By Arik Arak
Days after Simchas Torah in the Holy Land the memshala seems to be stuck in middle of the 6th hakafa - !עוזר דלים הושיעא נא Nothing seems to work; All the king's horses and all the king's men can't put Herzl back together again. No party has been able to Garner a majority as of yet.
Now Kachol Lavan has 28 days to form a government. If you spin the Chanukah Dreidel and it lands on 'ג' for "Gantz", chances are you will end up with nothing , if the past few weeks are any indication.
As Netanyahu said early on, my inability to form a government, is slightly less than that of my opponent. The prospect of yet a 3rd election is silly - if the Yankees lost to the Astros will a "do over" make a difference? The current situation may well be a watershed moment. It makes you think - connect the dots Jewish etho dictates, there's no thing as a random event!
The writer of these lines readily acknowledges that the future may prove this piece wrong, still the current extraordinary situation seems to be text book precise, preordained by the one above who micro manages all that takes place.
Apparently, the אדון הכל is discounting any functional government in Eretz Yisrael for the foreseeable future, as he charts the course of men and nations in the אחרית הימים.
Can you imagine a coalition with blue & White's choice for שר החינוך, Moshe Yaalon? - when it comes to Judaism, think train wreck! A seasoned general - chief of staff, would normally serve as minister of Defense or security. Sir, must you turn your gun sights on yeshivos ktanos and Bais Yaakovs?!
Your military and intelligence apparatchiks always brim with bravado that they're two steps ahead of Iran, but the reality is that the borei olam is constant light years ahead of anything that exists in the universe - including Medinas Yisrael.
Here's great news for klal yisrael from a credible source, within the Israeli Agudah. The number of rigid shomrei Torah joining Tzahal is markedly down from last year, although it isn't clear exactly why.
I wonder how Mishpacha Magazine and YWN will take this 'Besurah' - c'mmon guys put on a smile!
Let's hope Hashem will bring a שנת גאולה וישועה soon in our time. אמן כן יהי רצון.
A new seminary for girls by the name of Seminar תתהלל has announced it will open in Lakewood for next year. The seminary is opening as a response to a growing public interest in having it open in Lakewood. It will offer an all encompassing seminary experience with a in depth and inspiring academic program. There will also be a Parnassah track with courses to equip the girls with appropriate knowledge and skills that will enhance their future parnassa opportunities. such as computers, Accounting,Graphic design and Reading Remediation. The seminary is under the guidance of the Lakewood Roshei yeshiva and harav shlomno feivel Schustal shlita the Director Mrs. Penina Alster and menaheles Ruchni Rebbetzin Chana Tabak.
A group of Chasidishe Rabbonim are calling on Orthodox Jews to gather today, at the Liberty Science Center, Jersey City NJ, 8 p.m., to demonstrate against the new substantial equivalency regulations of New York State. NO changes or compromises in our education.
Throughout his years on the planning board, and subsequently on the committee, Isaac would often seek out daas Torah, bringing his dilemmas to various gedolim. "Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky would always tell me when I was on the planning board that my job was not to be a frum Yid, but to do what I thought was yoshor," he shares. "Rav Zelig Epstein zt"I told me the same, and he added that if we tried to bend the rules, a tremendous sinas Yisroel would ensue." This would serve as his guidance throughout his career, though at times it would prove challenging to strike the right balance. "This field is called 'public service," he points out. "It is the job of a committeeman to help people. We are supposed to be helping people, and there is nothing wrong assisting any constituent. But sometimes the responsible thing to do is to say no. That is when it gets difficult, and that is where daas Torah comes into play. As Rav Shmuel said, if my hasharas hadaas as a committeeman tells me that it is wrong to do the favor, won't do it."
