Friday, December 30, 2005

DAILY DOSE: Exposing the Light

B"H

Exposing the Light
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All the world's problems stem from light being withheld.

Our job then, is to correct this. Wherever we find light, we must rip away its casings, exposing it to all, letting it shine forth to the darkest ends of the earth.

Especially the light you yourself hold.

A Daily Dose of Wisdom from the Rebbe
-words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman
Kislev 29, 5766 * December 30, 2005

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LESSONS IN TANYA: Shabbat, December 31, 2005

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Kislev 30, 5766 * December 31, 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:

Likutei Amarim
Chapter Five
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At the conclusion of the previous chapter, the Alter Rebbe depicted the study of Torah as a royal embrace: When one studies Torah, his intellect "embraces" and encompasses the Divine Will and wisdom - and thus he "embraces" the King of Kings Himself, since "He and His wisdom are one." In turn, the "King" (i.e., G-d's Will and wisdom) "embraces" the mind of the Torah student.

But while it is readily understood that the mind can be described as "embracing" the Torah knowledge that it absorbs, the meaning of Torah's "embracing" one's intellect is unclear. In ch. 5 the Alter Rebbe clarifies this point. He does so by elucidating the term "grasp" used in the statement by Elijah (quoted in the previous chapter) that no thought can "grasp" G-d except by way of "grasping" the Torah.

Primarily, however, this chapter aims to show how Torah study is superior to all other mitzvot; not only is one encompassed by G-d's Will when he studies the Torah, as when he performs any mitzvah, but furthermore, he "embraces" G-d by understanding His wisdom as set forth in Torah.]

A further explanation, to more fully elucidate the expression "tefissa" ("grasp"), in the words of Elijah, "No thought can grasp You":

[As explained in ch. 4, we cannot ordinarily "grasp" G-d with our intellect, but only through Torah study. Realizing our inability to comprehend G-dliness will thus explain how we do grasp Him through Torah.]

When any intellect perceives and understands some intellectual subject, the mind grasps that subject and encompasses it, and the subject is grasped and encompassed by, and is clothed within, the intellect that understood and perceived it.

[The subject, which is now within the human intellect, is surrounded and encompassed by that intellect, much as a material object is surrounded by the hand that grasps it.

But the subject can be said to be within the mind only once the mind has fully understood it (as indicated also by the Alter Rebbe's use of the past tense - "...the intellect that understood and perceived it"). Before mastering the subject, however, while the mind is engaged in analyzing its details, the subject is still "above" the mind, and the relationship between them is the reverse: the mind is "within" the subject and is encompassed by it.

In the Alter Rebbe's words]:

Also, the intellect is clothed within the subject at the time of intellectual comprehension and grasping. (1)

[Thus, in the act of understanding an idea the mind both encompasses the concept and is encompassed by it, and this is the significance of the term "grasping" used above.

When, for example, one understands and comprehends a particular halachah in the Mishnah or Gemara, clearly and thoroughly, [through strenuous application of his mind], his intellect grasps and encompasses that halachah, and his intellect is also clothed in it [at that time when he strives to understand it].

Now, this halachah is the wisdom and Will of G-d - [the rationale underlying the halachah is G-d's wisdom, and the ruling itself is G-d's Will, as mentioned in ch. 4].

It so arose in His Will that if, for example, Reuven would claim thus and Shimon thus, such and such should be the verdict between them. Even if it never did nor ever will come to pass that litigation occur over these arguments and claims,

[Thus, were the purpose of Torah study only to learn how to practice its laws - in this case: how to resolve this dispute - then the study of such a law would indeed serve no purpose. In fact, however, there is great value in studying even such a halachah, for thereby one knows G-d's Will and wisdom, and attaches himself to it, as the Alter Rebbe continues]:

yet, since it arose thus in G-d's Will and wisdom that if one person would claim this way and the other that way, the verdict be such and such, therefore when one knows and comprehends this verdict as a halachah set forth in the Mishnah or Gemara or Poskim (the halachic codifiers),

[If one arrives at the identical verdict on the basis of any other legal system, this verdict represents human knowledge, not Divine wisdom. If, however, he derives the ruling from Torah,] he then actually comprehends and grasps the Will and wisdom of G-d, Whom no thought can grasp, nor [can any thought grasp] His Will and wisdom, except when they - [G-d's Will and wisdom] - clothe themselves in the halachot set before us.

[This is one facet of understanding Torah, namely, that thereby one's intellect encompasses the Divine Will and wisdom. Furthermore]:

His intellect is also clothed within them - [within the Divine Will and wisdom contained in Torah; his mind is encompassed by them].

Now this is a most wonderful unity; in the physical realm there in no unity similar or parallel to it, [i.e., of two things as disproportionate as human intellect and Torah, G-d's intellect] - that they should actually become one and united from every side and angle.

Footnotes:

1. The Rebbe notes: The process of understanding an idea is as
follows: At first one grasps the idea or concept in a general way,
and at that time his intellect encompasses the subject. Afterwards,
one begins to dissect the general idea through analysis and
argument, at which time the subject encompasses his intellect. When
he finishes dissecting and analyzing (i.e., once he has mastered
the concept thoroughly, in the Alter Rebbe's words: "The intellect
... understood and perceived it..."), his intellect once again
encompasses the subject.

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TODAY IN JUDAISM: Shabbat, December 31, 2005

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Kislev 30, 5766 * December 31, 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: Shabbat, Kislev 30, 5766
Chanukah Day 6 * Rosh Chodesh Tevet

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Today's Laws & Customs
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• Rosh Chodesh Observances

Today is the first of the two Rosh Chodesh ("Head of the Month") days for the month of Tevet (when a month has 30 days, both the last day of the month and the first day of the following month serve as the following month's Rosh Chodesh).

The Yaaleh V'yavo prayer is added to the Amidah and to Grace After Meals, and the additional Musaf prayer is said (when Rosh Chodesh is Shabbat, special additions are made to the Shabbat Musaf). Because it is also Chanukah today, the "full" Hallel (Psalms 113-118) is recited (and not the "partial Hallel" said on the Rosh Chodesh days of other months).

Many have the custom to mark Rosh Chodesh with a festive meal and reduced work activity. The latter custom is prevalent amongst women, who have a special affinity with Rosh Chodesh -- the month being the feminine aspect of the Jewish Calendar [http://www.chabad.org/1208].

Links: The 29th Day [http://www.chabad.org/2764]; The Lunar Files [http://www.chabad.org/1209]

• Three Sefer Torahs

This Shabbat is unique in that three Torah scrolls are taken from the ark and read from in the public Torah reading: one scroll for the weekly Parshah, a second scroll for the rosh Chodesh reading, and a third scroll for the Chanukah reading. (The only other occassions on which three scrolls are taken out are Simchat Torah [http://www.chabad.org/150089], and when Rosh Chodesh Adar or Rosh Chodesh Nissan fall on Shabbat).

• Hallel & Al HaNissim

Special prayers of thanksgiving -- Hallel (in its full version) and Al HaNissim -- are added to the daily prayers and Grace After Meals on all eight days of Chanukah. Tachnun (confession of sins) and similar prayers are omitted for the duration of trhe festival.

• Kindle Seven Chanukah Lights after nightfall

In commemorartion of the miracle of Chanukah (see "Today in Jewish History [http://www.chabad.org/225034]" for Kislev 25) we kindle the Chanukah lights -- oli lamps or candles -- each evening of the eight-day festival, increasing the number of lights each evening. Tonight we kindle seven lights. (In the Jewish calendar, the day begins at nightfall; this evening, then, commences the 7th day of Chanukah).

IMPORTANT: Because of the prohibition to kindle fire on Shabbat, the Chanukah lights must be lit after after the Havdalah service marking the end of Shabbat at nightfall. The time for Shabbat's end and Chanukah lighting is displayed below. (If no time is displayed, click on icon to set your location.)

For more a more detailed guide to Chanukah lighting (and additional Chanukah observances and customs) click here [http://www.chabad.org/103868]. For text and audio of the blessings recited before lighting, click here [http://www.chabad.org/219029].

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• 6th Day of Chanukah Miracle (139 BCE)

On the 25th of Kislev in the year 3622 from creation, the Maccabees liberated the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, after defeating the vastly more numerous and powerful armies of the Syrian-Greek king Antiochus IV, who had tried to forcefully uproot the beliefs and practices of Judaism from the people of Israel. The victorious Jews repaired, cleansed and rededicated the Temple to the service of G-d. But all the Temple's oil had been defiled by the pagan invaders; when the Jews sought to light the Temple's menorah (candelabra), they found only one small cruse of ritually pure olive oil. Miraculously, the one-day supply burned for eight days, until new, pure oil could be obtained. In commemoration, the Sages instituted the 8-day festival of Chanukah, on which lights are kindled nightly to recall and publicize the miracle.

Link: The Story of Chanukah [http://www.chabad.org/102816]

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Chitas and Rambam for today:

Chumash: Mikeitz, 7th Portion Bereishit 43:30-44:17 with Rashi
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Tehillim: Chapters 145 - 150
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Tanya: Likutei Amarim, beginning of Chapter 5
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Rambam:
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• 1 Chapter: Mechirah Chap. 12
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/rambam.asp?tDate=12/31/2005&rambamChapters=1
• 3 Chapters: Kil'ayim Chap. 3, 4, 5
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Hayom Yom:
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DAILY MITZVAH (Maimonides): Shabbat, December 31, 2005

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Kislev 30, 5766 * December 31, 2005

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Today's Mitzvot (Day 120 of 339):

Negative Mitzvah 216
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Negative Mitzvah 216: It is forbidden to plant Kelayim in
vineyards

-Deuteronomy 22:9 "You shall not sow your vineyard with different
seeds"

We are not allowed to plant grain and vegetable seeds in one
vineyard.

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"TODAY'S DAY": Shabbat, December 31, 2005

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Kislev 30, 5766 * December 31, 2005

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"T O D A Y ' S D A Y"
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Tuesday, Kislev 29, Fifth Day of Chanuka, 5703

Torah lessons: Chumash: Mikeitz, Shlishi with Rashi.
Tehillim: 140-150.
Tanya: Ch. 4. In addition (p. 13)...(that he violates).
(p. 13).

The sins of Israel in the time of the Greeks were: Fraternizing with the Greeks, studying their culture, profaning Shabbat and Holy Days, eating Treifa and neglecting Jewish Tahara. (1) The punishment-tribulation was the spiritual destruction (2) of the Sanctuary, death, and slavery in exile. Through teshuva (3) and Mesirat Nefesh, (4) that great, miraculous Divine salvation - the miracle of Chanuka - came about.

Footnotes: (1) Purity. The term "family purity" (for Taharat
Hamishpacha) describes Torah laws concerning marriage,
particularly Mikva, and all observances related to
family sanctity. See Sh'vat 21; Nissan 10.
(2) The defilement of the Sanctuary, its altar, and the
famous cruses of oil. The physical destruction
centuries later was by the Romans.
(3) "Return," or "repentance," a frequent theme in Torah
and Chassidus. See for example Tishrei 3 to 8.
(4) Total devotion, to the point of martyrdom.

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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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Armed Arabs Storm Rafiah Border, EU Observers Flee in Panic
Anarchy in the Palestinian Authority (PA) spread to the Rafiah border crossing, which was closed Friday morning after European Union (EU) observers fled 100 armed PA policemen who formed a blockade.
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 1. Armed Arabs Storm Rafiah Border, EU Observers Flee in Panic
 2. IDF Operating on Many Fronts Against Terror and Rocket Attacks
 3. Photo Essay: US Jews Celebrate Chanukah By Moving to Israel
 4. Religious Zionists Share Hanukkah Light with Secular Israelis
 5. Likud Gains in Polls, Nears No. 2 Spot After Kadima
 6. Knesset Members Rally Arabs for Syria; US, Israel are ´Spiders'
 7. Jewish Elders Decry ´New Year´, Urge Jews to Escort the Sabbath
 8. Arab World: Trade Barghouti for Pollard

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Friday, December 30, 2005
29 Kislev 5766

 

1. Armed Arabs Storm Rafiah Border, EU Observers Flee in Panic
By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

Anarchy in the Palestinian Authority (PA) spread to the Rafiah border crossing, which was closed Friday morning after European Union (EU) observers fled 100 armed PA policemen who formed a blockade.

The gunmen who stormed the compound belong to the unstable ruling Fatah party of PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas. One of their members was killed in a clash Thursday between terrorists.

After the compound was stormed, the EU's observers stationed at the crossing quickly fled the scene in panic while the gunmen prevented vehicles from reaching the crossing. The observers are responsible for monitoring the crossing and enforcing the agreement between Israel and the PA on live camera transmissions of border activity.

The armed men refused to heed demands by PA officials to leave the compound, and the EU workers left out of fear for their lives. "Our monitors are now in the Kerem Shalom military base [in Israel]. When the situation is clear, and these people leave, we will go back to our work," said EU spokesman Julio De La Guardia. He said the PA police advised the observers to leave the crossing.

As part of the deal brokered recently by American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel is barred from stationing live observers at the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. Israel has accused the PA of often trying to exploit its control of the border to allow known terrorists to enter into Gaza and smuggle weapons.

During the funeral for the slain policeman, relatives fired at a police station close to the house of Abbas, where the PA chairman's guards returned fire. Abbas was not in the house, but eyewitnesses said some people panicked during the shooting and tried to scale a wall.

The incident was one of several on Thursday which pointed to widespread anarchy.

PA police still are looking for a British human rights activist and her parents who were kidnapped by terrorists in Gaza. Kate Burton, 25, was showing per parents around Rafiah when they were taken hostage by a gang armed with automatic rifles. She has been working as a volunteer for the past year, according to relatives.

Arab human rights groups demanded that the PA stop the kidnappings, which have become rampant. Two teachers were abducted last week by the terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but were released several hours later.

"The lack of action by the Authority against those who stood behind previous kidnappings encouraged others to carry out crimes of that kind," the Al-Dameer Association for Human Rights stated.

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2. IDF Operating on Many Fronts Against Terror and Rocket Attacks
By Alex Traiman

The IDF responded to rocket fire from Lebanon and Gaza and is conducting anti-terror operations in Tulkarm following Thursday's powerful suicide blast that claimed the life of an Israeli soldier.

Arabs are threatening that attacks will continue.

The terror attack, which killed 21-year-old Lt. Uri Binamo and three Arabs, and wounded nine others, was intended for a target inside Israel's main population centers. The suicide bomber detonated his explosives when stopped at a surprise checkpoint outside of Tulkarm. The blast was the second murderous bombing attack in less than a month.

In response, the IDF placed a closure on the Arab-controlled city of Tulkarm, restricted Arab traffic in northern Samaria and arrested 10 terrorists with links to Islamic Jihad. Defense officials have reported that Islamic Jihad cells in the area were responsible for the attack, despite recent operations that wiped out many of the suicide gangs.

The IDF has established additional checkpoints throughout the country, like the one set up yesterday, in response to numerous terror warnings. At least 10 specific warnings and more than four dozen general terror warnings are still in effect.

Israel's Deputy Defense Minister Ze'ev Boim, commented on the non-stop nature of Arab terrorist activity. "They are trying all the time to carry out operations,” Boim stated. Referring to Thursday's murderous suicide blast, he continued, “A massive disaster was prevented."

Head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Yuval Diskin added that the actions of the IDF soldiers at the checkpoint saved the lives of many Israelis and called the slain officer a hero. “If First Lieutenant Binamo and his friends had not blocked the suicide bomber with their bodies, this day would have ended much worse.”

In Judea, IDF troops involved in counter-terrorism operations during the night discovered an explosive device in Dura, southwest of Hevron. The device was neutralized by military bomb demolition technicians without injuries.

Along the northern Gaza border, the IDF is enforcing a restricted “security zone” in an attempt to halt rocket attacks into Israel. The zone roughly incorporates the areas inhabited by Jewish residents in northern Gaza before they forced to evacuate their homes in August.

The Israeli Air Force dropped leaflets written in Arabic throughout Gaza, warning Palestinians to keep out of the restricted zone to avoid endangering their lives. The IDF also has been flying over Gaza population centers and breaking the sound barrier to cause massive sonic booms as a warning against future terror attacks.

An IDF spokesperson stated Friday, "Our aircraft attacked six roads in the north of the Gaza Strip leading to sites from where it is possible to launch Kassam rockets against Israel, and our artillery batteries fired about 30 shells at the sector."

Israel also retaliated for multiple Katyusha rocket attacks from Lebanon on the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona on Wednesday. The air force fired on the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terror group's training camp near the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Little damage and no injuries were reported.

Retired IDF Northern District commander and former Mossad Intelligence Agency senior official Amiram Levine told Israel's Army Radio on Friday morning that Israel must increase its response to rocket attacks from southern Lebanon.

Levine stated attacks across the internationally recognized border cannot be tolerated and Hezbollah and other terrorists must be made painfully aware that such attacks will carry a heavy price.

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3. Photo Essay: US Jews Celebrate Chanukah By Moving to Israel
By Ezra HaLevi

A plane filled with North American Jews landed in Israel on Wednesday, the third day of Chanukah, topping off a year or record Aliyah-by-choice to Israel from the United States and Canada.

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4. Religious Zionists Share Hanukkah Light with Secular Israelis
By Debbie Berman and Baruch Gordon

In the wake of the Disengagement, the religious Zionist population is taking a more active role in outreach activities directed at engaging the secular Israeli public in an open religious dialogue.

During the holiday of Hanukkah, hundreds of religious volunteers were welcomed into Israeli homes to light candles together and enhance the celebration of the festival of lights.

Under the auspices of the OU Israel Center, Israel Outreach Project Manager Meir Schwartz says the religious Zionist world began developing outreach programs four years ago. "But," says Schwartz, "the destruction of the Jewish communities of Gush Katif and northern Samaria this past summer served as a wake up call for many in the religious Zionist public. People realized after the Disengagement that if we want to connect to the Israeli public, we need to do more than face the challenge of settling the Land. We need to reach their hearts through increasing our outreach efforts.”

Schwartz runs training programs to prepare religious Israeli students and adults to engage in dialogue with secular Israelis. “We are in the middle of our fourth 10-week course right now with close to 100 attendees. Participants always arrive thinking that only when they master the entire Torah can they do outreach work. They think that to engage in outreach, they must be able to answer any and every question about Judaism on the fly. What they see is that there is much room for work on all levels and that they can and must be an integral part of it. They simply get ignited. It's a new kind of activism,” Schwartz said.

“We have special programs for all the holidays. During Hanukkah we sent hundreds of people out to knock on doors, armed with menorahs and candles. Many people were happy to open their homes and let our volunteers in. What was surprising to us was that we really did not need to send the menorahs because people already had their own,” Schwartz said.

“You see, secular Israelis are already celebrating Hanukkah without us. What we added was a religious perspective to a seemingly secularized holiday. We found that people in the State of Israel are happy to keep commandments that are not forced upon them. Hanukkah is a holiday of light, transcending the rational, and appealing to the spiritual. With the increased popularity of the Kabbalah trend, there is a greater familiarity with the concepts of external vs. internal light or black vs. white light,” explained Schwartz.

Meir related a fresh story: "One of our people who went house to house on Wednesday engaged a grandfather with his two grandchildren. The man said that they were at a public Hanukkah candle lighting that night and didn't need to do it again. Our activist, Baruch, explained that in addition to the public lighting, each person must light the menorah in his home or where he is staying. The grandfather hesitated, so Baruch kneeled down and asked the kids if they want to light their very own menorah. Their eyes lit up and a few minutes later, the menorahs were lit as well, including one for the grandfather. Baruch chanted the blessings with them, word by word. Then, he danced around the menorahs singing with his three new friends and spun around the room with the kids like a dreidel."

Schwartz says that his organization has recently launched several programs including face to face meetings and the creation of open Jewish homes throughout the country. He invites people who want to work and help to contact him [050-794-8613, msch@walla.com]. The programs are coordinated with the support and guidance of rabbinic leaders like Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu and Rabbi Uri Sharki.

Schwartz explained, “A ‘Beyit Yehudi’ [Jewish Home] is a vibrant spiritual center where we offer people to come and encounter Judaism in ways they never have before. There are lectures, musical events, evenings of singing, one-on-one study, festive meals, and much more. It's a chance to experience firsthand a taste of Judaism without having to walk into a synagogue. The ‘Beyit Yehudi’ is an open house that invites people.” There are currently Beyit Yehudi homes operating in Ramat Hasharon near Tel Aviv, Tiberias, Ariel, Moshav Lachish and Kibbutz Naan.

Talking about the hareidi-religious outreach organizations, Schwartz said that they have many successful programs. "They were the first to deal with outreach work in Israel. Every hareidi-religious group has their outreach branches, including Belz, Chabad, Breslov, Arachim etc. I speak with their directors and learn from their experience,” explained Schwartz.

“Two problems that the hareidi-religious organizations must deal with is that the black hat and clothes traditionally worn by them are often perceived as threatening to the secular Israeli. Also, the hareidi-religious communities tend to associate only amongst themselves. This creates a situation in which it is more difficult to connect," Schwartz noted.

“We found that on a practical level a person wearing a knitted kipah has a greater chance of being received by the secular population for two reasons: we serve together with them in the army, and we are involved with them on a day to day level,” Schwartz stated.

Schwartz concluded, “The story of Hanukkah is really about a cultural war against Greek assimilation. Although secular Israelis associate themselves primarily with secular culture, most of them are lighting the Hanukkah menorah and reciting the traditional blessings. There seems to be some kind of contradiction. The truth is that deep inside of the secular Israeli is a Jewish soul guiding him to continue lighting Hanukkah candles.”

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5. Likud Gains in Polls, Nears No. 2 Spot After Kadima
By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

New polls reveal that the Likud is gaining strength and is closing in on Labor as the number two party behind Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new Kadima party, which holds a large lead.

Likud would win 17-18 Knesset seats and Labor only 17 seats if elections were held today, according to a Globes-Smith survey released on Friday. A Yediot Aharonot poll also published on Friday gives the Likud only 14 mandates, a small increase over last week, with Labor dropping to 21 MKs.

Both polls gave the Kadima party approximately 40 seats. The Labor party has suffered a setback during a period in which terrorists attacks have taken over the headlines. Security is considered the weak point of the party's new leader Amir Peretz.

The Likud has gained since the election of Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu as chairman two weeks ago.

The party is caught in a dispute over a proposal to oust Jewish Leadership faction leader Moshe Feiglin, who claimed Friday morning that Netanyahu has backed off from moves to pass a party law barring candidates who have served in jail for criminal offenses. Feiglin served time in prison in the 1990s for organizing massive road blockings during the anti-Oslo Accord protests. The party chairman's office did not comment on Feiglin's claim.

One of the most drastic changes on the political map, according to the polls, is the possible extinction of the adamantly secular Shinui party. According to a survey conducted by Israel's Army Radio, the party may not have enough support to pass the minimum threshold of votes required for Knesset representation.

"All of our voters defected to Kadima," Shinui MK Avraham Poraz said.

Another significant result in the polls is the relatively high figure of 22 percent who remain undecided. National elections will take place March 28.

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6. Knesset Members Rally Arabs for Syria; US, Israel are ´Spiders'
By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

Arab MKs continued to arouse anti-Israeli support in Nazareth. Legislator Barakeh said a strong Syria will help divide Jerusalem. The crowd sang the Syrian national anthem.

Israeli Knesset Members Mohammed Barakeh and Azmi Bishara, along with Moslem clerics, denounced the United States and Israel at a pro-Syrian rally in the Galilee city on Thursday.

Barakeh told the crowd of 500 Arabs and Druze, "A strong and resistant Syria will bring closer the day in which Jerusalem will become Palestine's capital."

The rally was the second time in two weeks that Arab MKs gathered in Nazareth. Bishara rallied crowds against Israel and called for a return to the 1947 Armistice Lines.

"I will never recognize Zionism even if all Arabs do," Bishara declared. He had spoken the day after returning from an illegal visit to Lebanon, where visitors without Interior Ministry permits are considered as having entered an enemy country... We are the original residents of Palestine, not those who came from Poland and Russia."

Barakeh addressed the Arab and Druze crowd, comparing the United States and Israel to a large and small spider, and accused the two nations of trying to create a crisis between Syria and Lebanon. "We can clearly see the cobwebs" of the spiders, he told the audience as it cheered and waved Palestinian Authority (PA) flags and pictures of Syrian president Hafez Assad.

Moslem cleric Sheikh Ra'ad Salah stated, "We are facing an American-British-Israeli monster that threatens to swallow us all."

As they spoke at the pro-Assad rally, Al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria-backed Lebanon claimed they were responsible for this week's Natasha rocket shelling of Kiryat Shmona and nearby areas south of the Lebanese-Israeli border.

A terrorist gang linked with Al Qaeda and led by Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has established cells in Syria which has ties in Lebanon.

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7. Jewish Elders Decry ´New Year´, Urge Jews to Escort the Sabbath
Elders of the Galilee city of Safed cited the anti-Semitic meanings behind celebrations the evening of January 1 and urged people to express joy by escorting out the Sabbath.
The leaders of Safed called on Jews to capitalize on the timing of the holiday on Saturday night and celebrate the traditional Melaveh Malkeh, escorting Sabbath, known as the queen, after its end at sundown. They posted announcements throughout the city warning the public not to participate in celebrations the eve of January 1.

The day of the secular new year is known in Hebrew as Sylvester Day, named after the Roman Pope who convinced the emperor Constantine to prohibit Jews from living in Jerusalem and who arranged for the passage of anti-Semitic laws more than 2,300 years ago.

The elders suggested that Jews create festivals with great cultural and historical Jewish significance. Rather than celebrate Sylvester, Jews should honor the memory of King David, who died on a Saturday night coinciding with the Shavuot (Pentecost) holiday, and join for a festive meal and traditional dancing in one of the city's synagogues, they wrote.

"Sylvester is like Hitler," the elders declared on the posters in Safed, one of Israel's four holy cities in addition to Jerusalem, Hevron and Tiberias. Sylvester was responsible "for the murder of millions of Jews," they added.

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