The holiness is all around, not concentrated on a stone "coffin" and dead body.  So there's no pushing and fighting.  This is very Chana, not Rachel.  The Biblical Rachel is described as physically beautiful, as are her descendants, Joseph and King Saul.  There is no physical description of Chana.  She is just a woman who knows how to communicate with G-d.

Just to let you know that Tel Shiloh is open for visitors and events.  Contact telshilo@gmail.com or call 02-994-4019 for more details.

Chodesh Tov and Chag Urim Sameach

Have a Good Month and An Enlightened Holiday

I write more frequently and on a wider variety of topics on Shiloh Musings and me-ander.  You're very welcome to visit.

Stop The Avalanche of Pseudostine aka Palestine sic State Recognition

U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama gave it a year, a target, 2011, which starts in a couple of weeks.  Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu approved the concept.  So, now we'll be hearing of more and more countries, international bodies, media and leaders recognizing the Arab terror state that plans on supplanting Israel, G-d forbid.

"Argentina and Uruguay said Monday they were joining Brazil in recognizing an independent Palestinian state..."

There's no way we can live together.  It's one or the other.

On June 14, 2009, Binyamin Netanyahu accepted an eventual Palestinian state which must “clearly and unambiguously recognise Israel as the state of the Jewish people”, meaning that Palestinian refugees must be settled outside of Israel’s borders, since resettlement within Israel would undermine its existence as Jewish. The Palestinian state must be “demilitarised, namely, without an army, without control of its airspace, and with effective security measures to prevent weapons smuggling into the territory”. The state would not be allowed to forge military pacts with other countries. Other “positions” included Israel's need for “defensible borders” and Jerusalem would remain as the united capital of Israel.[19]

Bibi's plan is that he (Israel) can control the new Arab country, which is what his predecessor, Menachem Begin insisted when he came up with the idea of Palestinian autonomy.

Some day in the future, historians will all agree that these ideas were among the most unrealistic,  inaccurate and dangerous ever conceived, seriously weakening the security and viability of the State of Israel.

 "It's not over 'till it's over."  I'm not going to predict the end of the State of Israel, because I'm hoping and praying that our political leaders will wake up and see that G-d is our true source of strength and power.  And then, with G-d's help, we'll be able to turn back the tide and experience true peace.

Women, you're invited to join us for Rosh Chodesh Prayers at Tel Shiloh this coming Tuesday.

During the Chanukah Holiday we will also celebrate ראש חודש טבת Rosh Chodesh Tevet. We'll be celebrating together at Tel Shiloh, on Tuesday, 30 Kislev, December 7, at 9:30 am. נחגוג ביחד בתל שילה, תפילת נשים יום ג', 7-12, ל' כסלו 9:30 Women's Prayers, הלל Hallel and מוסף Musaf and then a short דבר תורה Dvar Torah

Please tell your friends, family and neighbors that they are welcome, too. נא להזמין חבירות, משפחה ושכינות. כולן מוזמנות!

Tel Shiloh is open for visitors every day. For more information, including the possiblity of arranging tours and special events such as Bar/Bat Mitzvah parties, contact telshilo@gmail.com  or call 02-994-4019.

I blog much more frequently on Shiloh Musings and me-ander; please visit them.  I've been blogging a lot about the fire in the north of Israel.  I can't include all of the articles here on Arutz 7.  Read The Hand of G-d and Hot as Hell.

 

Here's tonight's article:

 'What is this that God hath done unto us?' Genesis Chapter 42:28 בְּרֵאשִׁית

Parshat Shavua, Torah Portion of the Week, Miqeitz Genesis 41:1-44-17 Today in synagogue, during the Torah Reading my eyes hit on a line: Genesis Chapter 42:28 בְּרֵאשִׁית

וַיֵּצֵא לִבָּם, וַיֶּחֶרְדוּ אִישׁ אֶל-אָחִיו לֵאמֹר, מַה-זֹּאת עָשָׂה אֱלֹהִים, לָנוּ. And their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying: 'What is this that God hath done unto us?'

I'm waiting to hear this admission of G-d's power from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.  Bibi, Who is in control?

“We lost all control of the fire,” said the Haifa firefighting services spokesman on Thursday. “There aren’t enough firefighting resources in Israel in order to put out the fire,” he said. (complete article)

It is all so clear to me that this fire is part of G-d's punishment because of how we, as a nation, country, people are sinning. The present drought has been going on for seven years, from the time Ariel Sharon's Likud government announced the Disengagement  plan which destroyed Jewish communities, made innocent Israeli citizens homeless and  gave Gush Katif to the Gazan Arab Hamas terrorists.  The past five years, since Disengagement, Israel has suffered terrorism, wars and rocket attacks on cities in the north and south.  Life isn't better.

 Instead of learning from this horrible mistake, the Netanyahu government (also Likud) is planning to give the Arabs more of our precious and holy Land to the Arabs.  It's not his to give away.  It's G-d's.  G-d gave it to us for us to live in, farm and treasure.  G-d has allowed the fire to burn up the Carmel region to show His power.

 It is time for the Israeli government to recognize G-d and G-d's commandments.  We must fear and respect G-d, not the Americans, U.N., Europe etc.  Caroline Glick's article about WikiLeaks proves  American weakness.  There's no need to be afraid of Obama.  We just have to say "no" and mean it.  He'll find someone else to bully.  David Horowitz's Bennie Begin interview is also worth reading.  Begin is not a politician and doesn't understand how to promote his policies.  Horowitz reveals that Begin doesn't have a staff, considers it unnecessary.  Begin is wrong.  This interview is a rare opportunity to get a dose of realism. 

We have to pray that our government leaders get the message G-d is sending before more of our Land is destroyed.