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The Jewish Leadership Weekly Newsletter
3 Nissan, 5767 (March 22) Issue 6725
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In this Issue |
- Jewish Destiny
- Return to Chomesh
- Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire
- Help Pollard
- Off the Press
- Join the Team
- Emergency Passover Appeal
- Manhigut Yehudit Poll
- Announcements
- Torah Sparks: Vayikrah
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| Jewish Destiny |
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 "You are the children of Hashem, your G-d," the Creator tells His children, tying His tortured nation to Him with an unbreakable bond that does not allow the Jewish people to disappear from the world stage. The nations of the world look at the children of G-d, who bear testimony to the ethical essence of humanity, with a mixture of anticipation and hatred --marveling at the riddle of the Jewish Nation.
Over three hundred years ago, Louis the Fourteenth asked the famous French philosopher Blaise Pascal if he had proof of the existence of the supernatural. Pascal answered, "Surely it is the Jews, your majesty, the Jews."
The prominent Russian author Lev Tolstoy wrote the following about the Jews:
"The Jew is the symbol of eternity. He is the one who for so long had guarded the prophetic message and transmitted it to all mankind. A people such as this can never disappear. The Jew is eternal. He is the embodiment of eternity."
- Lev Tolstoy (What is the Jew?)
Famous American author Mark Twain concurred:
"The Egyptian, the Babylonian, and the Persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away; the Greek and the Roman followed; and made a vast noise, and they are gone; other people have sprung up and held their torch high for a time, but it burned out, and they sit in twilight now, or have vanished. The Jew saw them all, beat them all, and is now what he always was, exhibiting no decadence, no infirmities of age, no weakening of his parts, no slowing of his energies, no dulling of his alert and aggressive mind. All things are mortal but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?"
- Mark Twain ("Concerning The Jews," Harper's Magazine, 1899)
The Jew may be able to deceive himself, but he cannot deceive the non-Jewish world. The burden of his testimony to G-d's oneness weighs heavily on his back -- even when he convinces himself that he is no longer a "Jew," but rather "enlightened," a "Zionist," an "Israeli," or a "liberal."
The source of the dead end in which Israeli society is trapped today is its attempt to build a "normal" Jewish state -- a state that denies its historical destiny. To emerge from the crisis, the Jewish People must reconcile the State of Israel with its Jewish destiny. The State of Israel must consciously become the conduit to the fulfillment of the historical destiny of the Nation of Israel. If it does not fulfill its role, the State loses the essence of its existence and rapidly disintegrates.
The Jewish People, whose very existence testifies to the oneness of G-d, must be an exemplary model for all of humanity. The Jewish Nation must rectify the world according to the Divine dictates that it has borne since it received the Torah at Mount Sinai.
Only a new leader motivated by the ancient/new Jewish destiny can take control of the helm, steer the ship off its collision course and bring it to safe shores. We need Jewish leadership --leadership with faith and the desire to walk in G-d's ways.
Manhigut Yehudit is leading the way toward the Jewish leadership that the Nation of Israel -- and the entire world -- so sorely need.
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Return to Chomesh |
 A wonderful group of people, among them Manhigut Yehudit members, have organized a return to Chomesh -one of the Northern Shomron settlements destroyed in last summer's government-instituted pogrom against the settlers. The return to Chomesh is an extremely important act, and Manhigut Yehudit supports and encourages all those who participate in it.
It is important to remember, though, that the forefront of the battle for the Land of Israel no longer runs through the settlements. It is important to return to Chomesh. But even if the return is successful, it will not stop the State from collapsing. The classical Zionist approach of another acre and another trailer-home may have been relevant to its time. Today, though, the formula doesn't work.
In our struggle for the Land of Israel, we are sometimes enticed by the ritual with which we are familiar. But the front lines of the battle for the future of the State are in the race for leadership. The hundreds of thousands that struggled for Gush Katif could have established authentic Jewish leadership long ago -- and with just a fraction of the effort. If they had channeled their energy into creating new leadership for Israel they would have succeeded. And Gush Katif would still be flourishing.
May G-d bless the loyal Jews returning to Chomesh. With His help, we will also return to Gush Katif. We will settle the entire Land of Israel and make it flourish, under Jewish leadership that will be committed to the Jewish People, its Land and its G-d.
The return to Chomesh will take place this Monday, Nissan 7 (March 26). Meet at 13:00 at Shavei Shomron. Organized groups will make their way toward the ruins of the settlement. Please bring food, warm clothing and other basics for two days. For more information contact Shaul Cohen: 052-607-0117,
shaulc@mahigut.org.
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| From the Frying Pan into the Fire Again?: By Moshe Feiglin |
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Translated from the Makor Rishon newspaper.
March 18, 2007
 We cannot ignore the fact that it was Right wing governments that relinquished most of the territories liberated in 1967 to the Arabs. Sadly, the only governments that destroyed flourishing and completely "legal" settlements were those elected with the votes of the Jews faithful to the Land of Israel. The Labor government built Gush Katif. Those elected under the Likud ticket destroyed it. It wasn't only Olmert and Livni who voted for the destruction and expulsion. Netanyahu and Shteinitz also raised their hands in favor of the crime.
These facts may be uncomfortable, but they are true. So it is not surprising at all that the public that has remained loyal to the original ideology of the National Camp finds itself in a quandary. What is better? Olmert with 3% public support and with no legitimacy to perpetrate consequential strategic damage, or Netanyahu, with 30% public support, ready and willing to carry out the dictates of the Left and the US?
In truth, the question is strictly academic, because the National Camp has almost no influence on this issue. Never has such a failure of a Coalition merited such a silent Opposition leader. Fear of the Left has rendered the Right silent and paralyzed. Its silence has become strategy bordering on ideology. That is how things look today from the comfortable Opposition corner. We can only imagine how they will look after the "victory."
In the current state of affairs, without charismatic Opposition leadership, the future of the government is in the hands of every force in the arena but the Likud. Netanyahu is certainly a bit more honest and much more talented than Olmert. During the primaries, when I expressed my opinion that Netanyahu is the most talented man to have served as Prime Minister of Israel since Ben Gurion, the political commentators rubbed their eyes in amazement. But ideological backbone and leadership skills are not among the talents with which Netanyahu has been blessed. Those who expect the other elements of the Nation Camp to do the work for Netanyahu and topple Olmert's government are in effect highlighting the fact that Netanyahu is not a leader.
So which is preferable? To perpetuate the current dismal state of affairs or to support Netanyahu?
Neither. The Left is the brain and the soul of Israel's collapse. But the Right -- lacking an alternative ideology -- has become the arm that executes the Left's policies. "Sharon wants a Palestinian state and you tell me that I lost?" said Yossi Sarid after his Leftist party, Meretz, lost the 2003 elections. Unfortunately, he was right. The Left -- regardless of what the voters determine -- has taken control of Israel's reality. It is the Left alone that dictates the national agenda.
"And what is your alternative?" Peres called from the Knesset lectern to then-Opposition-head Netanyahu. Netanyahu, despite all of his rhetorical skills remained speechless in the face of the demagogue that had just brought the Oslo Accords to the Knesset. And thus, when Netanyahu was elected on the waves of Zo Artzeinu's protests and the general mobilization of Chabad and the rest of the National Camp, he in no time hugged Arafat and declared that he had found a new friend. It wasn't a one-time gaffe. Netanyahu's actions ever since repeatedly testify to the fact that he is captive to current reality, with absolutely no ability to change it.
Whoever attempts to choose one of the above options will necessarily err, because he is accepting the rules of the game as they are: He will have given his vote and his electoral power to one of the two -- either to the soul of the collapse, or to its executing arm.
There is no choice but to set out on a new path. Clearly, we must be rid of Leftist leadership. It is also clear that Israel's leadership must come from within the National Camp -- in other words, from its leadership tool -- the Likud. This means that we must join the Likud and strengthen it as much as possible. But there is a condition: We must provide the Likud with a true ideological answer to Peres' question. And we must provide it with genuine leadership that will be capable of actualizing its ideology.
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| Help Pollard |
The following effort is being organized on behalf of Jonathan Pollard. Manhigut Yehudit applauds all actions taken on behalf of this Jewish hero. This program is simple and can be done by every one. Please do your part!
Nationwide White House Call-In for Jonathan Pollard
White House Telephone Number 1-202-456-1111
A nationwide 60-day call-in to the White House campaign has begun and will continue through the Holiday of Pesach / Passover, the Holiday of Freedom, to call the attention of President George W. Bush to the continued unfair incarceration of Jonathan Pollard.
Organizers of the campaign remind the community that the White House counts and tallies all in-coming calls, so every single phone call makes a difference. The White House phone number is 1-202-456-1111. Callers are asked to call daily between the hours of 11-2 pm EST and to encourage their family members and friends to do the same. Callers are reminded to expect the lines to be busy and to keep calling until they get through.
For additional information about the Jonathan Pollard cause, or to print out the campaign ad, please visit www.jonathanpollard.org
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| Off the Press: A Chat with Moshe Feiglin |
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 This article originally appeared in The Jewish Press on March 14, 2007 by Elliot Resnick, Jewish Press Staff Reporter
The Jewish Press: How many years will it be until Manhigut Yehudit is running the state of Israel?
Feiglin: I'm not a prophet. But I believe we're talking about months or years, not decades.
JP: If you were prime minister, how would you have responded to the murder of Erez Levanon [who was killed by Arab terrorists last month]?
Feiglin: The killer did not act on his own. He was a soldier who acted out of nationalistic reasons and is a hero among his people. It is not a question of crime; it's a question of war. The village where he came from should be punished. War is collective.
JP: How would you handle Iran?
Feiglin: There's a very simple rule in the Talmud: "One who comes to kill you, arise and kill him first." I think that every individual who declares that he wishes to destroy Israel and is preparing for it, should be killed.
JP: What will you do if Manhigut Yehudit is banned from running in the elections?
Feiglin: Manhigut Yehudit is about an idea. They cannot do what they did to Kahane; ban the whole party, because there isn't any party.
However, it's important to understand that the Likud is only a tool. So if it will not be through the Likud, it will be in a different way.
I don't think that G-d brought us back to the land of Israel for the third time as some sort of bad joke. If Israel does not become a Jewish state, it will no longer be a state at all. So if the door will be closed, we'll get in through the window, and if both will be closed, we'll break a hole in the wall or break the whole wall. God will not give us a challenge with which we cannot deal.
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| Emergency Passover Appeal |
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Moshe Feiglin and Shmuel Sackett, founders of Manhigut Yehudit, have spoken to the mayor of the Shomron town of Immanuel who has described tragic stories of poverty in his town. It must be noted that Immanuel experienced two devastating acts of terror in recent years and the settlement has still not recovered. About 450 families in the settlement live well below the poverty line. It is almost impossible for them to provide their families with matzah, wine, fish, chicken, dairy products and other Pesach necessities.
Manhigut Yehudit has taken upon itself to raise money for the residents of this town and other needy fellow Jews in Yehudah, Shomron and those Jews in Israel's north and south who have found themselves on the "front line". Last year, many of you responded quickly and generously and we raised $10,000. Every single penny of that money was given to buy food for Pesach for needy families in this town.
All money - 100% - will be given DIRECTLY to needy families. No commissions will be taken. No salaries. No administrative costs. No expenses. EVERY dollar will be given to help the Jews of Immanuel, Yehudah, Shomron, north and south for Pesach.
Since Pesach is right around the corner, please click here and donate via our secure server.
All donations are 100% tax deductible in the USA. Receipts will be mailed after Pesach.
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Matching Gift Donation Program
Please note that Manhigut Yehudit works with all corporate "Matching Gift Donation Programs". Many of our donors are able to DOUBLE their donations - without it costing them a penny more - by submitting the proper paperwork for matching gifts. One of our donors works for a company that has a 3-for-1 program! Last year he donated $600 and then his company sent us a check for $1,800! This is an extreme case but PLEASE check out if your company has this program. Even if they will "only" match 1-for-1, that is still fantastic! Please call our USA office if you have any questions: (516) 295-3222.
No matter where you are,
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Join us!
Together we can channel our idealistic energy
into revolutionizing Israeli society.
What can I do?
If you are an Israeli citizen now is the time to sign up for the Likud. Be sure to also sign up family and friends. If you are already a member you may have children over 18 that have not yet signed up. For just a small investment (64 Israeli Shekels for a single membership / 96 Israeli Shekels for a couple), the new Likud member turns from just another insignificant protestor into a highly exclusive and influential voter. Yes, the Likud has severe faults. But it is the most effective ticket to revolutionizing Israel.
And now it's easier then ever -- you can sign up for the Likud via Manhigut Yehudit online. Click, and you are just one step away from joining the team! 4-5 days after you submit the online form a Manhigut Yehudit staff member will contact you to verify the information you have submitted and to bring you up- to-date with the latest information regarding the status of your membership. Click here to join the Likud now.
If you are already a Likud member and you would like to check your membership status, just email us at: likud@jewishisrael.org. Be sure to include your name, Israeli ID No., and a phone number where it is easiest to reach you. Or give us a call at our new "English Speakers" office: 02-996-1123 (Israel), or 516-620- 2475 (USA).
If you are not Israeli citizen, then you are not eligible to join the Likud. But you can join many others and become a Manhigut Yehudit International Member.
Joining Manhigut Yehudit International is much more than just a donation. Now you're part of the team! And you don't need to be living in Israel to join. Join the team today! Click here to learn more!
Let's spread the message! If you are interested in arranging a lecture or meeting in your community with Moshe Feiglin or Shmuel Sackett, either in Israel or in the USA, please contact Dovid Shirel at shir@manhigut.org, or call: 02-996-1123 (Israel), or 516-620-2475 (USA).
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| Now You can Vote |
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Which candidate would you prefer for Prime Minister? Manhigut Yehudit's poll includes only those National Camp candidates who are in the leadership arena: Moshe Feiglin and Binyamin Netanyahu.
Moshe Feiglin or Binyamin Netanyahu?
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Thursday, Chol Hamoed Pesach, 17 Nissan (April 5)
Hebron
Moshe Feiglin and Manhigut Yehudit members will be greeting the thousands of visitors to Hebron, spreading the Manhigut message and signing up new members. Look for the Manhigut Yehudit stand across from the Cave of Machpelah.
Tuesday, 29 Nissan (April 17)
Jerusalem
English lecture and questions and answers:
"Jewish Leadership and How You Can Help Save Our Country"
With Moshe Feiglin
At the Israel Center
Keren Hayesod Street
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Save the date!
Mazal tov to Steve and Mindy Schwartz on the marriage of their son, Yonatan, to Moran Davidi.
Mazal tov to Michael and Malki Fuah on the marriage of their son, Yehudah, to Rachel Sarid.
May the new couples bring you and the entire Nation of Israel much joy.
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Torah Sparks: Vayikrah |
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And if a person sins... though he knows it not, he is guilty. (Leviticus 5:17)
One who knows for certain that he transgressed, brings a sin offering; one who doubts if he transgressed, must atone with a guilt offering. Why does the one who has perhaps not transgressed require the more valuable offering? Because his regret is not as complete.
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