The Power of Speaking Favorably of Israel – Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein

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Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein discusses in Chashukei Chemed, Arakhin 15a the following question, which for the sake of ease, I more or less translated with the help of an artificial intelligence program ChatGPT. The translation isn’t perfect but good enough for … Continued

The Mouse Is Not Assigned the Primary Blame for the Theft but Rather the Mouse Hole

The way that the Bar Ilan Responsa project explains this in its Talmudic concepts section is: “The mouse is not to blame for the theft, but rather the hole through which the mouse entered the place of theft, as a … Continued

Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic- COVID-19 MISINFORMATION: Public health officials often spread misinformation through conflicting messaging, kneejerk reactions, and a lack of transparency. In the most egregious examples of pervasive misinformation campaigns, off-label drug use and the lab leak theory were unjustly demonized by the federal government.

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The following is a summary of the FINAL REPORT (published Dec 2, 2024 /1st of Kislev, 5785): of the 2-Year Investigation of the Select Subcommittee (of Congress) on the Coronavirus Pandemic found at https://oversight.house.gov/release/final-report-covid-select-concludes-2-year-investigation-issues-500-page-final-report-on-lessons-learned-and-the-path-forward/ FINAL REPORT: COVID Select Concludes 2-Year … Continued

The Illegal Migrants in Israel Must Go vs. Being A Light Unto the Nations – Which Value to Pick?

Introduction This was originally posted on the 24th of Elul, 5783. It is especially appropriate to reissue this post in light of the recent imprisonment of anti-illegal immigrant activist, Shefi Paz. To quote from a translated facebook post of Israel’s … Continued

The Truth is that Rashi Did Not Believe Hashem Has a Body!

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According to Rambam believing that Hashem has a body is an ideological crime, similar to the ideological crime of being an atheist. See the article: Are Chinese Atheists Who Persecute Judaism and Threaten Israel, Bad People? for details. The great … Continued

David Goes to Battle Against Aram

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This audio lecture is by Lenny Goldberg. It is located at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lenny-goldberg/episodes/Shmuel-2-Ch–10-v-5-19-David-Goes-to-Battle-Against-Aram-e2fbs99/a-aau6rte Comment regarding the lecture: Midrash Tanchuma faults David for the war breaking out. The Torah commands us not to seek out the peace and good of (the people … Continued