Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "MISPLACED COMPASSION — A TORAH LESSON

NO CULTURE IN THE WORLD IS MORE ABOUT COMPASSION THAN IS JEWISH CULTURE AND THE TORAH ON WHICH IT IS BASED.
1) 3360 years ago, Moses taught several concepts that most of the world has not yet implemented. That all people are created equal and should be treated as such by a just law system, that everyone is to be considered innocent until proven guilty, and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote:
"THIS IS A REQUEST — NO. MAYBE IT SHOULD BE A DEMAND

THAT REPRESENTS A SILENT MAJORITY OF AMERICANS

TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA AND CONGRESSTO BREAK AWAY FROM ALL RELATIONS WITH QATAR
1) That means ending all economic connections, leaving the military base in Qatari territory and moving all US interests elsewhere.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON CHABAD’S HANUKAH EVENT AT BONDI BEACH, SYDNEY AUSTRALIA, IS NOT WITHOUT ITS CAUSES.
1) I consider the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, at least partially responsible for taking positions that pandered to the antisemites and Muslim extremists.

And now, people are dead, many critically injured.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "THE SHABBAT – A GIFT

I was thinking about this, not because some great Rabbi recently made any comment, nor because of the debate in Israel about what Shabbat should be.
1) It might seem strange that I was thinking about it because of what the widow of Charlie Kirk said and because of what Charlie Kirk wrote in a book to be published this month.
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In a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision written by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Court has ruled that federal courts cannot review certain visa revocations in cases involving sham‑marriage findings...
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supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/… because those decisions are committed to the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

In the case Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, 604 U.S. ___ (2024) the issue was whether federal courts have jurisdiction to review the revocation of an approved immigrant visa petition...
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Roger Froikin wrote, "AN INTERESTING DIFFERENCE ON CHANUKKAH

The Second Blessing when one lights the candles for Chanukkah is interesting in what it says
And how it is mistranslated.
1) בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלוֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה

The traditional translation - Praised are you, Lord our G-d, Ruler of the universe, who performed amazing deeds for our ancestors at this season.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "HAPPY HANUKAH

ABOUT 2240 YEARS AGO, the Seleucid Empire was going through administrative problems with the control of the Empire, which imposed Hellenistic culture on a culturally diverse population from Persia to the Mediterranean, and
1) like many despotic rulers, decided to solve the problem of dissension and division in the Empire, demanding uniformity - something that we can do, repeat in every era around the world - of culture and religious practices.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Shabbat Shalom
Parsha Vayeshev
Genesis 37:1–40:23
1) "Vayeshev," means he lived, or dwelled, referring to Ya’acov (Jacob) finally settling down in one place permanently or at least that was his intent, surrounded by the financial empire he worked so hard to attain.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "WHERE WILL MADURO GO?

The question has been asked — where can Venezuela President Maduro go if forced out? A number of places have been suggested.
1) I assume he will go to Spain to be protected by its currently leftist government. Other nations that have been suggested and seem welcoming — Türkiye and Qatar.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "WHAT MAKES A GREAT UNIVERSITY?

Seriously one would think the universities that top the list are those that most effectively prepare their students for the world,
1) that produce students that know how to think creatively, logically, and be a person who seeks fact.

If one believes that, one would be mistaken these days.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "UNDERSTANDING THE USA-ISRAEL AID DEAL

It seems this is now a current issue, with both certain personalities on the Left, and perhaps the Democratic Party leadership, and
1) some people on the Right have asserted that the USA should not be aiding Israel for whatever reasons that they find interesting today.

So, what is the agreement?

Briefly, the agreement has several parts.
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Gina Griffo wrote, "This is the most dangerous media consolidation in American history.

Netflix is trying to acquire Warner Bros. & HBO in an $82 Billion deal.
#childrensprogramming #propaganda
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https://twitter.com/lordbuckly/status/1997386847077761385

This means Barack & Michelle Obama and the Democrat super-donors that run Netflix will now own a monopoly on children’s entertainment.
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It is axiomatic that if one refuses to recognize a problem, one cannot find its solution. JD Vance is gaslighting and pandering to the Jewish community.
Look at how he distinguishes antisemitism from racism and for what purpose.
1) The Woke Right or Woke Reich as some call them is real and their ideas are being mainstreamed by J.D. Vance's close friend Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and others.
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Tomas Vajda wrote, "The greatest, undeniable achievement of the Palestinian Islamist movement was not military - it was psychological. They managed to turn history upside down.
1) The Palestinian movement didn’t emerge from some noble dream of “liberation”. It grew out of the 20th-century pan-Islamist and pan-Arab projects - the same old attempt to restore a civilizational empire, dressed up as modern resistance.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote:

"Shabbat Shalom

Parsha Vayishlach
Genesis 32:4–36:43

I hate to say it and many will object to my doing so, but reading the drama of this parsha, it sounds sort of like a soap opera or a Latin American telenovela.
1) Jacob, now very rich after being away in Haran for 20 years, returns to the land of his Isaac and Abraham with all his family and wealth. After all the years away, he is concerned about how he will be received back in the region by his brother and his clan.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The leftist media is already hinting that Trump’s attacks on drug boats from Venezuela are war crimes.

Perhaps some of these people who pretend to know what the law actually is should learn a bit before they spread lies.
1) The Geneva Conventions, five of them, intentionally have omitted terrorism, terrorists, and terrorism’s sponsors from any considering or benefits otherwise due, under international law, to combatants in war.
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Dan Foster: Israel Debout
English Translation: Israel Stand Up
[Verse 1]
Under the burning sky, their steps are sure,
A people standing tall that nothing can break.
The world speaks loudly but forgets to look,

1) The media clouds the mind, too many misguided voices.

But when the truth strikes, everything else fades away—
It is the light that wins when the storm passes.

Pre-Chorus
They can invent stories without proof,
But the truth remains, solid as a rock.
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The Palestine Youth Movement Boston and BDS [Boycott, Divest, Sanction] Boston organized the event to call for boycotts of Israel and for the end to U.S. aid. The location and phrase linked to calls for violence drew sharp criticism due to the site's painful history,
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https://twitter.com/realWillSussman/status/1995198510363455883

as the horrific Boston Marathon bombing terror attack injured more than 500 people. The Boston police monitored the event but no arrests were made. These Hamas supporters and perhaps members seek to globalize the intifada.
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@ShabbosK Is this hiring in contravention of your settlement agreement with Harvard? Perhaps a conversation with Leo Terrell and @AAGDhillon is in order.

https://twitter.com/LeoTerrellDOJ/status/1995518715597853109

Also, the January 2025 group settlement included commitments like adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, annual reporting on Title VI responses, & educational initiatives— could arguably demonstrate Tettey-Tamaklo's hiring
conflicts with the spirit...

@pepesgrandma Whenever I see Brookings, I think Norm Eisen.
Norman Eisen, a prominent attorney and former Obama administration official, has been involved in several legal efforts targeting Donald Trump and his administrations.
1) @pepesgrandma Below is an overview of his notable contributions to what has been described as "lawfare"—the strategic use of legal actions to achieve political ends—based on his public roles and activities:
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Shabbat Shalom
Vayetze
Genesis 28:10–32:3

Jacob leaves his hometown of Beersheba and journeys to Haran (in SE Turkey today).
1) On the way, near what is at Beit El today, he sleeps, dreaming of a ladder connecting Heaven and Earth, with beings climbing and descending on it; HaShem appears and promises that the land upon which he lies will be given to his descendants.
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