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Antisemites Promoting American Aliyah This Shabbos

National “Day of Hate” Against Jews Planned for Shabbos Around Country

February 23, 2023 12:38 am

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A “Day of Hate” is being planned for this Shabbos by a group of Neo-Nazi antisemites. It was first reported by the Chicago Police Department to its local Jewish community, and now authorities in New York and Florida are warning their Jewish communities to be vigilant.

Last month, an anti-Semitic group based in Iowa designated Feb. 25 as a “day of hate,” and other white supremacist and hate groups have since said they plan to participate, according to David Goldenberg, the Midwest regional director of the Anti-Defamation League. One of the organizations behind the plot is the Goyim Defense League (GDL).

Chicago police have been urging Jewish communities to be extra vigilant. “At this time, there is no actionable intelligence,” the department said in a statement. “We continue to actively monitor the situation.”

The NYPD has now also released a similar notice to the Chicago PD, warning New York Jewish communities to be extremely vigilant and report any suspicious activity.

In addition, the O-U has sent a message to its network of shuls, encouraging them to be vigilant and stay in contact with local law enforcement to request enhanced security. They said they have been in contact with the DHS and FBI about the threats.

In addition, police in South Florida sent this message to Jewish residents: “Over the past several weeks a handful of known antisemitic, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi groups have encouraged their followers to participate in a “National Day of Hate” this coming Saturday, Feb. 25. The event is meant as a call to action for followers to conduct in-person propaganda efforts across the US. The antisemitic activity will likely include in-person demonstrations, flyering efforts, stickering efforts, banner drops, and vandalism.

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From VIN News, here.

Next Auction Item: A Deceased Rabbi’s Magic Underwear!

Torn pants of late haredi Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky will be auctioned starting at $3,200

BY JACKIE HAJDENBERG 
(JTA) — A pair of pants coming up for auction are being described as “holy” — and not just because they’re a little torn.

Rather, the pants once belonged to the late Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, an Israeli haredi Orthodox leader considered by his followers to be the leading Jewish authority of his generation. Kanievsky died last year at age 94, and now anyone can be the owner of his trousers – provided they can afford them. The starting bid is $3,200.

The bidding at the Prime Judaica auction house, in the heavily haredi New Jersey city of Lakewood, begins March 1. The item is listed in Hebrew as “Holy pants from the Prince of Torah, our leader Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky.”

Included on the auction house page is a letter written and signed by Gedalyahu Konigsberg, who identifies himself as a grandson of, and former aide to, Chaim Kanievsky.

From JTA, here.

Rabbi Meir Kahane Saw Right Through Ariel Sharon…

Rabbi Kahane Warned against Trusting Sharon

By Menachem Ben-Mordechai – 

Not long ago, the moribund eleventh prime minister released terrorists and destroyed Gush Katif. Decades before these acts, a murdered patriot identified his character in The Jewish Press.

In 1982, Rabbi Meir Kahane Hy”d described Sharon as “the latest darling of the donkey-nationalists.” He wrote concerning Sharon’s conduct as defense minister during the First Lebanon War:

“Let those who rush to dinners for him at the chic glatt kosher nightclubs or those who through him vicariously live their ‘tough Jewish’ life, remember this. He is a man who is a great general but one who knows little and cares less about Jewish concepts and discipline. Tomorrow he is capable of the most incredible and dangerous turnabouts. And that time the donkeys will bray: How could he have deceived us so? And then they will find themselves another hero.”

With similar foresight, Rabbi Kahane observed in 1990:

“…it was Sharon who voted for Camp David; it was Sharon who allowed Begin to sign an agreement to smash Jewish settlements and drag their Jewish occupants from their homes; it was Sharon who, as Minister of Defense, organized and supervised the destruction of Jewish settlements and thus set the precedent for the same in Judea and Samaria and Gaza.”

This Israeli recognized the catastrophic trends. For some people, however, the emergence of a shark fin in the ocean signals nothing beyond the presence of marine life.

When the shark bites, some learn from the trauma while others return defenselessly to be preyed upon again. And for some Jews who think that being a freier is authentic Judaism, it’s a mitzvah to be preyed upon.

Menachem Ben-Mordechai has written for numerous publications on subjects ranging from Israel and Latin America to the sport of powerlifting and life insurance. He has also coached elite powerlifters as well as beginners. Menachem’s other writing can be found under the name Myles Kantor.

From The Jewish Press, here.