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I just heard the following quote from Rabbi Steinman:

לא נלחמים באייפון בהפגנות אלא באביי ורבא

My paraphrase:

One does not battle open internet access by protest rallies, but by Gemara study.

Here’s a quote from an architect of the Oslo Peace Accords:

“Peace is not a goal in and of itself. It is the means to bring Israel from one era to the next; to the era that I consider the era of the normal state. ‘Israelization’ of society instead of its ‘Judaization’ will foster the synthesis of Jewish nationalism, flourishing of Israeli culture, separation of religion and state and complete equality for the Arab minority in Israel.” (Ron Pundak, Jan. ’14)

(Thanks to Moshe Feiglin. Again.)

Oslo is not just our physical destruction but our religious ruin as well (“Shmad”).

This is shocking to admit to ourselves, but the Rabbis who endorsed the peace process with ridiculous claims of “land for Pikuach Nefesh” – i.e., almost all of them – were and still are destroying Judaism itself. Rabbi Brand has often pointed this out.

אוצר נחמד ושמן בנוה חכם וכסיל אדם יבלענו

• Proverbs 21:20

To paraphrase, the fool spends away his savings, eats up his pantry.

To the mind (?) of a modern economist (huh?) spending is what drives the economy (how?). To dignify this “idea” with a title – as the modern loves doing, we call this “demand-side economics”. It doesn’t need to make sense, as long as there’s an intellectual label attached. If it still doesn’t impress, add capitalization.

Anyway… Scripture seems to disagree; see above.

Why, oh why, are Torah scholars so statist? Why do we accept the state’s official excuses for its economic decrees at face value?

Here are some recent popular articles from Hyehudi you may have missed:

1. מספיקים למחות על שמד צה”ל לפני שיצא ‘חוק’ נגד המחאה
2. Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky: Why Make Aliyah?
3. Rabbi Yichya Kapach – A Short Introduction
4. Rabbi Yaakov Travis and Possible References to ‘Nibiru’
5. Meir Pogrow, Adulterer
6. The Big Difference Between God and Godly
7. The State, By Definition, Cannot Be Made Jewish
8. ככל תורת משה

Do you see a common thread? I don’t.

Here’s an interesting Gematria – for those who enjoy Gematriyos.

What is “Gematria”? This from Wikipedia:

גִּימַטְרִיָה (מיוונית: גאו = אדמה, מטריה = מדידה כלומר: “מדידת האדמה”) היא מתן פרשנות למילה או למחרוזת מילים לפי סכום ערכן המספרי של האותיות. לאחר שהומרו למספרים, ניתן להשוות מילים זו לזו ולמצוא קווי דמיון. יש המייחסים למילים בעלות ערך מספרי זהה משמעות מיסטית, ויש הרואים בכך שעשוע.

If you ask three Jews to define what a Charedi is you will get four opinions. Here is my own opinion: the Charedi worldview is nothing but anti-Zionism. This is reflected by the following numerical values:

החרדיות = 633

אנטי-ציונות = 632

According to the rules, Gematria is allowed to off by one numeral.