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174.01/ Week one-hundred and seventy-four, November 11-17, 2023, thread begins here.

Week 173 below.
174.02/ The newest season of #MotzeiShabbatMovieNight began tonight with "Flash Gordon." It's a camp classic and stars Topol a'h, the wonderful Israeli actor. One of the extras on my disk has Alex Ross saying it's his favorite film!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ross
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174.03/ Dave Barry @rayadverb taught generations of comedy lovers about this amazing spectacle. The Great 'Spoldey Whale Incident.
174.04/ Look who shows up to support the Jewish community vs. who shows up to the anti-Israel rallies. The contrast is important.

A microcosm of Jewish history in exile: our neighbors wanting to kill us is a constant so it's key to watch the leaders.
174.05/ The #MarchForIsrael today is a great example of who shows up to protect Jews around the world and fight against religious theocracy, fascism, & the red-brown horseshoe. E.g. bipartisan leaders of Congress (it's necessary). See alt-text in pics below for the full list.
Logo of event, crossed USA & Israel flags. Speakers:  1:00 PM Intro/Anthems  •Tovah Feldshuh, Actress •Van Jones, CNN Political Commentator •Maccabeats, Acapella Group •Omer Adam, Israeli Artist   1:10 PM “Freedom” Segment  •Natan Sharansky, Former Soviet Dissident •Arielle Mokhtarzadeh, Milken Institute •Mijal Bitton, Shalom Hartman Institute   1:20 PM Ambassador Lipstadt Greeting •Harriet Schleifer, Chair, Conference of Presidents •Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, U.S. Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism  1:25 PM President Herzog Greeting •Julie Platt, Chair of Board, Jewish Federations of N...
(Part 2 of speaker list; this is another picture of the crossed flags)  1:40 PM Hostage Segment •Debra Messing, Actress •Orna Neutra, Mother of Hostage Omer Neutra •Alana Zeitchik, Cousin of Six Hostages •Rachel Goldberg, Mother of Hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin •Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC), Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairs of Bipartisan Task Force Combatting Antisemitism  2:00 PM  •Michael Herzog, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S.  2:05 PM U.S. House Segment •Harriet Schleifer, Chair, Conference of Presidents •House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) •Democratic Leader Hake...
174.06/ I'm, sad I can't go to the #MarchForIsrael but many in my family will represent. I did go to a Shiva minyan this morning and I had the honor of davening next to a Shoah survivor, something I always treasure. It's a priceless way to remember that #NeverAgainIsNow.
174.07/ This part of the #MarchForIsrael, where both parties, both leaders of each house of congress, is the most important part of the rally.

This shows the country and the world that the US government supports Jews and supports Israel.
174.08/ One thing I can say after 90 minutes of the #MarchForIsrael rally: I'd rather have these friends of Israel than the friends of the Antizionists. We have leaders of the liberal Democracies, the Anti-Israel types... not so much.
174.09/ To the Far Left re: the victims of #October7 & the hostages. We are not pawns in your political passion play, we're real people. I have nightmares about the victims' horror. I can't hear a child laughing or see a baby without thinking about them. I know I'm not alone.
174.10/ So far, no Hagee speaking and I dearly hope that he doesn't. His presence is a blight on this amazing and important program. This is supposed to be about life about liberty about doing the right thing. Please let it stay that way. #MarchForIsrael
174.10b/ Nuts. Hagee is speaking. This is an unforced error. This tarnishes the whole endeavor. #MarchForIsrael
174.11/ Hamas not only commits war crimes, their very reason for existing seems to be to commit war crimes and only war crimes, atrocities and only atrocities.
174.12/ Highlighting non-Ashkenazi speakers (and a lot of women speakers!) is a positive note for this rally, despite the dark-mark of Hagee. Jews were expelled from nearly everywhere in the Muslim world & this counteracts the slander of Jews/Israel as "colonialists".
174.13/ The concert in the crisp November air, with the sun getting low in the sky, is a beautiful image. And nice use of a dulcimer. #MarchForIsrael #BringThemHome #AmYisroelChai
Two men on stage at the rally. On the left one is playing a dulcimer, the right a guitar.
The two singers in on stage in front of a field of American and Israeli flags. They're singing Hebrew songs.
174.14/ 290,000 people at a mincha is going to sound awesome. #MarchForIsrael
174.15/ My nieces are coming back from the #RallyForIsrael and are evidently on the same train as the #Maccabeats who are singing for everyone. I have seen pictures. This is very cool.
174.16/ #DogWhistleAlert: there's a big overlap b/w those who demand (unconditional) "ceasefire" & those who deny Israel's right to exist. The slogan is received as "Jews deserved Oct 7 & have no right to destroy Hamas." So heads up. People see it in bad faith b/c of who says it.
174.17/ If you want to hear the speeches, here's one source (starting when the rally officially began). I especially recommend the speeches from Sharansky, Jeffries, Lipstadt, Mokhtarzadeh & Bitton. #RallyForIsrael
youtube.com/live/0zECVxG7M…
174.18/ What an amazing shot of the crowd. That does look enormous! I believe the 290,000 (or as the NYTimes calls it "thousands." They don't miss a chance nowadays to show their biases) #RallyForIsrael.
174.19/ @mijalbitton was amazing at the #RallyForIsrael! She's a friend and respected colleague; very much worth listening to.
174.20/ More great photos in this thread. There are dozens there! Dozens! (24,166.66 dozens.) #RallyForIsrael
174.21/ Putting aside the deadly antisemitism that undergirds the words & actions of UN officials - the bias that enables blood libel & dehumanization - it's fascinating as an intellectual exercise to see what nonsense they'll concoct to condemn Israel.
174.21b/ See more about this lovely UN official who twists the law in a way that would make Sam Alito gush with envy in the thread below:
174.22/ Not to be outdone by the UN, the BBC engages in blood libel but - I suspect to save face - needs to explain that they naturally assumed the IDF was being demonic, but oopsie-doodle, that had no factual basis whatsoever. Much harm, no foul, right?
174.23/ This thread is making the rounds and @Yair_Rosenberg vouches for the author's expertise as a "Former head of USAID in Gaza."
174.24/ A lot of truth in this mini-thread.
174.25/ Holy cow, this is a great speech! Re: "Moms for Liberty" being the bad guys. From Beezay Dad on TikTok.
tiktok.com/@beezay22?_t=8…
174.26/ How is #Thanksgiving a week from today?!
174.27/ I just unfollowed & blocked this "anti-racism educator." Classic example of an ideology coming from self-loathing. I have a rule to never jump to pop-psychology but this is a glaring exception because that's his own claim. "My traumatic childhood allows me to demean you!" Tim Wise @timjacobwise (4:43 PM · Nov 15, 2023) The craziest thing is growing up Jewish and broke, feeling judged constantly for not living up to some class standard expected by my community, and then hearing those same folks claim victim status constantly, at the hands of Hamas or Palestinians or whatever. Please.
174.28/ You ever see something so bigoted that you gasp? That's me when I saw the watermelon. I'm not surprised, mind you, but the audacity of the racism just caught me off guard.
174.29/ #ChochmatNashim for #Toldot #Toledot 5784 2023. @ChochmatNashim

Downloadable PDF with working links to Divrei Torah by Orthodox women scholars on the parsha and other topics of the week.
drive.google.com/file/d/1dpJe7R…
174.30/ Shabbas is imminent. Please take care everyone, it's extra crazy out there. Stay safe & #ShabbatShalom!

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