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Full Text Israel Political Brief September 13, 2015: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new year’s greetings for Rosh Hashanah Shana Tova!
Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 13, 2015
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Full Text Israel Political Brief September 10, 2015: President Reuven Rivlin’s greetings for the New Year 5776 transcript
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President Rivlin’s greetings for the New Year 5776
Source: MFA, 9-10-15
On behalf of all the people in Israel, I send you my best wishes for a sweet new year. Israel faces many challenges both internally and externally which we can and will overcome – as we have done many times before.
As we approach the High Holidays, on behalf of all the people in Israel, I send you my best wishes for a sweet new year.
We know that as we celebrate the New Year, it is also a time for soul searching and prayer. Tradition teaches that all mankind pass before God, and are prescribed for a good or bad year. Then, on Yom Kippur, the holiest of days, the High Priest would enter the Holy of Holies in the Temple in Jerusalem and offer three prayers. First for himself and his family. Second for his tribe, and only then did he pray for all the people. It seems strange – even wrong – for the High Priest to begin by praying for himself before praying for others. The Sages answer that in order to truly represent the whole people, in order to truly place the prayers of the nation before God, the High Priest must first offer his own prayers. Because only when we are sure of our own path can we hope to appreciate the needs, and aspirations of others.
Israel faces many challenges both internally and externally; social challenges, economic challenges, and of course security challenges. Challenges which we can and will overcome – as we have done many times before. To do so however, we must work internally to strengthen the bonds between us, between the different communities that make up the Israeli people, and between our brothers and sisters, friends and supporters of Israel around the world.
Just as the High Priest did, I hope that we all may greet the New Year, 5776, sure of our own path, as individuals, as people, and as a nation.
May we all be written in the Book of Life, for a happy, healthy and sweet year,
Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin,
President of the State of Israel
Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 10, 2015
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Full Text JBuzz Transcripts September 23, 2014: President Barack Obama Wishes The American Jewish Community a Sweet, Happy, and Healthy New Year
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Wishing You a Sweet, Happy, and Healthy New Year
Source: WH, 9-23-14
Shanah Tovah from the White House! On Wednesday evening, Jews in the United States and around the world will begin celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
The High Holidays offer the Jewish community a moment of pause, a time to reflect on the previous year and recommit to the unending task of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world. Together, working with people of all faiths, we can bring greater peace and prosperity to the world in 5775.
In his 2014 video message for the High Holidays, President Obama extends his wishes for a sweet new year and discusses why this time of year is so significant.
Read the remarks:
Hello. As Jews across America, Israel, and the world gather together for the High Holidays, Michelle…
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Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 23, 2014
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Full Text Israel Political Brief September 23, 2014: PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Rosh Hashana Greeting to Jewish Communities Around the World — Transcript
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Rosh Hashana Greeting to Jewish Communities Around the World
Source: PMO, 9-23-14
יום שלישי כ”ח אלול תשע”ד
יום שלישי כ”ח אלול תשע”ד
“My friends,
As Jews celebrate the New Year around the world, we can take pride in all that unites us. The Jewish people indeed always unite when faced with great challenges, and the past year was no exception.
Over the past few months, three of our teenagers were kidnapped and brutally murdered, thousands of rockets were fired at our country and too many of our bravest young men and their families made the most painful of sacrifices in Operation Protective Edge.
Throughout all that, we witnessed tremendous support for Israel from Jewish communities everywhere. And at the same time, we in Israel know that it has been a difficult period for many of your Jewish communities. You face increasingly virulent and even violent anti-Semitism.
So on behalf of the people of Israel, I thank you for supporting our just campaign to defend ourselves; to provide the sustained peace and security that all Israelis deserve. And I assure you that we in Israel will continue to stand by your side as you confront hatred and intolerance. Jews everywhere must be able to live proudly and without fear.
As we celebrate Rosh Hashana with our families and friends, we should also celebrate the strength we derive from our commitment to one other. That strength will serve us well as we meet the challenges – and also the remarkable opportunities – of the New Year.
Israel is an amazing success story. The Jewish people are again sovereign and free in our own homeland. Together we have built a vibrant democracy, a robust economy, a global technological powerhouse.
In the New Year, Israel will remain a beacon of freedom and human rights in an intolerant area; Israel will continue to be a source of innovation to the benefit of the entire planet; and Israel will not give up its dream of a secure and enduring peace with all our neighbors.
Israel will remain a source of pride and strength for Jews, no matter where they live and I have no doubt that the future of the Jewish people is one of hope and promise.
So on this holiday of Rosh Hashana, that is definitely something we can all celebrate. Shana Tova to all of you”.
As Jews celebrate the New Year around the world, we can take pride in all that unites us. The Jewish people indeed always unite when faced with great challenges, and the past year was no exception.
Over the past few months, three of our teenagers were kidnapped and brutally murdered, thousands of rockets were fired at our country and too many of our bravest young men and their families made the most painful of sacrifices in Operation Protective Edge.
Throughout all that, we witnessed tremendous support for Israel from Jewish communities everywhere. And at the same time, we in Israel know that it has been a difficult period for many of your Jewish communities. You face increasingly virulent and even violent anti-Semitism.
So on behalf of the people of Israel, I thank you for supporting our just campaign to defend ourselves; to provide the sustained peace and security that all Israelis deserve. And I assure you that we in Israel will continue to stand by your side as you confront hatred and intolerance. Jews everywhere must be able to live proudly and without fear.
As we celebrate Rosh Hashana with our families and friends, we should also celebrate the strength we derive from our commitment to one other. That strength will serve us well as we meet the challenges – and also the remarkable opportunities – of the New Year.
Israel is an amazing success story. The Jewish people are again sovereign and free in our own homeland. Together we have built a vibrant democracy, a robust economy, a global technological powerhouse.
In the New Year, Israel will remain a beacon of freedom and human rights in an intolerant area; Israel will continue to be a source of innovation to the benefit of the entire planet; and Israel will not give up its dream of a secure and enduring peace with all our neighbors.
Israel will remain a source of pride and strength for Jews, no matter where they live and I have no doubt that the future of the Jewish people is one of hope and promise.
So on this holiday of Rosh Hashana, that is definitely something we can all celebrate. Shana Tova to all of you”.
Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 23, 2014
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Full Text Israel Political Brief September 23, 2014: President Reuven Rivlin’s Rosh Hashanah message — Transcript
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Rosh Hashanah message from the President of Israel
Source: MFA, 9-23-14
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Message from the President of the State of Israel to the Jewish Communities of the Diaspora on the occasion of the New Year – Rosh Hashanah 5775
Brothers and sisters,
Leaders of the Jewish communities of the Diaspora and their friends,
According to Jewish tradition, Rosh Hashanah represents a time of personal, community and national soul-searching. In the shadow of the events of the past months, this year, here in Israel, these days of reflection are reaffirmed and take on a special meaning.
With the kidnapping and murder of the four teenagers: Naftali, Gilad, Eyal and Muhammad; and the ongoing campaign in southern Israel in the background, the citizens of Israel and their leaders were faced with difficult dilemmas: the responsibility to defend our homes and land, alongside the concern of harming innocent people; the commitment to enable a free democratic dialogue, versus the need to set clear limits to restrain manifestations of inflammatory behavior and incitement. Israel had to respond to the threats of terror organizations from the outside, while maintaining its image and values as a Jewish and democratic state that is committed to international law and is dedicated to providing all its citizens with equality and dignity, Arabs and Jews alike.
The resilience of Israel is not based on its military strength, but emanates from the liberal, democratic and Jewish values on which it was founded. Even at a time when Israel is required to mobilize its military front, it cannot ignore its home front and the surge of violent political manifestations of incitement and hate in its streets. Israel’s leadership and Israel’s society are judged not only by their military resiliency, but also by their civil resiliency, not only in normal times, but also in times of crisis.
In the course of Operation Protective Edge, I felt that Israel was not alone in the arena. Leaders of the free world and many of the members of the various Jewish movements and communities stood shoulder to shoulder with Israel, supporting its duty to defend its citizens and identifying with its efforts to restore peace to Israel’s southern communities.
On the threshold of the New Year, I want to thank you, leaders and members of the Jewish communities, for your support of Israel’s soldiers and its home front, and especially its southern communities. It is with much anticipation that I hope we shall continue to stand together in the face of the challenges awaiting the Jewish people in Israel and the Diaspora in the future, generated by a sense of mutual responsibility and partnership.
Dear Friends,
The coming year is marked by Jewish tradition as a shmita year, a sabbatical year for land and man. The observance of shmita serves to slow down the economic race and utilitarianism, and see in others, a human being. I pray that this year the gates of our hearts will open to let in compassion, generosity and mutual responsibility. May the coming year bring the sound of joy, a symphony of miscellaneous Jewish voices that will unite us all as a family, community and people.
כתיבה וחתימה טובה!
Shana Tova Ve’Metuka,
Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin
Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 23, 2014
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Full Text Israel Political Brief June 1, 2014: PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting Urging International Governments not to Recognize Palestinian Unity Government and on Shavuot
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PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting
Source: PMO, 6-1-14
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יום ראשון ג’ סיון תשע”ד
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, made the following remarks at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting:
“I call on all responsible elements in the international community not to run to recognize the Palestinian government of which Hamas is a part and which rests on Hamas. Hamas is a terrorist organization that calls for the destruction of Israel and the international community must not embrace it. This will not strengthen peace; it will strengthen terrorism.
On the upcoming Shavuot holiday we see the first fruits of the Land of Israel. And we see here the first fruits of the Land of Israel. There are children here from the Negev and from Tzuba in the Jerusalem hills. I see here wheat, grapes, fruit from the ground and many other things and of course, we merit to see the children. Shavuot also marks the giving of the Torah and the bringing of the first fruits and we always knew that we have a land flowing with milk and cyber.”
Posted by bonniekgoodman on June 1, 2014
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Israel Brief September 15, 2013: Hundreds injured, fainted over Yom Kippur
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Hundreds injured, fainted over Yom Kippur
Source: JTA, 9-15-13
More than 200 Israeli children were injured in bicycle-related accidents in Israel on Yom Kippur….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 15, 2013
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Israel Brief September 13, 2013: Medics on high alert as Israel prepares to fast during a heat wave
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Medics on high alert as Israel prepares to fast during a heat wave
Source: Haaretz , 9-13-13
Medics on high alert as Israel prepares to fast during a heat wave. IDF places West Bank under closure; airport to shut down until Saturday night; resuscitation equipment in some synagogues….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 13, 2013
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Jewish Brief September 11, 2013: 10 things you probably don’t know about Yom Kippur
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10 things you probably don’t know about Yom Kippur
Source: Haaretz, 9-11-13
Detail from ‘Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur,’ by Maurycy Gottlieb, 1878. Photo by Wikimedia Commons
You may go to synagogue every Yom Kippur and have fasted religiously since you were knee-high to a Torah scroll, but do you really know the history of this holiest of days?…READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 11, 2013
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Israel Political Brief May 13, 2013: PM Benjamin Netanyahu Receives First Fruits for Shavuot Holiday
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PM Netanyahu Receives First Fruits for Shavuot Holiday
Source: Arutz Sheva, 5-13-13
“First fruits” had to be one of the seven species that the Bible lists as Israel’s best crops – wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates and each year’s “first fruits” would be brought to the Temple from the holiday of Shavuot….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on May 12, 2013
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Israel Brief April 28, 2013: Lag b’Omer bonfires burn out of control in Northern Israel
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Lag b’Omer bonfires burn out of control in Israel
Source: JTA, 4-28-13
Bonfires lit throughout Israel to mark Lag b’Omer burned out of control, stranding thousands of celebrants in the northern Israeli town of Meron….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on April 28, 2013
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Israel Brief April 1, 2013: PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelis celebrate end of Passover holiday Moroccan style
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Israelis celebrate end of Passover holiday Moroccan style
Source: The Times of Israel, 4-1-13
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took part in the celebrations, attending a Mimouna gathering in Or Akiva along with his wife Sara….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on April 2, 2013
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Israel Political Brief March 24, 2013: MKs call for leaving Seder seat open for Jonathan Pollard
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MKs call for leaving Seder seat open for Pollard
Source: Jerusalem Post, 3-24-13
MKs hold mock seder ending with a toast to Pollard and a reading of a prayer for the Israel agent’s welfare….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on March 24, 2013
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Full Text Israel Political Brief January 20, 2013: PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting on Tu B’Shvat, the festival of trees
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PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting
Source: PMO, 1-20-13
יום ראשון ט’ שבט תשע”ג
Photo by GPO
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today, made the following remarks at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting:
“Today, we mark the week in which Tu B’Shvat – the festival of trees – occurs and there is a celebration of planting in the Land of Israel. We are bringing about a green revolution, the good green in a Middle East of parks and forests. This good green is in the State of Israel, part of this work is in Samaria, in establishing a Jewish city in Samaria; this mission was carried out by our friend Ron Nachman, who passed away. I think that everyone who knew Ron, and many here did, are familiar with his unique contribution in establishing Ariel, both in vision and deed. He gave his life to this vision and he realized it. Today we part from our dear friend who managed to build Ariel into a city of culture, with a university. I regret that he did not have additional years in which to enjoy the fruit of his labors.
Last night, I met with five US Senators, Democrats and Republicans, and I told them that the problem is not building in Ariel and it is not building in Jerusalem. The problem in the Middle East is Iran’s attempt to build nuclear weapons, and the chemical weapons in Syria and the Islamic extremism that is spreading in Africa and threatening to inundate the entire region. I told them that history will not forgive those who allow Iran to arm itself with nuclear weapons. This was, and remains, the main mission facing not only myself and the State of Israel, but the US as well.”
Posted by bonniekgoodman on January 20, 2013
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Israel Brief December 25, 2012: Haifa rabbinate forbids New Year’s Eve parties
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Haifa rabbinate forbids New Year’s Eve parties
Source: JTA, 12-25-12
The Haifa rabbinate has warned local hotels and event halls that they could lose their kashrut supervision if they hold New Year’s Eve parties on their premises….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on December 25, 2012
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Israel Political Brief December 16, 2012: PM Benjamin Netanyahu: Western Wall ‘will be ours forever’
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Netanyahu: Western Wall ‘will be ours forever’
Source: JTA, 12-16-12
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall that the site “will be ours forever.”….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on December 16, 2012
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Israel Brief October 3, 2012: 70,000 gather at Kotel for priestly blessing
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70,000 gather at Wall for priestly blessing
Source: JTA, 10-3-12
An estimated 70,000 Jewish worshipers gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to hear the priestly blessing….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on October 3, 2012
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Full Text Israel Political Brief September 26, 2012: PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Statement on Yom Kippur & United Nations General Assembly
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Statement from PM Netanyahu
Source: PMO, 9-26-12
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released the following statement this evening :
“Citizens of Israel,
Tonight, I am leaving for New York to represent the State of Israel at the United Nations.
On the issue of Iran, we are all in agreement on the goal of preventing Iran from achieving nuclear weapons.
On the day when we pray to be inscribed in the Book of Life, a platform was given to a dictatorial regime that strives, at every opportunity, to sentence us to death.
On the eve of Yom Kippur, which is sacred to the Jewish People, the Iranian tyrant – before the whole world – chose to publicly call for our disappearance.
This is a black day for those who chose to stay in the hall and listen to such slander.
In my remarks to the UN General Assembly, they will hear my response.
As the Prime Minister of Israel, the state of the Jewish People, I am working in every way so that Iran will not have nuclear weapons.
History has proven that those who have wanted to wipe us off the map have failed, as the Jewish People have overcome all obstacles.
We have set up a magnificent state, among the most advanced in the world.
Israel is a modern and strong state thanks to the strength and talents of its citizens and to our faith in the justice of our cause.
I wish you all gmar hatima tova!”
Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 26, 2012
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Israel Brief September 23, 2012: Israel moves to Standard Time amid demonstrations
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Israel moves to Standard Time amid demonstrations
Source: JTA, 9-23-12
Israel moved back to Standard Time, bringing out demonstrators in protest of the early switch due to Yom Kippur….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 23, 2012
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Israel Political Brief September 16, 2012: President Shimon Peres stresses family in Rosh Hashanah message to Diaspora, tolerance to Israelis
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Peres stresses family in Rosh Hashanah message to Diaspora, tolerance to Israelis
Source: JTA, 9-16-12
Israeli President Shimon Peres in a Rosh Hashanah message called Diaspora Jews “full partners” with Israel….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 16, 2012
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