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Written by David Ha'Ivri
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Jul 24, 2007 at 12:30 PM |
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The people of Israel entered the land of Cana'an in the 13th century
before the Common Era. According to the Bible, the land was promised on
numerous occasions by HaShem (God) to the sons of Avraham, Yitzchak and
Yaakov, who all lived in the Land until Yaakov (Jacob) and all of his
children went to Egypt in search of food during time of severe famine.
Consequently they became slaves and were stuck in Egypt for over 400
years.
Getting back to the 13 th century BCE; under the leadership of Yehoshua
Bin Nun, the people of Israel crossed the Jordan River and entered the
Land of Israel. Note that in Hebrew we call our country "ha'Aretz"
which means "The Land". There is a specific emphasis on "The", because
for us it is the only land.
The Jewish people are commanded to observe 613 commandments in the
Torah. Since many of them (more than half) can only be carried out in
the Land of Israel, a Jew living outside of "the Land" can not possibly
observe our faith in its fullness! Or in other words: living in Israel
under our own government is part of our religion. "The whole of the
commandments which I command you this day to observe to do is in order
that you may live, propagate, come to and inherit the land which the
Lord has sworn to your ancestors." (Deut 8:1) |
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Written by David Ha'Ivri
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Apr 26, 2007 at 04:32 AM |
Today as Israelis and Jews world over celebrate for the 59th time the
great miracle of the re-establishment of an independent Jewish State in
our historic homeland after nearly 2000 years of exile, Arabs and those
who call themselves "Palestinians" mark "Al Nakba" – "the catastrophe."
Can't
something be done so everyone is happy? Maybe not. The Talmud tells us
that Rome and Jerusalem can not both be standing in their glory (Rome
representing the empire that took down the Judaic commonwealth in
Israel).
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Written by David Ha'Ivri
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Oct 01, 2006 at 09:25 AM |
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Last night at 11 PM Moztie Shabbat on the day before Yom Kippur, thousands of Jews were making their way to the Kotel to take part in the last gathering of slichot before Yom Kippur. As the police in Jerusalem where blocking main roads and re-directing traffic because of the congestion, I too made my way into the center of the Holy city for a very unique tour. Along with 20 of my colleagues, all youth directors in the Jewish towns of the Shomron, we set out for a very different experience, a special sight-seeing tour that should stand as a wake-up call to all of us. |
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Written by David Ha'Ivri
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Jun 25, 2006 at 10:01 AM |
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I've given up on protests and demonstrations. There are two basic reasons one protests. One form of protest is to demonstrate publicly that you disassociate yourself from the evil. You set yourself aside in protest to show that you don't identify with it. Another form of protest is an attempt to convince the other side to change its ways. And so, protesting against government policies is a waste of time. Why? Because there is no need for me to show that I disassociate with Ohlmert's policies. That's obvious already. And I know that no form of protest will cause the government to change an iota from continuing on their path. Even if five million Jews donned orange ribbons, they will be oblivious to it. |
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Written by David Ha'Ivri
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Feb 15, 2005 at 12:51 PM |
Assimilation in Israel is not only a demographic threat, but it also
leads to a real security risk. Loss of Jewish identity often evolves
into a situation where one sympathizes with the enemy, and can reach a
point where one finally crosses the line to full-fledged, active
support of the war against Israel.
Tali Fahima is a Jewish
woman and a resident of Tel Aviv who paid frequent visits to Jenin,
where she developed a romantic relationship with Zakaria Zubeidi, who
is chief of "the Al-Aksa Brigades" and one of the most wanted
terrorists in the Shomron. Not only is she the "mistress" of this Arab
terrorist, but she herself was arrested by the Israeli authorities when
it became known that she was involved in terrorist activities against
Jews in Israel. |
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