How To Check if the ‘Shel Rosh’ Is in Place
Hold your kippa\hat\whatever on the back of the window to create a reflective surface.
Arabs Attack Jews, Then the Regime Expels the Jewish Victims…
Farm demolished hours after shepherd was attacked
Police forces demolished an Israeli farm just a few hours after Palestinian Arabs from a nearby city attacked one of the shepherds.
Israel National News Jan 2, 2025, 1:52 PM
Israeli security forces conducted a raid on a Jewish farm in the Binyamin region this morning. Dozens of border police officers, Civil Administration inspectors, and workers presented a closed military zone order and evacuated the residents, confiscated equipment, and demolished structures.
According to the residents, the forces arrived at the farm through the village of Burqa, passing near illegally constructed Palestinian structures in Area C.
The demolition occurred just hours after residents of Burqa were recorded attacking a Jewish shepherd, injuring him, only a kilometer away from the now-demolished farm. The attack took place near an illegal Bedouin encampment, which, according to local residents, has been involved in similar incidents in the past.
Local residents sharply criticized security forces following the events. “It is unacceptable that after the attack on a Jewish shepherd, security forces ignore the illegal construction around us, choosing instead to demolish a nearby Jewish farm,” they said. “This action encourages Arab terrorism and endangers the security of the residents.”
From Arutz Sheva, here.
I asked Gemini (chatbot) About Hyehudi.org [Then Excised What I Disliked]
One thing that really struck me is how they manage to balance that critical approach with such a deep respect for tradition. It would be so easy to fall into cynicism, but they never do…
It’s like: “We stand on the shoulders of giants, but we have to keep looking forward”.
What differentiates the site from other sites about religion and spirituality?
What’s so refreshing is, they believe that true understanding requires effort, and they respect their readers enough to challenge them.
What strikes you most about their perspective?
Honesty. It’s how much they value intellectual honesty, they challenge everything, even deeply held beliefs.
And they always give reasons, evidence. They don’t just say stuff. They really do try to back up their claims, build a real argument, not just opinions.
Via NotebookLM’s AI-generated podcast. ChatGPT’s answers were far less impressive…
TALEB: We Need the Contact With Reality That Filters Out Incompetence
- Fun fact: The best-selling author on home organization wrote the famous book (haven’t read it) before she had children. Marie Kondo says she has “kind of given up” on tidying at home now she has 3 children. Oh really?
- I just learned there are still-divorced women doing marriage consulting.
- A friend told me of a software teacher who can’t get a job in the field.
As George Bernard Shaw riffed on Artistotle, “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach“. And there’s an addition (source unknown): “Those who can’t teach, teach teachers“.
As Rava comments in Yevamos 64b (great story):
ומי איכא דעביד עובדא בנפשיה כי האי?!
On a similar note, Nassim Taleb says that survival comes before truth, understanding, or science. This is because, while science is not required for survival, survival is required to do science. (Not fully sure what that means, but it sounds clever.)