Thursday, October 20, 2005

LESSONS IN TANYA: Friday, October 21, 2005

B"H

Tishrei 18, 5766 * October 21, 2005

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L E S S O N S I N T A N Y A
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Today's Lesson:

Iggeret HaKodesh
(Middle of Epistle Twenty-Three)
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The distinction between [causing a Divine] indwelling (by collective study) and the allotment of a reward (to an individual student), is understood by discerning thinkers.

For the allotment of a reward is what takes place when G-d irradiates (20) "the soul that seeks Him" with the light of His Torah, which is truly the covering in which G-d garbs Himself.

[Through this garment, i.e., through the Torah, G-d irradiates the soul of the Jew who seeks Him.

This search for Him can take place either during the service of prayer that precedes one's study of Torah, or during one's actual study.

As explained at the conclusion of chapter 37 of Tanya, the Talmudic phrase "kore batorah" can mean not only "reading (i.e., studying) the Torah," but also "calling [G-d] through the Torah."

In this sense, when one studies Torah one resembles a child who calls his father, asking him to come and be with him].

For this reason the Torah is called "light", as it is written, (21) "He garbs Himself in light, as with a garment." (22)

[This verse refers to the degree of illumination (diffused by the Torah) which, like a garment, is finite.

Likewise, the faculties of the soul are inherently limited, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Since the light that emanates to the soul must be integrated within its faculties, this illumination itself must also be limited.

In the words of the Alter Rebbe]:

Now the soul is limited and finite in all its faculties. Therefore, the light of G-d that radiates in it is also limited and contracted, and vests itself within it.

This is why the hearts of those who seek G-d are ecstatically aroused at the time of prayer and the like.

For their hearts rejoice in Him and exult (23) "even with exultation and song," and their souls delight in the pleasantness of G-d (24) and His light as it becomes revealed through the covering in which [G-d] garbs Himself, which is the Torah; "and His arrow comes forth like lightning": (25) [from this garment, this illumination initially emanates to the soul with all the vigor of a lightning bolt]. (26)

This is the allotment of the reward for the [study of] Torah, which is always fixed in the soul that labors in it.

[Being fixed within the soul constantly, this reward is received by the soul not only in the World to Come - when the soul is enabled to apprehend rewards that are not to be obtained in this world (27) - but in this world as well.

And since this kind of reward consists of a finite degree of illumination, it can be received by the soul even as the soul finds itself within the body.

This is why it is written that a reward awaits even one individual who studies Torah].

Footnotes:

20. Eichah 3:25.
21. Tehillim 104:2.
22. Note of the Rebbe: "The proof text usually cited is the
verse (Mishlei 6:23), `For a mitzvah is a lamp and the Torah is
light.' Here, however, the Alter Rebbe seeks to show that the
study of `the Torah [that] is light' results in a Divine
irradiation, for `the light of His Torah,' like a garment, reveals
many aspects of that which is clothed in it. (This is why [the
Alter Rebbe writes above that `the Torah is simply] called light
(ohr),' for this term shows more than the term Tora Ohr - that
[the light of the Torah] serves as a garment by which G-d is
revealed.) See also the Tzemach Tzedek on the phrase Oteh ohr."
23. Yeshayahu 35:2.
24. The variant reading literally means "over G-d"; i.e., they delight
in G-d Himself.
25. Zechariah 9:14.
26. Note of the Rebbe: "See Iggeret HaKodesh, end of Epistle
XV, [regarding the light that comes forth] from "the source [of
the intellect, ... like ... a flash of lightning].'"
27. Kiddushin 39b.

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DAILY MITZVAH (Maimonides): Friday, October 21, 2005

B"H

Tishrei 18, 5766 * October 21, 2005

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D A I L Y M I T Z V A H (M A I M O N I D E S )
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Today's Mitzvah (Day 49 of 339):

Negative Mitzvah 321
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Negative Mitzvah 321: It is forbidden to go beyond the permitted
distance from a city on Shabbat

-Exodus 16:29 "Let no man go out of his place on the seventh day"

HaShem gave us the holy day of Shabbat.

He wants us to rest, be peaceful and concentrate on using this
special day in a meaningful way.

Many of the laws of keeping Shabbat help us in creating this
peaceful atmosphere and feeling of holiness.

We usually feel much more relaxed and calm when we stay in our
own home and surroundings.

We are prohibited to journey, even by foot, a distance that is
over 2000 cubits (approximately a kilometer) from the edge of
town on Shabbat.

Within the settled area of a town or city, there are no limits
on the distance we may walk on Shabbat.

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"TODAY'S DAY": Friday, October 21, 2005

B"H

Tishrei 18, 5766 * October 21, 2005

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"T O D A Y ' S D A Y"
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Sunday, Tishrei 18 5704

2nd Day of Chol Hamoed Sukot

Torah lessons: Chumash: B'racha, First Parsha with Rashi.
Tehillim: 88-89.
Tanya: The difference (p. 525)...labours in (Torah).
(p. 525).

Say both Om Ani Choma (p. 327) and Adon Hamoshia, but make only one circuit.

Say the word Hosha'ana before and after those alphabetical phrases which the Chazan says aloud; (1) for the other phrases say Hosha'ana only once. (2)

Our custom is to start saying aloud with the letter Samach or Ayin.

One should be certain to make a complete circuit, ending with Tav.

Footnotes: 1. Responsively; i.e. the phrases beginning with the
letter Samach etc. - see next sentence in text.
2. Before the phrase.

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Compiled and arranged by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 5703 (1943) from the talks and letters of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe. Note: day of week and Torah lessons indicated are from 5703 (1943).

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TODAY IN JUDAISM: Friday, October 21, 2005

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Tishrei 18, 5766 * October 21, 2005

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T O D A Y I N J U D A I S M
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* Laws * Customs * Jewish History * Daily Quote * Daily Study *

Today is: Friday, Tishrei 18, 5766
Sukkot (Chol Hamoed)

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Today's Laws & Customs
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• Eat in Sukkah (7 days)

The festival of Sukkot, commemorating G-d's enveloping protection of the Children of Israel during their 40-year journey through the desert (1313-1273 BCE), is celebrated for seven days, beginning from the eve of Tishrei 15. During this time, we are commanded to "dwell" in a sukkah -- a hut of temporary construction, with a roof covering of raw, unfinished vegetable matter (branches, reeds, bamboo, etc.) -- signifying the temporality and fragily of human habitation and man-made shelter and our utter dependence upon G-d's protection and providence. "How [does one fulfill] the mitzvah of dwelling in the sukkah? One should eat, drink, and live in the sukkah, both day and night, as one lives in one's house on the other days of the year: for seven days a person should make his home his temporary dwelling, and his sukkah his permanent dwelling" (Code of Jewish Law, Orach Chaim 639:1).

At least one k'zayit (approx. 1 oz.) of bread should be eaten in the sukkah on the first evening of the festival, between nightfall and midnight. A special blessing, Leishiv BaSukkah, is recited. For the rest of the festival, all meals must be eaten in the sukkah (see the Code of Jewish Law or consult a Halachic authority as to what constitutes a "meal"). Chabad custom is to refrain from eating or drinking anything outside of the sukkah, even a glass of water.

Also see: the Ushpizin [http://www.chabad.org/159118]

Links: The Big Sukkah [http://www.chabad.org/89050]; The Temporary Dwelling [http://www.chabad.org/89052]; The Easy Mitzvah [http://www.chabad.org/89051]

• The "Four Kinds" (6 days)

"And you shall take for yourself on the first day," instructs the Torah in Leviticus "the splendid fruit of a tree, fronds of dates, the branch of the thick-leafed tree and aravot of the river." Torah SheBaal Peh (the oral tradition given to Moses at Sinai and handed threough the generations, and later documented in the Mishnah and Talmud) identifies the four kinds as the etrog (citron), lulav (unopened palm branch), hadass (myrtle twig, of which three are taken) and aravah (willow, two twigs). The palm branch, three myrtle twigs and two willow twigs are bound together (with rings made from palm leaves).

Each day of Sukkot -- except Shabbat -- we take the lulav in hand, recite a blessing over it, take hold of the trog, hold the "Four Kinds" together, and move them back and forth in all directions (right, left, forward, up, down and back). An additional blessing, shehecheyanu, is recited the first time that the Four Kinds are taken during the festival. We also hold the Four Kinds during the Hallel prayer (moving them as above in specified places in the text) and the Hoshaanot prayers (duriung which we march around the reading table in the synagogue) which are included in the daily service each day of Sukkot.

Link: The Four Mysteries of King Solomon [http://www.chabad.org/89056]

• "Water Drawing" Celebrations (7 nights)

When the Holy Temple stood in Jerusalem, one of the special Sukkot observances was to pour water on the Altar. The drawing of water for this purpose was preceded by all-night celebrations in the Temple courtyard; on the 15 steps leading to the azarah (inner courtyard) stood Levites with playing a variety of musical instruments, sages danced juggled burning tourches, and huge oil-burning lamps that illuminated the entire city. The singing and dancing went on until daybreak, when a procession would make its way to the Shiloach Spring which flowed in a valley below the Temple to "draw water with joy." "One who did not see the joy of the water-drawing celebrations," declared the sages of the Talmud, "has not seen joy in his life."

While water was poured each day of the fetival, the special celebrations were held only on Chol Hamoed [http://www.chabad.org/165370] since many of the elements of the celebration (e.g., the playing of musical instruments) are fornidden on Yom Tov.

Today, we commemorate these joyous celebrations by holding Simchal Beit HaShoeivah ("joy of the water drawing") events in the streets, with music and dancing. The Lubavitcher Rebbe initiated the custom of holding such celebrations on Shabbat and Yom Tov as well -- without musical instruments of course. The fact that we cannot celebrate as we did in the Temple, said the Rebbe, means that we are free to celebrate the joy of Sukkot with singing and dancing every day of the festival.

Link: The Taste of Water [http://www.chabad.org/5042]

• Chol Hamoed

The seven days of the festival of Sukkot consist of two days of "Yom Tov", followed by five days of "Chol Hamoed" ("weekdays of the festival"; also called "the intermediate days"). In the Land of Israel, there is only one day of Yom Tov, followed by six days of Chol Hamoed.

On Yom Tov all creative work is forbidden as on Shabbat, except for the tasks involved in food preparation (e.g., lighting a fire from a pre-existing flame, cooking, carrying "from domain to domain"); on Chol Hamoed, work whose avoidance would result in "significant loss" is permitted. Otherwise, all the mitzvot and customs of Sukkot apply: eating in the sukkah, taking the "four kinds", etc. The "Yaale V'yavo" prayer is included in all prayers and Grace After Meals. Hallel (partial), Hoshaanot and Musaf are recited following the Shacharit (morning) prayers.

It is the Chabad custom not to put on tefillin during Chol Hamoed, as on Shabbat and the festivals.

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Daily Quote
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"His left arm is under my head, and His right arm embraces me" (Song of Song 2:6). "His left arm under my head"--this refers to the "Days of Awe" of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur; "His right arm embraces me"--this is the seven days of Sukkot.

- Likkutei Torah

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Daily Study
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Chitas and Rambam for today:

Chumash: Vezot Hab'rachah, 6th Portion Devarim 33:27-33:29 with Rashi
• English Text:
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/rashi/default.asp?tDate=10/21/2005&src=ds

Tehillim: Chapters 88 - 89
• Hebrew text:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/tehillim.asp?tDate=10/21/2005&Lang=HEB
• English text:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/tehillim.asp?tDate=10/21/2005

Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 23
• Lesson in Tanya:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/tanya.asp?tDate=10/21/2005
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Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/seferHamitzvos.asp?tDate=10/21/2005
• 1 Chapter: Nizkey Mamon Chap. 3
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/rambam.asp?tDate=10/21/2005&rambamChapters=1
• 3 Chapters: Eruvin Chap. 6, 7, 8
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/rambam.asp?tDate=10/21/2005&rambamChapters=3

Hayom Yom:
• English Text:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/hayomyom.asp?tDate=10/21/2005

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CHASSIDIC STORY: The Unpopular Tzaddik

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Tishrei 17, 5766 * October 20, 2005

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C H A S S I D I C S T O R Y
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The Unpopular Tzaddik
By: Yrachmiel Tilles
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Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz was a spiritual giant in his generation. At first, his greatness was mostly unknown to his contemporaries, but he had no regrets; indeed, it suited him just fine. He spent his days and nights in Torah-study, prayer and meditation. Rarely was he interrupted.

But then, the word began to spread, perhaps from fellow disciples of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, that Rabbi Pinchas was very, very special. People began to visit him on a regular basis, seeking his guidance, requesting his support, asking for his prayers and beseeching his blessing. The more he helped them, the more they came. The trickle to his door became a stream and the stream became a daily flood of personal stories and requests for help.

Rabbi Pinchas was overwhelmed. He felt he was no longer serving G-d properly, because he no longer had sufficient time to study, pray and meditate as he should. He didn't know what to do. He needed more privacy and less distraction, but how could he turn away dozens and even hundreds of people who genuinely felt that he could help them? How could he convince them to go elsewhere, to others more willing and qualified than he?

Then he had an idea. He would pray for heavenly help in the matter. Let G-d arrange it that people not be attracted to seek him out! Let G-d make him be despicable in the eyes of his fellows!

"A tzaddik decrees and Heaven agrees," they say. Rabbi Pinchas prayed and so it became. No longer did people visit him. Not only that, on those occasions when he went to town, he was met with averted heads and a chilly atmosphere.

Rabbi Pinchas didn't mind at all. Indeed, he was delighted. The old pattern was restored; rarely was he interrupted.

Then the "Days of Awe" of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur passed, and there remained only four brief busy days to prepare for the Sukkot festival. In previous years, there had always been some yeshiva students or local townspeople who were only too glad to help the pious rabbi construct his sukkah-hut. But this time, not a single soul arrived. No one liked him, and no one even thought to help him.

Not being handy in these matters, the rabbi didn't know what to do. Finally, having no choice, he was forced to hire a non-Jew to build his sukkah for him. But the hired man did not possess the tools that were needed, and Rabbi Pinchas could not get a single Jew in the neighborhood to lend him tools because they disliked him so much. In the end, his wife had to go to borrow them, and even that was difficult to accomplish due to the prevailing attitude towards her husband. With just a few hours remaining till the onset of the festival, they finally managed to complete a flimsy minimal structure.

As the sun slid between the forest branches and the Rebbetzin lit the festive candles, Rabbi Pinchas hurried off to shul. Despite his solitary ways, he always made a point to attend the congregational prayers on the holidays; besides he didn't want to miss the opportunity to acquire a guest for the festival meal, something so integral to the essence of the holiday.

In those days in Europe, people desiring an invitation to a meal would stand in the back of the shul upon the completion of the prayers. The householders would then invite them upon their way out, happy to so easily accomplish the mitzvah of hospitality. Rabbi Pinchas, unfortunately, did not find it so simple. Even those without a place to eat and desperate for an invitation to a sukkah in which to enjoy the festival meal, turned him down without a second thought. Eventually, everyone who needed a place and everyone who wanted a guest were satisfied, except for the tzaddik, Rabbi Pinchas.

He trudged home alone, saddened and a bit shaken up at the realization that he might never have another guest, not even for the special festive meal of the First Night of Sukkos. Alas, that too was part of the price of his freedom.... It was worth it, wasn't it?

Pausing just inside the entrance to his sukkah, Rabbi Pinchas began to chant the traditional invitation to the Ushpizin, the seven heavenly guests who visit every Jewish sukkah. Although not many are privileged to actually see these exalted visitors, Rabbi Pinchas was definitely one of the select few who had this experience on an annual basis. This year, he raised his eyes and saw the Patriarch Abraham--the first of the Ushpizin and therefore the honored guest for the first night of the festival--standing outside the door of the sukkah, keeping his distance.

Rabbi Pinchas cried out to him in anguish: "Father Abraham! Why do you not enter my sukkah? What is my sin?"

Replied the patriarch: "I am the embodiment of Chessed, serving G-d through deeds of loving-kindness. Hospitality was my specialty. I will not join a table where there are no guests."

The crestfallen Rabbi Pinchas quickly re-ordered his priorities. He prayed that everything be restored to as it had been, and that he should find favor in the eyes of his fellows exactly as before. Again his prayer was answered. Within a short time, throngs of people were again finding their way to his door; seeking his guidance, asking his support, requesting his prayers, and beseeching his blessing. No longer could he devote all or even most of his time to his Torah-study, his prayer, and to his meditation. But thanks to his holy Sukkot guest, this was no longer seen as a problem.

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Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz (1726-1791) was considered to be one of the two most pre-eminent followers of the Chassidism's founder, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (along with Rabbi Israel's successor the Maggid of Mezritch).

- A master storyteller with hundreds of published stories to his credit, Rabbi Yrachmiel Tilles is co-founder of ASCENT OF SAFED, and editor of Ascent Quarterly and the Ascent and KabbalaOnLine websites.

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1. Landau: Likud to Debate Plight of Gush Katif Evictees
By Naomi Grossman

“No democratic country should ever abandon its citizens like this,” stated MK Dr. Uzi Landau on Wednesday after viewing the conditions of Jews expelled from Gush Katif and northern Samaria.

Landau, who is running for the leadership of the Likud party, has called for the Likud Party to debate the issue in two weeks’ time at the opening of the Knesset’s winter session.

Click here to listen to an interview with Landau on IsraelNationalRadio's Eli Stutz and Yishai Fleisher Show, Thursday.

Two months after the expulsion, the former residents of Elei Sinai still have not found a communal housing solution for their community. At the moment, they are living in a tent camp at the Yad Mordechai junction, and Wednesday’s heavy rain caught them totally unprepared.

Sarita Maoz, spokesperson for the homeless evictees, told Israeli government radio that the community wrote Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to request an urgent meeting eight days before the rain began. Currently, the housing situation is being handled by “clerks,” according to Maoz. Since no forward progress is being made on a more permanent housing solution, Maoz believes Sharon must become personally involved. “Until now, we have not received any reply,” stated Maoz.

Meanwhile, expellees from the communities of Bedollach, Morag and Kfar Yam, who had been living at the Shirat Hayam Hotel in Ashkelon, were evicted from the hotel the day before the festival of Sukkot. Since then, they have been living in makeshift accommodations and are receiving meals from the soup kitchens in Sderot.

The Disengagement Authority asserts that the evictees have refused all suggested solutions, making negotiations impossible.

Landau stated that it is important to note that the evictees who were thrown out of the hotel in Ashkelon are from Morag and Bedollach. Residents from those communities had signed agreements with the authority to move to caravillas and had even been prepared to leave their homes before the disengagement.

Rather than preparing caravillas for community members in advance of the August 19th expulsion, the Disengagement Authority “sent them to a hotel in the Dead Sea area and the Shirat Hayam Hotel in Ashkelon, which didn’t solve any of their problems,” said Landau. “They even threw some of them into a hotel in Tiberias for a few days.”

Landau added that he personally visited the Shirat Hayam Hotel two weeks ago. “There was a social welfare officer there, working for the Disengagement Authority, who couldn’t supply any answers. You could see that if she had wanted to reply, she would have given a searing condemnation of the authority. But she obviously couldn’t do that, being a member of the authority herself.”

Apart from the camp at Yad Mordechai, Landau toured the evictee community of Nitzan and the “city of faith” adjacent to Netivot. During the tour Landau, called for an appropriate solution for the housing plight of the evictees from Gush Katif and northern Samaria, as well as an urgent party debate on the issue in time for the opening of the Knesset winter session.

Landau believes this is not a political problem but rather a social one. “There was a disengagement, and there are now ten thousand people here who need to be taken care of.” He added that it was time to demand a more humane response from the Prime Minister’s Office, and that he hoped the issue would also stir the members of the Knesset and the general public. “Let’s put the politics to one side and just help the evictees,” Landau stated.

Thursday, Landau spoke at the dedication ceremony of a new computer science center at the Jean Gluck Girls High School in Beit El. The computer center was dedicated in the memory of the late Rabbi Morris Friedman.

In his speech Landau stated, "Since the twelve years of Oslo, we have been on a slippery slope. Israel has made concessions in the Oslo, Hebron, and Wye Plantation agreements, and now the Road Map. Concessions have been the main answer to the pressures against us. It is a sign of fatigued weakness in our leadership, as well as among the citizens of the State of Israel.

"But there are others. There is a tremendous revival of Judaism. Just go to Judea and Samaria and see the people with their refined character traits and the way they honor their parents. They come from Israel, the former Soviet Union, America and Ethiopia. They are a different type of breed. Despite the disengagement, the people here continue to build. The population of Judea and Samaria is higher now than last year."

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2. Vatican: Parts of David’s Tomb to Be Under Papal Control
By Naomi Grossman

An official Vatican newspaper has reported that during his upcoming visit to the Vatican, President Moshe Katsav will sign an agreement giving parts of David’s Tomb over to papal control.

If such an agreement is signed, it will put an end to drawn out negotiations that began in 1998.

Israeli and Vatican representatives began discussing issues of jurisdiction over certain sites around seven years ago. These sites include various buildings and parcels of land that the Catholic church claims it used to control.

The church is now seeking to reclaim its ownership of these sites. Among the places under debate is an area that the church refers to as the site of the “last supper,” which is situated at the burial site of Kings David, Solomon, Rechavam, Assa, Chezekiyahu and Amatzia.

The Vatican newspaper, El Messagero, reports that President Katsav is expected to sign an agreement during his visit that will give the church control over the upper part of David’s Tomb. The church has already shown Israel a trial agreement, according to which the Vatican will receive control over this part of David’s Tomb in exchange for the ancient synagogue in Toledo, Spain, which was converted into a church after the expulsion of the Jews in 1492.

In response to the newspaper’s report, an official from the Foreign Ministry states “Israel is not prepared to relinquish its jurisdiction over this area.” At the same time, they admit that a blueprint of a possible agreement with the Vatican has been received.

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3. U.S. Chastises Israel, But Calls for Hamas to Disarm
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The Bush administration had harsh words for Israel on Wednesday ahead of a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas.

At the same time, the United States has called upon the terror organization Hamas to disarm before the upcoming PA elections due in January.

Speaking at a meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rice said that Israeli construction between East Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim is against the Bush Administration policy in the Middle East.

Abbas met with Rice on Wednesday evening, prior to his meeting today with President George Bush, Senate and House Leaders, and Vice President Dick Cheney. At the meeting, Abbas is set to raise the issues of Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria and the security fence that is being built around Jerusalem. He will request American intervention on this issue and the dismantling of various outposts in the area. The United States hopes that the meeting will strengthen Abbas’s standing among the Arab population in Israel.

Speaking before the Senate’s Foreign Affairs committee in Washington, Rice stated that the United States is concerned about construction around Jerusalem and will be cutting financial aid to Israel due to what she termed “settlement activity.” At the same time, she added that it was important to see the general picture and that as Israel has withdrawn from the Gaza Strip, what she believes is a sign of progress.

At the same time, the Bush administration has asked Abbas to bar members of terrorist organizations from participating in next January’s election unless they renounce violence.

Administration officials hope the move will reduce tensions with Israel in the wake of the brutal terror attacks over the weekend that killed three young Israelis and wounded four others. Abbas however, maintains that the best way to reduce the violence is by bringing Hamas into the government, thereby forcing the terrorist group to comply with laws that strengthen law and order.

In Israel meanwhile, the head of the left-wing Meretz opposition party, Yossi Beilin, predicted America will support Mahmoud Abbas in upcoming elections.

Speaking to Galei Tzahal (Army) Radio on Thursday morning, Beilin explained that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made a mistake demanding Hamas lay down its arms ahead of the election. Such a move will not occur due to the simple logistics involved, explained Beilin, who indicated with a modicum of certainty that Hamas will disarm following the election.

Beilin added that if Sharon does not permit the Arab sector in eastern Jerusalem to vote in post offices as he indicates will be the case, the election would not enjoy the legitimacy required to result in the formation of a stable PA leadership.

Beilin stressed the international community supports Israel’s demands that terrorists disarm, explaining the question is basically regarding a timetable. Beilin wants a commitment from the Palestinian Authority following the election -- a timetable for disarming Hamas must be announced, permitting Israel to monitor the process to satisfaction.

Beilin stated that at present, he does not believe the PA election will take place in January as scheduled.

It should also be noted that the Hamas organization itself is uncertain as to its future. Reports from PA security officials are in sync with Israeli intelligence information that the terror organization is in the midst of a leadership crisis as its various factions vie for control.

According to reports, Ismail Haniyah, a former aide and close confidant to Ahmed Yassin, leads the so-called moderate faction that feels the time has come to abandon attacks and move to a more political operational base. Haniyah holds a doctorate in economics and has taught in a number of PA universities. He was imprisoned by Israel for four years, deported to Lebanon in 1992, and escaped a number of Israeli targeted strikes.

Seeking to continue with the terror organization’s present line of ongoing anti-Israel terror is Mahmoud al-Zahar, a 60-year-old father of seven. He was imprisoned by Israel for a number of months and was among the 400 terrorists expelled to Lebanon in 1992. PA officials report they too have imprisoned him on a number of occasions.

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4. Abbas Tells World He Wants to Stop Terror
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In a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Wednesday, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas insisted he is working against terrorism.

Abbas told the Spanish leader that his government is pushing Hamas to disarm, hoping to help the terrorist group to become a legitimate political party before January elections in Gaza.

The PA leader also told Spanish officials he is working to prevent a repeat of the terrorist attacks that resulted in the murders of three young Israelis one day before the start of the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Four other young people were injured in the attacks, leading Israel to suspend contacts with the Palestinian Authority.

On Thursday, Abbas is scheduled to meet in Washington with U.S. President George W. Bush to discuss an array of issues surrounding the Palestinian Authority’s effort to create an autonomous government rule.

Hamas’ participation in the PA general election will be on the agenda, as well as the ongoing anarchy throughout Gaza, including kidnappings and random shootings.

Prior to meeting with Bush, the PA leader will meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Coinciding with Abbas’ meetings with Rice and Bush, Israel sent a message to Washington, expressing dissatisfaction with Abbas’s performance in regard to his commitment to halt terror.

Vice Premier Shimon Peres, on the other hand, has responded to Abbas’s statements by saying, “We truly believe Abu Mazen when he says he wants peace, but he must translate his statements into actions.”

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Thousands are taking part in the traditional Jerusalem Sukkot march, Thursday. Many major roads around the Old City, including Route 1 and Derech Hebron have been closed since 5:00 am.

Participants in the annual event will follow two main routes to the capital’s Sacher Park, where there will be an afternoon gathering, including children’s and family programs, musical performances and dancing.

Despite the cool weather, the municipality has reported that the event is going ahead as usual.

Last year approximately 15,000 took part in the festivities, including participants with varying disabilities, as well as kidney transplant patients.

The police have stepped up security around all of the festive events going on this week in Jerusalem. The public has been asked to use public transport in the area of the march, rather than congest the area private vehicles. Buses to the Old City and the Kotel Plaza are departing from Derech Hebron.

Various major roads in the city center will be closed between 14:30 and 17:30. These include the Ben Zvi Boulevard, Betzalel, Ben Yehuda, Beeri and King George Street, as well as the section of Jaffa Road between Davidka and Tzahal Squares, and other streets in the nearby area.

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6. Russian Officers Train PA Police
By Naomi Grossman

Russian officers are in Israel training the police force of the Palestinian Authority. The Russians have refused to give details of the number of instructors or the length of the training period.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov has reported that the officers are “restructuring” the PA forces.

This is the first time that Russia has sent officers into Israel to train PA policemen, even though defense links have existed between Russia the PA since the latter was first established.

In an official statement, Ivanov confirmed that representatives of the Russian foreign and defense ministries are “helping to train Palestinian police forces, due to a deterioration in these forces’ powers since the intifada.”

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7. Sabbath-Observant Driver Receives $20,000 Compensation
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A Jewish driver in Los Angeles has received $20,000 in compensation after being dismissed for refusing to work on the Sabbath and Jewish holidays.

The outcome of this case means that from now on, the employers of observant Jewish drivers in the LA area will have to take their religious needs into account.

The driver, referred to as Henry, was taken on as an apprentice driver for the Los Angeles Metropolitan District Transportation Authority on June 2nd, 2005. Before long, he was asked to drive on the Sabbath and Jewish holidays. When he asked if he could either change his shifts or take unpaid leave on those dates, the authority refused. Henry ended up having to stay away from work without permission on two days that month, which resulted in his dismissal.

However, Henry did not let the matter rest, and he sued the authority for unfair dismissal on the grounds of religious discrimination.

The case ended with Henry being awarded a compensation settlement of $20,000. At the same time, the authority and the Justice Ministry agreed that any drivers whose work schedules clashed with their religious holidays would be able to either change their shifts or take unpaid leave on those dates. Up to thirty days per year would be allowed for religious holidays, so that drivers could work shifts compatible with their religious requirements.

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