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The Jewish Leadership Weekly Newsletter
29 Iyar, 5767 (May 17) Issue 6732
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In this Issue |
- Flags, Sovereignty and the Temple Mt.
- Sderot
- The Jerusalem Knock Out
- Jerusalem Day and Economic Success
- Zion's Captives
- Winning Day Seven of the 6 Day War
- Join the Team
- Shmittah Planting Deadline Nears
- Announcements
- Torah Sparks: Jerusalem
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| Flags, Sovereignty and the Temple Mount |
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 Every year, in honor of Jerusalem Day, hundreds of thousands of Jews -- most of them the youth of the Zionist Religious camp, dance through the streets of Jerusalem with Israeli flags, ending their march at the Western Wall. It is a truly inspirational vow of allegiance to Jerusalem.
There is something in this parade, though, that leaves me uncomfortable. Will the thousands of flags in the alleys of the Old City change the fact that the State of Israel does not want Jerusalem? Will this one night of allegiance return Israeli sovereignty to the city? Will the song that swells from the hearts of our youth create a new consciousness? Will it manage to make Jerusalem the beloved capital of all Israelis? That depends on the goals and consciousness of the people who dance with the flags.
In honor of Jerusalem Day, we present our readers with an enlightening exchange of letters between the State of Israel and the Orange Youth who dance through the streets of Jerusalem in honor of Jerusalem Day:
From: The State of Israel
To: The Orange Youth
I was already there. I was already there, with the flags and the songs and the parades and a lot of enthusiasm. Even more enthusiasm than you have today. I was already there, and I'm sick of it. What do you want? To force me back? You can go and dance all night, but leave me out of it!
Once, I thought that you had a message. I saw you running ahead and I thought that you would shoulder responsibility and carry my weight. But you got stuck in your settlements. You don't show the way, you don't propose a new direction -- you don't really have anything to say. All you do is dance and sing as if there is no terror and no corruption, as if the education system is fine and there are no wars and no problems.
I'm tired. But instead of helping me, energizing me and giving me hope, you insist on acting like a small and irritating child -- always pulling me aside. You want this and you want that. I always have to chase you and guard you and pick you up in my arms and bring you home. Grow up!!!
It's us -- the Orange youth. We do have a vision and we do have a light at the end of the tunnel. We didn't think that you would want to hear about it and felt a bit embarrassed. So we hid ourselves behind all these flags. But now we understand that flags do not create sovereignty. It is sovereignty that will bring the flags. We must unfurl our vision. We understand that we cannot hide and think that others will lead us.
We love you, dear State. We thank you for the wonderful opportunity that you grant us by the very fact that you exist. We understand that your old vision has been depleted. That is why you feel stuck and tired. But we have kept our vision -- the vision that kindles our internal fire and empowers us -- to ourselves. We did not let you share it. Instead, we confused you with your old vision. When we think about it, we are truly embarrassed.
From now, we will shoulder responsibility and lead you. The Temple Mount is our Nation's starting point and it is also its destination. We will lead you to it. We will bring the vision of redemption to the leadership position. You can count on us, dear State. We will save you. We will enliven you. We will lead you.
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| Sderot |
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 As this update is being written, Sderot and the Western Negev are being bombarded by Kassam missiles from Gaza. Our hearts are with the residents of those towns and settlements who, with their bodies and souls -- are paying the price of the loss of direction of an entire State.
It is more obvious than ever that Israel urgently needs authentic, Jewish leadership. Only authentic Jewish leadership will liberate Gaza and its satellites from Arab occupation, rid Israel of its enemies, settle Gush Katif and all of Gaza and bring security and prosperity to the entire region. |
| The Jerusalem Knock Out: By Moshe Feiglin |
Translated from the Makor Rishon newspaper.
28 Iyar, 5767
May 16, 2007
 "Shalom, this is Gideon Levi from the Ha'aretz newspaper," said the voice on the other end of the phone line. "On Sunday, I will be moderating a symposium on the topic of Jerusalem. Health Minister Yuli Tamir will be there, Faisal Husseini from the Palestinian Authority will speak, and I will be happy if you would also come," he says.
The Jerusalem Theatre is filled with Jerusalem Leftists -- all sorts of "human rights" types. A film depicting the suffering of Jerusalem's Arabs under the Israeli occupation is screened. At the end, the audience is palpably angry.
"I am honored to present the Jerusalemite who holds the Education portfolio in the Palestinian Authority, Dr. Faisal Husseini," says Gideon Levi. Loud applause accompanies Husseini as he ascends the steps to the stage and seats himself near the small coffee table at center stage. "Our second guest is Health Minister Professor Yuli Tamir." The honorable minister also enjoys loud applause as she sits next to Husseini. "And our third guest, Mr. Moshe Feiglin." I don't hear any catcalls, but the absolute silence shouts even louder. I walk between the rows of seats to the stage. But before I could ascend the stairs, Husseini gets up, stands at the top of the steps and greets me with his outstretched hand. His hand remains in the air. I ignore him and seat myself next to Yuli Tamir.
"Before we begin our discussion," Levi says, "I must ask you a question, Mr. Feiglin. A respectable, mature person gets up in your honor and wishes to shake your hand. Why don't you respond in kind?" "Mr. Husseini is my enemy," I answer simply. "He wants my Jerusalem. Would you shake the hand of someone who demands your home?"
The discussion begins. Husseini speaks about his family who has lived in Jerusalem for 600 years. He speaks of the good neighborly relations between the Arabs and Jews, depicting the pastoral Garden of Eden that existed in Jerusalem before the Jewish conquest. "When the occupation will end," he concludes his words to the vigorous nodding of Minister Tamir, "we will once again live in peace."
"You know what, Faisal?" I turn to Husseini in a friendly tone. "We have something in common that nobody else in this auditorium shares." Husseini looks at me in surprise. The audience becomes alert, waiting for peace to break out in the hall. "I think that you and I are the only people in this entire auditorium that believe in G-d," I continue. "You do believe in G-d, isn't that correct, Mr. Husseini?" Husseini nods his agreement. "Now look," I continue. "I have brought a Bible with me. This is my holy book." I take a Bible out of my briefcase and place it on the coffee table. "Jerusalem appears in my holy book more than 800 times. You can count if you would like." Husseini nods his head, looking confused.
"I also brought another book," I continue as I pull a Koran that I had borrowed from the library out of my briefcase. "This is a Koran. It is your holy book. Is that correct?" Husseini nods his agreement. I place the Koran on the coffee table next to the Bible. "Can you please count how many times Jerusalem appears in your holy book? You will not have to work hard, because it doesn't appear at all. Now tell me -- to whom does Jerusalem belong? To the People of the Bible or the People of the Koran?"
To my surprise, the audience begins to applaud. This is the language with which we will retain our sovereignty over Jerusalem. |
| Jerusalem Day and Israel's Economic Success: By Moshe Feiglin |
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Translated from the "Israeli" newspaper
22 Iyar, 5767
May 10, 2007
 Jerusalem Day helped me to solve a question that had been bothering me for a number of months. Why is Israel's economy doing so well? I am not the only person amazed at the gap between the collapse of all of Israel's government mechanisms and the success of its economy. This question is asked time and again in the economy columns. Even the Governor of the Bank of Israel related to it in recent interviews. So how is it that when the security system is collapsing, and the justice system is collapsing, and the police force is collapsing, and the political system is collapsing, and the media is no more than popular political entertainment, and the academic and cultural elite offer no actual solutions -- the economy is so robust? How is it that although the majority of Israelis do not believe that the country will continue to exist in another 20-30 years -- the economy is one of the strongest in the Western world, economic growth is steady and investors from the world over are knocking on our doors?
Jerusalem Day solved the riddle for me, because I once again studied the unfolding of the Six Day War. Whoever does a bit of research on the Six Day War discovers that it was a successful war with little pre-planning: Due to a series of miracles, the Higher Command did not prevent the forces in the field from advancing.
An interesting study discovered that when the doctors are on strike, the death rate goes down. In the Six Day War, Chief of Staff Rabin collapsed and was hospitalized in a psychiatric ward. In other words, the army had no Chief of Staff. The opening act of the battle for Jerusalem was the liberation of Armon Hanatziv at Jerusalem's southern tip. According to Military Historian Dr. Uri Milstein, it was a battle completely initiated by a Staff Officer named Amos Ne'eman, who simply was tired of waiting for General Dayan's orders, and decided on his own to order his troops to advance. That is how the entire southern end of Jerusalem was captured. The rest of the battles also took place without an orderly chain of command. In effect, nobody in the Higher Command wanted to fight the Six Day War. Ultimately, the Old City of Jerusalem was liberated despite General Dayan's insistent resistance.
So what is the connection between the liberation of Jerusalem and Israel's economy? It's really the same story. For an economy to succeed, it must enjoy as little interference as possible. All the government systems are collapsing. The Minister of Finance is in the process of resigning, the Prime Minister who replaced him is busy with the Winograd Commission and with everything but the economy, Amir Peretz, who loves to drown the economy in a quagmire, is stuck in the Defense Ministry and Labor party primaries. In short, nobody is interfering with the Jewish people as they work and progress. And that is an entirely reasonable formula for success.
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| Zion, Do You not Seek the Welfare of your Captives? |
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The following is an excerpt of a letter written by
Jonathan Pollard on Jerusalem Day of last year. His words are even more accurate and painful today.
My Brothers and Sisters, the whole House of Israel
I have been slowly bleeding to death before your very eyes for 21 years! My desperate situation, the result of the Government's treachery and abandonment, is a Chillul HaShem [a desecration of G-d's Name] that screams to the Heavens.
And where is the Nation? I cry out to you from the depths of my soul: Tzion, ha-lo tishalee l'shlom assirayich? "Zion, won't you seek the welfare of your captives!
[the first line of a famous poem by 12th-century Jewish philosopher and rabbi Yehudah Halevi, the source of the modern-day concept Prisoner of Zion]"
If Zion will not seek the welfare of her captives, it is not the personal problem of the captives. The problem rests entirely upon Zion and upon all who dwell in Zion.
I do not fear for my own fate. Whatever Heaven decrees for me I will accept with love. But I am filled with dread for the fate of the Nation which I so love. If the Nation continues to allow the Government to ignore the Divine commandment "Do not stand idly by your brother's blood," without crying out or lifting a finger to stop this terrible sin, I am afraid to even to think about what the consequences will be.
I do not know how much time is left. I only hope and pray with all my might, for the sake of the Nation of Israel, that we will all wake up and do what needs to be done, now, before it is too late!
With Love of Israel,
Jonathan Pollard |
| Winning Day Seven of the Six Day War: By Moshe Feiglin |
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Translated from the Makor Rishon newspaper
7 Iyar, 5767
April 25, 2007
 "I did not get any instructions to conquer the Sinai," apologized Six Day War Southern Commander Shaika Gavish in an interview with Israel's Makor Rishon newspaper. "My objectives were very clear: To destroy the Egyptian army, to open the straits and to prevent hostilities from the Gaza Strip. Period. And that is what we did."
"I stood here next to Brigade Commander Mota Gur," related Rabbi Yisrael Ariel who was a soldier in the battle for Jerusalem, "when IDF Chief Rabbi Goren arrived. He seemed to be looking for something. 'How can I help you?' Mota Gur asked Rabbi Goren. 'I am looking for a place on the Mount of Olives to bury the IDF casualties,' the Rabbi answered. 'Why look on the Mount of Olives?' the paratrooper Brigade Commander and liberator of Jerusalem asked in surprise. 'After all, in a few months, it will all go back to the Jordanians.'"
The paratroopers fought like lions, but the mindset of the leadership and the High Command was exactly the same then as it is today. Exactly as Shaikah Gavish described it. We did not come as liberators; we did not come as children returning to their ancient homeland; we certainly did not come to connect to Israel's holiness or to our Jewish identity. We came to solve a technical problem and to leave.
Israel's Six Day War political leadership was by and large made up of the pioneers of the Second aliyah. Their sons, who controlled the military leadership, were brought up on rebellion against the "Jewish exile mentality." They derisively called the ambivalent Eshkol government "the Jews." That expression is the quintessence of the auto-Anti-Semitism on which the second generation of "proud Israelis" on the kibbutzim and on the beaches of Tel Aviv was raised. While the Nation of Israel joyously reunited with Israel's newly liberated Biblical landscapes, its leadership began to look for ways to rid itself of those identity-laden territories.
The tension between the nation that desires to connect to its homeland and the interminable leadership that simply wants to solve a problem and disconnect has been part of our lives since the day after the Six Day War. It is the conflict of the seventh Day of the Six Day War. And it is still not resolved.
When it became clear that giving "this whole Vatican" -- in the words of Moshe Dayan -- to the Jordanians was not an option, the Six Day War military leadership, which had already assumed the political leadership of the State of Israel, was forced to look for another outlet. It came up with the detestable option of recognizing the Palestine (all of it) Liberation (from the Jews) Organization. The handshake between the Chief of Staff of the Six Day War (Rabin) and the arch terrorist and the advent of the Oslo era were meant to once and for all provide the disconnecters with victory over the connecters, the Israelis over the Jews -- even at the price of withdrawal from Zionism's basic principles. Arafat did his job by agreeing to accept most of the "cursed territories" (as Leftist politician Yossi Sarid called them).
But terror escalated, the settlements continued to develop despite the terrible price that Oslo exacted from them, and the disconnecters were left with just one more option -- unilateral withdrawal. The destruction of the Jewish settlements in Gush Katif and Northern Shomron was the ultimate expression of the internal conflict that has been raging in Israel since Jerusalem was "liberated." After the Expulsion, it seemed that the outcome of the conflict had been determined. It looked like the Jews had been defeated and that Israel would now "converge" into the state of Tel Aviv.
But actually, we are witnessing the opposite process. The enlightened Israeli tyranny that destroyed its internal enemy has been left without any goal around which it can unite the nation and its army. One year after the Expulsion, Israel suffered a humiliating defeat in Lebanon. Since then, all the arms of the enlightened tyranny fight each other, hastening their quick descent into oblivion. The Jews, though, are waking up. The energies that we saw at the return to Homesh are no less potent than the energies of Sebastia one generation ago. They leave no doubt as to the outcome of the conflict that started on the seventh day of the Six Day War.
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Shmittah Planting Deadline Nears |
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 Less than 90 days left to plant trees in Israel for an ENTIRE YEAR!!!
Starting this Rosh Ha'Shanah the Shmittah (Sabbatical) year begins when planting of trees in Israel is strictly forbidden by Torah law. As a matter of fact, all VINEYARDS must be planted NO LATER than the 15th of Av, which corresponds to July 30th. After that date, no more grapes can be planted for more than a year! This SERIOUSLY impacts the many settlements that count on these plantings for growth and prosperity.
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Torah Sparks: Jerusalem |
The book of Psalms describes Jerusalem as a "city that was joined together" [122:3].
What is this "joining" quality of Jerusalem?
The Jerusalem Talmud [Baba Kama 7:7] explains that Jerusalem "joins each Jew to the other."
Jerusalem is a focal point of unity and cohesion for the Jewish people. |
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