Thursday 24 April 2014

Am Yisrael Chai!

Am Yisrael Chai- The children of Israel still liveth- was one of the exclamations made by Rabbi Leslie Hardman, the British[Orthodox, Welsh-Jewish] Army Chaplain who was part of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen death camp, after the first Shabbat of the liberation of the camp, in 1945, after the singing of Hatikvah. Perhaps it is difficult for others to understand the determination of Jews, to never, ever suffer such a fate again & that we have Hatikvah- The Hope.

Of which,  the Jewish anthem [ upon which the national anthem of Israel & tune is taken from]:

"As long as in the heart, within, 
A Jewish soul still yearns, 
And onward, towards the ends of the east, 
An eye still gazes toward Zion; 

[Refrain]:

Our hope is not yet lost, 
The hope of two thousand years, 
To be a free people in our land, 
The land of Zion and Jerusalem.

Our hope is not yet lost, 
The ancient hope, 
To return to the land of our fathers, 
The city where David encamped. 

As long as tears from our eyes 
Flow like benevolent rain, 
And throngs of our countrymen 
Still pay homage at the graves of (our) fathers; 

As long as our precious Wall 
Appears before our eyes, 
And over the destruction of our [G-d's] Temple 
An eye still wells up with tears; 

As long as the waters of the Jordan 
In fullness swell its banks, 
And (down) to the Sea of Galilee 
With tumultuous noise fall; 

As long as on the barren highways 
The humbled city gates mark, 
And among the ruins of Jerusalem 
A daughter of Zion still cries; 

As long as pure tears 
Flow from the eye of a daughter of my nation, 
And to mourn for Zion at the watch of night 
She still rises in the middle of the nights; 

As long as drops of blood in our veins 
Flow back and forth, 
And upon the graves of our fathers 
Dewdrops still fall; 

Hear, O my brothers in the lands of exile, 
The voice of our Prophets, 
(Who declare) That only with the very last Jew — 
Only there is the end of our hope! 

Go, my people, return in peace to your land 
The balm in Gilead, your healer in Jerusalem, 
Your healer is G-d, the wisdom of His heart, 
Go my people in peace, healing is imminent... "







22 comments:

  1. a loyal communicant24 April 2014 at 22:24

    The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.

    John Adams

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  2. Billy The Evangelist Preacher24 April 2014 at 22:28

    Christianity acknowledges the God of the Jews, not as God but as “the Father of Jesus Christ.” Christianity itself cleaves to the “Lord” because it knows that the Father can be reached only through him....We are all wholly agreed as to what Christ and his church mean to the world: no one can reach the Father save through him. No one can reach the Father! But the situation is quite different for one who does not have to reach the Father because he is already with him. And this is true of the people of Israel.

    Amen and amen!

    Jesus lives and God forgives

    May the blessing of God Almighty, The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost,
    Be with the Children of Israel, the Jews, now and forevermore!

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    1. Now Billy, that is not a part of any Christian theology other than 'duel covenant' theory and is without a biblical basis. If you're a Christian, read Hebrews and Romans.

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    2. So what is this 'dual covenant' theory....?

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    3. Basically it runs along these lines - the Torah still holds for the Jews whilst the 'New Covenant is for gentiles. At some point,the Jewish Messiah will come (as the Son of God and not to establish an earthly kingdom) and it will be His Second Coming for Christians.

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  3. Mancurian Womble24 April 2014 at 23:55

    "Go, my people, return in peace to your land
    The balm in Gilead, your healer in Jerusalem,
    Your healer is G-d, the wisdom of His heart,
    Go my people in peace, healing is imminent.."

    Amen to that

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  4. Here's to Great Britain, Israel and the United States and the battles they have won; here's to their colors, the colors that never run.May the wings of liberty never lose a feather! G-d bless America. G-d bless England, G-d bless Yisrael; may the L-rd bless us and keep us during this time.

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  5. I love Israel! Hello from Mexico.

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  6. Atheist Shrugged26 April 2014 at 00:02

    Zionist propaganda bullshit

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    1. Atheist, usual tripe from you, which requires no further argument.

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  7. Hi David,

    I see why you've posted this- it is holocaust memorial day on Monday.

    As a Roman Catholic, I say, may we never forget and always keep our Jewish older brothers firmly and safely in our hearts, as they defend their God given homeland.

    A prayer -

    "Saint Michael the Archangel,
    defend us in battle.
    Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
    May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
    and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host,
    by the Divine Power of God,
    cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits
    who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls

    Amen"

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  8. Thanks for all of the replies as ever.

    DK

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  9. A forceful pro zionist occupational bully nation which has left no stone untruned to degrade humanity to its lowest and in massacring people, is talking about ”threat” from a well cultured, well mannered, well organized, genuine nation which has neither occupied nor massacred nor threatened any population ever. Clearly Satan is ruling the roost.

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  10. with jew you lose

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  11. Conks, great to see you've got a blog! Ignore the anti-semiites & twats lad!

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    1. Mikey, good to hear from you! Hope you are keeping well. You can contact me using the contact form on the right hand side.

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  12. Samuel Kavanagh30 April 2014 at 14:50

    Conks??

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    1. Shoom,

      Oh, "Conks" was my nickname when I served (because of my big 'conk' or nose, ahem).

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  13. Bible and Truth30 April 2014 at 20:04

    People here need to watch this (including Dodo) -

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Ye5LzQEMM

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