Bloody Hands

The ink is barely dry on my op-ed from less than a week ago, entitled Winning Back the Land of Israel. Among other things, I wrote:

"Achmedinejad and his nukes don't scare me. Neither does Nasrulla and the Hizbulla. But such public debauchery here in the Holy City of Jerusalem [I was referring to the Gay-pride Parade, this past Thursday, July 29, 2010] is terrifying... this is the worst threat to our security here in the Holy Land. How? Open up your Gemara to tractate Sanhedrin, 93a: "The Lord of Israel despises debauchery."

You can't begin to imagine the tons of hate mail I get for a post like the above. That won't keep me from telling it like it is.

We had over a year of peace and quiet here in Israel. We don't have to take cover in the bomb shelters everytime Achmedinejad, Assad, Nasrulla, or Hamas shoots their mouths off. Saber-rattling and bravado is still a far cry from missiles dropping in your neighborhood. We had a year with no sirens, until a group of people decided to publicly flaunt their abominations - not in Tel Aviv, which is selling itself as the capital of pink tourism, enough of a reason to make it a dangerous place - but in the Holy City of Jerusalem.

So, after a more than a year of quiet, what happened since last Thursday's defiling of Jerusalem?

Friday, July 30, 2010: Katyusha rocket falls in the center of an Ashkelon residential neighborhood - miraculously, there was only property damage and no loss of life

Saturday, July 31, 2010: A Kassam rocket from Gaza scores a direct hit on a school, destroying 3 classrooms; miraculously, the building was empty

Sunday, August 1, 2010: Kassam rocket and mortar fire attacks on Eshkol area settlements

Monday, August 2, 2010: Five Iranian-made Grad missiles fired from Sinai toward Eilat - one fell on the neighboring Jordanian city of Aqaba, killing a cab driver and wounding 4 others

Tuesday, August 3, 2010: Weird flare-up of hostilities on Israel's Northern border, with one Israeli officer killed and another seriously wounded

A coincidence? Only a deaf, dumb, and blind mummy could fail to make a connection between last Thursday and the subsequent days of violence.

Our sages say that one idiot throws a rock in the well that a hundred wise men don't know how to remove.

I've been begging Hashem for mercy all day long. Hashem is waiting for us to do teshuva, but there's not much time. If things were tense here two weeks ago, those days were like Sesame Street compared to the drawn ballistic bowstrings of today.

Our gay brothers and sisters must understand that neither are we passing judgment on them nor limiting their freedom. The Land of Israel belongs to Hashem, not to anyone else; we are entitled to be here by virtue of the Torah and its commandments. Any public display of Torah violations is national suicide. We would oppose a pork and shrimp festival the same way we oppose the Impurade. Do what you want behind closed doors - be prepared to pay your own consequences. But why trample on the Torah in the heart of Jerusalem? You say that you have a right to drill a hole in the bottom of the boat you're sailing in - but wait a minute, I'm in that boat too...

Don't forget that the Second Lebanon War broke out immediately after the Jerusalem Impurade of 2006. That war led to a million Jews having to leave their homes in the North of Israel.

Hashem has now sent wake-up calls North, Center, and Deep South Israel, in places least expected. We had better heed His message.

Any person that tramples the holiness of the Land of Israel has blood on his hands. How? Each act of unholiness creates an accusing, dark-side spiritual force that looks to spill innocent blood. Let the organizers of the Gay Parade now go to sleep with that on their conscience.

I'd much rather write about happy things and spiritual growth. But the shriek and subsequent exsplosions of GRAD rockets drown out my flute music. As a rabbi and spiritual guide, it's my solemn duty to spread spiritual awareness and emuna, arousing people from their slumber. Let there be no more war and no more Holocausts, and let no one shrug his shoulders in the smoky aftermath of a devastating push-button conflict, "Why didn't anybody warn us?"

It's your choice - either join the battle to save our land and our people, or pop open another beer. This week's Torah portion is all about choosing sides - you won't be able to straddle both for long. It's either good (with its rewards) or evil (with its consequences). Whose side are you on, my brother and sister?

Comments

[Lvnsm]

What some individuals sadly don't understand is that we Don't hate them(homosexuals), we just don't like their actions because it is against the Torah. Some people wonder why they were made this way if this sexual act is forbidden.
We are all given challenges in life, some big ones, and some small. And we are meant to try to overcome it, or at least make an effort.
Here's an example to a lesser degree. I use to have a big temper. But it wasn't really good and I decided to work on myself. It took time and effort, but BH, I've gotten better at controling myself. I know it's a much smaller challenge than sexual urges, but the point is we all need to work on something. And we can succeed with support, continued effort, and patience.

We Jews are going through a lot now with threats from our enemy neighbors around. We need to unite and return to Hashem and His Torah - and bring blessing that will protect us as we come closer to geula

[Daviddavid474]

Homosexuality and avodah zorah are the 2 toughest of all the tikkunim for am yisrael in this generation , I believe . Hashem created this for us in this generation ! These people are addicted to this thats why they march for it . To them its as natural as a straight guy kissing a woman in many cases . Your right though they are digging a hole in a boat many rightous jews are riding on ! I always saw when theres been judgement the rightous and wicked get it throughout history . I have to ask does the torah have the ability to save these jews from homosexuality and avadoh zorah . I personally dont know !?

[Daviddavid474]

Id like to add the only 3 torah sources ive encountered offering fixing of this problem were 3 sefardic sages the ari , rashash , and ben ish chai . According to all 3 theres a defect in the legs ie regel 233. 233 is a fibunacci number and equals 161 plus 72 for those who know kabbalah . The ari rashash and ben ish chai say to fast 233 times for this chait. this is a huge tikkun you can see , thats if the person is remoresful and wishes to attempt it in the first place . I wish there was easier ways these gays could be fixed , i'm sure many many would be willing if they could !?

[Daviddavid474]

the fibbunaci numbers are found throughout nature the sequence is 1,1.2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144,233,377,610,987 if you divide 987/610 610/377 etc you get 1.618 the greek golden ratio also found in the much older indian works . 1.618 = 161.8 % the famous 161 of kabbalah the 13th attribute and heals = VENAKEY =161 = KSA Aleph Hey Yud Hey. Like pie =3.14 22/7 circumfurance over diameter = 3.14 . 22 letters 7 main planets of solar system which causes all formations in lower worlds see ch.4 of the sefer yetzirah on the 7 doubles B>G

[c.zissel]

Dear Rabbi Brody,
We, your readers, applaud your brave stance for the truth on behalf of The Jewish People and their spiritual and physical welfare. It hurts to hear how much 'hate mail' you receive when it is so clear to us that your intentions are for everyone's good. We pray that Hashem give you much strength for your difficult path and May The Almighty help us all see the truth and work on our weaknesses.

[Daviddavid474]

my first real teacher told me amalak was so angry at god because he was a homosexual !