October 30, 2013

▶ CNN: Obama Admin Trying To Silence Insurance Companies From Discussing ObamaCare Problems - YouTube

▶ CNN: Obama Admin Trying To Silence Insurance Companies From Discussing ObamaCare Problems - YouTube

Column One: Israel and the new Munich | JPost | Israel News

Column One: Israel and the new Munich | JPost | Israel News

Israel Hayom | Report: White House working to stop Congress from siding with Netanyahu on Iran

Israel Hayom | Report: White House working to stop Congress from siding with Netanyahu on Iran

Michelle Obama belonged to radical student groups | The Daily Caller

Michelle Obama belonged to radical student groups | The Daily Caller

Why the Jews? Part II: Anti-Semitism on the College Campus

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Watch Lou Reed's Directorial Debut, the Holocaust Documentary 'Red Shirley' (Video)

Watch Lou Reed's Directorial Debut, the Holocaust Documentary 'Red Shirley' (Video)

October 29, 2013

'Aftermath' Dares to Unearth Terrible Secrets of Poland's Lost Jews

'Aftermath' Dares to Unearth Terrible Secrets of Poland's Lost Jews

The President Who Has Done the Most Damage | National Review Online

The President Who Has Done the Most Damage | National Review Online

SOWELL: The race-hustlers among us - Washington Times

SOWELL: The race-hustlers among us - Washington Times

New History: How Anti-Judaism Is at the Heart of Western Culture – Tablet Magazine

New History: How Anti-Judaism Is at the Heart of Western Culture – Tablet Magazine

Thieves in the Temple: Week 56 of Our Literary Critic's 'Daf Yomi' Talmud Study – Tablet Magazine

Thieves in the Temple: Week 56 of Our Literary Critic's 'Daf Yomi' Talmud Study – Tablet Magazine

Israeli Hummus Recipe - My Jewish Learning

Israeli Hummus Recipe - My Jewish Learning

Woman Burned by McDonald's Hot Coffee, Then the News Media

Ever Hear About The Lady Who Spilled Coffee On Herself At McDonald's, Then Sued For Millions?

Ever Hear About The Lady Who Spilled Coffee On Herself At McDonald's, Then Sued For Millions?

Supreme Court Gives Employers Avenue to Defend Ever Increasing Retaliation Claims

Supreme Court Gives Employers Avenue to Defend Ever Increasing Retaliation Claims

▶ Rita Wilson - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow at Greek LA 2013 - YouTube

▶ Rita Wilson - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow at Greek LA 2013 - YouTube

Articles: Healthcare.gov Has a Big EDI Problem

Articles: Healthcare.gov Has a Big EDI Problem

▶ Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight (Official Live Video) - YouTube

▶ Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight (Official Live Video) - YouTube

▶ Eric Clapton Wonderful Tonight Live greatest version - YouTube

▶ Eric Clapton Wonderful Tonight Live greatest version - YouTube

▶ Eric Clapton - Layla - YouTube

▶ Eric Clapton - Layla - YouTube

▶ Eric Clapton - Cocaine - YouTube

▶ Eric Clapton - Cocaine - YouTube

▶ Steppenwolf - Born to be wild 1969 - YouTube

▶ Steppenwolf - Born to be wild 1969 - YouTube

▶ Steppenwolf - Born to be wild 1969 - YouTube

▶ Steppenwolf - Born to be wild 1969 - YouTube

▶ Somebody To Love/White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane - YouTube

▶ Somebody To Love/White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane - YouTube

▶ Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (Grace Slick, Woodstock, aug 17 1969) - YouTube

▶ Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (Grace Slick, Woodstock, aug 17 1969) - YouTube

▶ Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side - YouTube

▶ Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side - YouTube

"Palestine"? Livni is Wrong, Prince Bandar is Right - Op-Eds - Israel National News

"Palestine"? Livni is Wrong, Prince Bandar is Right - Op-Eds - Israel National News

Lou Reed’s Stand for Israel and against Anti-Semitism | National Review Online

Lou Reed’s Stand for Israel and against Anti-Semitism | National Review Online

October 28, 2013

A further response to the Methodist Church's call for comments | Maurice Ostroff | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel

A further response to the Methodist Church's call for comments | Maurice Ostroff | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel

Why It Pays to Think Long-Term: After 6 Years of Planning, YouTube Reaches 40% Mobile-Sourced Traffic

Why It Pays to Think Long-Term: After 6 Years of Planning, YouTube Reaches 40% Mobile-Sourced Traffic

Easy dinner recipes: Vegetarian frittata ideas for Meatless Monday - latimes.com

Easy dinner recipes: Vegetarian frittata ideas for Meatless Monday - latimes.com

Blog: Fox News' Megyn Kelly Grills Slippery 'Architect' of ObamaCare

Blog: Fox News' Megyn Kelly Grills Slippery 'Architect' of ObamaCare

Michelle Obama belonged to radical student groups | The Daily Caller

Michelle Obama belonged to radical student groups | The Daily Caller

Obama's Valerie Jarrett: Often Whispered about, But Never Challenged | National Review Online

Obama's Valerie Jarrett: Often Whispered about, But Never Challenged | National Review Online

60 Minutes: Benghazi - 60 Minutes - CBS News

60 Minutes: Benghazi - 60 Minutes - CBS News

Proving Media Bias: Prager University

Wal-Mart and Apple Make a Big Push Into Solar - DailyFinance

Wal-Mart and Apple Make a Big Push Into Solar - DailyFinance

Linda Ronstadt - Desperado (Simple Dreams Tour - Atlanta 1977)

Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time

Linda Ronstadt - First Cut is the Deepest

60 Minutes: Benghazi

Gov. Palin: Goosebumps! God, thank you for America!

Gov. Palin: Goosebumps! God, thank you for America!

October 27, 2013

breslev.co.il - Peace Within, Peace Without

breslev.co.il - Peace Within, Peace Without

I recently returned from a trip to Israel. During the four days of my trip, I stood on Har Gilo studiously staring at Beit Jala wondering why anyone would want to shoot at me from what looked like one sleepy village to another.
 
I was frisked from head to toe to enter a wedding hall in Beit Shemesh so that I could officiate at my own nephew's wedding. I wondered why anyone would think that I, with my long black frock, beard and homburg hat would be carrying a bomb.
 
I visited a school in the Bukharian section of Jerusalem that I have been fascinated by, and was moved to tears as I tested the eight grades and learned how nine and ten year old children could know more about Torah than many people with Semicha (Rabbinical Ordination).
 
Before I left I went to pray at the grave of the Prophet Samuel. As I gazed at the spectacular views of all of Jerusalem to the South and felt the wonderful breeze against my face I understood how the great Samuel was inspired to hear the word of G-d. We drove 100 feet or so down the hill and suddenly I found myself at an Israeli checkpoint. Twenty or so Arabs were standing in line to be able to walk through two large piles of sandbags. The tension in the air was painful. The Israeli soldier with a machine-gun in his hand decked out with bulletproof gear stared at each Arab for a long minute, visually scanning his face for any nervousness or abnormality.
 
While on the Arabs face was the question “What do they want from me? I just want to go home, the Israeli face was inscribed with uncertainty whether one of the twenty would blow up in his face. As I stood there for five or ten minutes I felt the entire Middle East crisis in my bones.
 
I'd like to share two observations that I think we must all learn from:
 
One - Faith. The average Israeli Jew: the man in the grocery store, the bus driver, the waitress in Center One, all seem to be imbued with faith in G-d to heroic proportions. Just ask any Israeli, outwardly religious or not, if he or she is scared. They will patiently explain that life and death are in the hands of Hashem and that every bullet has its address. We have so much to learn from them about faith and what it means to be a Jew!
 
Two - We can be our own worst enemy. This past week in Israel was all about arguments in the Knesset between the “Ultra Orthodox parties” and the Prime Minister. How can we argue at a time like this?
 
There is an episode in our history that I thought about a few weeks ago, that I spoke about in Beverly Hills two weeks ago at a wedding party and that I felt in Jerusalem this week.
 
Rabban Gamliel convened a committee in Yavneh to reconstruct the correct order and language of the Shmoneh Esrei (the Amida prayer). Shimon the cotton seller stood before Rabban Gamliel and recited the newly organized prayer. Rabban Gamliel was troubled. Something was missing. “Isn't there anyone here who knows how to create a prayer against the minim?” (Minim refers to the different groups of Jewish turncoats who often joined Sedducee and early Christian cults).
 
The house was quiet. Finally Shmuel HaKatan stood up. “I can do it.” he said, and composed the Velamalshinim prayer that we recite until today. Shmuel HaKatan was the humblest and most peace loving man in Yavneh. He was the one who said, “Do not rejoice when your enemy falls.” (Pirkei Avos) He had the heart with no hate that was needed to compose a prayer against other Jews.
 
Astonishing! Rabban Gamliel wanted a prayer against Jews! What about a prayer against the Romans? What about a prayer against the Inquisitors or the Nazis? Why the Minim?
 
The answer is that Rabban Gamliel understood that G-d has a plan for the world. The Greeks, the Nazis, and the Palestinians are all somehow part of G-d’s plan. None of them can stop G-d from bringing the Geula (redemption). There is only one group that can stop the Geula. There is only one group that can change G-d's plan. The Jews!Velamalshinim Al thi Tikva- “And for the slanderers let there be no hope. That is why we recite this bracha right next to our prayer for Jerusalem and National redemption.
 
Like the Jews in Israel, we must understand that everything that is happening today, in Israel, in Europe and in the USA, is all somehow part of G-d's plan. G-d has a plan. We must also understand that we can be our own worst enemy. It is at this time that we must all humble ourselves into unity. We must cooperate with each other and find the good in our neighbors. If we do ours - Hashem will do his, and there will be peace in Israel and peace on Earth.
 

The 13 Principles of Faith

The 13 Principles of Faith 1. God exists 2. God is one and unique 3. God is incorporeal 4. God is eternal 5. Prayer is to be directed to God alone and to no other 6. The words of the prophets are true 7. Moses' prophecy is better than any other prophet's 8. The Written Torah (first 5 books of the Bible) and Oral Torah (teachings all recorded in the Talmud and other ancient writings, all summarized in Maimonides' Mishneh Torah) were given to Moses 9. There will be no other Torah 10. God knows the thoughts and deeds of men 11. God will reward the good and punish the wicked 12. The Mashiach will come 13. The dead will be resurrected on What Do Jews Believe? / 13 Principles of Faith
The basic principle in life that we learn from Rebbe Nachman is that anyone who fails to spend a daily hour in serious self assessment most surely makes mistakes and leads others astray, even if he is a Torah scholar or a rabbinical lecturer. What's more, without daily self-assessment, he won't identify his own shortcomings and therefore might look at himself as if he's the Moses of this generation. With such fantasies, he's liable to fall to the lowest depths. And, the more he has a position of leadership, the more danger he's in. Rebbe Nachman teaches (Likutei Moharan I:18) that oftentimes a person considers himself to be a worthy leader, considering himself to be concerned with the welfare of others. Really though, he's only concerned with his own self-aggrandizement.

Reb S. Arush

New Western Wall Plaza: 3 minute tour by Naftali Bennett

Europe, US pressuring Israel to endure discrimination at UN Human Rights Council | JPost | Israel News

Europe, US pressuring Israel to endure discrimination at UN Human Rights Council | JPost | Israel News

10 things Obamacare won’t tell you - MarketWatch

10 things Obamacare won’t tell you - MarketWatch

October 19, 2013

Rabbi Wachsman 5/26/13 on Vimeo

Rabbi Wachsman 5/26/13 on Vimeo

Audio: Teshuvah Drasha from Rav Ephraim Wachsman » Matzav.com - The Online Voice of Torah Jewry

Audio: Teshuvah Drasha from Rav Ephraim Wachsman » Matzav.com - The Online Voice of Torah Jewry

The Art of the Impossible | National Review Online

The Art of the Impossible | National Review Online

The Longest Hatred (1991): 3. Between Moses & Muhammed

The Longest Hatred (1991): 2. Enemies of the Nation

The Longest Hatred (1991): 1. From the Cross to the Swastika

The Medieval Anti-Semitic Views Of 150 Million Europeans: An Interview With Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

The Medieval Anti-Semitic Views Of 150 Million Europeans: An Interview With Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

October 04, 2013

Obama Must Apologize to Those Who Lost Health Insurance Plans

Obama Must Apologize to Those Who Lost Health Insurance Plans

John Kerry’s Jobs Program for Would-Be Jihadists | FrontPage Magazine

John Kerry’s Jobs Program for Would-Be Jihadists | FrontPage Magazine

Keyshia Cole - I Choose You

CNN’s Iran Coverage: Biased, Inept, or Corrupt? | FrontPage Magazine

CNN’s Iran Coverage: Biased, Inept, or Corrupt? | FrontPage Magazine

World's most popular websites: The new cold war for search.

World's most popular websites: The new cold war for search.

ObamaCare Opposition Hits New High: IBD/TIPP Poll; 7 Mil Jobs Lost? - Investors.com

ObamaCare Opposition Hits New High: IBD/TIPP Poll; 7 Mil Jobs Lost? - Investors.com

Barack Obama: A Divider, Not a Uniter - NationalJournal.com

Barack Obama: A Divider, Not a Uniter - NationalJournal.com

State Dept official to Congress: Could you guys maybe hold off on further sanctions on Iran for the time being? « Hot Air

State Dept official to Congress: Could you guys maybe hold off on further sanctions on Iran for the time being? « Hot Air

October 02, 2013

Live Blog: Media Coverage of Government Shutdown

Live Blog: Media Coverage of Government Shutdown

CAIR, a Muslim Brotherhood Front, Praises Chris Christie | The Counter Jihad Report

CAIR, a Muslim Brotherhood Front, Praises Chris Christie | The Counter Jihad Report

Netanyahu has tough task of rebuilding a credible Israeli military option against Iran

Netanyahu has tough task of rebuilding a credible Israeli military option against Iran

Five Game-Changing Question on ObamaCare | FrontPage Magazine

Five Game-Changing Question on ObamaCare | FrontPage Magazine

GENERAL ALLENBY'S ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM | colonialfilm

GENERAL ALLENBY'S ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM | colonialfilm

LiveLeak.com - Saudi Pedophiles Are Buying Syrian Child Girls in Jordan Border!

LiveLeak.com - Saudi Pedophiles Are Buying Syrian Child Girls in Jordan Border!