Sunday, October 23, 2005

DAILY MITZVAH (Maimonides): Tuesday, October 25, 2005

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Tishrei 22, 5766 * October 25, 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 Mitzvot (Day 53 of 339):

Positive Mitzvah 166; Negative Mitzvah 327; Positive Mitzvah 167;
Negative Mitzvot 328, 199
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Positive Mitzvah 166: Resting on the First Day of Sukkot

-Leviticus 23:35 "On the first day, there shall be a holy gathering"

We are commanded to regard the first day of Sukkot as a holy day.
We must rest and stop all weekday activity (see Negative Mitzvah 327).

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Negative Mitzvah 327: It is forbidden to work on Sukkot

-Leviticus 23:34-35 "The festival of Sukkot... you shall do
no servile work"

We are commanded not to do work on the first day of Sukkot.

Outside of Eretz Yisrael, this Negative Mitzvah applies to the
second day, as well, which is still Yom-Tov.

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Positive Mitzvah 167: Resting on the Eighth Day of Sukkot

-Leviticus 23:36 "On the eighth day, there shall be a holy gathering
for you"

We are commanded to regard the eighth day of Sukkot as a sacred day.
We must rest and stop all weekday activity (see Negative Mitzvah 328).

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Negative Mitzvah 328: It is forbidden to work on Shemini Atzeret

-Leviticus 23:36 "On the eighth day...you shall do no
servile work"

We are commanded not to do work on the eighth day of Sukkot.

This is the holiday of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.

Outside of Eretz Yisrael, these are two separate holidays
and we may not work on either of them.

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Introduction to Mitzvot 197 - 201:

The Prohibitions against "Chametz"

The holiday of Pesach marks the Exodus of the Jewish People
from Egypt and the birth of our nation.

The Torah speaks about Pesach many times and gives us many
Mitzvot which must be followed during Pesach.

One of the most important Mitzvot of Pesach is not to eat or own
any "chametz" - leavened dough.

"Chametz" symbolizes something which has risen high; someone
who is proud and haughty.

The Egyptians were a conceited and proud people who worshipped
idols.

They refused to accept HaShem, the only One G-d.

Indeed, Pharaoh, the king of Egypt asked, "Who is G-d and why
should I listen to Him?"

HaShem answered Pharaoh's question by taking the Jews out of
Egypt, splitting the Red Sea, and drowning the mighty Egyptian
army.

On Pesach, when we remove all our "chametz" we confirm our
acceptance and belief in HaShem, the One and only G-d.

The following Mitzvot caution us not to eat or own "chametz"
on Pesach.

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Negative Mitzvah 199: It is forbidden to eat Chametz after
noontime on the Fourteenth of Nissan
-Deuteronomy 16:3 "You shall eat no leavened bread with it"

We are forbidden to eat any Chametz after noontime on the
fourteenth day of Nissan.

This is the time when the sacrifice for Passover is brought
in the Beit HaMikdash. It is forbidden to offer the Paschal
Sacrifice while still eating or owning Chametz.

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"TODAY'S DAY": Tuesday, October 25, 2005

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Tishrei 22, 5766 * October 25, 2005

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Thursday, Tishrei 22, Sh'mini Atzeret 5704

Torah lessons: Chumash: B'racha, Chamishi with Rashi.
Tehillim: 106-107.
Tanya: On the holy Sabbath (p. 529)...be (His) will.
(p. 529).

One makes Kiddush and eats and drinks in the Sukah, both by night and during the (following) day.

Hakafot on Sh'mini Atzeret night.

Haftora: Vay'hi K'chalot until Ul'Yisrael Amo.

We do not say the (specially designated prayer) Yehi Ratzon upon leaving the Sukah.

Sh'mini Atzeret and Rosh Hashana are parallel in many of the Kavanot
(1) and higher Yichudim. (2)

On Rosh Hashana, though, these are in a mode of elevation and on Sh'mini Atzeret in a mode of elicitation from On High downward.

On Rosh Hashana man's Avoda is with supplication, submission and intense bitterness; on Sh'mini Atzeret it is with joy.

Footnotes: 1. Mystic devotions.
2. "Unification" of different supernal elements
attained by the individual during (and by)
his mystical devotions.

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LESSONS IN TANYA: Monday, October 24, 2005

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Tishrei 21, 5766 * October 24, 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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Therefore, my beloved ones, my brethren and friends: do not commit this great evil - [of turning a gathering of worshipers before or after prayers into a "company of scoffers]," and (54) "give glory unto the L-rd your G-d before it grows dark," i.e. between Minchah and Maariv every weekday, (55) by studying in groups of [at least] ten the innermost [i.e., the mystical] dimension of the Torah, i.e., the Aggadah contained in Ein Yaakov.

For most of the secrets of the Torah are concealed in it [i.e., in the Aggadah]; moreover, it atones man's sins, as explained in the writings of R. Isaac Luria, of blessed memory. (56)

As to the revealed [non-mystical] passages in [the Aggadah], these are the ways of G-d in which a man ought to walk, and [they enable him] to take counsel in his soul in heavenly matters [such as Torah and mitzvot] and in worldly matters, as is known to all the wise of heart.

In addition, between Minchah and Maariv, [people] should study a little - out of the Shulchan Aruch, in [the section called] Orach Chayim - the laws that are essential for every person to know.

Of this our Sages, of blessed memory, said: (57) "Whoever studies Torah laws [halachot] every day [is assured of life in the World to Come]."

This refers to clear and definitive rulings that are of practical relevance, as explained in the commentary of Rashi, ad loc. (58) - [that the term halachot refers to final rulings, without the surrounding debates and argumentation.

This is actually explained by Rashi a little earlier in Tractate Megillah, not on the teaching about "Whoever studies halachot...," but in connection with a eulogy for someone who used to "study halachot."

In Tractate Niddah, commenting on this teaching, Rashi states that the term halachot refers to Mishnayot, Beraitot and Halachah leMoshe miSinai, none of which include the discussions of the Gemara. This is also the case with regard to the Shulchan Aruch].

Footnotes:

54. Cf. Yirmeyahu 13:16.
55. Note of the Rebbe: "It could be suggested that the reason
the Alter Rebbe does not begin by relating to Shacharit, the first
prayer of the day, is that an explicit law in the Shulchan Aruch
(sec. 89:4) forbids one to engage in one's personal affairs before
prayer; likewise (sec. 155:1), the morning prayers must be
followed by group study of the Torah (`from the House of Prayer
[directly] to the House of Study')."
56. See the Alter Rebbe's Hilchot Talmud Torah 2:2 and sources cited
there (in the Kehot edition); see also the Introduction of the
Ramban to Shir HaShirim.
57. Megillah 28b; Niddah 73a.
58. See Taz, Yoreh Deah 246:2.

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DAILY MITZVAH (Maimonides): Monday, October 24, 2005

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Tishrei 21, 5766 * October 24, 2005

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Today's Mitzvot (Day 52 of 339):

Positive Mitzvah 162; Negative Mitzvah 325; Positive Mitzvah 163;
Negative Mitzvah 326
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Positive Mitzvah 162: Resting on Shavuot

-Leviticus 23:21 "And you shall proclaim on this very same day that
it be a holy gathering"

We are commanded to regard the holiday of Shavuot as a sacred holiday.
On this holiday, we must stop all our weekday activity (see Negative
Mitzvah 325).

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Negative Mitzvah 325: It is forbidden to work on Shavuot

-Leviticus 23:21 "You shall do no manner of servile work"

This Negative Mitzvah applies to the festival of Shavuot.

We are commanded not to do work on this holiday.

Outside of Eretz Yisrael, this Negative Mitzvah applies to the
second day, as well, which is still Yom-Tov.

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Positive Mitzvah 163: Resting on Rosh HaShanah

-Leviticus 23:24 "In the seventh month, on the first day of that month,
there shall be a day of rest for you"

We are commanded to rest on the first day of the seventh month, the
first of Tishrei, which is the holiday of Rosh HaShanah (see Negative
Mitzvah 326).

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Negative Mitzvah 326: It is forbidden to work on Rosh HaShanah

-Leviticus 23:24-25 "In the seventh month on the first day of
the month...you shall do no servile work"

We are commanded not to do work on Rosh HaShanah.

Our Sages declared that this holiday should be celebrated for
two days, even in Eretz Yisrael.

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"TODAY'S DAY": Monday, October 24, 2005

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Tishrei 21, 5766 * October 24, 2005

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Wednesday, Tishrei 21, Hosha'ana Raba 5704

Torah lessons: Chumash: B'racha, Revi'i with Rashi.
Tehillim: 104-105.
Tanya: Therefore, my beloved (p. 527)...Rashi, ad loc. (p. 529).

In the Tikun of Hosha'ana Raba night, the Parsha of B'racha (1) is also (2) said only once.

(My father instructed certain individuals to say it with Rashi's commentary on Hosha'ana Raba, but this was not a general instruction.)

On Erev (3) Simchat Torah, B'racha is said twice and its Targum (4) once.

Before Hallel remove the (top) two rings from the Lulav, leaving the three rings that bind the Lulav with the Hadassim and Aravot.

Eiruv Tavshilin (p. 249).

On Hosha'ana Raba the piece of bread on which one says Hamotzi is dipped in honey, but not on Sh'mini Atzeret or Simchat Torah.

Footnotes: 1. The weekly Torah-portion (or Sedra) more commonly
called V'zot Habracha.
2. I.e. just like all the other portions of Devarim
read that night.
3. The day preceding; i.e. Sh'mini Atzeret (in the
Diaspora).
4. Aramaic rendition by Onkelos.
This procedure (reading the Hebrew verse twice and
Targum once) is followed weekly for every Sedra.

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TODAY IN JUDAISM: Monday, October 24, 2005

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Tishrei 21, 5766 * October 24, 2005

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Today is: Monday, Tishrei 21, 5766
Hoshana Rabbah (Chol Hamoed Sukkot)

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Today's Laws & Customs
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• Hoshana Rabbah

The seventh day of Sukkot is called "Hoshana Rabbah" and is considered the final day of the divine "judgment" in which the fate of the new year is determined. The Psalm L'David Hashem Ori [http://www.chabad.org/160222], which has been added to our daily prayer since the 1st of Elul, is recited for the last time today. Other Hoshanah Rabbah observances include:

• Night Learning

It is customary to remain awake on the night preceding Hoshanah Rabbah and study Torah. We recite the entire Book of Deuteronomy [http://www.chabad.org/36232] and the Book of Psalms [http://www.chabad.org/15570]. In some congregations it is a custom for the Gabbai (synagogue manager) to distribute apples (signifying a "sweet year") to the congregants.

• Willow and Hoshaanot

In addition to the Four Kinds taken every day of Sukkot, it a "Rabbinical Mitzvah", dating back to the times of the Prophets, to take an additional aravah, or willow, on the 7th day of Sukkot. In the Holy Temple, large, 18-foot willow branches were set around the altar. Today, we take a bundle of five willow twigs and carry them together with the Four Kinds around the reading table in the synagogue during the "Hashaanot" prayers, of which we recite a more lengthy version today, making seven circuits around the table (instead of the daily one). At the conclusion of the Hoshaanot we strike the ground five times with the willow bundle, symbolizing the "tempering of the five measures of harshness."

Link: The Willow [http://www.chabad.org/89121] (on the deeper significance of the mitzvah of aravah).

• Festive Meal

A festive meal is eaten in the Sukkah. We dip the bread in honey (as we did in each festive meal since Rosh Hashanah) for the last time. Today is also the last occasion on which we recite the special blessing for eating in the sukkah, since the biblical commandment to dwell in the sukkah is only for seven days (though it is the practice of many communities -- and such is the Chabad custom -- that, outside of the Lasnd of Israel, we eat in the sukkah also on the 8th day, Shemini Atzret).

• 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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On Simchat Torah, the Torah wants to dance, but lacking the physical limbs with which to do so, it employs the body of the Jew. On this day, the Jew becomes the dancing feet of the Torah.

- The Lubavitcher Rebbe

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Chitas and Rambam for today:

Chumash: Vezot Hab'rachah, 2nd Portion Devarim 33:8-33:12 with Rashi
• English Text:
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/rashi/default.asp?tDate=10/24/2005&src=ds

Tehillim: Chapters 104 - 105
• Hebrew text:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/tehillim.asp?tDate=10/24/2005&Lang=HEB
• English text:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/tehillim.asp?tDate=10/24/2005

Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 23
• Lesson in Tanya:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/tanya.asp?tDate=10/24/2005
• RealAudio:
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• Windows Media:
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Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/seferHamitzvos.asp?tDate=10/24/2005
• 1 Chapter: Nizkey Mamon Chap. 6
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/rambam.asp?tDate=10/24/2005&rambamChapters=1
• 3 Chapters: Shevitat Yom Tov Chap. 4, 5, 6
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/rambam.asp?tDate=10/24/2005&rambamChapters=3

Hayom Yom:
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http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/hayomyom.asp?tDate=10/24/2005

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Your mind itself no more than a creation, a whim of a Creator who fashioned it from nothing.

To approach the One Who Created Intellect, you need a sense which is beyond intellect and beyond self. We call this sense emuna, which some translate as faith. But this type of faith does not ignore intellect. It takes you far beyond.

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Supreme Court Quickly Retracts Permission to Pray at Holy Site
The Supreme Court has ordered a change to its ruling allowing Jews to pray on the Temple Mount on the Sukkot holiday. The Jews may visit, but not pray there.
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 1. Supreme Court Quickly Retracts Permission to Pray at Holy Site
 2. U.S. Accepts Hamas Participation in PA Election
 3. Sukkot Joy for Expelled Residents and Guests
 4. Fighting Official Corruption
 5. Arab Terrorist’s Wife Used Baby to Hide Grenade
 6. Double Meaning of Sukkot For Expulsion Victims
 7. Jerusalem Post to Launch Christian Edition
 8. Mofaz to Rescind Ban on Arab Traffic on Gush Etzion Highway

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1. Supreme Court Quickly Retracts Permission to Pray at Holy Site
By Hillel Fendel

The Supreme Court has ordered a change to its ruling allowing Jews to pray on the Temple Mount on the Sukkot holiday. The Jews may visit, but not pray there.

A ruling had been issued allowing members of the Temple Mount Faithful to ascend to Judaism's holiest site and pray there during the weeklong Sukkot holiday. The ruling went a step further than previous rulings of this type, and permitted the Jews to actually pray there - until it was noticed by the alert State representatives.

The Moslem Waqf, which controls the holy site's day-to-day operations, has long objected to Jewish prayer at the site. Israel's police, government and courts, unwilling to take a chance of violence breaking out, have gone along with the Waqf's dictates.

The Temple Mount Faithful petitioned the Court on the eve of the holiday, asking to be allowed to conduct a "cornerstone laying" ceremony. The Court permitted the group to ascend to the holy spot for a limited time, in a manner that would not clash with Moslem commemorations of the month of Ramadan. The ruling specified that the Jews could pray there.

When the "mistake" was noticed, very shortly after its issuance, representatives of the government asked Deputy Chief Justice Mishael Heshin to replace the word "prayer" with the word "ascent." Justice Heshin wrote in response, "The State claims that several 'mis-writes' were noted in the ruling, and it therefore asks that we correct that which needs to be corrected. We read the claims of the sides, and after having become convinced that in fact several 'mis-writes' had occurred, as the State claimed, we will correct that which needs correcting."

Thus, instead of reading, "...enable Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount," the ruling now states, "...enable Jewish ascent to the Temple Mount." Further on in the ruling, the words, "permission to the Jews to pray on the Temple Mount" was replaced by "permission to the Jews to ascend to the Temple Mount."

"It was clear from the beginning that it was a mistake," said Yehuda Etzion, a leader of the Temple Mount Faithful group and a veteran of many court struggles for the right of Jewish presence and prayer there. "We never thought for a moment that they meant to permit us to pray at our holiest site."

The Temple Mount was open for Jewish visitors only from 7:30-9:00 this morning, and will be open at the same hours tomorrow, the eve of the last day of the Sukkot-Simchat Torah holiday.

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2. U.S. Accepts Hamas Participation in PA Election
By Hillel Fendel

It's now official: Though the U.S. considers Hamas a terrorist organization, it will take no active steps to prevent Hamas from running in the upcoming Palestinian Authority elections.

State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack, at his official Daily Press Briefing on Thursday, said clearly that Palestinian politics is exclusively up to the "Palestinian people."

At the same time, McCormack emphasized that the American and Quartet position has not changed regarding "terrorist organizations operating outside of the rule of law" - though he did not elaborate. He said that in the view of the U.S., "Hamas is a terrorist organization."

However, McCormack added in a lengthy explanation, "It is also the case that how the Palestinian political process unfolds and evolves is a question for the Palestinian people. And I think that President Abbas is at the forefront, saying that there can only be one rule, one gun and one authority. And you heard he and President Bush speak just a short while ago ... about the fact that President Abbas was elected on a platform of bringing peace and security to the Palestinian people. And we are working with him and other members of the Palestinian Authority to see that the Palestinian Authority is able to live up to its obligations under the roadmap. Those obligations are that they not only have to stop acts of terrorism and violence, but they have to act to dismantle terrorist groups."

McCormack praised a recent Palestinian Authority law that forbids "armed displays in mass demonstrations," indicating that this could soften the damage done by Hamas' participation in the elections.

U.S. President George Bush hosted Abbas in Washington on Thursday. PA sources said afterwards that though Bush raised the matter of disarming Hamas, he did not dwell on it or pressure Abbas on this matter. Neither did he mention the issue during a joint press conference with Abbas after the meeting.

Both the U.S. and Abbas seem to prefer pushing off a clash with Hamas until an unspecified later date. American officials explained that Bush believes there is no
advantage to staging a frontal confrontation with Abbas just a few months prior
to the January elections, Haaretz reported.

Abbas, too, said he has no intention of barring any Palestinian faction from running, explaining this would be "counterproductive." He said that the "consent" of Hamas and other terrorist organizations to maintain a period of no attacks is proof that there is no need for a clash at present. Abbas believes that only the new democratically elected legislature will have the necessary legitimacy to disarm terrorist organizations.

In a recent op-ed for the Washington Post, former Deputy Defense Minister, Ephraim Sneh of the Labor Party wrote that three facts about Hamas must be remembered:

"First, the aim of the Hamas movement is not the end of Israeli occupation, nor is it the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. Hamas' aim is to take over Palestinian society and impose Islamist rule. For this reason, Hamas poses a greater threat to Palestinian secular parties than it does to Israel.

"Second, Hamas is not just a terrorist organization. It is a movement supported by many in Palestinian society, though still a minority, as the recent Palestinian municipal elections proved...

"Third, even if Hamas does win many seats in the Palestinian parliament, it will not cease to be a terrorist organization. We must not delude ourselves into thinking that government responsibility will lead to Hamas' self-moderation. With this type of radical Islamist movement, there is no distinction between armed and political actions, which serve the same goal. At the core of this movement is a terrorist ideology that denies the rights of another people and coerces an entire society into a fundamentalist Muslim lifestyle. Whenever it serves its cause, Hamas will use terrorism against Israel and the Palestinian government.

"Anyone who wishes for Israeli-Palestinian peace and a democratic Palestinian state must also wish for the downfall of Hamas."

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3. Sukkot Joy for Expelled Residents and Guests
By Hillel Fendel

The former residents of Gush Katif - for the vast majority of whom the Sukkah booth is just another temporary home - continue to organize and star in joyous holiday events.


This evening, known as the night of Hoshana Rabba, a joyous holiday celebration will be held in the Jerusalem Conference Center (Binyanei HaUmah), with the participation of hundreds of Gush Katif expellees and leading rabbis. Throughout the night, in keeping with Hoshana Rabba tradition, Torah lectures will be given. Among the teachers will be former Chief Rabbi Avraham Shapira and Rabbis Dov Lior, Zalman Baruch Melamed, Yitzchak Ginzberg, Elyakim Levanon, and others.

Top-level Hassidic musicians such as Aharon Razel, Yosef Kardoner, Chaim David Cerachik, and the cantor Meir Dorfman will peform beforehand and in-between.

The week-long Sukkot holiday features nightly events of Torah and song, known as "Simchat Beit HaShoevah" celebrations. The celebrations commemorate the joyous water ceremonies in the Holy Temple, about which the Mishna teaches, "He who did not experience the joy of the Simchat Beit HaShoevah in the Temple, never saw true joy in his life."

The organizers of tonight's event, from the "Spirit and Strength" movement, write:
"We will gather together for festival joy - all of us who love the Nation and Land and who are loyal to Torah authority, with the heroic expellees of Gush Katif and the Shomron, for an evening of uplifting of spirit, of amassing strength, and of renewal, to reinforce our grasp and stronghold on our Holy Land, as we stand tall with confidence in our path."

One hundred kilometers to the south, outside the Negev city of Netivot, the expelled residents of Atzmonah living in the Ir HaEmunah (City of Faith) encampment, will hold their own Simchat Beit HaShoevah event. The hosts are expecting thousands of people to join them. An open-air event for children is being held there throughout the day, with musical festivities beginning at 5 PM. A series of all-night Torah classes will begin at 9 PM.

Joining the festivities will be homeless former residents of Moshav Katif, many of whom have begun to move into Faith City. Since the expulsion over two months ago, they have lived at the Ulpanah Girls High School in Kfar Pines near Hadera, but the government has found no more permanent communal solution for them. Though the high school and its students have been overwhelmingly generous and hospitable, allowing the families to live in the dormitory while the high school seniors live outside in tents, the Katifites do not wish to further overstay their welcome, and have no choice but to move to the encampment.

Other Hoshana Rabba events will be held in Jerusalem this evening at the Netiv Meir Yeshiva High School in Bayit Vegan, and at the OU Israel Center.

In Pnei Kedem, south of Gush Etzion and near Meitzad, the 2nd Annual Kite Festival
will be held today from 10 AM to 5 PM. Features include: Kite building and a grand flying expo, creative workshops, jumping castles, carnival games, pony rides, bongo lessons, pita baking, crafts fair, reflexology, massage, workshops for adults and children, a variey of food stands with ample Sukkot, live entertainment and music, and a kite contest with prizes. Free transporation is available from the Gush Etzion junction.

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4. Fighting Official Corruption
By Hillel Fendel

A new campaign against the "mask of Israeli democracy" and its "clear and present danger to our national existence" will be launched today by the Shalom L'dorot (Peace for Generations) organization.


The kick-off event will be a Shalom L'dorot Action Conference, held at the Ramat Rachel Hotel in Jerusalem this afternoon (Sunday). It is entitled "The Mask of Israeli Democracy and the Clear and Present Danger to Our National Existence."

The campaign will address what the organizers call "the corruption and facade of democratic institutions and procedures in Israel today." The conference leaders call upon the "concerned public - those who want to make a difference and create change but are unsure of how to get it accomplished" to participate and share their thoughts and ideas, leading to a translation of "these concerns into a plan of action and a strategy for its implementation."

Panelists include Professor Paul Eidelberg, Professor Ruth Gabizon, Rabbi Yakov Medan, Atty. Elyakim Haetzni and Rabbi Menachem Brod.

Highlights of the conference include sessions entitled:
* "Electoral Reform: Making Our Leaders Accountable"
* "The Missing Voice: Sounding the Cry of Terror Victims", and
* "Political Beit Midrash: Bringing Jewish Principles into the Political Arena."

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5. Arab Terrorist’s Wife Used Baby to Hide Grenade
By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

Soldiers arrested a terrorist's wife who held her baby to hide a grenade. In the same house, troops found a suitcase of explosives. The IDF also killed four other terrorists who attacked them.

Haruv Battalion soldiers searched a house in a village near Shechem early Saturday after receiving reports that ammunition was hidden there, according to Lt.-Col. Arik Chen. They discovered 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of explosives in a suitcase and arrested five terrorists.

Noticing that Aziza Jawabra, the wife of one of the terrorists, was holding her one-month-old baby in an unusual manner, the troops searched her and found a grenade in a jacket she was wearing.

"To see a woman using her baby to hide a grenade is not typical," Lt.-Col. Chen said. "She didn't have much to say," he added, except to deny knowing that the grenade was in the jacket. After soldiers arrested the terrorists, sappers blew up the explosives, which destroyed the three-story building.

"I can firmly confirm that an attack against soldiers and civilians has been thwarted. Terror activities have not stopped for a minute," Lt.-Col. Chen added.

In separate incidents over the weekend, the IDF killed four Arab terrorists. Soldiers opened fire at two terrorists who were placing an explosive device on a road near the community of Ne've Tzuf Saturday night. One terrorist was killed and the other escaped.

Friday night, soldiers killed two Arab terrorists who shot at their base near the village of Anabta near Tulkarm, which overlooks the high-speed Highway 6, about five miles east of Netanya. One of the terrorists was armed with a hunting rifle. Soldiers also killed a terrorist who shot at them while on patrol near Shechem.

Arabs identified the Shechem terrorist as a 21-year-old member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

Troops also arrested 11 Hamas terrorists in Hevron.

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6. Double Meaning of Sukkot For Expulsion Victims
By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

Hadassa and Uri, originally from New Jersey, are among thousands of Gush Katif residents who moved from temporary housing to the palm-branch covered booths for seven days but remain homeless.

Two months have passed since the government forced residents out of their homes in the Gaza and northern Samaria regions. Most of them still are in temporary quarters in hotels and tent cities. They moved into the traditional Sukkot (makeshift dwellings) for the seven-day holiday but still are waiting for the government to allow communities to resettle as groups, rather than as individuals.

Uri and Hadassa DeYoung and their four small children are one of almost 70 families holed up in a Be'er Sheva hotel for two months. "We still are fighting the battle," says Hadassa, originally from Blawenburg, New Jersey, near Trenton. "The government is trying to break up the community because people work and learn Torah and are productive."

Her husband Uri, originally from the Atlantic City area and an accountant for the re-established Kfar Darom vegetable company, added, "We are setting an example of what Israel can be, and the people in power do not want to see a religious country."

The DeYoungs met in Israel and moved to Gush Katif 14 years ago, the last 12 years at Kfar Darom. Most of the community has stayed together, living in cramped hotel quarters where the children "are climbing the walls," said Hadassa.

Asher Mivtzari, one of the spokesmen for the Kfar Darom families, accused the government of purposely dragging its feet in an effort to break up the community. He compared the government's indifference to solving the plight of expulsion victims to its indifference to Jonathan Pollard, the Pentagon analyst imprisoned for life for passing intelligence secrets to Israel.

"The government's lack of morality is clear concerning us and Pollard, all of whom have worked for Israel," he said.

Mivtzari rejected Disengagement Authority claims that the communities created their own problems by rejecting government solutions.

"What has the government done? It rented 700 apartments scattered throughout the country. They called that a solution, but we made it clear to them that we wanted to stay together as a community."

He added that the 70 families of Kfar Darom reluctantly accepted a government proposal that they move into an Ashkelon high-rise for two years until permanent housing is built. "The government delays and delays and makes everything complicated. The building has been empty for months," Mivtzari asserted.

The government is paying about $2 million for housing the community in the Paradise Hotel in Be'er Sheva, estimated Mivtzari. He said the money could have been used to find temporary housing for the community.

Meanwhile, families like the DeYoungs remain determined to stay in the community. "We have been through bombings and shooting attacks. We are not going to break," insists Hadassa.

Their families in New Jersey occasionally tell them to take the compensation payments, which have not yet been paid, and move back to the United States. They reply, "We already are home."

The community is planning to move out of their Sukkot temporary dwellings Monday and celebrate the Simchat Torah holiday on Tuesday in Kfar Maimon. Afterwards, while the rest of the country already will have returned to permanent houses, the families from Kfar Darom will return to their temporary hotel rooms.

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7. Jerusalem Post to Launch Christian Edition
By Hillel Fendel

The Guardian reports that The Jerusalem Post will launch a monthly Christian edition early next year. It will have "very different emphases and different focuses," says the Post's editor.

Chris McGreal, writing in the London-based The Guardian this past Thursday, reports, "The Post, a widely respected paper until it fell into former owner Conrad Black's clutches, is seeking to bolster its North American circulation by building on the blossoming relationship between the Israeli right and Christian fundamentalists."

"The content is going to be jointly put together by the Jerusalem Post and the International Christian Embassy [of Jerusalem, the ICEJ]," Post editor David Horowitz is quoted as telling the Guardian. "It'll be things like archaeology and tourism and ideological arguments and dilemmas and so on. Obviously, when your predominant mindset is a Jewish audience there are different stresses that go into providing content, whereas if you're doing it for a Christian audience, there are going to be very different emphases and different focuses."

Responding in advance to criticism he and his paper can be expected to face for working with an evangelical organization, Horowitz said, "The International Christian Embassy has been operating in Israel for many years and [is] very aware of the framework. There are laws in Israel against giving inducement to people to convert, and that organization has operated within the framework to the satisfaction of the Israeli government. That is actually very important to me."

Media activist Yisrael Medad, the Vice Chairman of Israel's Media Watch said, "While there is no reason for a paper to seek specialized audiences, one would think that the Russian population in Israel would be one target audience that an Israeli newspaper would be interested in before going abroad. Obviously, the financial aspects of this development override the responsibilities of a newspaper to its own community."

A call to the ICEJ revealed that its offices are closed for the holiday of Sukkot, until Oct. 26.

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8. Mofaz to Rescind Ban on Arab Traffic on Gush Etzion Highway
By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz told London reporters Thursday that his order to ban private Arab vehicles from the road where terrorists attacked Sunday will be lifted when the killers are nabbed.

Two young women and a 15-year-old boy were murdered and three others were injured after the Arab terrorists took advantage of the recent removal of IDF checkpoints as a good will measure to the Palestinian Authority (PA).

The attack was similar to the murder of two high school boys several months ago at the nearby Beit Haggai junction, less than a month after the government told the IDF to ease travel restrictions on Arabs in Hevron.

The New York Times Friday quoted an unnamed security source saying that Israel is considering separate roads for Jews and Arabs. "We think it is necessary to separate traffic on the roads, not all the roads, but the main roads, where Israelis are most vulnerable. It doesn't call for complete separation everywhere, and we see this as sort of a stopgap measure," the source told the Times.

Mofaz said this week's ban on Arab travel is "not strategic" and added that he is opposed to separating Arab and Jewish traffic. "The moment the terrorists know only Israelis are moving on this road, they will attack every car," Mofaz said.

The PA has condemned the idea of separate roads, comparing it to South African apartheid.

The Defense Minister did not outline a strategy to prevent future attacks. Sunday's victims were standing at a bus stop, which also serves as a hitchhiking station, at the intersection of Highway 60, from Jerusalem to the Hevron Hills, and the road to the Gush Etzion communities of Alon Shvut, Bat Ayin and Kfar Etzion.

The government recently completed a large traffic circle at the intersection to enable soldiers to inspect Arab vehicles while allowing Jewish drivers to pass through. The checkpoints were taken down on orders from the government, which said it wanted to build up confidence in the PA administration.

Three days after Mofaz responded to the killings and ordered Arab traffic off the road, he told the IDF to relax the ban and allow public vehicles and some private cars to travel. The roadblocks included Jewish vehicles and caused long lineups of cars during the Sukkot holiday.

PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) told U.S. President George W. Bush Thursday that he was trying to stop terrorists from attacking Israelis.

Mofaz commented, "We didn't see any kind of decision or anti-terror activity on the Palestinian side." He said that Israel would carry out its own roadmap obligations to dismantle outposts "in the right time." President Bush has repeatedly demanded that Israel tear down the communities, most of which are located on hilltops in Judea and Samaria.

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