MY THOUGHTS ON PARSHAT EIKEV

In parshat Eikev we read:

“It was at the end of forty days and forty nights that Hashem gave me the two stone Tablets, the Tablets of the covenant. Then Hashem said to me, “Arise, descend quickly from here, for the people that you took out of Egypt has become corrupt: they have strayed quickly from the way that |I commanded them: they have made themselves a molten image”

Hashem said to me, saying, “I have seen this people, and behold! It is a stiff-necked people. Release Me, and I shall destroy them and erase their name from under the heavens, and I shall make you a mightier, more numerous nation than they!”

Our sages say that it was only the erev rav who committed idolatry with the golden calf and a small percentage of the Jews from the tribe of Shimon. So why was Hashem so angry? Angry enough to wipe out the entire Jewish people. Every single Jew except Moshe! Was no one innocent? No. No one was innocent because even those who didn’t participate stood by did nothing to stop it.

...there were Jews, few though they were, who were guilty of idolatry. The rest of the people did not resist the Eirev Rav or the Jewish worshippers. this constituted either sidlent acquiescence or lack of faith, which was a condemnation of the nation as a whole. (Ki Tisa 32:7-10)

Aharon had exposed the shame of the people, for not only the sinners were at fault, but those whose failure to repond had made it possible. This revealed the ignominy of the nation, for they had been disloyal to God and Moshe. (Commentary on Ki Tisa 32:25)

Only after Moshe completely destroyed the golden calf, as our sages said
For as long as the sin was still in existence, it came under the category of “the warped which cannot be repaired”(Koheles 1:15;seeChaggigah9)

and fasted and prayed for 40 days and 40 nights, did Hashem show mercy and only those who were guilty of outright idolatry died.

We can see how severely Hashem views idolatry or the pretense of it.

Moshe stood at the gateway of the camp, and said, "Whoever is for Hashem, join me!"

Moshe asked the Jews to make a decision and stop straddling the fence. Their response showed the depth of their spiritual fall, for only the Levites stepped forward: though the rest of the people were loyal to G-d, they would not dedicate themselves uncompromisingly to His service.(Commentary on Ki Tisa 32:26)

There are many Jews who do not “cling” to the goyim but they see their neighbors hosting xians, bringing them on tours to their communities and accepting donations (bribes) from them and they disapprove but do nothing and say nothing. There is no sitting on the fence when it comes to Am Yisrael you have to choose a side. If you aren’t on the side of Hashem and Torah you are on the side of evil. When some of Am Yisrael sin we are all held responsible and we are all punished. We have a mitzvah to rebuke our brother and an obligation to remove the evil from within our midst.

From here emerges the fundamental contrast between the thinking of G-d and the alien culture of the nations and the assimilationists among our own people. In G-d's Torah, tolerance toward evil is inappropriate and impossible. There does not exist any concept of coexistence between good and evil. Quite the contrary , an oft repeated decree and command is this: "Destroy the evil from your midst! Destroy evil from Israel!"(Deut. 13:6;17:7,12;19:19;21:21;22:21-22,24;24:7). Time and time again, G-d commands us regarding the need to separate between good and evil, so as to eradicate the evil from our midst.(Or HaRa'ayon)

TORAH TRUE JEWS DO NOT SUPPORT GLENN BECK

No one who supports Glenn Beck and his rallies ever says "the Torah says" or "the halachah says". They all say "I feel" or "I think". Torah true Jews base their thoughts and actions on halachah so here is the halachah.

Lets start with Jews calling Beck a righteous gentile. He is not.

The Rambam says:

Anyone who accepts upon himself the fulfillment of these Seven mitzvoth and is precise in their observance is considered one of the Pious among the Gentiles and will merit a share in the world to Come. This applies only when he accepts them and fulfills them because the Holy One, blessed be He, commanded them in the torah and informed us through Moses, our teacher, that even previously, Noah's descendents were commanded to fulfill them. However, if he fulfills them out of intellectual conviction,he is not a resident alien, nor of the Pious among the Gentiles, nor of their wise men.**(Hilchot Melachim U'Milchamoteihem 8:11)

Any xian will tell you they are not "under the law" meaning Hashem doesn't "command" them to fulfill any mitzvot. Any mitzvah they do, they will tell you, is because their false god yeshu did them or told his followers to do them.

**this principal may be derived from the Mishnah's statement (Sanhedrin 90a) that Bilaam will not receive a share in the world to come.

Bilaam was the prophet of the goyim, he believed in Hashem and Hashem spoke to him. He even "blessed Israel" three times with blessings. Yet according to our Sages he was not a righteous gentile nor does he have a place in the world to come.

Mormon's believe there are many gods and each person can choose which to worship, which is why Beck can say,

"Things will be okay if you live your life in accordance with the God of your understanding".

Mormon's also believe that every human being has the capability to reach godhood. This makes Beck an idolator.

In Sefer HaMitzvot it is written,

It is a negative commandment
213.not to turn astray after idol-worship, neither in thought nor in word, nor even by watching

426.to show no mercy to idol-worshippers
(that we should have no kind feelings for those who worship idols, and nothing about them should be good or pleasing in our eyes; in other words, we should remove far from our mind, and it should not[ever] arise in our speech, that there could be anything of value in one who worships in idolatry, and he should find no grace or favor in our eyes)

436.the precept to destroy an idol and all objects in its service
(at the root of the lies the purpose of eradicating the name of idolatry and every memory of it from the world)

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Terror 'Benefits' the Missionaries

Rachel Tabachnick has proven herself a wise and able reporter on the alliance between Jews and Xian 'Zionists.' (Run a seach for her last name on my Tomer Devorah blog and see prior articles which I have referenced.) In her article entitled "Why Christian Zionists Love Jews and Other Notes from the End-Times," I noted the following... " The outpouring of support from Christian Zionists is vocal, but there is a silver lining for those who believe their task is made easier when Israelis are under duress. Those who support the rapidly growing Messianic ministries in Israel state that their outreach can be more productive in times of trouble. For instance, Messianic Rabbi Scott Sekulow traveled to Israel with a “disaster relief “evangelist from Texas in 2001 and reported back to his Atlanta-based ministry, “The on-going and unpredictable violence created a climate of fear in Israel – but at the same time, this climate of fear opened the door for unbelievable evangelism opportunities for our team.” Typical of these efforts, the evangelists presented an “open letter of apology to Jews from Christians” as part of their approach. Scott Sekulow is the host of the radio show Messianic Hour and brother of Jay Sekulow, head of the American Center for Law and Justice, founded by Pat Robertson as a counter to the ACLU. Jay Sekulow and a group of leading charismatic evangelicals from around the world, including Ted Haggard, met with Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu in 2005 to develop plans for a “Christian Center of Galilean Heritage.” Today the founders and advisors list for the Galillean Resort and campus planned for the northwest shore of Lake Kinneret, includes Jay Sekulow, John Hagee, CUFI directors Gary Bauer, Michael Little, Robert Stearns, and an array of evangelist to Jews along with Israeli rabbis and leaders." If you are a Jew in bed with the Xian Zionists, you should be ashamed of yourself.

SEPARATING AND REMOVING THE EREV RAV

In the past few years I have wondered why Hashem would allow this growing alliance between Jews and xians. Why would he allow xians to attach themselves to our government, our land, our customs and our people. Why would He let rabbis teach them Torah, which they then use for their own agenda? Why would Hashem let "judeo-xianity" develop and spread? Well finally I think I know the answer. Before we were given a Torah and a land, Moshe Rabbeinu accepted the Erev Rav into Am Yisrael. Before we can be completely redeemed, the Erev Rav has to be separated and removed from within Am Yisrael. Those Jews who have attached themselves to the goyim by making alliances and building relationships with them are the Erev Rav. Once the separation is completed, the evil will be removed. Of course this is only one part of the separation but it is the part that most affects my "community".

Rebbe Nachman on "spreading God's Word"

"....during first Temple times, when peace reigned in the world, King Solomon personally traveled far and wide, and sent emissaries to foreign countries, in an effort to spread God's Word. Solomon sought to love all human beings, by virtue of their being God's creatures, hoping that this would bring about a union of hearts and enable him to have an impact on their spirituality. However, when you truly love someone and care for him, you become aware of his or her thoughts (Imrei Pinchas, Inyanim Shonim 72). Thus, gentile thoughts entered Solomon's mind. He did not realize that the thoughts of the foreign wives he had taken had poisoned his holy thinking. furthermore, the very struggle to lift someone out of the mud will inevitably dirty your own clothes. Thus, the very desire to rouse the buried holiness in the gentiles roused the gentile desire to bury the Jewish people in unholiness (Likuty Moharan I, 59:1; Resisey Lailah 57, p. 83d)." (Chanukah with Rebbe Nachman of Breslav)

If this was the case with the wisest of men in an era of world peace, how much more so now. Those Jews who are "going out to teach the goyim", "breaking down the walls of separation between Jew and gentile", forging bonds with xians, even spending time in xian churches and homes, under the guise of bringing them closer to God, are not only endangering their own souls, but all of Am Yisrael.

"So if you want to bring others close, you must be protected from negative influence. You must become aware of all your thoughts, learn how to assess your intentions, and become sensitive to any subtle changes that may occur within you. In short, you must judge yourself. Furthermore, not everyone can be brought close to God, and certainly not all the time. Judgement and discerning is required to know who can and when (Likutey Mohoran I, 59:5-6:Likutey Halakhot, Geirim 3:26), because even compassion for all of mankind is sometimes inappropriate (Likutey Moharan II, 7:1)." (Chanukah with Rebbe Nachman of Breslov)"

Many of the Jews involved in this "outreach to the world" are ba'alei tshuva and recent converts to Judaism from anglo countries. Many of these people are not only lacking in Torah knowlege but the Torah knowlege they do have, has been heavily influenced by western thought and values. These Jews also refuse to listen to rabbis who have advised them to stop what they are doing. Do they really believe they are immune to the gentile influence even though Shlomo HaMelech wasn't?

We can only influence the gentiles for the good instead of being influenced by them, when we live as a separate and holy nation. A nation of priests who serve and honor Hashem, not the goyim. By this we will be a shining example, a light unto the nations. We cannot reach this point without separation.
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STOP LOOKING TO THE GOYIM FOR PROTECTION AND SALVATION

Hakadosh Baruch Hu is in control of everything and he is perfectly just, so when tragedy strikes Am Yisrael we should look within to see what have we done to cause Hashem to do this. Instead of thinking in this manner, there are those of us who think we are perfect and that the terrible things that happen to us are for no reason and they look to the goyim to save us from an invisible evil force that controls our enemies. There are those who think that if we have more "friends" to speak for us politically or to support us financially we can be saved from our enemies. To believe that someone or something besides Hashem is in control of the terrible things that happen to us is a form of idolatry. My fear is that if Jews put their faith in the goyim then Hashem will have to prove that they cannot save us and we as a people will all suffer.

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