Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,
"THE 'SHEMA'

For 2,000 years, the 'Shema' has been the principal statement recited by Jews several times a day. I won’t call it a prayer in the Western sense, because it is more a reminder—
1) a short instruction of what needs to be thought and what needs to be done for the best results in life. It tells us two primary things. First, what we should believe. Second, our obligation to teach our children, the next generations.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The latest flotilla is nearing the coast of Israel, accompanied by Turkish and Spanish warships.

What to do?

The answer is easier than one might think.
1) A. If the warships enter Israeli waters, they should be boarded and seized, their crews treated with respect and flown home.

B. The flotilla participants — let them land in Gaza, seize all their boats, and arrest the participants.
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@tedcruz Take a look at those within MAGA who supported Iran over President Trump. The Quincy Institute's goal is to sever our unbreakable bond with our ally Israel. May I remind you not only is Iran a terrorist state with many terrorist proxies including Hamas and Hezbollah...
1) @tedcruz which America designated as terrorist organizations in 1997 and the Houthis which were designated a terrorist organization in 2025 but also the Muslim Brotherhood, which Secretary of State Marco Rubio is currently seeking to designate as a terrorist organization.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,
"Yom Kippur
יום כיפור
Sometimes, it is interesting to play around with Hebrew terminology and see what happens.
1) Take Yom Kippur – לכפר
The Day of Atonement - and the term “to atone”, which itself means to do something responsible to make up for something one did irresponsibly or wrong and hopefully,
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "An open letter to Knesset member Avigdor Lieberman

Yes, I saw your suggestion that those who do not enlist in the IDF or serve for a couple years in some other national service should be denied the right to vote.
1) Actually, I agree with you about this, Avigdor. But, though I understand your motives, to force the Haredim to serve or lose the vote, there are a few things you may not have considered.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I agree with the Columbia president on one point. The UN headquarters should leave New York or be relocated elsewhere, maybe Zimbabwe.
1) And, USA should cease subsidizing a failed institution, an institution that has violated its raison d'être.

Perhaps if the UN is elsewhere, Americans can benefit by not having to hear the liars who make false accusations.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "'Promises, Promises' was a song composed by a cousin of my wife’s and sung by Dionne Warwick in 1968. (I think it was 1968.)
1) I thought of this song when watching how the so-called allies of Israel have chosen to reward terrorists and burden Israel with their choices.

Why 'Promises'?
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "What to Do About the UN?

When something is broken, one tries to see if it can be repaired at a reasonable price. But when it cannot be fixed, it gets discarded and replaced.
1) The time has come to discard the United Nations Organization — and replace it. Starting fresh, starting with the intention to ensure peace and security, to value national differences and cultures, to respect law —
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "International Law and Lies Part III.

The choice of so many so-called 'friends' of Israel to recognize a Palestine State, which does not exist and
1) does not fill the legal definition of a 'state' under International law, has prompted people to ask…

What should Israel’s response be?

Many suggest announcing that Israel will extend its sovereignty to all of the territories.

Let’s look at that.
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Roger Froikin @rkefraim wrote, "International Law and Lies (Part II)

Israel has been accused of violating International law and of war crimes. So, let’s look at what the law actually says, and not what the media is claiming.
1) Israel is fighting a 5-way war that was forced on Israel. This is obvious to any normal person who is not motivated by antisemitism or the anti-Israel narratives that can be easily defeated by the facts.

First is the war against terrorists.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The United Nations and Lies (Part 1)

Listening to the UN speeches about the Palestinian issue, one hears again and again Israel being characterized as violating international law by 'occupying' and settling 'Palestine'.
1) When I hear these comments, I think it would be so easy to debate these fools that clearly are either knowingly lying or are ignorant of the law. It has to be one or the other.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "EUROPE AND THE JEWS

I’m not going to rehash history. My concern is today.
1) And, I want to note that the decisions of governments in Europe about Israel and the Jews are not representative of the majority of Europeans on those subjects today. This is not the 1930s.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The UN General Assembly seems to want there to be a Palestinian state.

But where should it be?

It will never be a replacement for Israel. It will never be beside Israel.

So, let’s speculate where it can be!
1) How about setting it up in places that seem to be so pro-Palestine? How about Ireland? Or southern Spain? Maybe in France between Nantes and the Atlantic (from the river to the sea?).
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I remember when Hollyweird turned its back on Roseanne after she had given jobs to so many. They all knew she was not a racist. She had fought for civil rights her whole life and ensured African Americans were represented on the new version of the Roseanne Show and
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https://twitter.com/Valthehbic/status/1968846366571921816

yet, they canceled her over her misconstrued tweet and refused to allow her to apologize and explain what the tweet was about. 

I was friendly with her on Twitter and we were talking to Iranians at the time who wanted peace with Israel.
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@RobSchneider I remember when Hollyweird turned its back on Roseanne after she had given jobs to so many. They all knew she was not a racist. She had fought for civil rights her whole life and ensured African Americans were represented on the new version of the Roseaane Show and yet,
1) @RobSchneider they canceled her over her misconstrued tweet and refused to allow her to apologize and explain what the tweet was about.

I was friendly with her on Twitter and we were talking to Iranians at the time who wanted peace with Israel.
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Gary Kalus wrote, "It is not unusual when someone dies, especially someone in the public eye, that many people come out to pay tribute and it is also not unusual that when they do, they do so from their own vantage point of having interacted with the deceased.
1) That's what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did when he paid tribute to Charlie Kirk and posted:

"Charlie Kirk was murdered for speaking truth & defending freedom. A lion-hearted friend of Israel, he fought the lies and stood tall for Judeo-Christian civilization.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Tucker Carlson is now an anti-Semitic conspiracy person, blaming Israel and Jews for things that make no sense other than to someone motivated to hate.

But maybe there is a reason.
1) Omeed Malik has financed Carlson’s broadcast venture to the tune of $15 million. Malik, a Muslim of Pakistani and Iranian background, has contacts in Iran.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Shabbat Shalom
Parsha Nitzavim
Deut. 29:9–31:30
1) Those who have had children grow up, get married, move away, know how it feels—the happiness for them, the sadness of their leaving, and the worry about how their lives will be.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "If I were hiring employees, I would look for someone capable of doing the job I need done.

And I would make sure I did not hire anyone who was undeserving of trust — based on their behavior in general.
1) I would also refuse to hire liars, bigots, and people who make up theories to justify their bigotry.

If I were hiring —

I would never hire Tucker Carlson or Candace Owens.
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@PenninahBloom I truly miss Pope John Paul II because his legacy was improving Christian-Jewish relations and is defined by unprecedented efforts to heal centuries of division, foster mutual respect, and establish a foundation for lasting reconciliation.
1) @PenninahBloom He is widely recognized as the most significant figure in transforming Catholic-Jewish relations in modern history, breaking down deep-seated prejudices and building bridges between the two faiths.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Clearly, something needs to be said again:

Exchanging Terrorists for Kidnapped Innocents
This week, again, Hamas has agreed to continue negotiations on release of Jews taken hostage by Hamas.
1) The simple fact is that kidnapping and hostage taking is nothing new in the Muslim world. The practice goes back to the early days of Islam in Mecca and Yathrib (Medina), when Christians and Jews were taken hostage and forced to convert to Islam or killed.
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