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Whose is the Land anyway?

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The war in Israel raises many questions and I switch back and forth in my views that Israel is winning the war and creating a safe place for Jews to live and be at peace, but then, on the other hand, I have reason to suspect that some evil agenda started this war and that leading politicians and globalists are somehow involved in creating a footstool for their agenda. The second idea is very troubling and I know there are many who see suspicious things that happened at the start of the war. Questions are raised about a lot of things that happen in the ongoing alliances of countries who are sworn to fight against us while a few others opt to support us.

It all can be very worrying, or should I say, crazy making? Planes turn on their afterburners over our heads as they fly in the direction of Lebanon or Syria, missiles find their targets in nearby cities, the news tells us what we are supposed to believe or not believe. With all the confusion, those who believe in the Bible or even have the slightest inkling of a God in Heaven are asking how this all fits into any Divine plan for the Land that belongs only to the Eternal who claims Israel as His own. Is there anything that makes sense? I hear my own thoughts and others asking where is Hashem? Does He not see? Has He removed His Hand? Some say God is punishing the Jews with this war for their ongoing belief in tradition rather than the Bible. But I don’t think any of what people are thinking is one hundred percent accurate.

I believe that the land of Israel belongs to the God of the Universe. I believe He will place and protect the people of the Eternal Covenant—that is, those who obey their part of the covenant, in the land. There may be a lot of mopping up that has to happen before it is over.

I believe that Hashem, YHVH, the Eternal is still involved, even when we don’t understand how.

And I believe that in the long run and at the end of the battle, all will be made clear and that nobody, not Gorge Soros, Not Klaus Schwab, not the UN or UNWRA–nobody will stand in the way of what Heaven wants for the Holy Land.

I do not doubt that it will get ugly and still uglier. But can we recommit ourselves to the Covenant that we once made with our Creator and stop following the doctrines of mere men? Can we cling to Hashem throughout this very rough time that is probably going to get very messy soon? Do we have enough faith to stand while the towers fall around us and we see blood flowing in the streets?

So let’s imagine that Israel is somehow destined to become a stronghold for the New World Order! And supposedly a lot of stuff gets blown up and goes away. Ok, perhaps it all seems to be destined to total destruction, and maybe that is what is needed. Maybe the Eternal Covenant Maker even then will execute his plan and all those who came against Israel will be dead on the mountains of Israel and therre will be months and months of burying corpses or burning the bones of those who come against the Land! See Ezekiel 39.

“11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there for burial in Israel, the valley of the passers-by to the east of the sea; and it shall stop the way of the passers-by; and there shall they bury Gog and all the multitude; and they shall call it, Valley of Hamon-Gog. 12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying them, that they may cleanse the land; 13 and all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them for renown in the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord YHVH.” Eze 39:11-13

People tell me that the Land of Israel belongs to the Jews. Not so fast! Who does the Land belong to? The Covenant Maker and He is going to clean it up so that those who keep His Covenant will have a safe place to live so that they will finally be a light to the nations. Do we really think that it doesn’t matter how we live? That it doesn’t matter what we do if we just learn to repeat certain prayers over and over, light Shabbat and Holiday candles, avoid mixing meat and dairy and wear wigs or scarves? Is this stuff even mentioned in the Bible? What is in our hearts? Do we have a clear conscience or do we do all this external stuff to cover up what we really are? I know these are hard questions, but Hashem is watching and He is making His list and checking it twice or three times to see who really deserves to be part of His Covenant People who live in the land of the Covenant.

So how do we fight the war? I do not mean we shouldn’t support the war effort, by no means! But at the same time, we need to fight the personal war of renewing our covenant with our Creator, making sure we are ready to be among those who finally win the right to the Land.

Yours for a final victory, both personal and for Israel!

Ariella

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¿Acostumbrarnos a la Oscuridad? ¿y ahora qué?

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Nada parece semejante a lo conocimos en el pasado. Recuerdo un mundo de sentido común donde los resultados eran
generalmente predecibles, donde se exaltaba el bien y se evitaba el mal, donde se castigaba el crimen, donde los niños eran niños y las niñas eran niñas. Pero ya nada es igual y me pregunto cuándo exactamente entramos en esta nueva realidad, ¿cuándo lo que era negro ahora se ve como blanco?

Hoy tenemos vocabulario nuevo, palabras que algunos de nosotros, mayores de 50 años, no podemos
entender. Nuestra lógica ya no funciona tampoco. Cuando en una parte del mundo hace un frío
inusual, se afirma que es el resultado del cambio climático. ¡Me parece interesante cómo el
calentamiento global se convirtió en cambio climático! ¿Podría ser que muchos de nosotros
señalamos la teoría ilógica de que se produjo demasiado hielo y nieve debido al calentamiento de la
Tierra?

Ahora los bebés varones pueden elegir ser niñas porque se sienten femeninos a los tres años. Mi hija
de seis años le ponía maquillaje y cintas a mi hijo de dos, pero solo estaban jugando y nunca los llevé
a ningún lado para decidir si en realidad el niño era una niña. Fue un juego de niños, nada más. En las universidades, la proporcionalidad racial es el factor determinante para quienes asisten, ¡no la
inteligencia, la perspicacia o el trabajo duro! Las estrellas del fútbol no tienen que presentarse a
Economía o Álgebra Básica más de una o dos veces en un semestre y aun así se gradúan al final del
semestre. Escuchamos en los principales medios de comunicación que los judíos son culpables de genocidio por
esforzarse por defender su país y su derecho personal a existir. Esta generación ni siquiera conoce el
significado de la palabra genocidio. ¿Pero que voy a saber yo de este asunto? Los significados de las palabras han cambiado, ¡así–hay que acostumbrarse!

Entonces, ¿tal vez sea mejor sentarse y esperar a que esta generación se destruya a sí misma?
Lamentablemente, muchos de nosotros tenemos hijos o nietos que están atrapados en la nueva
mentalidad. ¿Qué hacer al respecto? ¿Hay algo? ¿Rogaremos todos por un paseo en un OVNI durante
unos años luz con la promesa de regresar cuando la Tierra esté en equilibrio? Tal como parece, no se
logrará un buen equilibrio, al menos no durante nuestra vida, a menos que la gente haga algo al
respecto, ¡y pronto! ¿Cómo? ¡Esa es la parte difícil!

Entonces, si la solución de abandonar el planeta no es factible, ¿cómo la abordamos? ¿Salimos y
peleamos? ¿Reeducar a la multitud despierta? ¿Nos envolvemos en un mundo surrealista, nos
ponemos gafas de colores y simplemente pretendemos que estamos en los años 60? O peor aún, ¿deberíamos todos, como lemings, saltar por un acantilado?

Debo sostener que será necesario un replanteamiento. Tenemos una opción, aceptar lo que no
podemos cambiar y dejar de quejarnos. O, en mi opinión, una mejor manera es salir y hacer algo al
respecto, ya sea que sea fácil o posible o no. Parece improbable, pero ¿alguien lo está intentando?
Hay algunos. ¿Y podemos de alguna manera unirnos a quienes luchan contra ello? ¿Es suficiente gritar
en las redes sociales? ¿Qué tal hablar con personas reales? ¿Y si no nos escuchan? ¿Tenemos
suficiente confianza para seguir presionando cuando la gente nos dice que estamos equivocados?
¿Una guerra civil arreglaría las cosas?

Agitación: eso es lo que siempre ha cambiado el mundo. No hay nadie vivo hoy que recuerde las
actitudes que prevalecían cuando el primer avión apareció en escena. Hace 200 años se desconocía el
uso de la electricidad, pero se desarrolló y finalmente hizo que el mundo fuera funcional como lo es
hoy con extensas redes de comunicación en todo el mundo. Los teléfonos móviles inalámbricos hace
mucho tiempo que prácticamente reemplazaron a los teléfonos de pared. ¿Son indispensables los
teléfonos móviles? La comunicación tal como la conocemos es imposible sin ellos. Algunas de estas
cosas muestran progreso cuando las miramos hacia atrás. Pero la pregunta sigue siendo importante:
¿qué progreso hay y cuál es la compensación? Aunque no podemos vivir sin ellos, ¿reemplazaron de
alguna manera los valores asociados a cosas simples y tiempos simples? ¿Fueron tiempos más
significativos cuando caminamos unas cuantas cuadras para comprar un litro de leche en una tienda
amigable de la esquina que cargar tu auto eléctrico para cruzar la ciudad hasta las Supertiendas?
¿Se ha perdido algo?

Una mente lógica será igual de buena en estas cosas en la mayor parte, pero hay otras cosas. ¿Cómo
valoramos la realidad virtual? ¿Cambia algo? ¿Nos hace ver cosas que no existen? ¿Y qué pasa con el
género? ¿Pueden las mujeres realmente convertirse en hombres? ¿Es un crimen matar a asesinos?
¿Son las redes sociales el nuevo sistema educativo? ¿Las noticias falsas nos impactan y nos llevan a
ser sólo autómatas haciendo la voluntad de quien tiene la voz más alta? ¿2 más 2 ya suman 4? ¿Qué
es real y qué no es real? ¿Tiene una persona derecho a juzgar su propia salud física y rechazar
medicamentos que no desea?

Entonces, ¿somos culpables de juzgar mal a esta generación? ¿Hay algo que muestre progreso ahora?
¿Hay algo sólido en qué basar la realidad? ¿No hay absolutos: cosas que no cambian con el tiempo o
cosas que seguirán manteniendo su valor en el futuro? Necesitamos saber qué es real, qué resistirá la
prueba del tiempo y qué es necesario incinerar. Y, por supuesto, cuando comencemos a “quemar sus libros”, por así decirlo, ¡no destruyamos todo! ¡Está claro que es hora de pensar con claridad y de poner a personas responsables, inteligentes y sabias al mando del futuro del mundo!

Gracias a Dios por aquellos que luchan por lo correcto, lo lógico y lo verdadero. Gracias a Dios por
aquellos que sostienen principios de justicia en este mundo caótico. Felicitaciones a ellos y que
quienes los escuchamos y apoyamos no perdamos la esperanza. ¡Bien podrían traer una edad de oro
donde reine la paz y un Mesías pueda guiar a su pueblo a cosas mejores! ¿Nos arremangaremos y
seremos parte? ¿O nos sentaremos y nos retorceremos las manos mientras observamos cómo el
mundo se desvía hacia el olvido?


Tuyo para tiempos mejores,

Ariella

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Hello Darkness and Now What?

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Nothing is the same as we once knew it. I remember a common-sense world where outcomes were generally predictable, where the good was exalted and evil was shunned, where crime was punished—Where boys were boys and girls were girls.

But nothing is the same anymore and I wonder when exactly we stepped into this new reality when did that which was black is now seen as white?

Today we have new vocabulary, words which some of us over 50 years of age can’t quite wrap our heads around. Our logic doesn’t work anymore either. When it is unusually cold in part of the world, it is claimed that this is the result of climate change. I find it interesting how global warming became climate change! Could it be that too many of us pointed out the illogical theory that too much ice and snow came about by the earth heating up?

Now boy babies can choose to be girl babies because they feel feminine at three years old. My six-year old daughter used to put makeup and ribbons on my two-year old son, but they were just playing and I never took them anywhere to decide if the boy was actually a girl. It was child’s play, nothing more.

In universities racial proportionality is the determining factor for those who attend, not intelligence, acumen or hard work! Football stars don’t have to show up to Economics or Basic Algebra more than once or twice in a semester and they still graduate at the end of the term.

We hear across the mainstream media that Jews are guilty of genocide for exerting efforts to defend their country and their personal right to exist. This generation doesn’t even know the meaning of the word genocide. But what do I know? The meanings of words have changed, so get used to it!

So maybe it is better to sit back and wait for this generation to destroy itself? Unfortunately, many of us have children or grandchildren that are caught up in the new mentality. What to do about it? Is there anything? Shall we all beg a ride on a UFO for a few light-years with the promise to return when the earth is in balance? The way it looks, a good balance is not going to happen, at least not in our lifetime, unless people do something about it, and soon! How? That is the difficult part!

So if the solution of leaving the planet is not feasible, then how do we deal with it? Do we go out and fight? Re-educate the woke crowd? Do we wrap ourselves in a surreal world—put on rainbow glasses and just pretend we are back in the 60s? Or worse yet, shall we all like lemmings go jump off a cliff?

I must contend that some rethinking is going to be necessary. We have a choice, accept that which we cannot change and stop complaining. Or a better way in my mind is to get out and do something about it—whether or not it is easy or possible. It seems improbable, but is anyone trying? There are some. And can we somehow get on board with those who are fighting it? Is crying out on social media enough? How about talking to real people? And what if they will not listen to us? Do we have enough confidence to keep pushing when people tell us we are wrong? Would a civil war put things right?

Upheaval–that is what has always changed the world. None are alive today that remember the attitudes that were prevalent when the first airplane came on the scene. 200 years ago the use of electricity was unknown, but it was developed and eventually made the world functional as it is today with extensive communication networks across the globe. Wireless mobile phones long ago all but replaced wall phones. Are cell phones indispensable? Communication as we know it is impossible without them. Some of these things show progress as we look back at them. But and the question looms large: what progress, what is the trade off? Though we can’t live without them, did they, somehow replace values that were attached to simple things and simple times? Were times more meaningful when you walked a few blocks to buy a quart of milk at a friendly corner store than charging up your electric car to drive across town to a super Walmart? Has anything been lost?

A logical mind will as good in these things for the most part, but there are other things. How do we value virtual reality—does it change anything? Does it make us see things that do not exist? And what about gender–can women really become men? Is it a crime to kill murderers? Is social media the new education system? Does fake news impact us and steer us where we are only automatons doing the will of whoever has the loudest voice? Does 2 plus 2 even add up to 4 anymore? What is real and what is not real? Does a person have the right to judge his own physical health and refuse medicine that he does not want?

So, are we guilty of misjudging this generation? Is there anything that shows progress now? Is there anything solid to base reality on? Are there no absolutes—things that do not change over time or things that will continue to hold their value for the future? We need to know what is real, what will stand the test of time and what needs to be incinerated. And of course as we begin to burn their books, so to speak, may we not destroy everything! Clearly it is time to think clearly and to place responsible, intelligent and wise people at the helm of the world’s future!

Thank G-d for those who fight for the right, the logical, and the true. Thank G-d for those who hold principles of justice in this chaotic world. Kudos to them and may those of us who listen and support them not give up hope. They may well bring a golden age where peace reigns and a Messiah can lead his people to better things! Will we roll up our sleeves and be a part? Or will we sit back and wring our hands as we watch the world careening off course towards oblivion?

Yours for better times,

Ariella

War Drums or Peace

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The sun is shining today. All is quiet and the hills are alive with birds singing and roosters crowing. The scene stands in stark contrast to our reality here in Israel. We hear, as it were, the drums of war day and night.

But what is reality in a world gone mad?–where wokeness, global warming, and defense of terrorism sways the scepter? I look at the news on my phone and get depressed. The world is upside down with every crazy imaginable idea. But as I look out my window towards the calm of Lake Kinneret, it seems that the message is that we must embrace the moment, especially when we can do nothing about the crazy world outside. Is this realistic? Perhaps not, but is it a better way to live? At times like this, can anyone be damaged by too much optimism? Maybe, maybe not. Realism? Where should we focus our energies at this time? Are we tuned into the sounds of war or something else?

I see birds flying as usual, chickens running around, street cats lolling in the sun, unafraid except for when our big shepherd dog gets too close. And I realize that my life is only promised for today—that when I cannot change things, it is better to embrace the good that still exists–Turn away from the dark hand that threatens to destroy.

The Bible tells an interesting story of the prophet Elisha when the Syrians came to capture him. They surrounded the town where he lived. His servant was trembling in fear because of the vast number of the enemy which surrounded the city.

“And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? 16And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. 17And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.” 2 Kings 6:15-17

I ask myself if the prophet actually saw the horses and chariots or if his faith took hold of his Elohim (G-d) and trusted, clinging to that reality.Maybe he asked for this miracle for his servant whose faith (Emunah) was lacking? I think so. It is not normal for anyone to see the armies of Heaven coming to fight for us, but if we have enough faith, it is as if we can see them. And now when we hear jet engines flying low over us, the rumble of tanks and the fire of artillery, do we see the Armies of Hashem at the battle front? Do we then decide to trust and cling to our Creator, or does this send us running for the bomb shelter, or packing up to leave for another country?

So, face those nagging doubts that arise and tell yourself: “Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them!”

–Ariella

Vayechi: Birds on a Wire

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If you have ever meandered around in the town center of Katzrin at night perhaps to eat a bite at a Shawarma or Falafel shop, you may have seen dozens of swallows perched near the ceiling in one of the dark hallways.

Katzrin, a small town located in the Golan Heights of Israel is a favored tourist spot, still shown on Google Maps as outside of the green line that Google is willing to accept as Israel.
But Israelis know it belongs to them and not to Syria, since Israel reclaimed this land in the bloody Six-Day War of 1967.

But I am not writing about that war. We are in another war called “Al Aqsa Flood” by Hamas and “Swords of Iron” by Israel—a war that started with a most horrible massacre. But let us step back even farther and look at what is happening behind the blood stained curtain. This is not all about the current war, though it certainly plays into it. It is about brothers and sisters coming together just as Jacob’s 12 sons came together after his death, put away differences and became one people. But let’s get back to the story!

On October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorists and many radical Palestinian Muslims, though technically classified as civilians broke through Gaza’s border fence and entered the Nova music festival and surrounding villages, killing and raping at random, burning and beheading babies and adults alike. At the same time many of them entered by air in para-gliders, which appeared as giant blood sucking mosquitoes as they filled the dawn sky.

That fated Shabbat, found many religious Israelis attending synagogues, completely disconnected from the news. In several towns, there were soldiers who passed by and alerted some synagogues as to what was happening, and the congregants increased their fervor in prayer with deepened emotion and passionate pleas to the Almighty who alone can save Israel from her enemies.

As I said, this is not about the horrors of war, though that may be the pressure that brought about what has happened since. The swallows in the picture represent the togetherness, the solidarity of togetherness that many Israelis and Jews are feeling around the world.

Soldiers in the field come in from a day of battle, arm in arm, the secular with the religious and feel a camaraderie that few have felt in the recent past. We are one people. And that is what is important here. Not that God is not important. Not that one’s observance is not important—but there is an overriding value that has been missing and is now coming into view. That of brotherly unity and the service of one’s fellow man and especially the right to claim the land of our ancestors. The importance of winning this war against evil is partly to reestablish the Jewish right to exist. And the war is being fought for the good of humanity. This is not just about the Jewish people. It is about good versus evil, hatred versus love, a good God versus an evil god. We fight on for the honor of the name of our God and the place of righteousness in the world. We fight for meaning in our own existence. And YHVH, the Eternal, the Most High, the Creator of the World is supporting this war and when all seems lost, He will come alongside and do things that other wars have not seen. But first we must learn unity. Though it seems to have little to do with God, it virtually has everything to do with Him. We must heal the breach before He can come to us. Love your fellow as yourself. And when we do so, a body will be formed, just as we see written by the prophet Ezekiel:

Eze 37:7 “So I prophesied as I was commanded. There was a sound when I prophesied – I heard a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 As I watched, I saw tendons on them, then muscles appeared, and skin covered over them from above, but there was no breath in them. 9 He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, – prophesy, son of man – and say to the breath: ‘This is what the sovereign LORD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these corpses so that they may live.'” 10 So I prophesied as I was commanded, and the breath came into them; they lived and stood on their feet, an extremely great army.”

At this time in the war we see other elements trying to disrupt the unity. We see left-wing factions presenting their pressure to undo our current government. Can we allow this? Would this not be our undoing at this time? Doesn’t the enemy know about weakening us? and perhaps these ones are and were involved in inciting the ones who called for division in our land! This is a time to stand together and not back down. And for the sake of the soldiers, for the elderly, for the young people, for the children and for those who volunteer to support our soldiers, we must not give in to these demons who divide the nation and who were involved in weakening us in the very beginning, pre-October 7. Military people in charge were asleep at the switch. Why? Many ask this question, but when we look at the political scenario during the last year we see division in our people.

So what do the swallows represent? There they are, night after night, clinging to shredded electric wires draped along the ceiling in a dark hallway of the town shops, protected from the chaos of wind and storm. They are almost touching each other. They are there every night and they stand for something. No, the halls are not nicely painted or decorated. The ceiling is peeling, the wires are bare in places, loose ends hang in different places. It is not about luxury, fame or status, and they don’t care! It is about being together—sharing safety in each other’s company; standing together against the elements as one of a common creation. Can we learn something here? Can we see the foreshadowing in the Parsha that we read week after week?

If you ever come to Katzrin, please hang out with us in the evening in the town center! Check out the lighted fountains and venture down the dark hallways behind the shops to see the swallows. They seem to be a symbol of what we must stand for. And we are indeed getting there—are we not?

Ariella

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