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Day 337 Swords of Iron – “Holy-Days”

 

Chaim begins by giving a brief explanation about Rosh Hashanah or “Yom Terurah” which is the traditional beginning of a new Jewish year. Jewish people read comfort passages from the Book of Isaiah, such as Isaiah 51:12; “I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of a man who will be made like grass?”

This comfort is needed in Israel today as it has seldom been needed in the past, as we approach Yom Kippur and the anniversary, according to the Gregorian calendar, of the start of this current war, which began on the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

Chaim says that in the Hebrew month of Elul the Jewish people do a lot of introspection and repentance, blowing shofars and praying prayers of “slichot” which means repentance of sins and asking for forgiveness. There are also many other traditional practices around this time of year meant to bring us closer to the Torah, to God and to each other.

Chaim says this is the time when Israel will win its greatest victories over the enemies.

In this context he quotes Numbers 10:9; When you go to war in your land against the enemy who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the Lord your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.

He also thanks his viewers for praying for this victory and for strength, courage and perseverance for the IDF troops. He says they’re hard at work destroying all the Hamas terror tunnels and all the other weapons they formed against Israel. He concludes by reminding people to pray for northern Israel, which is facing an onslought from Hezbollah.

 

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(Day 540) Swords of Iron – “What Color is a Jew?”

Chaim starts out by saying that the IDF is hard at work keeping Israel safe and trying for a quiet weekend, which he says Israel needs in order to recuperate. At the same time, he notes that in Gaza, leaflets were distributed advising the residents to move away from areas that were about to be attacked. There have even been instances when an individual who wasn’t moving out of a building that was about to be struck was called and convinced to leave just before the strike came and destroyed that building. Chaim says this is an example of how the IDF is serious and its warnings should be taken seriously.

(Day 539) Swords of Iron – “Shabbat peace as the storm rages”

The video begins with a montage of combat footage that Chaim has taken before the scene changes to Chaim welcoming in the Sabbath with a group of other soldiers, obviously in battlefield conditions. The Jewish soldiers are all heavily armed and wearing full combat gear, but they are singing, praying and eating the Shabbat meal together just the same.

(Day 538) Swords of Iron – “The Waiting Game”

Chaim starts off by talking about ballistic missile attacks by the Houthis on Jerusalem, and says that as bad as they are, it was much worse before Israel had the Iron Dome and other air defense systems. Chaim also concedes that these systems are very expensive but he mentions the “Iron Beam” laser which will shoot down incoming missiles for a fraction of the cost, and soon everyone will want it.

(Day 537) Swords of Iron – USA Stealth bombers head toward Iran and Yemen

Chaim starts by talking about how the US military is deploying assets to Diego Garcia, a British-owned island in the Indian Ocean which also serves as a major hub for US military operations in the Middle East. Chaim says that all this firepower might soon be unleashed on the Houthis in Yemen, who have no way of defending against it. But the other major target is Iran, and some of their strategic assets are deep underground where even the American mili might have a hard time getting at them. Chaim says that Iran is showing this capability off to the world, clearly hoping to intimidate and discourage the US and Israel rom striking, but that is very unlikely to be successful.

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