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EYEWITNESS TO THE ATTACKExclusive interview with Bulldozer II survivor Shmuel Sackett

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HaRav Francis NatafShlita Educational director of the David Cardozo AcademyImagine asking someone to give an elevator summary of Israeli history and having him re-

spond that, along the way, we built the national water carrier bringing water from the Sea of

Galilee to much of the rest of the country and that later on Ben Gurion died. He would then bid you

farewell.

It may sound preposterous, but it is not that far from a similar summary of the forty years that the Jews spent

in the desert. At the beginning of Parashat Masei, we read of the various encampments of the Jews from the

time they leave Egypt until they arrive at the borders of Eretz Yisrael. Granted, this list of place names is it-

self the true focus of this section. Nonetheless, once we read about the crossing of the Reed Sea in Se eSe ePage 15Page 15

So tell us a little background... where were you when the attack started and what wereyou doing? What did you notice first?

SACKETT: I had parked my car about 200 feet from the King David Hotel. I got out of the car, as did my wife

Rhonda and Moshe Feiglin, President of Manhigut Yehudit. We were headed to a lunch meeting with the Chair-

man of the Board of Manhigut Yehudit, who had arrived a few hours earlier and was staying in the King David.

We started walking when about 10 FEET IN FRONT OF US (no exaggeration) we saw a large bulldozer drop

is huge shovel in an attempt to crush a woman crossing the street. Baruch Hashem, she managed to miss it by

few inches!

The bulldozer then raced into the middle of King David Street in an attempt to smash into a passing Egged

us. The driver quickly swerved out of the way yet the bulldozer managed to smash into the rear part Se eSe ePage 4Page 4


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Beware extreme right-wing activistsShmuel Sokol Editor-In-Chief

Recently we have experienced a wave of "Israeli Arab" terror. There was the mas-

sacre at Merkaz Harav, there was the Al-Qaeda cell at Hebrew University, there was

the first tractor attack, there was the shooting of the two policemen at the Lion's Gate,

here was the beating of the Israel Railways employee near Atlit, there were the threats against

Yeshivat Chevron by their Arab worker and finally we saw the copycat bulldozer attack. We have

also seen fireworks in East Jerusalem in celebration of Samir Kuntars freedom. In fact, Arutz-7 re-

ported that Public Security Minister Avi Dichter (Kadima) pointed out that 20 percent of terrorist

attacks in the past five years involved Arab residents of eastern Jerusalem.

Yet after all of these things, what are we warned against? Jewish terror. That's right, after the clear

beginnings of an Israeli Arab uprising (remember Yom Haatzmaut and the gang of Arabs who

hreatened Jews waving Israeli flags?), the authorities are worrying about Jewish violence against

Arabs. After the first bulldozer attack we saw the Israeli media pontificating about Arab fears and

concerns. Now after the second such attack, we see Maj.-Gen. Aharon Franco [Israeli National Po-

ice] warning against "extreme right-wing activists". That's right, he is warning us, not against Is-

raeli Arabs (though he is increasing measures against them), but against Jews.

Maybe the authorities are worried about Jews realizing that their "leaders" are too weak to protect

hem, and that they have in fact caused greater danger to Israel's citizens then had previously ex-

sted, and therefore taking matters into their own hands. Frankly, I have seen no indication of this.

Have any cases of reprisals by the national-reli-

giouscommunity been reported in the press? This

s just another excuse for the establishment to bash

he right wing. Consider the fact that both bulldozer

attacks and the Merkaz HaRav massacre were foiled

by armed national-religious men (the onesyou have been warned about)and you will re-

alize the just how ludicrous these allega-

ions are.

Frankly, I support retaliation. However, I call

upon the authorities to take charge of what-

ever reprisals are necessary, so as to make

private citizens feel safe, and to preclude

Joe-Israeli from (Chas VShalom) taking mat-

ters into his own hands. You want to pro-

tect us against extreme elements Mr.

Franco? Then please do me a favor

and do your job properly...and that

goes for Ehud, Tzippi and all of

their ilk as well.


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Sackett on the Bulldozer Attack Continued...

of the bus on the passen-

ger side. The bus smashed into

some guard rails but quickly turned

down Mapu St (by the Dan Panorama

Hotel) to avoid any further attacks by

he bulldozer. (Note: That bus driver was an AMAZ-

NGLY quick thinker and saved MANY lives!!)

The Jerusalem Arab with an Israeli identity card

continued driving the bulldozer down King David

Street in the direction of the Inbal Hotel.

What did you do when you realized what was

going on?

SACKETT: I immediately started running after him at

ull speed praying to Hashem that he would not in-

ure any more Jews and that I would have the merit to

personally kill him. He smashed into a parked car onhe left (Baruch Hashem it was empty), then into two

cars in front of him. In the first of those two cars he

pinned a man in, although he was just mildly injured.

The second car he managed to completely flip over

and seriously injure a man. I kept running towards the

bulldozer

When I was about 20 feet away, a civilian came from

he left. He started shooting into the cabin of the bull-

dozer. Then, from the right hand side, a Border Po-

iceman shot about 7 bullets from his M-16. Thebulldozer came to a stop and the terror was over.

Were you scared to chase after the terrorist?

What was going through your mind?

SACKETT: There was no time to be scared. At first I

thought it was an accident but quickly realized it was

another Jerusalem Arab trying to kill Jews. I acted as

quickly as I could.

What did you do once he was subdued?

SACKETT: I immediately ran back to the man thatwas seriously injured and saw that the lower part of

his leg was severed. I called my friend Dovid Shirel,

who was in the King David Hotel already having lunch

with our Chairman. Dovid is Manhiguts Educational

Director and also a highly experienced paramedic. He

came flying out of the hotel and was the first para-

medic on the scene. He administered an IV to the

man and helped him until the ambulances arrived.

When I turned around I saw Moshe Feiglin helping

the injured man as well. Moshe spoke to him, foundout his name and also that he was an attorney. Dovid

told Moshe to keep talking to him since that would

help keep him calm. I saw many people crying and

screaming and tried the best I could to help relax my

fellow Jews. It wasnt easy

Within minutes, police arrived as did the Israeli SWAT

team. Helicopters flew overhead, police on horses

charged in, ambulances and ZAKA motor-scooters

sped in and the media set up shop to start their re-

porting. Things happened faster than I would havebelieved

How are you coping emotionally after the fact?

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On the bank of the Yarden, in the land of Mo'av,

Moshe began explaining this Torah (Devarim 1:5)

In seventy languages he explained it to them. (Rashi,

ad loc)

his intriguing midrash (Tanchuma 2) begs the ques-

on: why does Moshe Rabbeinu, at the end of the

ews' fortieth and final year of wandering, need to ex-

ound the Torah in seventy languages, when the peo-

le who stand before him are all Hebrew-speakers?

One possibility is that Moshe is teaching the lesson

hat we must study the Torah at every time, in every

laceeven in exile among the nations, when we may

peak another tongue. However, it may also be that

his is meant to teach us that the Torah must be stud-

ed by all of humanity, the children of Noach; indeed,

ereshit 10 lists seventy original nations, descended

om Noach's sons, throughout the world, and so too

he original languages number seventy.

imilarly, we find a global message at Mount Sinai.

he Gemara (Shabbat 88a) seeks to explain the diffi-

ult phrasing of Tehillim 68:12, which refers to the ex-

erience of hearing the Ten Commandments as

Hashem gives the word; they notify a great host."How does the singular "word" become plural? Rabbi

Yochanan explains "Every single statement that came

ut of the Mouth of the Mighty One split into seventy

ongues;" Rashi explains, "'A great host'all the na-

ons." In other words, the message of Sinai went out

o all humanity. Why is this necessary? The Maharsha

Chiddushei Aggadot, ad loc.) explains: "So that the

on-Jews will not have an excuse in the future: had

we heard it in our mother tongue, we would have ac-

epted it!" However, we find a mitzva mentioned below

Devarim 27:8) to build a stone altar on Mt. Eival ando write on it the entire Torah "well-explained (ba'er

eitev)," also explained by the Rabbis (Mishna, Sota

:5) as the seventy languageswhich the nations

f the world copy (ibid., 35b). This implies that the

motivation is more than subverting a claim; rather,

he Torah is really meant for the nations as well.

ndeed, we find that the Tanakh has been printed in

ll of the world languages, more than any other

ook; the first book ever printed in the world was

he Tanakh in Latin! We are witnesses to theanakh's tremendous influence upon all humanity

lthough they have absorbed the words, for the

most part, through distortion.

This may help us understand the words of Rabbi Yish-

ma'el's student, further down in the same passage inShabbat (88b). He expounds the verse (Yirmeyahu

23:29) "'Are my words not so,' says Hashem, 'like a

fire and like a hammer that shatters rock?'" in the fol-

lowing way: "just as the hammer produces many

sparks, every single statement that emerges from

Hashem's mouth splits into seventy languages." We

may ask: did Rabbi Yishma'el not precede Rabbi

Yochanan? Why is he mentioned afterwards? It ap-

pears that Rabbi Yochanan's words teach us some-

thing, and Rabbi Yishma'el limits it. Rabbi Yochanan

speaks generally of the influence of the Torah on the

nations of the world, and Rabbi Yishma'el's student

qualifies this: only sparks of Torah have fallen into the

hands of the nationsreflections, facets, imitations of

the genuine article.

In fact, we find many instances wherein the nations of

the world take Torah concepts to opposite extremes.

For example, the Torah recognizes the beauty of art,

but it prohibits making statues of human beings or rep-

resentations of angels; we now find Muslims forbid-ding any painting or sculpture except for geometric

forms and flowers, while Christians glory in human

and angelic forms. The Jew drinks wine for Kiddush,

Havdala, and celebrations; meanwhile, Christians

drink until intoxication, and Muslims are teetotalers.

The non-Jew builds monasteries opposite nightclubs,

while the Jew strives to live a life of sanctity and

meaning.

Thus, there are sparks of Hashem's words in the

Torah that reach the nations perverted or distorted. Itis our duty to teach the world its obligations in a

proper and truthful manner.

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I have just returned from a

ve week trip to the US. While there I dedicated half of

my time to family and the rest of the time to lecturing

bout Israel and Aliyah and meeting with American

ews who want to take part in building the Jewish

State - the most important project of the Jewish peo-

le in two thousand years.

While my speeches hit their mark and the meetings

went well, I had to contend with a constantly recurring

uestion: "What's going to be with Israel's govern-

ment? Are the people of Israel going to allow them-

elves to be lead off a cliff?" This question came at me

rom every corridor and only then did I realize howard it is for an American Jew to break out of the

American Galut. From America, Israel seems like a

crazy place of endemic instability, full of enemies from

within and without. Add to that sentiment the amazing

attraction of America, its convenience, its wide roads,

its philo-Semitic tolerance, and its wealth and you end

up with one thought: "There is no way in heck I'm

leaving America for Israel."

I assured the people who asked me this question that

as a Jew living in Israel and taking part in the building

of our country daily, I am even more concerned by the

policies of my government and am embarrassed by

them. I told these questioners that it will take people

like them and people like me to change our reality for

the better and that we have no right to abdicate our

responsibility to Israel in these hard times. I told themthat we did not wait two thousand years to watch a re-

born Israel go down the tubes, G-d forbid.

But there was another point that I had to make: I ex-

plained to American Jews that they are locked in a

media loop in which their only information about our

beloved homeland comes from reading the papers

or watching the news. The media is notoriously neg-

ative, not just against Israel, but in general. I asked

American audiences to relate the last time they saw

something positive about America in the press?They could not recall the last time. I continued: I,

too, see and hear the painful dark headlines in Is-

rael. However, when I walk past the Jewish kinder-

gartens in Israel I see them full of kids, when I drive

into Jerusalem I marvel at its granduer, when I walk

into the general store I see it packed with Israeli

products and fresh food! My image of Israel is fun-

damentally different because I am not enslaved by

the media's negative proclivities, nor do I think that

my government's suicidal policies are the end all/be

all of what Israel is really all about. I can see the big-ger picture and I will not allow the media and others

to minimize and trivialise our efforts.

When Balak king of Moab wanted to fight the Jews

he called in the evil prophet Bilaam to curse the

Jews and thereby weaken them. We read in Num-

bers 23:13

"Then Balak said to him [Bilaam], 'Please come with

me to another place from where you may see them,

only their edge you will see and you will not see thewhole of them; and curse them for me from there.'"

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In our last shiur, we intro-

uced the concept of the ger toshav, a non-Jew who

purns idolatry and settles in Eretz Yisra'el, focusingn where he may reside. However, a more basic

uestion remains: what exactly is required to become

ger toshav?

Who is a ger toshav? "Whoever accepts upon himself

before three fellows not to worship idols"the words

of Rabbi Me'ir. The Chakhamim say: "Whoever ac-

cepts upon himself the seven commandments which

Benei Noach accepted upon themselves." Others say:

"These have not come to the category of ger toshav;

ather who is a ger toshav? A ger who eats carcasses;he accepts upon himself to fulfill all of the mitzvot in

he Torah, except for the prohibition of carcasses."

(Avoda Zara 64b)

he final opinion (attributed to Rabbi Yehuda in the

minor tractate Gerim, 3:1) is based on Devarim 14:21:

Do not eat any carcass; give it to the ger in your

towns, and he will eat it." Since this prohibition (to eat

animals which have not been properly slaughtered) is

the only one from which a ger toshav is explicitly ex-empted, we must assume that he is obligated in all

others as is a ger tzedek, a convert. At the other ex-

treme, Rabbi Me'ir takes a very minimalist approach.

The Chakhamim take the middle road, requiring the

ger toshav to accept the seven commandments bind-

ing on all descendants of Noach (i.e., all human be-

ings): the obligation to establish courts and the

prohibitions of idolatry, sexual immorality, murder,

blasphemy, theft and eating live animals.

Whom does the halakha follow? The Rambam statesclearly (Hilkhot Avodat Kokhavim 10:6) that a non-Jew

"cannot pass through our land until he accepts the

seven mitzvot which Benei Noach are commanded;"

on the other hand, the Sefer Ha-chinnukh (#94) rules,

"If they abandon idols, even though they had initially

worshipped them, they are permitted to reside in our

land, and this is what is called a ger toshav." This has

major halakhic ramifications: if, for example, a non-

Jewish adulterer who shuns idols wants to become a

ger toshav, the Rambam would reject him, while the

Chinnukh would welcome him.

It is unusual, but not unprecedented, for the Chinnukh

to differ with the Rambam. However, is that really the

case here? If we look at the Rambam's Sefer Ha-

mitzvot, we find that Prohibition #51 reads: "If a non-

Jew wants to stay in our land, he is not permitted to do

so until he accepts not to worship idols, and then it is

permitted for him to resideand he is called a ger

toshav"! How can the Rambam rule like Rabbi Me'ir in

Sefer Ha-mitzvot, but like the Chakhamim in Hilkhot

Avodat Kokhavim?

The answer appears to lie in another source in Mish-

neh Torah: Hilkhot Issurei Bia 14:7. There, the Ram-

bam says, "Who is a ger toshav? A non-Jew who

accepts upon himself not to worship idols, along with

the other mitzvot that Benei Noach are commanded,

without circumcision or immersion." Why does the

Rambam single out idolatry? It is clear that there is

still a special significance to it.

If we contrast the words of Sefer Ha-mitzvot and Sefer

Ha-chinnukh, we notice a subtle distinction: according

to the former, renunciation of idols allows a non-Jew

"to stay in our land;" according to the latter, it

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and." Thus, we may say that the Ram-bam makes the following distinction:

we must evict any active idolaters from the land

of Israel; but as long as a non-Jew does not

worship idols, though he may violate other

Noahide laws, we do not violate a negative

command by letting such a person remain in

he land. However, if a non-Jew wants to "pass

nto our land"i.e., he is at the border and re-

questing entrywe cannot admit unless he

commits to all the Noahide laws. Indeed, this

dovetails with the Rambam's view (HilkhotMelakhim 8:10-11) that the Torah entrusts the

Jewish nation with the ultimate goal of bringing

every human to accept the seven Noahide

commandmentsand become a ger toshav.

Ger Toshav Continued...

unch of them splayed out in front of me and then let 'em all have it! Why does Balak offer Bi-

aam a tiny glimpse of the nation in an attempt to help the evil prophet issue forth a diabolical

urse? Shouldn't it be the opposite?

The evil ones on this Earth have a well developed sense of cunning and these two bad guys

were no exception. They knew the secret of the Jewish people: the united totality of the Jewish people is un-

eatable and the big picture of Jewish history is the revelation of G-d's providence and kindness. However, if

ou focus in at the small picture you may find some dirt, some criminality, some all-too-human weakness thatwill darken the image. That is why Balak offered Bilaam to see only the edge of the Jews - if Bilaam could only

oom in on some negative aspect of the Jews and disregard the big picture, maybe then he could muster the

enom needed to curse G-d's people.

That type of zoom-in to the darker side of today's Israel is exactly what our enemies want. They want us demor-

lized, they want us to turn away from Israel. However, we, lovers of Israel, cannot allow ourselves to be mini-

malist observers who become dissuaded when we hear that our country is going "off the derech" - off the right

ath. On the whole, the Jewish project of rebuilding our homeland is moving forward at lightning speed. Israel is

oon going to be the home for the majority of the world's Jews, and is already far and away the cultural center

f Judaism. All of our enemies and even our sick government cannot derail the forward momentum of this proj-

ct - unless we let them!

So let us not fall victim to our enemies' dark de-

ires to see the edge of the Jewish people with a

ocus on negativity. Instead, let us see the grand

ision of Israel and the nearer-then-ever horizon

f destiny. Once we get our vision in order we

will have a renewed burst of energy to help Is-

ael get through this tumultuous time. And that

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Seeing the edge Continued...


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Parashat Masei, the Torah inter-

sperses this list of encampments with

only two events the lack of water en-

countered at Refidim and the death of Aharon.

t is not at all clear why the Torah only mentions these

events; there are many others that it would makesense to mention as well. Furthermore, if the Torah is

going to be as terse as possible in the enumeration of

historical events along the way, are there not more

significant events, such as the receiving of the Torah,

which should take precedence?

n the context of Sefer Bemidbar, which deals a great

deal with the limitations of the Jewish people in the

desert, it could be that the listing of the encampments

s meant to give us greater insight into their failings.

As a result, it gives us a description of the trekmarkedly from their perspective. Perhaps the Torah

wants to temper our judgment of this generation by

rying to make us realize just how different their per-

spective of things might have been.

Thousands of years later, when we judge the giving of

he Torah to be more important than the lack of water

or the death of Aharon, we are basing ourselves on a

ich historical and theological perspective that the

ews going through it did not have. This is not to claim

hat we are smarter or more religious. I doubt the for-mer and am convinced of the incorrectness of the lat-

er. It just means we have more information at our

disposal with which to coherently evaluate the relative

mportance of the various events that transpired in the

ourney through the desert. Indeed, in the Jews col-

ective consciousness, the shock of not having any

water to drink and then being relieved by a Divinely

revealed source of water may have been a most criti-

cal event. It introduced them to a new type of exis-

tence that was neither the regular and mundane

religious life that they had known for most of their time

in Egypt, nor was it the fire-and-brimstone existence

they had encountered during the plagues and thesplitting of the sea. (It actually was a stronger version

of the previous episode at Marah where they encoun-

tered bitter water. There too, their shock seems to be

reflected in the unusual description of the next en-

campment at Elam that we read was a place of wells.)

From now on, they would see God challenging them

with events that were a bit less clear and yet always

being there to see them through.

Likewise, the death of Aharon may have been even

more traumatic to the Jews than the decree that theywould die in the desert. That Aharon and not Moshe

was the peoples leader is quite clear in rabbinic tradi-

tion and certainly has a strong basis in the Biblical text

itself. Losing Aharon was akin to losing their whole ex-

istence. It was on him whom they depended for this

radical new enterprise upon which they had em-

barked. They were literally left like orphans in the

desert. On an emotional level, then, this could well

have had a more profound effect than the aforemen-

tioned decree.

Whether this is actually what happened or

not, the very plausibility of the sce-

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ario just outlined should make us wonder. It should

lso make us question our own perspective on con-

emporary events.

ndeed, what would we say are the watershed events

f recent Jewish history? We might be certain that the

ullout from Gush Katif and the Second Lebanon Warwould rank at the top of the roster. Indeed, these

vents have truly shaped the attitudes of many Jews

bout how they should seek to influence the course of

uture Israeli policy, and even how they feel about the

ionist project altogether. But if we had prophets

oday, are we so sure that this would be their focus?

ot having prophecy, I cannot be sure, but my gut tells

me otherwise.

erhaps we would find out that the quiet establish-

ment of religious Zionist yeshivot in towns that hadeen formerly abandoned to the secular, such at

el Aviv, Eilat and Carmiel, would be that semi-

al event that we had so easily overlooked. Or

maybe, a contemporary equivalent of Yermiyahu

would tell us that over the last few decades we

ave all accepted a lifestyle of cell phones,

malls and surrogate performance of mitzvot that

s bankrupt at its very core. Again, not being a

rophet, my list of what a prophet might say is

not really the point. What is the point is the

need to second-guess ourselves. We are

too easily convinced of the centrality of our

communities agendas.

A newspaper editor is required to decide what stories

are most important and thus deserving of inclusion and what to leave out. There, the editors warped per-

spective often speaks for itself. What is so transparent

to us about some newspapers, however, needs to be

brought home.

Had we lived in the desert, we certainly could have re-

flected on the sui generis significance of the receiving

of the Torah. But we would have had to second-guess

the prevalent perception of the community suggested

earlier. And that is something that far too few of us are

prepared to do.

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n the opening of our Parsha

he Torah names 42 places that the Jewish people

amped, from the time they left Egypt until their arrival

t Kadesh Barneah prior to entering the land of Is-

ael. Rashi explains the need for mentioning all these

stations of the Odeyse in the desert with the follow-

ng parable: This is similar to a King whose son was

ick and he had to take him to the doctor. On the way

ack he reminds his son: here you had a head ache,

ere you were in pain, here you were thirsty. Thus the

ewish people upon reaching the final stage of their

ourney are being reminded of the stations that they

went through on the way.

However, the holy Ohr Hachayim asks on this: whyoes the Torah emphasize the travels of the Jewish

people? the

name of the Parsah Masei is travels!

The Torah should have emphasized that it is mention-

ing the places they stopped and camped and over-

came their difficulties? He explains that the Kabbalists

said that the purpose of the wonderings of the Jewish

people in the desert was to uncover the holy sparks

that were left in the desert and trapped their, and to

bring them with them to the land of Israel. He explains

that this is the reason the Torah also describes the

Jewish nation that travels: that left the land of

Egypt, according to their camps. The forefathers did

much spiritual work in the desert but could not col-

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o turn this latest act of terror which happened in

ront of my eyes into something positive. This Arab

rom Jerusalem has energized me to work even

arder for strong and proud leadership in the State of

srael.

What lessons can we learn from what happened?

SACKETT: The Arabs are strong today because the

ews are weak, and the Jews are weak because their

eadership is scared, timid and virtually non-existent.

Changing that leader-

hip is what I have

edicated my life to.

his country needs a

eader who is con-

ected to our Father

n Heaven and whose

oal is a proud, strongnd authentic JEW-

SH State not a

state of all its citi-

ens. When that day

omes and it is on

s way Jewish bull-

ozers will not destroy

ouses in Gush Katif

r shuls in Tapuach

nd Kiryat Arba. Arab

ulldozers will not kill

ews in Jerusalem or

nywhere else. Instead, these same bulldozers will

uild Israel as it has never been built before so that

very Jew in the world has a place to come home to!

What message would you like to give to our read-

ers in connection with what happened?

SACKETT: Dont focus on the symptom. Dont scream

bout contractors who hire Arabs. Dont demand moreolice protection in Jerusalem. Channel all of your en-

rgy into the source of the problem; the lack of Jewish

eadership in this country. In the not-too-distant past, it

was rocks on the road and then drive-by shootings.

hen came shopping malls that blew up, followed by

usses, coffee shops and hotels. Now it is bulldozers.

f you want to make sure that this list does not con-

nue, the direction of the leadership needs to be

hanged NOW!!! No more leaders who care more

bout world opinion than the safety of their own peo-

le. No more leaders who wouldnt know a Jewishoncept if they tripped over one! The time has come

or a Manhig Emuni - a leader filled and directed by

is Emunah in the eternal and all-powerful Jewish G-

d. When you see a leader like that -

grab onto him and help him succeed.

At the present time, I know of only one

such person; Moshe Feiglin, and I work

and pray for his success 24 hours a

day.

What can you add to our knowledge of what hap-pened that we may not have heard or seen on TV...

SACKETT: At the scene, people asked if anyone was

killed and when I an-

swered no they imme-

diately said Baruch

Hashem and put on a

happy face. While it is

true that we must thank

Hashem for the fact that

there were no fatalities,we must NEVER FOR-

GET the injured. This

young attorney Shuki

Kramer (Yehoshua ben

Esther) - lost his leg. He

is currently in Shaarei

Zedek and his life has

been changed FOR-

EVER!!!

In addition to that there

are people who suffered

trauma, went into shock, and are now afraid to walk

the streets of our holy city. With leaders like we have

today who will do nothing to solve this problem, can

you blame them???

How did the security forces and MDA react and

were you happy with their response?

SACKETT: MDA was great while the security forceswere too little and way too late. The last 3 terror at-

tacks by Jerusalem Arabs were ended by private Jew-

ish citizens so where are these security forces?

While in this particular attack, a border policeman shot

the Arab, it was not until AFTER he was already shot

by a simple Yid from the settlement of Sussia. Funny

thing how Israeli police are everywhere when you try

to pray on Har HaBayit, build a caravan in Yitzhar and

plant some olive trees in Shilo

Do you think that the Merkaz, Jaffa Street and bull-dozer II attacks, all foiled by armed citizens from

the National-Religious community have a connec-

tion and that there is a lesson that can be

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drawn from this?

SACKETT: There is a definite connec-

tion! Those that attached to the land are

given the power to defend the land. The dati-leumi

communities know what they are doing here, raise

many children here and are prepared to sacrifice their

ves as well. The only thing this sector has not done

s lead the nation. We must change that immediately!

The dati-leumi sector is first in the IDF, first in educa-

on, first in settling the land and LAST in influencing

he political situation. You know why that

s? Because WE (yes, I am one of them!)

have always left the leadership of this

country to others. We have focused on

our little settlements, our Yeshivot and

even our IDF units while leaving the

most important thing of all LEADER-

SHIP OF THE STATE to people whose

kids dont serve in the IDF and probablydont even live in Israel!!! This is what

needs to be changed. With the help of

Hashem plus everybody reading this

article leadership that is faithful to

Hashem and connected to His values and concepts

will control the future of this country and turn Israel

into a strong, proud and REAL JEWISH STATE!

Shmuel Sackett is the co-founder of both Zo Artzeinu and

Manhigut Yehudit. Together with Moshe Feiglin, he is

spearheading a campaign to rise to the leadership of Is-

rael with an ideology based on Jewish identity and val-

ues. He has spoken in 500 USA cities and universities in

the last 5 years. His website is: www.JewishIsrael.org Hisemail is: [email protected]


up and move. There were 42 moves. That

pain did not stop the Jewish people from

reaching the land of Israel. The difficulties of

onquering and dividing the land will not deter us ei-

her. We shall overcome!

This Dt is dedicated to all the Jewish hurt by the latest

terror attacks in Jerusalem and elsewhere.

Shabbat shalom,

Haim Perlmutter

The Travels of Bnei Yisrael Continued...

Yom Kippur, Sukkot and the Geula Dr. Mordechai Attal

Dvar Torah based on the com-

mentary of the Radak.

Why do we celebrate Sukkot

after Yom Kippur and not after

Pesach?

We make every victory over the enemies of the Jewsnto a holiday. On Pesach we celebrate the downfall of

he Egyptians who enslaved us. On Channukah we

elebrate the defeat of the Syrian-Greeks, and on

Purim we celebrate the death of the wicked Haman

nd the subsequent salvation of Am Yisrael.

On Shavuot we celebrate the giving of the law. The

Torah enables us to achieve the victory of life and in-

elligence against the forces of evil and death (cherut

mimalech hamavet) through the fulfillment of its com-

mandments. Torah has the ability to destroy the ko-

chot hatumah.

Sukkot, known as the time of our happiness, is a cele-

bration of the ultimate victory in the war of Gog UMa-

gog in the last days. Our enemies will come against

Jerusalem and will be defeated. This is the reason

why the Haftorah on the last day of Sukkot deals withGog UMagog.

The day of Mashiachs arrival will be a special day and

we will see miracles on the level of those which oc-

curred during the exodus from Egypt. On this day we

will see the destruction of Gog UMagog. The sefira of

Keter will be ascendant during this time.

Miracles of this sort come about through intense re-

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which will be activated by processes set in motion by

Mashiach Ben David,

rior to his arrival.

On Yom Kippur, every-

ne fasts and prays will

ntense concentrationnd thus purify them-

elves. This is why dur-

ng Neilah, the high

oint and crescendo of

he day, the sefirah of

Keter becomes

tronger in the world

nd erases the trans-

ressions of Israel,

hus making Am Yisrael

eady for the geula.

This is the reason that

we build a sukkah as soon as Yom Kippur is over. In

rder to juxtapose the sefirah of Keter and the

Sukkah, both of which symbolize

the

di-

vine

protection that Israel will

enjoy during the war of

Gog UMagog.

After the total victory of

Am Yisrael over their ene-

mies, the remnants of the

nations will be obligated to

come every year and cel-

ebrate in sukkot the Jew-

ish victory over Gog

UMagog.

Translated from theFrench by Chava Sokol.

Dr. Attal is a French lecturer on gematria, kabbala and

chassidut.

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