Posted on 02/17/2025 10:33:46 PM PST by Eleutheria5
A day after a group of haredim from the Breslov Hassidic sect were apprehended after infiltrating Lebanese territory, it turns out that the incident was more dramatic than originally thought to be.
It has been learned that the suspects did not just sneak into Lebanese territory, but also removed the barbed wire fence marking the border to transfer the entire grave site of Rabbi Ashi to Israeli territory.
The compound, which houses the tomb of Rabbi Ashi (352–427 CE), one of the "Amoraim" (sages who lived from 200 to 500 CE) and one of the compilers of the Babylonian Talmud, has been divided by the border since the IDF's withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000.
According to historian Yisrael Shapira, over the past two weeks, the Hassidim have taken advantage of the ceasefire to renovate, clean, and paint the tomb and even move the border fence.
The Hassidim claim they are in advanced talks with the authorities to make the new situation official. Until now, entry into the Israeli side of the compound was only permitted with special coordination with the military.
The police arrested four suspects, ....
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But I loves me some Breslovers. Their Rebbe died more than 200 years ago, and they visit his Grave in Ukraine, War or no war, every year. The locals make some cash from the pilgrimage.
This is a prime example (and I am saying this as a Jew), when a religious “cult” defies all logic, common sense, safety, laws, rules and intelligence to cross into enemy territory for reasons known as a Mitzva or good deed out of respect for their Rabbi.
I would hope that when they step on a mine, get targeted by a Hezbollah fighter or accidently get shot by IDF troops that the long dead Rabbi has mystical powers to protect them from their own idiocy.
Oh, he does. He’s up in the heavenly court right now, pleading to protect his followers from their holy idiocy.
Generally, Breslovers are fearless, and it works for them.
After Israel’s victory in the War of Independence, the Arab Muslim countries threw 800,000 to 1 million Jews out, confiscating their property and land. Jews from these countries say that the amount of land stolen amounts to five times the size of Israel.
The Jews deserve compensation for the land stealing by the Arabs.
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