Shiur to the Mithabrim (‘Associates’) 28th Kislev, 5785, 29th December 2024, Chanukah. The Gemara recounts about ‘Diclot’ (Diocletian, Roman Emperor) – this is page 47a, in Trumot, the end of the eighth verse[1]. Diocletian was a shepherd of pigs. He used to shepherd [his pigs] exactly opposite where the cheder of Yehuda Nesiya[2] was [in […]
Questions about tunnels
There was an article that appeared on YNET yesterday, about the Hamas tunnels in Gaza.
It was talking about the massive 'tunnel boring' machinery Hamas has, to make all these massive tunnels deep under ground.
I can't find that article now....…
Some clarifications
Just thought I'd spend a few minutes going through some stories, to help 'clarify' a bit more.
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Screenshot from the Tomer Devorah blog HERE:
It's not a lie.
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There are hundreds of thousands of…
Greco-Roman snakes in Jerusalem
Sadly for us, our whole country is crawling with them...
Here's the continuation of the Rav's shiur, that we started HERE.
Then meet me at the bottom for a couple more interesting intersections with 'Greco-Roman snakes in Jerusalem'.
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Just three men against hundreds of terrorists
The Rav has referred quite a few times to 'three soldiers' who managed to hold off literally hundreds of terrorists all by themselves, on Simchat Torah.
He mentioned the Kissufim crossing.... but I didn't find anything 'real life story' that…
The whole war of the Maccabees was against the i-Phone
More words from the Rav.
It's not a coincidence that the biggest sports stadium in Jerusalem is called 'Teddy Stadium' - after that self-same British spy and hater of religious Jews, Teddy Kollek.
There is literally nothing new under the…
Time to reclaim ‘normal life’
The last few days, I was feeling not so happy, and also pretty ill.
Migraines, not sleeping, eyes funny, stomach issues, anxiety, 'suppressed anxiety', despair, worry - all of it.
Until yesterday evening, when I sat down with my husband…