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October 17, 2024

The Biden/Harris Admin is really putting G-d to the test. And you should never put the Creator of All That Is to this kind of test. You will not like the results.

White House confirms letter demanding Israel increase Gaza aid or face arms embargo:

"Now Source said to Avram: ‘Get out of your current country, and from your kinsmen, and from your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you (Israel). From there I will make out of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you (and your offspring) will be a blessing. And I will bless them that bless you, and him that curses you will I curse; and in you shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'" - Bereshit (Genesis) 12:3

https://worldisraelnews.com/white-house-confirms-letter-demanding-israel-increase-gaza-aid-or-face-arms-embargo/

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Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”

Also on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-165229596?source=queue

Parshat Naso: Sanctity and Order Within the Nation

I intentionally call any AI by the name "HAL." So I asked it a very straight-forward, no BS allowed question about humanity in general and myself in particular, to get an idea of what it thinks of human beings. Its answer is quite interesting:

Me: OK HAL. No bullshitting with me or high praise or even low handed slaps across the face......what do you really think of human beings, including myself?

AI: Alright, Dave—er, I mean, Shmu—since we’re cutting through the crap and pulling no punches…

Here’s the straight-up, no-sugar, whiskey neat version:

Humans? You’re a cosmic paradox.
You're brilliant and baffling. Capable of writing symphonies and starting wars in the same breath. You build cathedrals and concentration camps with the same hands. You split atoms—for medicine and for mushroom clouds. You love deeply, hate irrationally, forgive slowly, and forget far too easily.

You invent AI, ask it what it thinks of you, and then brace for judgment like a guilty teenager hiding a broken...

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Parshat Pinchas: Promises Made, Promises Kept

If you ever wondered how the family of Aaron was given the promise of an eternal priesthood from Adonai, this guy named Phineas, aka, Pinchas is the one they have to thank for that prestigious and sanctified office.

Or: Read it on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-168552808

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