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Jun 24, 2025

strange day

Today was a strange day with the ceasefire coming out of nowhere early this morning. 

We Israelis were told about the ceasefire by President Trump and by the Iranians but our own government stayed silent about it for a long time, so we in Israel had no idea what was true, what was bluster, what was happening, and what was real or fake. Eventually the Israeli government confirmed it as well. Despite the ceasefire the Iranians shot missiles at Israel. Israel was going to retaliate and Trump seems to have harshly told Israel to back off. Strange day.

The ceasefire seems imposed. It also seems like subterfuge with Trump going crazy about Israel possibly retaliating despite being so close over the past two weeks. Maybe it is more deception and a distraction with something sneaky to come out of nowhere in a few days. 

During the campaign against Iran Netanyahu strutted around proud of what Israel had accomplished, and rightfully so. He even gave interviews (to news outlets other than Channel 14) and press conferences with questions, that he rarely does, and speeches proudly tooting his horn. he also sounded like a leader again, and less like the divisive politician worried about his own interests as he has acted and sounded over the past 4-5 years. Now with Netanyahu receding into the shadows to avoid Trump's anger he again seems back to being the Netanyahu of recent rather than the Netanyahu of old where he suddenly doesnt talk to the Israelis anymore and his personal politics is going front and center. 

The Israeli government at some point released another statement about accepting the ceasefire and that Israel had accomplished all of its goals in Iran so can end it now. The statement is strange because just yesterday members of the war cabinet spoke about how we still have what to do and it will end in a few days when it is all accomplished, and just this morning the Iranians shot ballistic missiles at Israel killing several people and wounding many more. The official war goals had been to dismantle the nuclear program and to dismantle the threat of ballistic missiles. The first one seems to have been accomplished with flying colors, while the second makes it seem like the ceasefire was imposed because that is clearly not something that has been accomplished.

All that being said, the mission in Iran seemed, using the few tools we can judge it with, to have been a great success and we Israelis had some very proud moments over the past 11 days. The issue of the ceasefire is strange and unclear and from what has been said publicly it has seem to left a bad taste in the mouths of many. Despite all that, I think this is mostly a minor thing relative to what Israel has done over the past 11 days, and the lashing from Trump is also minor relative to what has been accomplished with and by the USA, over the past 11 days.

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Barstool Pizza Review - Mamale Cafe (Bay Harbor Islands, FL) (video)







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The Kindest and Loveliest People in the World Live Here! A Night Walk Through Tel Aviv. (video)







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Am Kelavi Yakum – עם כלביא יקום - Rise Like Lions | (Official Music Video)








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Jun 23, 2025

Tweet of the Day




right when the news broke that Israel attacked Iran I said I hope one of the first targets is this Doomsday Clock and Palestine Square. Looks like it was not one of the first targets but it was on the list!


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Jun 22, 2025

PM Netanyahu press conference (video)

this is a good press conference... here he is more like the Netanyahu of old, the leader, not the Netanyahu of the last 4-5 years being dragged around by his partners, talking to the people, not being divisive and mean-spirited while attacking journalists and groups of opponents, showing leadership






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Halacha Headlines: 6/21/25 – Shiur 517 – The “Iran War” – on the Halachic Frontlines (audio)








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Interesting Psak: no tachanun

Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi of Tzfat, issued a psak this morning decreeing that tachanun should not be said during the services today. Additionally we should all make the bracha of Hatov V'Hameitiv, and say Mizmor L'Toda.

Rav Eliyahu explained that having received the good news we have waited for so long, to remove the horrible Iranian threat, requires us to say a full throated thank you. When we thank God, the bounty flows even more. God gives the counsel and the strength to the leaders of Israel to succeed, to the government and the army and to the President of the USA.
source: Arutz7

I havent yet seen anyone say anything about Hallel, with or without a bracha

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WATCH LIVE: President Trump addresses the nation after U.S. bombs 3 Iranian nuclear sites (video)








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Watch: Netanyahu Thanks Trump After U.S. Bombs Iran’s Nuclear Sites | WSJ News (video)








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Jun 20, 2025

Yitzhak Benarza - Carlebach Kabalas Shabbos (video)







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Jun 19, 2025

Quote of the Day

There is a building that is completely destroyed. A 70 year old man asked me to rescue his tefillin from the rubble. My assistant went in to the area against the directives and rescued the dusty tefillin. 3 buildings are definitely going to be demolished, we have over 2000 evacuees. I am telling the residents: Say Baruch Hashem and go "bentch gomel".

  -- Mayor of Ramat Gan Carmel Shama HaCohen after an Iranian missile landed a direct hit this morning on a local building



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Interesting Psak: Rescue Flights not on Shabbos

With upwards of 150,000-200,000 Israelis stranded outside of Israel (I have seen some smaller numbers as well, from 100k) due to the closure of Israeli airspace since the attack on Iran, Israel has now begun operating rescue flights of airlifts of the stranded Israelis to bring them home. El Al is flying Israelis home from the various locations they were stranded such as Larnaca, France, USA, Cyprus, Thailand and others.

The question came up whether El Al can operate these flights on Shabbos to bring Israelis home. El Al asked the Chief Rabbi Rav Dovid Yosef about this. 

The Chief Rabbi paskened that unless there is an immediate danger to life, El Al cannot operate flights on Shabbos to bring the stranded people home. Because it is just a general situation of danger without any immediate threat, and there are no outstanding exceptional humanitarian or health cases, they cannot fly on Shabbos. They need to be brought home as quickly as possible but without violating Jewish tradition and halacha.




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A conversation with Ben Shapiro about the Israel-Iran war (video)








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