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קידושין: יום הששי ויכלו השמים והארץ וכל צבאם ויכל אלהים ביום השביעי מלאכתו אשר עשה וישבת ביום השביעי מכל מלאכתו אשי עשה ויברך אלהים את יום השביעי ויקדש אותו כי בו שבת מכל מלאכתו אשר ברא אלהים לעשות
The soul name אלהים makes a סוד reference to the Avot. As does the 3 Divine Names in the p’suk of kre’a shma. The soul name אלהים affixes to Yom Tov Yom Ha’Kippur. The mitzva of shabbat, a person ideally remembers the three oaths wherein the Avot cut a oath brit alliance (time-oriented commandment) which תמיד מעשה בראשית continually and forever creates the chosen Cohen people from nothing.
Erev shabbat a Man says this blessing to his wife. The mitzva of קידושין inherently contains the k’vanna for a couple to have children and to educate these children in the basics of the oath alliance brit faith which defines the cultural identity of the chosen cohen people distinct from all other goyim. The study of T ‘NaCH, Talmud, Siddur, and Midrashim does NOT organize law into neat categories and subject matter. Rather Oral Torah shines as the definition of the cultures and customs of the chosen Cohen people which forever separates this הבדלה cohen people from the goyim. Hence the mitzva of קידושין not in the least applicable to goyim. An exceptionally important מאי נפקא מינא של רוב חסד.
Neither Aristotle nor Rambam grasped the inductive reasoning wisdom of פרדס kabbalah of the Oral Torah 13 middot. The Order of the Talmud has a warp/weft loom of halacha vs. aggada; together they forge the fabric of the culture and customs practiced by the chosen Cohen people, seed of Avraham, Yitzak, and Yaacov.
The avoda zarah of the Roman forgery new testament prioritizes their false messiah above the oaths sworn by the Avot unto our Tribal God HaShem. The so-called daughter religions of Xtianity and Islam worship a Universal Monotheism god. Mesechta avoda zarah teaches that the Goyim rejected the Torah at Sinai. Their substitute theology, duplicates the sin of the Golden Calf wherein the ערב רב, שאין להם יראת שמים substituted the soul name אלהים as a replacement for the שם השם רוח הקודש. The Spirit Divine Presence Name simply not a word translation substitute. Nothing in the Heavens Earth or Seas compares to the רוח הקודש שם השם לשמה; and only the Yatzir Ha’Tov within the bnai brit heart can breath the שם השם לשמה. No word substitute compares to the revelation of the first Sinai commandment Name. All the other Torah and Talmudic commandments and halachot depend on the central question: Do you do mitzvot לשמה – כן או לא?
No amount of shoe-box superficial knowledge can conceal the nakedness of Adam after he ate from the forbidden fruit. Kosher שחיטה does not depend upon a persons knowledge on the subject – like as the Rambam halacha falsely indicates. Rather kosher שחיטה absolutely dependent upon the fear of heaven a man has within his heart. The אפיקורס slaughters animals with his Yatzir Ha’Rah. Where a man with fear of heaven breaths the spirit of his Yatzir Ha’tov when he slaughters cattle. A fundamental מאי נפקא מינא. Just that simple. No fancy dance’n.
A person who sits in Yeshiva and learns all day and refuses to do national service compares to the fool who cannot discern one tohor middah אל from other tohor middot ‘רחום וחנון וכו. Such an arrogant fool cannot discern tohor middot from tumah middat spirits which continuously wrestle from within his heart. Middot — they define Jewish T’NaCH\Talmud spirituality. Just that simple. No fancy dance’n.
Let us now address the בנין אב יסוד ויקרא כה:יד. The sugya which holds this פרט p’suk: ויקרא כה: ח – כד. The mitzva of קידושין compares to the freedom and joy of the Yovel where a slave returns to his family a free man. Clearly an agriculturally based economy which acquires wealth through crops has a different value for money than does an industrial based economy wherein wealth primarily acquired through industrial production of goods.
Serfs, peasants classically bound to the land in the feudal service to their lords, does not compare to a citizen who has Constitutional rights and lives in large cities. The perspective of living in a small commune kibbutz does not resemble the life of living in Tel Aviv. The country bumpkin does not compare to the city slicker.
This stark awareness separates Jewish common law from Greek/Roman statute law. Statute law compares to a McDonald’s Hamburger sold in a cardboard box. Jewish common law prioritized not a specific mesechta but rather how the Sanhedrin courts rule through common law precedents. For this reason the Gemara on any given Mishna transverses the whole of the Sha’s. The interest of common law scholarship employs a specific subject as the means to study how Sanhedrin courts of law make common law judicial rulings.
As the Yovel stand distinct from the other years of farming and trade, so too T’NaCH/Talmudic common law inductive logic stands distinct from Greek/Roman statute law deductive logic. This sugya only has one שם השם. In the repeating cycle of counting the Name on a 13 middot basis this שם השם the 3rd or אל רוח שם השם. Inductive reasoning compares Case/Din to similar Case/Din. Torah and NaCH study prophetic mussar.
A shallow introduction of prophetic mussar. Who were the prophets? שפטים ושותרים they represent Sanhedrin courtroom justices and prophet enforcer police. A prophet had the Torah constitutional mandate to depose kings! Like as did Shmuel did Shaul. Prophets served as the enforcers of Sanhedrin Legislative Review over Government statute laws.
The ספר ויקרא instructs precedent תולדות מצוות שלא צריך כוונה. As any דיני נפשות case requires two witnesses so too the מצוה קידושין requires no less than two witnesses. This mitzva, like tefillah actively entails swearing a Torah oath. Swearing a Torah oath qualifies as a דיני נפשות Sanhedrin capital crimes court. The gemara of Sanhedrin learns that the floods in the days of Noach, the result of people swearing false oaths. Therefore shall make a precedent search in the Book of D’varim, and look for a sugya which contains the 3rd שם השם – אל. Inductive reasoning compares similar cases, something like a rifle employes a front and rear sight. By simply aligning the two sights a person can aim down range.
A near precedent Parshat שפטים ושטרים that opening sugya contains the middot of אל ורחום. What defines שחד? Vertical courtrooms where the State pays the salary of the Justices of the courts and the prosecuting attorneys! An exact precedent דברים כד:יד-טו. Don’t oppress, respect human dignity. Do not cause those who are weak to fall into despair.
This method of scholarship attempts to duplicate how the Aggada stories amplify the halachic precedents employed to make a re-interpretation of the language of the Mishna. Just as a blue-print presents a Front/Top\Side views of a building the contractor seeks to build, so too פרדס inductive reason perceives 70 faces to the Torah; something like the facets of a diamond.
Deductive logic much more two-dimensional. The halachic codes of the assimilated Reshonim rabbis, do not need to name names, their halacha limited to robotic actions which have no soul. This assimilated statute law breaths no life. Now weigh ספר ישעיה ה:א – ז. The comparison of a man and wife to a vineyard.
קידושין
יום הששי ויכלו השמים והארץ וכל צבאם ויכל אלהים ביום השביעי מלאכתט אשר עשה
וישבת ביום השביעי מכל מלאכתו אשר עשה ויברך אלהים את יום השביעי ויקדש אותו כי בו שבת מכל מלאכתו אשר ברא אלהים לעשות
The soul name אלהים makes a סוד reference to the Avot. As does the 3 Divine Names in the p’suk of kre’a shma. The soul name אלהים affixes to Yom Tov Yom Ha’Kippur. The mitzva of shabbat, a person ideally remembers the three oaths wherein the Avot cut a oath brit alliance (time-oriented commandment) which תמיד מעשה בראשית continually and forever creates the chosen Cohen people from nothing.
Erev shabbat a Man says this blessing to his wife. The mitzva of קידושין inherently contains the k’vanna for a couple to have children and to educate these children in the basics of the oath alliance brit faith which defines the cultural identity of the chosen cohen people distinct from all other goyim. The study of T ‘NaCH, Talmud, Siddur, and Midrashim does NOT organize law into neat categories and subject matter. Rather Oral Torah shines as the definition of the cultures and customs of the chosen Cohen people which forever separates this הבדלה cohen people from the goyim. Hence the mitzva of קידושין not in the least applicable to goyim. An exceptionally important מאי נפקא מינא של רוב חסד.
Neither Aristotle nor Rambam grasped the inductive reasoning wisdom of פרדס kabbalah of the Oral Torah 13 middot. The Order of the Talmud has a warp/weft loom of halacha vs. aggada; together they forge the fabric of the culture and customs practiced by the chosen Cohen people, seed of Avraham, Yitzak, and Yaacov.
The avoda zarah of the Roman forgery new testament prioritizes their false messiah above the oaths sworn by the Avot unto our Tribal God HaShem. The so-called daughter religions of Xtianity and Islam worship a Universal Monotheism god. Mesechta avoda zarah teaches that the Goyim rejected the Torah at Sinai. Their substitute theology, duplicates the sin of the Golden Calf wherein the ערב רב, שאין להם יראת שמים substituted the soul name אלהים as a replacement for the שם השם רוח הקודש. The Spirit Divine Presence Name simply not a word translation substitute. Nothing in the Heavens Earth or Seas compares to the רוח הקודש שם השם לשמה; and only the Yatzir Ha’Tov within the bnai brit heart can breath the שם השם לשמה. No word substitute compares to the revelation of the first Sinai commandment Name. All the other Torah and Talmudic commandments and halachot depend on the central question: Do you do mitzvot לשמה – כן או לא?
No amount of shoe-box superficial knowledge can conceal the nakedness of Adam after he ate from the forbidden fruit. Kosher שחיטה does not depend upon a persons knowledge on the subject – like as the Rambam halacha falsely indicates. Rather kosher שחיטה absolutely dependent upon the fear of heaven a man has within his heart. The אפיקורס slaughters animals with his Yatzir Ha’Rah. Where a man with fear of heaven breaths the spirit of his Yatzir Ha’tov when he slaughters cattle. A fundamental מאי נפקא מינא. Just that simple. No fancy dance’n.
A person who sits in Yeshiva and learns all day and refuses to do national service compares to the fool who cannot discern one tohor middah אל from other tohor middot ‘רחום וחנון וכו. Such an arrogant fool cannot discern tohor middot from tumah middat spirits which continuously wrestle from within his heart. Middot — they define Jewish T’NaCH\Talmud spirituality. Just that simple. No fancy dance’n.
Let us now address the בנין אב יסוד ויקרא כה:יד. The sugya which holds this פרט p’suk: ויקרא כה: ח – כד. The mitzva of קידושין compares to the freedom and joy of the Yovel where a slave returns to his family a free man. Clearly an agriculturally based economy which acquires wealth through crops has a different value for money than does an industrial based economy wherein wealth primarily acquired through industrial production of goods.
Serfs, peasants classically bound to the land in the feudal service to their lords, does not compare to a citizen who has Constitutional rights and lives in large cities. The perspective of living in a small commune kibbutz does not resemble the life of living in Tel Aviv. The country bumpkin does not compare to the city slicker.
This stark awareness separates Jewish common law from Greek/Roman statute law. Statute law compares to a McDonald’s Hamburger sold in a cardboard box. Jewish common law prioritized not a specific mesechta but rather how the Sanhedrin courts rule through common law precedents. For this reason the Gemara on any given Mishna transverses the whole of the Sha’s. The interest of common law scholarship employs a specific subject as the means to study how Sanhedrin courts of law make common law judicial rulings.
As the Yovel stand distinct from the other years of farming and trade, so too T’NaCH/Talmudic common law inductive logic stands distinct from Greek/Roman statute law deductive logic. This sugya only has one שם השם. In the repeating cycle of counting the Name on a 13 middot basis this שם השם the 3rd or אל רוח שם השם. Inductive reasoning compares Case/Din to similar Case/Din. Torah and NaCH study prophetic mussar.
A shallow introduction of prophetic mussar. Who were the prophets? שפטים ושותרים they represent Sanhedrin courtroom justices and prophet enforcer police. A prophet had the Torah constitutional mandate to depose kings! Like as did Shmuel did Shaul. Prophets served as the enforcers of Sanhedrin Legislative Review over Government statute laws.
The ספר ויקרא instructs precedent תולדות מצוות שלא צריך כוונה. As any דיני נפשות case requires two witnesses so too the מצוה קידושין requires no less than two witnesses. This mitzva, like tefillah actively entails swearing a Torah oath. Swearing a Torah oath qualifies as a דיני נפשות Sanhedrin capital crimes court. The gemara of Sanhedrin learns that the floods in the days of Noach, the result of people swearing false oaths. Therefore shall make a precedent search in the Book of D’varim, and look for a sugya which contains the 3rd שם השם – אל. Inductive reasoning compares similar cases, something like a rifle employes a front and rear sight. By simply aligning the two sights a person can aim down range.
A near precedent Parshat שפטים ושטרים that opening sugya contains the middot of אל ורחום. What defines שחד? Vertical courtrooms where the State pays the salary of the Justices of the courts and the prosecuting attorneys! An exact precedent דברים כד:יד-טו. Don’t oppress, respect human dignity. Do not cause those who are weak to fall into despair.
This method of scholarship attempts to duplicate how the Aggada stories amplify the halachic precedents employed to make a re-interpretation of the language of the Mishna. Just as a blue-print presents a Front/Top\Side views of a building the contractor seeks to build, so too פרדס inductive reason perceives 70 faces to the Torah; something like the facets of a diamond.
Deductive logic much more two-dimensional. The halachic codes of the assimilated Reshonim rabbis, do not need to name names, their halacha limited to robotic actions which have no soul. This assimilated statute law breaths no life. Now weigh ספר ישעיה ה:א – ז. The comparison of a man and wife to a vineyard.
The Gaza War complexities
The conflict in Ukraine has led to one of the largest refugee crises in Europe since World War II, with millions fleeing to neighboring countries. In contrast, while Gaza has seen significant displacement, the scale is different due Egyptian and Jordan both closing their borders to Gaza Arab refugee populations. Egypt and Jordan, which share borders with Gaza, have historically been reluctant to open their borders to large numbers of Palestinian refugees. This has resulted in significant challenges for those displaced by conflict in Gaza, as they often have limited options for safe relocation.
In the case of Gaza, concerns about security, political stability, and the potential for increased tensions in host countries play a significant role in border policies. 1970 Black September where the king of Jordan expelled Arafat’s PLO unto Lebanon triggered the Lebanese Civil War. After Iraq invaded Kuwait, the Palestinian refugee population there side with the invading Iraqis.
Egypt and Jordan’s reluctance to open their borders to Gazan refugees stems from concerns about security and the potential for increased internal domestic tensions which threaten to rip the fabric of both nations civilizations. The fear of destabilizing their own political situations plays a significant role in their border policies. As a result of these border policies, Gazans facing displacement due to conflict have limited options for safe relocation. This exacerbates the humanitarian crisis, as many are trapped in a conflict zone with restricted access to essential services and aid.
It looks like President Trump shall reverse the progressive Wilson alliance made through Federal Reserve secret massive loans given to England and France that forced the US to forge an alliance with both countries in WWI and WWII. Hopefully President Trump will close down the 3rd National Bank – the Federal Reserve – and restore Jacksonian free banking and gold standard back to the United States revolutionary rejection of British dominance over the US economy.
Keir Starmer LOSES IT After Donald Trump Exposes Him
There is ongoing speculation about Keir Starmer’s ability to lead the Labour Party effectively, especially in light of challenges such as economic issues and public dissatisfaction. Some reports suggest that if he does not improve the party’s standing, questions about his leadership may arise. The Labour Party is facing significant challenges, including potential losses in upcoming elections and internal dissent regarding policies. This has led to discussions about the possibility of a leadership change if Starmer cannot navigate these issues successfully. Opinion polls indicate that Starmer’s government is struggling to impress the public, which adds to the pressure on his leadership.
There have been significant protests in the UK, particularly against the government’s handling of asylum seekers, which has led to public demonstrations across various cities. These protests indicate a growing discontent among the populace, contributing to a sense of political unrest. Keir Starmer, as Prime Minister, is facing criticism and challenges related to his leadership and the Labour Party’s position on various issues, including the protests. The political climate is charged, with discussions about his ability to manage dissent within his party and the public.
King Charles has been involved in discussions regarding the unrest and has called for unity in the face of the challenges posed by the protests. His role as a neutral monarch adds a layer of complexity to the political dynamics, especially during times of crisis.
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Greg Sheridan calling out the Albanese government for “monumental failures” in foreign policy. Greg Sheridan is an Australian journalist and author known for his work in foreign affairs and international relations. He has been a prominent figure in Australian media, particularly as the foreign editor for The Australian newspaper. Sheridan has written extensively on topics such as geopolitics, defense, and Australia’s role in global affairs.
In addition to his journalism, he has authored several books that explore themes related to international relations and Australia’s strategic interests. His insights often reflect a deep understanding of the complexities of global politics, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.
Sheridan specifically mentioned that Australia now has “zero influence” with Israel, indicating a significant concern about the government’s ability to maintain strong diplomatic relations. This critique reflects broader discussions about Australia’s foreign policy direction under the Albanese administration, particularly in relation to its alliances and international standing. Overall, Sheridan’s comments highlight a growing sentiment of dissatisfaction with the current government’s handling of foreign relations, particularly in the context of Australia’s historical ties with allies like the United States and Israel.
Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Sir Keir Starmer of rewarding Hamas with his plans to recognize a Palestinian state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly criticized the Albanese government’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state unless certain conditions are met. He described this move as rewarding “Hamas’s monstrous terrorism.”
Netanyahu’s comments were made during a podcast appearance, where he expressed strong disapproval of the UK government’s stance, particularly in light of the ongoing conflict and violence perpetrated by Hamas. In his remarks, Netanyahu emphasized that recognizing a Palestinian state under the current circumstances would be tantamount to rewarding a group that has committed severe acts of pogrom like terrorism against Israel.
Gaza War News
Egypt has deployed additional troops along its border with Gaza amid rising tensions and concerns about the humanitarian impact of the ongoing conflict. Reports indicate that approximately 40,000 soldiers have been mobilized in North Sinai, which is nearly double the number permitted under the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty. This deployment follows direct orders from President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and is described as being in a heightened state of alert. Egyptian propaganda declares that Cairo worried about the potential for Israel to occupy Gaza City, which could lead to a mass exodus of Palestinians toward the Egyptian border. The Egyptian military has reportedly deployed armored vehicles, air defense systems, and special forces to key locations near the border, including Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid. This a far cry from a division of heavy tanks and artillery. Egyptian officials have communicated to Israel that these military measures are purely defensive, aimed at securing the border amid escalating tensions. This situation is evolving, and Egypt’s military posture reflects its commitment to preventing any forced displacement of Palestinians into its territory.
The utter and total bankruptcy of European church theology has made this dead religion stink like a rotting corps in the Mid Summer day’s oppressive heat.
Barth argued that God reveals Himself primarily through Jesus Christ and the Scriptures. He emphasized that human understanding of God must come from divine revelation rather than human reason or experience. The horrors of the Nazi Shoah revealed that Goyim worship air and no God. Jesus and his Father in Heaven – as dead as a door nail.
Barth’s obtuse theology distinguished between the “Word of God” (Jesus Christ) and the “words of men” (human interpretations). He believed that true theology must focus on the former, asserting that any human attempt to understand God must be grounded in the revelation of Christ. What utter pie in the sky religious rhetoric nonsense. The bible sophomoric translations of the Hebrew T’NaCH — all written by men. Most of whom had absolutely no or very little knowledge of Hebrew and Aramaic – the original language of the Hebrew T’NaCH.
None of the sophomoric bible Xtian translators new the difference between T’NaCH and Talmudic common law from Roman statute law. None of these absolute ignoramuses understood the difference between Rabbi Akiva’s kabbalah of פרדס inductive reasoning from Aristotle’s deductive syllogism reasoning! The two divergent logic formats day and night different. Yet uneducated Xtian translators of their so called “Word of God” bibles as ignorant as bees on the rump of a braying ass.
Barth often contrasted the Pauline utter religious rhetoric theological nonsense of “Human sinfulness (Original Sin of Adam) with God’s grace. Never does his empty religious rhetoric ever question how grace as a Godly attribute revealed to Moshe at Horev distinguishes itself from Mercy or Great Chessed or Truth ect other attributes revealed to Moshe at Horev 40 days after the Sin of the Golden Calf.
Barth’s theology of a Universal God argues that this God owns absolute sovereignty, wholly transcendent. Which completely ignores the Jewish Tribal God revealed only to Israel at Sinai, which the Xtian and Muslim religions utterly rejected that revelation, which understands HaShem as a local tribal God of the Hebrew Chosen Cohen people alone. Outside of Judea/Israel HaShem as a local tribal God has absolutely no sovereignty transcendent rule.
Hence outside of the oath sworn lands no one can worship HaShem לשמה; this represents the Torah curse imposed upon g’lut/exiled Jews. And Goyim who never accepted the revelation of the Torah at Sinai – how much more so! Central to Barth’s theology is the belief that all theological reflection must be centered on Christ. This narishkeit exposes Av tumah avoda zarah; Torah defines faith as the righteous pursuit of judicial justice wherein the Sanhedrin common law courts strive to make fair compensation of damages inflicted by Party A upon Party B.
Av tumah avoda zarah promote theological creed rhetoric which dictates what believers must believe in this or that or some other God. Bonhoeffer’s political stance against the Nazis is admirable — he resisted a church that bent its knee to Hitler. But the substance of his theology remained trapped within the very Christian framework of Barth’s bankrupt and void theology. Barth and Bonhoeffer both anchor “truth” in Christology, a theological rhetoric divorced from judicial justice or covenantal precedent. Both preserve Pauline substitution theology (sin/grace, Christ as “Word of God”), which replaces Torah’s oath alliance revelation with mythic universality.
Neither ever engaged in Torah common law precedent vs. Roman statute law — nor did they recognize the practical, courtroom-based definition of faith as צדק צדק תרדוף. Bonhoeffer opposed Nazism, but he did so with bankrupt theological tools. His “religionless Christianity” or “cost of discipleship” never escaped Barth’s fundamental error: mistaking a theological creed for covenantal justice. Even resistance to Nazi tyranny in German Protestant circles still operated inside the false logic of avoda zarah. They never questioned the Pauline framework that itself fed centuries of Jew-hatred, pogroms, blood libels, and ultimately the Shoah.
Its now the month of Elul. The Jewish saying: The King is in the field. T’shuva requires remembering the sin of the Golden Calf and how HaShem threatened to break the sworn oath alliance cut with Avraham Yitzak and Yaacov.
Understanding Shotrim/police in the Context of Prophets: Prophets in ancient Israel, such as Samuel, were instrumental in anointing kings (e.g., Saul and David) and had the authority to remove them when they strayed from God’s commandments. This role underscores their significant influence in governance and leadership. While Shotrim typically refers to the enforcers of the Sanhedrin’s rulings, the term can also encompass a broader understanding of those who uphold the law and moral order, which includes the prophetic role. Prophets, as Shotrim, enforce divine law and moral standards, guiding the people and leaders in their adherence to God’s will. The connection between prophets and Shotrim highlights the integration of spiritual and legal authority in ancient Israel. Prophets not only provided spiritual guidance but also played a crucial role in the political landscape, influencing the leadership and direction of the nation.
Now the Intelligence bureaucraps heads on the chopping block. May these Intelligence chief of Obama some behave like chickens with their heads chopped off.
Gaza War News:
Israel has commenced the first stages of a military operation aimed at taking control of Gaza City. IDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin confirmed that preliminary operations had begun and that Israeli forces are holding positions on the outskirts of Gaza City. Reservist mobilization: Around 60,000 reservists have been called up in preparation for the anticipated offensive.
Evacuation warnings: Israel has issued instructions to hospitals, medical personnel, and humanitarian organizations to evacuate Gaza City and relocate southward, in preparation for the offensive. Displacement & shelling: Shelling has intensified in neighborhoods like Sabra, Tuffah, Shuja’iyya, Zeitoun, and Jabalia—leading to thousands of residents fleeing, though no large-scale evacuation of the entire city has been confirmed.
No full-scale evacuation yet: While warnings and preliminary movements are underway, there is no confirmed, organized evacuation of Gaza City’s civilian population en masse. Many residents reportedly remain in place, citing a lack of safe areas for relocation. Operation has started, but is not a completed “invasion”: The offensive is in its earliest stages. Forces are operating on the periphery; ground invasion into the heart of the city has not yet occurred.