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Last time we spoke about the Fall of Manila. General LeMay's B-29 bombers wreaked havoc on Japan, targeting key factories at a high cost. On February 19, US Marines landed on Iwo Jima, facing fierce Japanese resistance and heavy casualties. By February 23, after relentless fighting and harsh conditions, they raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, marking a hard-won victory. This moment inspired a legacy for the Marine Corps, as battles raged on in the Pacific. Meanwhile troops attacked General Kobayashi's defenses at Mounts Pacawagan and Mataba, struggling to gain ground. Reinforcements arrived, leading to coordinated assaults, but progress was slow. Meanwhile, General Yamashita reorganized his forces in response to increased guerrilla activity. As American divisions advanced, they faced fierce resistance but gradually secured key positions. Guerrilla leader Volckmann disrupted Japanese supply lines, significantly impacting their operations. Amidst the chaos, a daring rescue mission freed over 2,000 internees, though it provoked brutal reprisals against civilians. This episode is the Great Tokyo Air Raid Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  Today we are continuing with the ongoing battle over Iwo Jima. By the end of February, Colonel Liversedge's 28th Marines had successfully secured Mount Suribachi, while the other regiments from the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions advanced toward the O-2 Line, situated beyond Airfield No. 2. This location was where General Kuribayashi maintained his primary defensive positions, which were heavily fortified with caves, tunnels, and traps. On March 1, General Rockey continued his offensive on the left flank as the fresh 28th Marines moved through the weary 27th Marines, led by Colonel Wornham, and launched an assault on Hill 362A and its adjacent positions. The corps' 155mm howitzers and 5th Division artillery commenced firing a preparation at K-minus 45 minutes. One battleship and two cruisers from the gunfire and covering force added their heavy fires from 08:00 to 08:30. Aircraft from the support carrier group delivered strikes throughout the day, but did not participate in preparation for the attack. This proved one of the busiest days for Task Force 54 since D-Day as fire support ships dueled with enemy shore batteries until late afternoon. Shortly after dawn enemy guns in the northern part of the island opened up, and at 07:25 the destroyer Terry took a direct hit by a 6-inch shell, suffering heavy casualties. The battleship Nevada immediately engaged these hostile installations, and after completing their mission in support of the landing force, the cruisers Indianapolis and Pensacola shifted to counter battery fire. At 10:25 the destroyer Colhoun was hit by a major-caliber projectile, and soon after this enemy shells straddled the destroyer Stembel. Counter Battery fire continued throughout the day with the Nevada destroying one casemated gun and starting a fire in another emplacement, while the Pensacola's batteries accounted for a third Japanese gun. Following the robust aerial, naval, and artillery bombardment, Liversedge's forces achieved some initial success, including capturing the hilltop, but were ultimately halted by intense machine-gun fire from Nishi Ridge to the north. However, the 3rd Battalion along the coast managed to advance approximately 350 yards against lighter resistance. In the center, General Erskine also pressed forward beyond Airfield No. 2, with Colonel Withers' 21st Marines advancing north and northeast about 500 yards into the incomplete Airfield No. 3. At the same time, General Cates continued to send his troops into the fray. Colonel Jordan's 24th Marines replaced Colonel Wensinger's exhausted 23rd Marines on the left and fought to dislodge the enemy from Hill 382. They succeeded in advancing about 100 yards along the division's left boundary and 50 yards on the right, establishing a foothold on elevated terrain overlooking Minami village. Further south, Colonel Lanigan committed only his 1st Battalion to eliminate the salient around the Amphitheater and Turkey Knob, but this assault was again met with fierce Japanese gunfire. This relief enabled Erskine to initiate a late two-regiment offensive, with the 21st Marines on the left and Colonel Kenyon's 9th Marines on the right, although this effort did not achieve any significant progress. The following day, the assault persisted, but the 9th Marines made minimal headway against a strong enemy position on the right, while the 21st Marines advanced toward the base of Hill 362B and the southern edge of Airfield No. 3. Concurrently, Liversedge's 28th Marines successfully cleared Hill 362A and moved toward Nishi Ridge, where they repelled a fierce counterattack by 150 Japanese soldiers. Colonel Graham's 26th Marines were once again deployed to fill the gap between the 3rd and 5th Marine Divisions, managing to gain approximately 500 yards to the north. Jordan's 24th Marines finally captured Hill 382 and advanced about 300 yards on the left flank. Meanwhile, Lanigan's 1st Battalion made another unsuccessful attempt to infiltrate and take the high ground north of Turkey Knob. As described by an intelligence officer with the 4th Marine Division “As a result of a close study of the enemy's recent defensive action, aided by observation from OP's and air reconnaissance, the following explanation is suggested of the enemy's defense in this Div's Z of A. The enemy remains below ground in his maze of communicating tunnels throughout our preliminary arty fires. When the fire ceases he pushed OP's out of entrances not demolished by our fires. Then choosing a suitable exit he moves as many men and weapons to the surface as he can, depending on the cover and concealment of that area, often as close as 75 yards from our front. As our troops advance toward this point he delivers all the fire at his disposal, rifle, machine-gun, and mortar. When he has inflicted sufficient casualties to pin down our advance he then withdraws through his underground tunnels most of his forces, possibly leaving a few machine gunners and mortars. Meanwhile our Bn CO has coordinated his direct support weapons and delivers a concentration of rockets, mortars and artillery. Our tanks then push in, supported by infantry. When the hot spot is overrun we find a handful of dead Japs and few if any enemy weapons. While this is happening, the enemy has repeated the process and another sector of our advance is engaged in a vicious fire fight, and the cycle continues.”  Meanwhile the remainder of the 25th Marines managed to advance 300 yards along the coast without facing any opposition. On March 3, the capture of Hill 362A enabled flame-thrower tanks to assist in the advance northward. The 5th Marine Division prepared to press on with its assaults through Nishi Ridge and Hill 362B. The majority of the 28th Marines faced strong resistance as they moved forward over 200 yards. Liversedge's 1st Battalion and Graham's 1st Battalion executed a coordinated attack to take the main enemy positions ahead of them. Meanwhile, the remainder of the 26th Marines surged forward, achieving a gain of over 500 yards, which allowed them to relieve Kenyon's 3rd Battalion and secure the summit of Hill 362B. In the center, the 9th Marines remained in a stalemate, while the 21st Marines launched a vigorous attack to the northeast, successfully capturing the summit of Hill 357 at the eastern edge of the Motoyama Plateau. They then attempted another assault southeast toward Hill 362C, which resulted in a modest gain of about 250 yards. Meanwhile, in the 4th Marine Division's sector, Wensinger's 23rd Marines were deployed in the center, where determined Japanese defenders continued to thwart intense American assaults, despite the partial reduction of the Turkey Knob blockhouse. To the left, the 24th Marines resumed their offensive southeast, advancing up to 350 yards in the center. During the eight days of deadlock and fierce conflict in the Hill 382 and Turkey Knob areas, the weather had been generally favorable. Mild temperatures and fair skies predominated, although early in the morning ground haze combined with smoke to limit observation, and on a few days light showers fell in the afternoon. Night temperatures sometimes went below 60°F, and it was then that tired Marines were grateful for the characteristic subterranean heat of the island that warmed their foxholes. The next day, March 4, dawned gray and sullen, and intermittent showers fell from the overcast skies. Visibility was so limited that all air strikes were canceled and aerial observation seriously curtailed. On the right, Cates' Marines pressed the attack southeast but could only gain 150 yards against the defenders' fierce resistance. To the left, after a failed Japanese infiltration attempt overnight to gather food and water, both the 9th and 21st Marines made no progress with their costly eastward assaults. Finally, supported closely by flame-throwing tanks and combat engineers, Rockey's Marines fought fiercely but achieved only minor advances, prompting Wornham's 27th Marines to be thrown back into the battle to reinforce the two battered assault regiments. March 5 was then dedicated to reorganizing and resupplying the three Marine Divisions in preparation for a renewed effort the next day. Additionally, the reserve 3rd Marines, led by Colonel James Stuart, were sent back to Guam without having landed on Iwo Jima. The three divisions accordingly resumed the offensive on March 6 after a terrific artillery and naval gunfire bombardment. First, on the left, Erskine attacked with his three regiments abreast yet failed to make any significant advance. Then, in the center, the 9th and 21st Marines likewise unsuccessfully attacked towards Hill 362C, though the latter managed to clear the entire Hill 357 area. Lastly, Wensinger's 23rd Marines passed through the 24th on the division left and pressed on forward against heavy opposition, successfully gaining between 150 and 350 yards while Jordan's battalions gained up to 150 yards in their front. Additionally, the 25th Marines mopped up in its area and Cates' Provisional Battalion kept hammering against the Amphitheater-Turkey Knob area. In the knowledge that the battle was swinging irrevocably in favor of the Americans, General Kuribayashi radioed Tokyo: "Our strongpoints might be able to fight delaying actions for several more days. I comfort myself a little seeing my officers and men die without regret after struggling in this inch-by-inch battle against an overwhelming enemy...". The General's predictions were, if anything, on the pessimistic side as his garrison would prolong the battle for another three weeks. Although the fighting was dragging terribly, on this day Brigadier-General Ernest Moore successfully landed on Airfield No. 1 alongside 28 P-51s and 12 P-61s of the 15th Fighter Group to take over control of island air activities. The following day, the Island Commander, Major-General James Chaney, assumed responsibility for base development, air defense, and operation of the airfields. Meanwhile, Schmidt was continuing his coordinated offensive, with the 28th Marines meeting only scattered resistance as it pushed 500 yards north; the 26th Marines overrunning the enemy defenses and gaining about 150 yards before resistance stiffened once again; the 27th Marines attacking on a narrow front but likewise gaining only 150 yards; the 21st Marines achieving tactical surprise to reach Hill 331 and then pushing 250 yards more to Hill 362C, which was ultimately seized as well; the 9th Marines ferociously attacking east but gaining only 200 yards before a rain of fire stopped them; the 23rd Marines recovering from a savage Japanese night counterattack and then pushing around 150 yards against strong resistance; the 24th Marines only progressing over 50 yards as it neutralized a number of enemy defenses; and the 25th Marines and the Provisional Battalion continuing secondary operations against the Amphitheater-Turkey Knob area. On March 8, Rockey pressed on toward the northeast coast, with the 28th Marines advancing against minimal resistance, gaining between 300 and 500 yards along the shoreline. Meanwhile, the 26th Marines faced a complete stalemate against the intricate network of pillboxes and interconnected caves that had once comprised the village of Kita. The 27th Marines managed to advance approximately 150 yards with tank support. In the center, the 21st Marines shifted northeast again, successfully gaining 300 yards through the last organized resistance in the area, while the 9th Marines captured Hill 362C and continued their eastward assault, reaching the edge of the plateau overlooking the beach and initiating a flanking maneuver south of Hill 331. On the right flank, the 23rd and 24th Marines continued their attacks but made little headway against the enemy's formidable defenses. That night, General Senda launched a strong counterattack that caught the Americans off guard. Two of Senda's orderlies would survive and report what occurred during the daring counterattack. Many of his troops believed that Inoue was a superior leader who inspired his men to perform outstanding feats of bravery; others thought he was a maniac. The sight of the Stars and Stripes flying on top of Mount Suribachi had filled him with increasing rage. He is quoted as saying: "We shall destroy their banner, we shall replace it with ours in the name of the great Emperor and the great people of Japan." Inoue was in charge of the Naval Guard Force who manned the shore guns that sank and damaged many of the US warships and landing craft, and was described as a bombastic and temperamental character, a fine swordsman, heavy drinker, and womanizer. His bizarre plan almost beggars belief. The Captain was certain that the airfields would be lightly defended by service troops. He and his men would move southward, destroying B29 bombers as they passed; climb Mount Suribachi and tear down the Stars and Stripes; and replace it with the Rising Sun as an inspiration to all Japanese troops on the island.  However this never came to be. The determined defenders, bolstered by heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, repelled the assault, resulting in approximately 800 Japanese casualties. Under relentless pressure in a shrinking area where most critical terrain features had been seized, the disorganized Japanese forces saw a fleeting opportunity to escape destruction, raid American-controlled airfields, and reclaim Mount Suribachi with this counterattack. However, its failure effectively depleted Senda's remaining strength and chances for continued resistance. The following day, Cates resumed the offensive, with the 23rd Marines making minor gains along their front, while Jordan's 3rd Battalion achieved a notable breakthrough of 300 yards. Furthermore, the Provisional Battalion was disbanded, and Lanigan's 2nd Battalion assumed control of the Amphitheater-Turkey Knob region. In the center, Erskine persisted in his advance toward the sea, with patrols from the 9th and 21st Marines successfully reaching the beach as American forces continued to secure the area. Meanwhile, to the left, Rockey faced significant resistance, with his troops soon coming under intense and precise fire from elevated positions extending southeast from Kitano Point. Consequently, the 26th and 27th Marines remained in a stalemate while the 28th Marines moved forward. On March 10, Liversedge's men advanced approximately 40 yards across extremely challenging terrain and against fierce opposition, while Graham's 2nd Battalion gained an additional 75 yards, with the rest of the 26th and 27th Marines still held in place. Over the past 14 days, Rockey's 5th Marine Division advanced 3,000 yards along the west coast, ultimately pushing Kuribayashi's forces into a final pocket at the northern tip of the island.  In a dispatch to Tokyo on March 10, General Kuribayashi summed up the Japanese situation in this manner: “Although the attacks of the enemy against our Northern districts are continuing day and night, our troops are still fighting bravely and holding their positions thoroughly… 200 or 300 American infantrymen with several tanks attacked "Tenzan" all day. The enemy's bombardments from one battleship (or cruiser), 11 destroyers, and aircraft are very severe, especially the bombing and machine-gun fire against Divisional Headquarters from 30 fighters and bombers are so fierce that I cannot express nor write here.” Not until 15 bloody days later did Marines eliminate the last pocket of organized enemy resistance in the northern end of the island. By D+19 all that remained for the enemy force was to fight and die for the Emperor. This advance came at a significant cost, with Rockey suffering 1,098 men killed and 2,974 wounded during this time. In the center, the 21st Marines reported that all organized resistance in their area had been eliminated, while the 9th Marines moved toward the beach, facing harassment from enemy fire from a resisting pocket on their right. Nevertheless, Erskine's 3rd Marine Division successfully secured the airfield areas and only needed to eliminate this last remaining pocket in their zone. However, personnel losses during this 14-day campaign were substantial, with Erskine losing 831 men killed and 2,241 wounded. Finally, Cates took over from the 24th Marines as he initiated his final offensive eastward. Consequently, the 23rd Marines advanced southeast with minimal resistance, covering approximately 700 yards before stopping at a strategic high ground about 500 yards from the beach, while patrols moved toward the coast near Tachiiwa Point. Simultaneously, Lanigan's 1st and 3rd Battalions pushed 600 yards southeast against stronger opposition and successfully occupied the key terrain southwest of Higashi. Meanwhile, the 2nd Battalion advanced northeast to join them, effectively driving the remaining enemy forces into a small pocket in that area. Over the last 14 days, Cates' 4th Marine Division engaged in relentless assaults, fighting fiercely from Charlie-Dog Ridge past Hill 382, the Amphitheater, Turkey Knob, through Minami, and the formidable defenses northeast of Hill 382, nearly reaching the coast.  The Japanese conducted an astute defense in this sector. General Kuribayashi had planned well, but much credit for execution of the plan in the 4th Marine Division zone must go to General Senda, who commanded the 2nd Mixed Brigade and exercised tactical control during the battle. Enemy weapons and minefields were well placed to take maximum advantage of terrain features, fire control was excellent when judged by Japanese standards, and camouflage discipline outstanding. Machine-gun positions controlled draws, while mortars were disposed to deliver fire on routes of approach, including the crests, forward, and reverse slopes of ridges. The one obvious mistake made by the Japanese in this long, grueling defense to the death was the night counterattack of March 8. This action cost them many lives and gained no advantage. Even this rather hopeless plunge can be somewhat justified, however, when the situation that existed then is seen from the Japanese point of view. By March 8, the enemy was under heavy, constant pressure in an ever-shrinking area where most of the critical terrain features had been captured. He was quickly becoming dispossessed and disorganized, with few courses of action remaining. Because communications were undoubtedly badly disrupted, it is possible that the Japanese facing the 4th Division did not realize just how hopeless his cause appeared and therefore harbored some hope that the counterattack might not be in vain. The cost was significant, with Cates suffering 848 men killed and 2,836 wounded.  While the battle raged on Iwo Jima, General LeMay was also preparing for a major raid on Tokyo, known as Operation Meetinghouse. After a precision strike by 192 B-29 bombers against Musashi on March 4, which resulted in minimal damage due to heavy cloud cover, a decision was made to move away from the 21st Bomber Command's traditional focus on precision bombing. This eighth fiasco at Musashi marked the end of a well-defined phase of 21st Bomber Command's operations. The effort to knock out the Japanese aircraft industry by high-altitude, daylight precision bombing of carefully selected targets had failed. Production of aircraft engines, not grossly off scheduled programs when 21st Bomber Command came to the Marianas, fell off sharply during the last two months of 1944 and production of aircraft declined slightly during the same period. In neither case, however, could the shortages be accounted for by destruction wrought by the B-29's; indeed, the output of Franks at Ota had decreased from 300 a month to 100 before the first air strike. Not one of the nine high-priority targets had been destroyed, although Akashi had been effectively crippled and production had been slowed down at Mitsubishi's engine and assembly plants at Nagoya and at Nakajima-Ota. Musashi had suffered only 4% damage after 835 B-29 sorties had been sent against it; Navy planes had done more harm in a single strike. Probably the indirect effects of the B-29 raids were most important: with the fall of Saipan, Japanese industrialists had begun to lose confidence in their supposed immunity from air attack. Although under governmental pressure for increased production, they began, with the first attacks on Nakajima and Mitsubishi, to hunt for underground or forest cover, and the official directive for dispersal issued in mid-January merely served to quicken a process already well under way. This radical change in manufacturing techniques, never as efficiently conducted as the similar movement in Germany had been, explains in part the slowdown in production in late 1944 and early 1945.  In 22 missions comprising 2,148 sorties, the command dropped 5,398 tons of bombs on Japan targeting the Imperial aircraft industry, but only about half of the bombers hit primary targets. Losses were substantial, largely due to fierce enemy interceptors and the lengthy overwater journey from the Marianas to Japan, which lacked any friendly bases for refueling or repairs. As a result of the high costs associated with unescorted daylight missions, the susceptibility of Japanese cities to incendiary attacks, and the minimal impact of precision bombing with high explosives, General Arnold ultimately opted for a comprehensive incendiary campaign. In preparation for the forthcoming assault on Okinawa, LeMay was tasked with initiating a series of intensive incendiary strikes from low altitudes. This lower bombing altitude would enhance accuracy, increase bomb load, and prolong the lifespan of B-29 engines. Although this approach carried risks, LeMay believed that the intense Japanese anti-aircraft fire was not overly threatening, as only two B-29s had been lost due to flak alone. He also decided to conduct these missions at night, which would decrease the likelihood of heavy cloud cover and strong winds, simplify navigation, and enable the bombers to reach the two new emergency airstrips at Iwo Jima by dawn. The first mission was set to commence immediately, with 334 B-29s from the 73rd, 313th, and 314th Bombardment Wings taking off in the late afternoon of March 9, carrying approximately 2,000 tons of bombs. The target was a rectangular area in northeastern Tokyo known as Zone I, measuring about 4 by 3 miles and encompassing most of Asakusa, Honjo, and Fukagawa Wards. After a turbulent journey, the initial pathfinders successfully identified their targets under favorable weather conditions and marked them shortly after midnight with fires However LeMay's decision came late. With the first mission set for the night of March 9, the field orders were not cut until the 8th. Although operational details would vary significantly from normal practice, there was no time to consult Washington as was so frequently done. Arnold was not even informed of the revolutionary plans until the day before the mission. The decision to attack at night ruled out the command's standard technique of lead-crew bombing. Formation flying at night was not feasible, and with flak rather than enemy fighters the chief danger, a tight formation would be a handicap rather than a source of defensive strength. With planes bombing individually from low altitudes, bomb loads could be sharply increased, to an average of about six tons per plane. Lead squadron B-29s carried 180 x 70-pound M47s, napalm-filled bombs calculated to start "appliance fires," that is, fires requiring attention of motorized fire-fighting equipment. Other planes, bombing on these pathfinders, were loaded with 24 x 500-pound clusters of M69s. Intervalometers were set at 100 feet for the pathfinders, 50 feet for the other planes. The latter setting was supposed to give a minimum density of 25 tons (8333 M69s) per square mile. Late reports indicated widespread fires that forced formations to search extensively for targets, with visibility severely hampered by smoke and bomb runs complicated by turbulence from intense heat waves. During the three-hour assault, a total of 279 B-29 bombers targeted Tokyo, successfully dropping 1,665 short tons of bombs on the primary objective. Additionally, 19 Superfortresses, unable to reach Tokyo, attacked alternative or last-resort targets. The Japanese were taken completely by surprise by this tactical shift, resulting in only moderate resistance; intense anti-aircraft fire destroyed 14 B-29s and damaged another 42, while enemy interceptors had no significant effect. The fires were so intense that they nearly extinguished themselves by mid-morning, only halted by wide gaps like rivers. Subsequent photographs revealed that 15.8 square miles had been devastated, including 18% of the industrial sector, 63% of the commercial area, and the core of the densely populated residential district. Tokyo's highly effective firefighting system was also caught off guard, leading to the destruction of 95 fire engines and the deaths of 125 firefighters, while lightweight buildings were completely consumed along with their contents. Little rubble remained; only a few fire-resistant structures, marked by heat damage, stood in the devastated areas. In total, 267,171 buildings were destroyed, 83,793 people lost their lives, 40,918 were injured, and 1,008,005 were left homeless. Moreover, it took 25 days to recover all the bodies from the debris. Radio Tokyo referred to the raid as “slaughter bombing,” with one broadcast stating that “the sea of flames engulfing the residential and commercial districts of Tokyo was reminiscent of the holocaust of Rome, caused by Emperor Nero.” The attack significantly undermined the morale of Japanese civilians, and along with other firebombing raids in March, it led many to believe that the war situation was worse than their government had acknowledged. In response, the Japanese government implemented a mix of repression, including severe penalties for those accused of disloyalty or spreading rumors, and launched an ineffective propaganda campaign aimed at restoring confidence in the nation's air and civil defense efforts. Meanwhile, LeMay and Arnold viewed the operation as a considerable success. As Tokyo mourned its losses, another 313 B-29s were sent on the afternoon of March 11 to execute a similar strike on Nagoya; however, due to minimal wind to spread the fires from the widely dispersed bombs, the results were less impressive. Nonetheless, only one B-29 was lost during the raid, with another 20 sustaining damage. It became evident, as LeMay had predicted, that the Japanese lacked effective tactics for nighttime interception. Now, attention shifts to Burma to report on the ongoing Chinese-British-Indian offensives. On General Slim's primary front, General Stopford's 33rd Corps continued its vigorous advance toward Mandalay, while General Cowan's 17th Indian Division successfully made its way to the Meiktila area in the Japanese rear. In response, Generals Kimura and Katamura sent several reinforcements to this crucial area, but only the 1st Battalion, 168th Regiment, led by Colonel Yoshida, managed to arrive in time to establish some defenses in the town, quickly transforming buildings in Meiktila into bunkers and strongpoints. On February 28, Cowan dispatched the 63rd Brigade to launch an attack from the west and the 48th Brigade to advance from the north along the Mahlaing-Meiktila road, while the 255th Tank Brigade executed a wide flanking maneuver to approach from the east. As a result, the 63rd Brigade secured Kyaukpyugon and set up a roadblock southwest of Meiktila; the 48th Brigade advanced to a bridge over a chaung approximately a mile from the town; and the 255th Brigade fought its way to Kyigon and Khanda, successfully destroying several bunkers near Point 860. On March 1, following a heavy air and artillery bombardment, Cowan's three brigades began to push into Meiktila despite fierce resistance. The 48th Brigade, bolstered by a tank squadron, advanced down the Mandalay-Meiktila road, quickly clearing Kyigon before entering the town, where they reached within 100 yards of the railroad line before the attack was halted in the late afternoon. To the east, the majority of the 255th Tank Brigade captured Point 860 and began clearing the camouflaged bunkers along the ridgeline, while a combined force of tanks and grenadiers advanced to within 200 yards of the railroad station before being recalled. Meanwhile, the 63rd Brigade, supported by a tank squadron, cleared the village of Kanna and continued past it to secure the railroad line and the main Kyaukpadaung-Meiktila road. The following day, the 17th Indian Division tightened the encirclement around Meiktila, inflicting significant casualties on the outnumbered defenders and destroying numerous enemy bunkers. On March 3, the three brigades commenced the task of eliminating the last remaining Japanese forces in and around Meiktila. They faced intense sniper and machine-gun fire from every building. However, due to the tanks' superior firepower, the Japanese strongholds were systematically taken down one by one. By the end of the day, the town was cleared, with an estimated 2,000 Japanese troops killed, including Colonel Yoshida. Additionally, 47 field pieces and anti-tank guns were captured, and the supply dumps surrounding Meiktila were secured. Cowan now needed to organize the town's defenses, anticipating a swift and fierce Japanese counterattack. Immediately after the town's capture, Kimura ordered the 18th Division to work with the weakened 49th Division to reclaim Meiktila, while Katamura reinforced General Naka with the majority of the 119th and 214th Regiments, a strong artillery unit, and the battered 14th Tank Regiment. Following the capture of Meiktila, Cowan's forces spent the next few days clearing the area of any remaining snipers and stragglers. For the town's defense, Cowan assigned each brigade and the divisional infantry to four sectors, each featuring a heavily fortified redoubt. He also tasked the 99th Brigade with defending Kyigon and Meiktila's airfield. To maintain the initiative for the 17th Division, Cowan aggressively deployed strong mobile columns of tanks, mechanized artillery, and infantry to disrupt the Japanese formations as they approached Meiktila. Consequently, while the 18th and 49th Divisions advanced, Ywadan and Nyaungaing were secured on March 5. In the following days, the main roads leading to Mahlaing, Kyaukpadaung, Pyawbwe, Thazi, and Mandalay were cleared, and the enemy units of the 214th Regiment at Thangongyi and Yego were successfully repelled on March 8. General Naka was now prepared to initiate his primary assault on Meiktila, instructing his units to concentrate their efforts north of the town, while the 214th Regiment made an unsuccessful attempt to move southwest to connect with the 49th Division. In response to these movements, on March 10, Cowan sent a robust tank-infantry force along the Mahlaing road to escort a previously dispatched column back to Meiktila, successfully inflicting significant casualties on the 56th Regiment as the British-Indians secured the Leindaw-Kyanngyagon area. However, the troops faced harassment from artillery fire originating from south of Myindawgan Lake, prompting Cowan to launch another armored sweep on March 14 to eliminate this threat. Although the 55th Regiment managed to capture the hill north of Meiktila after Cowan's tanks and infantry withdrew, the Japanese forces were unable to prevent their return, which resulted in further heavy losses. Concurrently, other tank-infantry units disrupted the advance of the 49th Division, effectively delaying the assembly of Japanese forces to the south and east of Meiktila until March 18. Additionally, a strong raid by the Komatsubara Unit was successfully repelled on March 14. In Stopford's sector, the 19th Division was preparing to launch its final offensive southward toward Mandalay, while the 2nd and 20th Divisions, after fierce fighting to expand their bridgeheads, were advancing east to assault the southern approaches to Mandalay. With close support from artillery and aircraft, General Rees' forces successfully breached the primary defenses of Lieutenant-General Yamamoto Kiyoe's 15th Division, reaching the northern outskirts of Mandalay by March 7. As the assault continued, British-Indian forces were set to enter the city on March 9. However, the determined defenders clung to Mandalay Hill and Fort Dufferin, aiming to extend the conflict and fight to the death. While Mandalay was under siege, the 62nd Brigade stealthily advanced east to Maymyo on March 11, catching the garrison off guard. The next day, Mandalay Hill ultimately fell while Fort Dufferin was being heavily bombarded within the city. By mid-March, the 2nd Division was nearing the capture of Ava, and the 20th Division was steadily advancing east to sever the supply routes from Mandalay to the south. In northern Burma, General Sultan was also pursuing his offensive. After establishing a bridgehead at Myitson, General Festing's 36th British Division faced minimal resistance and successfully took Mongmit on March 9 before continuing southward to Mogok. To the east, the 38th Chinese Division encountered only weak delaying positions as it moved towards Lashio, which was successfully occupied by March 7. At this point, the 56th Division, now independently commanding this area, was gradually retreating towards Hsipaw and Kyaukme. Although General Sun paused his advance until the Generalissimo granted permission to resume the offensive later in the month. Mountbatten feared that if more Chinese troops were withdrawn from Burma it might not be possible to take Rangoon before the monsoon rains began. This was an unpleasant prospect, so Mountbatten went to Chungking on March 8 for two days of conference with the Generalissimo. When the conference of March 9 concluded, the Generalissimo, according to the American minutes, said that he would recapitulate his decision of halting the Chinese advance at Lashio. In so doing, he remarked that the details of withdrawal would be settled later and that no final decisions would be made before General Wedemeyer was able to take part in them. Then he stated that unless there was a simultaneous amphibious attack on Rangoon, operations would stop at Lashio and Mandalay and the Allies would assume the defensive. The Chinese would stop at Lashio, but details of their operations between Lashio and Mandalay would be settled later between the staffs. The misunderstanding became quite apparent in mid-March when General Sultan, under whose command the Chinese were, received conflicting orders. Mountbatten ordered Sultan to move his forces southwestward toward Mandalay, yet the Generalissimo directed that the Chinese divisions stay in the Lashio area. As a compromise and to avoid having the Chinese wait idly around Lashio, Sultan suggested that a smaller task force be directed to proceed south. But the Generalissimo and his American advisers stood firm, lest the shift of troops to China be delayed. This in turn caused the British to believe that if the Chinese were not going to advance they should be withdrawn forthwith and end the burden on the line of communications. The 50th Chinese Division began to push south after securing the Namtu region and by mid-March reached Hsipaw. Meanwhile, in South Burma, the 82nd West African Division had taken Dalet, while the 25th Indian Division engaged in a struggle for control of the Ruywa-Tamandu area. Additionally, the 2nd West African Brigade was advancing inland toward An, posing a significant threat to the Japanese rear areas. Due to the rapid advancement of Slim's offensive, Admiral Mountbatten had to prioritize air supply for the 14th Army. This situation soon compelled General Christison to send the 25th Indian Division back to India, as his logistical support was becoming increasingly strained. Capturing Tamandu and establishing a Forward Maintenance Area there became essential. After successfully clearing Dokekan, the 74th Indian Brigade crossed the Me Chaung on March 4 to circumvent the main enemy defenses. The British-Indians pressed on, launching attacks on Tamandu in the following days, but the determined defenders put up strong resistance. Eventually, General Miyazaki withdrew most of the 111th Regiment and ordered it to attack the 2nd West African Brigade from the rear, which was finally contained by March 17. With the 25th Division scheduled to withdraw to Akyab by the end of the month, the 74th was reassigned to the 82nd West African Division and launched a final assault on Tamandu on March 11, successfully capturing the abandoned objective. The British-Indians then began to advance towards Kolan, reaching the vicinity of the town by mid-March. Simultaneously, the 154th Regiment counterattacked the West Africans at Dalet, successfully halting the enemy's advance beyond the river. Meanwhile, the 4th Indian Brigade landed at Mae near Letpan on March 13 from Ramree Island and established a roadblock to prevent enemy escape. In response, the 121st Regiment sent several companies to conduct a delaying action aimed at slowing the enemy's southward advance. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The battle for Iwo Jima intensified as the Marines advanced against fortified Japanese positions, facing heavy resistance and suffering significant casualties while capturing key terrain over several weeks of fierce combat. Meanwhile General LeMay shifted from precision bombing to incendiary raids on Tokyo, resulting in significant destruction and civilian casualties, while Japanese morale plummeted amid military setbacks.  

The first day of Adar can fall on either Shabbat, Monday, Wednesday or Friday; these are the only days of the week on which the first of Adar can occur. These four days are represented by the acrostic "Zabdu," which consists of the letters Zayin (referring to Shabbat), Bet (referring to Monday), Dalet (referring to Wednesday) and Vav (referring to Friday). This year (5785/2025), of course, the first of Adar falls on Friday. Our Hachamim teach us that the twelve months correspond to the twelve possible configurations of the divine Name of "Havaya." This Name has four letters, which can be arranged in twelve different sequences. Each of the months is under the influence of one such configuration. The Arizal (Rav Yishak Luria of Safed, 1534-1572) taught that when one recites the middle Beracha of the Amida of Musaf on Rosh Hodesh – the Beracha that concludes, "Baruch Ata Hashem Mekadesh Yisrael Ve'Rasheh Hodashim" – he should have in mind the configuration that corresponds to that month. The configuration of the month of Adar is Heh-Heh, followed by Yod-Vav. This sequence is alluded to in Yaakob's blessing to his son Yehuda before his death, in which he says, "Oseri La'gefen Iro Ve'la'soreka Beni Atono" (Bereshit 49:11). The final letters of the words "Iro Ve'la'soreka Beni Atono" are "Heh," "Heh," "Yod," "Vav," alluding to the configuration of God's Name that corresponds to the month of Adar. One should have this configuration in mind when reciting the middle Beracha of the Amida of Musaf on Rosh Hodesh Adar. This Kavana (intention) is especially significant. The Hachamim teach us that the two Heh letters in the divine Name represent the attribute of "Din" (judgment), which is the "female" aspect of the Name. The other two letters – Yod and Vav – signify divine Mercy, the "male" aspect. When a month's configuration begins with the two Heh letters, that month is, in its purest form, under the influence of "Din." Therefore, the month of Adar, which is under the influence of Heh-Heh Yod-Vav, is, at its core, under the power of divine judgment. However, as we know from the Megila, there is the possibility of "Ve'nahafoch Hu," of reversing the power of harsh judgment to mercy through prayer, repentance, fasting and charity. Even though the essence of Adar is under the influence of "Din," it is within our power to reverse the influence to that of divine compassion. This concept is alluded to in Megilat Ester, in the seemingly peculiar decree proposed by Memuchan, an advisor of King Ahashverosh. After Vashti disobeyed the king, Memuchan – who, according to one view in the Gemara, was the prophet Daniel – suggested that the king issue a decree that all husbands in the empire should assert authority in their homes: "Lihiyot Kol Ish Sorer Be'beto" (Ester 1:22). It is possible that Daniel saw through his prophetic vision that the attribute of "Din," which is the "female" aspect of the divine Name, was gaining strength and posed a threat to the Jewish people. He sought to reverse this dangerous situation by requiring the husbands, the males, to assert their authority, thus bolstering the power of the "male" aspect of the Name, the attribute of kindness and compassion. Sure enough, his efforts were successful and the harsh judgment of Adar was transformed into mercy for the Jewish people. Thus, although the month of Adar is represented by a configuration beginning with Heh-Heh, and should therefore be a month of judgment, we are able to transform the nature of this month and bring upon ourselves divine compassion through our repentance and good deeds.

Last time we spoke about the battle of Manila. In early February, General Iwanaka's 2nd Tank Division faced encirclement as American forces advanced. General Griswold's 14th Corps captured Clark Field, while the 8th Cavalry liberated 4,000 internees at Santo Tomas University. Amid fierce fighting, Japanese defenses crumbled, and by February 9, American troops secured key districts in Manila. Despite heavy resistance, they pressed on, clearing areas and establishing a foothold across the Pasig River. In the wake of Pearl Ridge's capture, Australian brigades advanced through Bougainville, engaging Japanese forces along the Jaba and Tavera rivers. Brigadier Monaghan's troops secured strategic positions, while the 2/8th Commandos aided local guerrillas. In January, significant battles unfolded at Tsimba Ridge, where fierce resistance led to an encirclement of Japanese troops. Meanwhile, in Burma, Allied forces executed deceptive maneuvers and launched offensives, as General Aung San's Burma National Army prepared to switch sides, signaling a shift in the war's momentum. This episode is the Liberation of Bataan and Corregidor Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  As we previously noted, General Griswold had three divisions stationed in Manila, which had achieved significant advancements by February 10. Estimating the strength of the Americans in the Manila area at little more than a regiment, General Yokoyama apparently felt that he had a good opportunity to cut off and isolate the Allied force. Conversely, he was also interested in getting the Manila Naval Defense Force out of the city quickly, either by opening a line of retreat or by having Iwabuchi co-ordinate a breakthrough effort with a Shimbu Group counterattack, scheduled for the night of February 16. Not knowing how far the situation in Manila had deteriorated--communications were faulty and Admiral Iwabuchi had supplied Yokoyama with little information--Yokoyama at first directed the Manila Naval Defense Force to hold fast. The question of a general withdrawal, he told Iwabuchi, would be held in abeyance pending the outcome of the counterattack. There is no indication that the Shimbu Group commander intended to reinforce or retake Manila. Rather, his primary interest was to gain time for the Shimbu Group to strengthen its defenses north and northeast of the city and to move more supplies out of the city to its mountain strongholds, simultaneously creating a good opportunity for the Manila Naval Defense Force to withdraw intact. However, the commander of the Shimbu Group was simultaneously orchestrating a large-scale, coordinated raid on northern Manila, intending to weaken the enemy's offensive capability by targeting their vulnerable eastern flank before they could solidify their positions. Therefore, on the night of February 16, the majority of the 31st Regiment was set to assault Caloocan Airfield, while three provisional battalions of the Kobayashi Force would attack Quezon, Banlat Airfield, and the surrounding areas of Rosario. This meant that Iwabuchi's forces would need to withstand the unyielding American assaults for another week before receiving support. Meanwhile, Griswold was strategizing to cut off the last remaining routes for withdrawal and reinforcement available to Iwabuchi. To achieve this, the 5th and 8th Cavalry Regiments were tasked with advancing southwest toward Manila Bay to make contact with the 11th Airborne Division, effectively encircling the city. Thus, Griswold continued his offensive on February 11, with Company E of the 129th Regiment successfully clearing Provisor Island without resistance and further establishing a presence on the mainland, west across Estero Provisor. Other elements of the 37th Division were gradually advancing across the Estero de Paco despite heavy enemy fire, while the 5th Cavalry made limited progress at Nielson Field. The 8th Cavalry pushed nearly to the Estero de Paco along the division boundary against scattered opposition, the 511th Parachute Regiment advanced north toward Libertad Avenue, and the 187th Glider Regiment secured the southeast corner and southern runway of Nichols Field. The next day, to complete the encirclement of Manila, the 5th Cavalry swiftly advanced across Nielson Field, facing sporadic rifle fire, and successfully connected with the 511th at Libertad Avenue before reaching the shores of Manila Bay. Simultaneously, the 12th Cavalry Regiment relieved the 8th and rapidly moved westward to establish contact with the 5th at Villarruel Street. Further south, following intense artillery and air bombardment, the 187th and 188th Glider Regiments finally breached the Japanese defenses at Nichols Field. The attack was preceded by artillery and mortar concentrations and by an air strike executed by Marine Corps SBD's from the Lingayen Gulf fields, support that succeeded in knocking out many Japanese artillery positions. The 2d Battalion, 187th Infantry, attacked generally east from the northwest corner of the field; the 188th Infantry and the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, drove in from the south and southeast. By dusk the two regiments had cleared most of the field and finished mopping up the next day. The field was, however, by no means ready to receive Allied Air Force planes. Runways and taxiways were heavily mined, the runways were pitted by air and artillery bombardments, and the field was still subjected to intermittent artillery and mortar fire from the Fort McKinley area. With the seizure of Nichols Field, the 11th Airborne Division substantially completed its share in the battle for Manila. Since its landing at Nasugbu the division had suffered over 900 casualties. Of this number the 511th Infantry lost approximately 70 men killed and 240 wounded; the 187th and 188th Infantry Regiments had together lost about 100 men killed and 510 wounded, the vast majority in the action at Nichols Field. The division and its air and artillery support had killed perhaps 3,000 Japanese in the metropolitan area, destroying the 3d Naval Battalion and isolating the Abe Battalion. From then on the division's activities in the Manila area would be directed toward securing the Cavite region, destroying the Abe Battalion, and, in co-operation with the 1st Cavalry Division, assuring the severance of the Manila Naval Defense Force's routes of escape and reinforcement by clearing Fort McKinley and environs.  Meanwhile, at ZigZag Pass, General Chase's 38th Division had begun to make headway against the strong defenses of the Nagayoshi Detachment, with the 152nd and 149th Regiments set to launch a coordinated attack from the east and west on February 12. It wasn't until the afternoon of February 13 that the 149th and 152nd made their first brief contact from their respective sides of ZigZag. The 149th then captured the last organized Japanese stronghold on February 14, and the following day both regiments completed their mopping-up operations. Nearly 2,400 Japanese soldiers were killed at the pass during this battle, though about 300 men under Colonel Nagayoshi managed to escape south into Bataan. The 38th Division and the 34th Regiment, in turn, suffered around 1,400 casualties, including 250 killed. Meanwhile, General Brush's 40th Division continued its offensive against the Kembu Group. By February 12, the 185th Regiment had successfully secured Snake Hill North with minimal resistance, while also capturing Hills 810 and 1000. Meanwhile, the 160th Regiment made significant advances against Snake Hill West and Scattered Trees Ridge. The 108th Regiment, after neutralizing the Japanese strongholds on the hill, began attacking the remnants of the Eguchi and Yanagimoto Detachments at Hill 7. On February 15, the 185th captured Hill 1500, coinciding with the 160th clearing Snake Hill West and preparing to advance toward Object Hill. The next day, Hill 7 fell to the 108th, while the 160th reached the summit of Object Hill and broke through Scattered Trees Ridge. By February 20, the 160th had cleared the rest of Object Hill and established a foothold on Sacobia Ridge. Whatever the costs, the 40th Division's advances to February 20 marked the end of the Kembu Group as a threat to 6th Army and 14th Corps. Clark Field, Route 3, and the army and corps right were now secure beyond all shadow of doubt. The Kembu Group had defended its ground well since January 24, when 14th Corps had first gained contact, and had inflicted nearly 1500 casualties upon 14th Corps units--roughly 285 men killed and 1180 wounded--but had itself lost around 10000 men killed. The 20000 troops General Tsukada still commanded were hardly in good shape. Supplies of all kinds were dwindling rapidly, morale was cracking, and centralized control was breaking down. The only defenses still intact were those held by the naval 13th and 17th Combat Sectors, and those had been heavily damaged by air and artillery bombardments. Troops of the 6th Army would continue to fight the Kembu Group, but after February 20 operations in the Kembu area were essentially mop-ups. 11th Corps, not 14th, would be in charge of the final mop-up operations in the Kembu area. Under General Hall's leadership, the 40th Division resumed the mop-up operation on February 23, but was replaced by elements of the 43rd Division just five days later. In the following ten days, this division would ultimately eliminate General Tsukada's last defensive position, pushing the Kembu Group further into the Zambales Range. Back in Manila, on February 13, chaos erupted as Iwabuchi's forces prepared for their final stand in the Filipino capital. After February 12th the 14th Corps troops found themselves in a steady war of attrition. Street-to-street, building-to-building, and room-to-room fighting characterized each day's activity. Progress was sometimes measured only in feet; many days saw no progress at all. The fighting became really "dirty." The Japanese, looking forward only to death, started committing all sorts of excesses, both against the city itself and against Filipinos unlucky enough to remain under Japanese control. As time went on, Japanese command disintegrated. Then, viciousness became uncontrolled and uncontrollable; horror mounted upon horror. The men of the 37th Division and the 1st Cavalry Division witnessed the rape, sack, pillage, and destruction of a large part of Manila and became reluctant parties to much of the destruction. Although the 14th Corps placed heavy dependence upon artillery, tank, tank destroyer, mortar, and bazooka fire for all advances, cleaning out individual buildings ultimately fell to individual riflemen. To accomplish this work, the infantry brought to fruition a system initiated north of the Pasig River. Small units worked their way from one building to the next, usually trying to secure the roof and top floor first, often by coming through the upper floors of an adjoining structure. Using stairways as axes of advance, lines of supply, and routes of evacuation, troops then began working their way down through the building. For the most part, squads broke up into small assault teams, one holding entrances and perhaps the ground floor--when that was where entrance had been gained--while the other fought through the building. In many cases, where the Japanese blocked stairways and corridors, the American troops found it necessary to chop or blow holes through walls and floors. Under such circumstances, hand grenades, flame throwers, and demolitions usually proved requisites to progress. In response to the encirclement of Manila, Yokoyama concluded that the situation in the city was irreparable and ordered Iwabuchi to relocate to Fort McKinley and begin withdrawing his troops immediately, without waiting for the Shimbu Group's counterattack. However, Iwabuchi did not receive this order until two days later, by which time he and his troops were determined to fight to the death, taking as many enemies with them as possible. The 129th Regiment made an unsuccessful attempt to assault the New Police Station and the Manila Club. Meanwhile, the 148th Regiment reached Taft Avenue but could not launch an attack on the Philippine General Hospital and the University of the Philippines. The 5th and 12th Cavalry Regiments turned north, taking two days to fight through the Pasay suburb to Vito Cruz Street. On February 14, although the 148th Regiment struggled to make any headway against Iwabuchi's strong defenses, the 129th, supported by tanks, managed to break through to the Manila Club and the New Police Station. However, the Japanese quickly regrouped at the latter location and began throwing hand grenades from the second floor, forcing the Americans to retreat. Simultaneously, a battalion-sized guerrilla force led by Major John Vanderpool was dispatched to contain the Abe Provisional Battalion at Mabato Point, while elements of the 11th Airborne Division and the 1st Cavalry Division began clearing the routes to Fort McKinley. On February 15 and 16, the 129th conducted probing attacks on the New Police Station, the shoe factory, and Santa Teresita College, while tanks and artillery maintained consistent fire on all buildings still held by the Japanese. The 3rd Battalion of the 148th Regiment reached Manila Bay via Herran Street and then turned to assault the hospital from the south, while the 2nd Battalion made limited progress against the main hospital structures. The 12th Cavalry successfully entered La Salle University and the Japanese Club, and the 5th Cavalry pushed through Harrison Park, clearing Rizal Stadium, with the entire area being secured by February 18. In the early hours of February 16, Yokoyama initiated his limited offensive, with the 31st Regiment advancing toward Novaliches while General Kobayashi's three battalions attacked Marikina.The 112th Cavalry RCT, which had replaced the 12th Cavalry along the 1st Cavalry Division's line of communications, broke up the northern wing's counterattack between 15 and 18 February. In the Novaliches-Novaliches Dam area, and in a series of skirmishes further west and northwest, the 112th Cavalry RCT dispatched some 300 Japanese, losing only 2 men killed and 32 wounded. Un-co-ordinated from the start, the northern counterattack turned into a shambles, and the northern attack force withdrew in a disorganized manner before it accomplished anything. The Kobayashi Force's effort was turned back on the morning of the 16th, when American artillery caught this southern wing as it attempted to cross the Marikina River. During the next three days all Japanese attacks were piecemeal in nature and were thrown back with little difficulty by the 7th and 8th Cavalry Regiments, operating east and northeast of Manila. By 19 February, when the southern counterattack force also withdrew, the 2d Cavalry Brigade and support artillery had killed about 650 Japanese in the area west of the Marikina from Novaliches Dam south to the Pasig. The brigade lost about 15 men killed and 50 wounded. Consequently, Yokoyama's only achievement was the escape of the remnants of the 3rd and 4th Naval Battalions from the Fort McKinley area, which was later occupied by American forces. Additionally, from February 15 to 20, the 511th Parachute Regiment thoroughly searched the Cavite Peninsula and the adjacent mainland but encountered only a few Japanese stragglers. Meanwhile, to secure the Bataan Peninsula, Hall divided his forces into two groups: East Force and South Force. The East Force, consisting of the recently arrived 1st Regiment and led by Brigadier-General William Spence, was tasked with advancing down the east coast to divert Japanese attention from the Mariveles landing, which was to be executed by Chase's 151st Regiment. Accordingly, the 151st Regiment boarded Admiral Struble's Task Group 78.3 vessels at Olongapo just as the 1st Regiment was passing through Orani and beginning its southward advance, reaching Pilar by the end of February 14. The following day, after conducting minesweeping and bombardment operations—during which the destroyers La Vallette and Radford were unfortunately disabled by mines—Struble successfully landed the 151st at Mariveles under machine-gun and rifle fire. The Americans found no Japanese forces before sunset, but during the night, they had to fend off a counterattack by approximately 100 enemy troops. During the night of 15-16 February an estimated 300 Japanese attacked the 1st Infantry's perimeter near Orion, but the U.S. regiment, losing 11 killed and 15 wounded, beat off the Japanese and killed 80 of them in a melee of confused, sometimes hand-to-hand fighting. The incident marked the end of organized Japanese resistance in southern Bataan. The 151st spent the following days securing the Mariveles area while simultaneously sending patrols northward along both sides of the Bataan Peninsula. They connected with the 1st Regiment at Limay on February 18. By February 21, the Americans had advanced across Bataan to Bagac, encountering only abandoned defensive positions and a few Japanese stragglers. However, Nagayoshi's remaining 1,000 troops managed to take refuge in the jungled slopes of Mount Natib, where elements of the 38th Division, the 6th Division, and Filipino guerrillas systematically hunted them down. While Bataan was being cleared, Generals MacArthur and Krueger were also planning the invasion of Corregidor Island. The assault plan involved Colonel George Jones' 503rd Parachute Regiment airdropping onto the island, supported by a nearly simultaneous shore-to-shore operation conducted by the reinforced 3rd Battalion, 34th Regiment, from the recently secured Mariveles.  The decision to employ paratroopers to make the principal assault against an objective of Corregidor's size and terrain merits attention. Shaped like a tadpole, with its bulbous head pointing west toward the South China Sea, Corregidor is but three and a half miles long and one and a half miles across at its point of greatest width. The prospective cost of amphibious assault was, indeed, one of the chief factors that led to a decision to use paratroopers. Planners saw the obvious risks in sending parachute troops against such a small and rough target, but in view of the GHQ SWPA estimate that the Japanese garrison numbered only 850 men, the cost of the airborne operation promised to be less than that involved in an amphibious attack. Krueger intended to land almost 3,000 troops on Corregidor on 16 February, over 2,000 of them by parachute. Another 1,000 men or more would come in by parachute or landing craft the next day. Planners hoped that such preponderant strength, combined with intensive air and naval bombardment, might render the seizure of the island nearly bloodless. An equally important (if not even more decisive) factor leading to the decision to employ paratroops was the desire to achieve surprise. GHQ SWPA and Sixth Army planners hoped that the Japanese on Corregidor would judge that no one in his right mind would even consider dropping a regiment of parachutists on such a target. The defenses, the planners thought, would probably be oriented entirely toward amphibious attack. The attack was scheduled for February 16, with paratroopers set to land on a parade ground and a golf course at Topside. They would then immediately assault Malinta Hill before the Japanese garrison could recover from the shock of the preparatory air and naval bombardment and the surprise of the parachute drop, with the amphibious troops launching their attack two hours after the paratroopers began jumping. Although Corregidor had been under attack by Allied Air Forces since January 22, General Kenney's forces intensified their assaults at the start of February. By February 16, the 5th and 13th Air Force planes had dropped approximately 3,125 tons of bombs on the island. Naval bombardment also commenced on February 13, in conjunction with the bombardment and minesweeping in preparation for the capture of Mariveles. On the morning of February 16, air and surface forces conducted their final preliminary bombardment before the paradrop. Launching from Mindoro, the 317th Troop Carrier Group transported the first wave of the 503rd Parachute Regiment in two columns of C-47s, swiftly dropping them over Corregidor at 08:30. Encountering only sporadic Japanese rifle and machine-gun fire, the paratroopers successfully secured the Topside drop zones by 09:45. However, approximately 25% of the paratroopers were injured, and many others failed to land on Topside. One unexpected blessing resulted from the scattered drop of paratroopers in the 0830 lift. Captain Itagaki, having been informed that landing craft were assembling off Mariveles, had hurried with a small guard to an observation post near Breakwater Point, obviously more concerned with the imminent amphibious assault than with the possibility that paratroopers might drop out of the C-47's already in sight of Corregidor. Suddenly, his attention was rudely diverted as twenty-five to thirty paratroopers who had been blown over the cliffs near the point began pelting down around the observation post. Fired on by the Japanese, the small American group quickly assembled and attacked. In the ensuing skirmish eight Japanese, including Captain Itagaki, were killed. Effective control among the Japanese units, already rendered practically impossible by the destruction of the communications center during the preassault air and naval bombardment, now ceased altogether. Leaderless, the remaining Japanese were no longer capable of coordinated offensive or defensive efforts. Each group would fight on its own from isolated and widely separated strongpoints. Meanwhile, the 3rd Battalion, 34th Regiment departed Mariveles Harbor on 25 LCMs and made their way to the western end of Corregidor, landing on the south beach at 10:28. Contrary to expectations, the first four waves faced no opposition as they came ashore. However, as the fifth wave arrived, Japanese machine-guns opened fire from Ramsay Ravine, Breakwater Point, and the cliffs at San Jose Point. Despite this, Companies K and L advanced quickly and established a strong position on top of Malinta Hill by 11:00. This ensured total surprise, as the paradrop effectively drew Japanese attention away from the amphibious craft approaching Corregidor. At 12:40, the second wave of the 503rd began to land successfully on the drop zones, facing only limited fire from Japanese automatic weapons. With these reinforcements, the paratroopers were positioned to secure the remainder of Topside by the end of the day. However, during the night, the infantrymen would need to fend off a series of small but determined Japanese counterattacks along the northern side of Malinta Hill. For eight consecutive days leading up to February 23, the 3rd Battalion, 34th Regiment successfully defended against relentless banzai charges, mortar assaults, and a suicide squad of soldiers equipped with explosives, resulting in approximately 300 Japanese casualties. On the afternoon of 17 February the 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry, and other reinforcements reached Bottomside by landing craft. Japanese rifle and machine gun fire, most of which passed overhead, "expedited" the movement ashore, and the battalion soon joined the rest of the regiment on Topside. The troops already on Topside had spent the day expanding their hold, systematically reducing the first of the many Japanese bunkers, pillboxes, and underground defenses they were to encounter, and had developed a pattern for the destruction of the Japanese installations. First, aircraft or naval fire support ships--the air arm using napalm extensively--were called upon to strike positions accessible to these types of bombardment; then the infantry attacked almost as the last shell or bomb burst. When this method failed, the 503d's own 75-mm. pack howitzers and lesser weapons were brought forward for direct fire. Next, having stationed men with submachine guns and rifles at advantageous points to cover approaches to a Japanese position, infantry assault teams moved forward behind white phosphorus hand grenades and the extremely close support of flame thrower teams. To avoid backflash and assure the deepest possible penetration of cave defenses, flame thrower operators often projected their fuel unignited, and then used white phosphorus grenades to fire it. If the Japanese within the caves still could not be induced to give up the fight, engineer demolition experts blocked the cave entrances. One Japanese tactic was both advantageous and disadvantageous to the 503d Infantry. Each night small groups of Japanese would attempt to reoccupy positions cleared during the previous day. To the 503d, this often meant some dirty, repetitive work, and additional casualties. On the other hand, the Japanese sometimes reoccupied tactically indefensible positions that proved easy to take out. The 503d Infantry seems to have been happy to let the Japanese occasionally return to such positions, secure in the knowledge that the only result would be more Japanese killed at no cost to the attackers. The only way to keep the Japanese from reoccupying less vulnerable positions was to stop night infiltration, a process that in turn required the blocking of the underground passageways that abounded on Topside. By these methods Japanese casualties began to mount rapidly. On the 17th, for example, over 300 Japanese were killed; nearly 775 were killed the next day. In the same two days Rock Force's casualties were approximately 30 killed and 110 wounded. The Japanese resistance at Topside finally crumbled two days later after the Americans effectively repelled a fierce counterattack. The last significant opposition, concentrated at Wheeler Point, concluded with a small-scale banzai charge on the morning of February 23. By the end of that day, the 503rd had largely cleared the western section of Corregidor. Following intense air and naval bombardments, the paratroopers launched a final assault on the eastern end of the island on February 24, systematically destroying several strongholds over the next two days. Shortly after 1100 on 26 February the Japanese on Corregidor executed their final, suicidal tour de force, blowing an underground arsenal at Monkey Point amid scenes of carnage on both sides. As the dust from terrific explosions settled, a hollow appeared where a small knoll had previously stood. Debris had flown as far as Topside where one man, almost a mile from the explosion, was injured by flying rock. Other debris hit a destroyer 2,000 yards offshore. A medium tank was hurled 50 yards through the air, most of its crew killed. Bits and pieces of American and Japanese troops splattered the ground; rock slides buried alive other men of both forces. Over 200 Japanese were killed outright, while Rock Force lost some 50 men killed and 150 wounded. This explosion signified the end of organized resistance on Corregidor, and by 16:00, elements of the 503rd Parachute Regiment had reached the island's eastern tip. Mopping-up operations continued until March 2, when Hall and Jones determined that the island was secure. Ultimately, by the conclusion of the battle, the Americans had suffered approximately 215 killed and 790 wounded, while the Japanese losses were estimated at 5,200 killed and 20 captured. On February 17, in Manila, the 129th Regiment secured the damaged shoe factory and cleared several buildings along the south bank of the Pasig River before being relieved by the 145th Regiment. During 17 February, with the aid of support fires from the 1st Battalion, now on the south side of Herran Street, the 2d Battalion smashed its way into the two most easterly of the hospital's four wings and overran the last resistance in the Nurses' Dormitory and the Science Building. The advance might have gone faster had it not been necessary to evacuate patients and other Filipino civilians from the hospital. By dusk over 2,000 civilians had come out of the buildings; the 148th Infantry conducted 5,000 more to safety that night. At the end of the 17th the 148th had overcome almost all opposition except that at the Medical School and in a small group of buildings facing Padre Faura Street at the northwestern corner of the hospital grounds. The next day, the 145th cleared Santa Teresita College but could not establish a presence inside the New Police Station. Meanwhile, the 148th consolidated its gains before being relieved by the 5th Cavalry. The 11th Airborne Division began besieging the Abe Provisional Battalion at Mabato Point, ultimately destroying this unit by February 23. On February 19, the 5th Cavalry launched an assault on and cleared the Medical School and Assumption College, while the 1st Squadron of the 12th Cavalry advanced north along the bay, facing strong opposition, and successfully reached Padre Faura Street. At the same time, the police station and San Pablo Church underwent intense artillery and tank bombardment, with the church eventually falling to the 145th by nightfall. After further artillery and tank fire nearly leveled the police station, American forces secured its ruins on February 20. The 145th also began attacking City Hall and the General Post Office, making minimal progress in the initial days. Supported by heavy bombardment, the 5th Cavalry managed to capture Rizal Hall and the Administration Building but was eventually forced to withdraw after the Japanese detonated significant explosives. The 12th Cavalry overcame the last resistance at the High Commissioner's residence and pressed onward to San Luis Street. The next day, the 12th swiftly entered the Manila Hotel and successfully took control of the area after a fierce battle. Meanwhile, the 5th Cavalry captured the Administration Building with minimal resistance, but they did not secure Rizal Hall and University Hall until February 24. During this time, the 145th Regiment continued its assault on City Hall and the General Post Office, which ultimately fell by February 22. As a result, Griswold's forces had effectively confined the remnants of Iwabuchi's troops to Intramuros, the South Port Area, and the Philippine Commonwealth Government buildings at the southeastern edge of the Walled City, leaving behind a trail of destroyed and damaged public and private structures. The fall of Manila was imminent; however, we must now shift our focus away from the Philippines to cover the Burma offensives. As we last reported, by mid-February, General Messervy's 4th Corps had successfully established a bridgehead over the Irrawaddy River at Nyaungu, while General Stopford's 33rd Corps continued to advance towards Mandalay, with the 19th Indian Division moving toward Madaya by the end of the month. Concerned about the bridgehead established by the 20th Indian Division, General Kimura decided to withdraw the main force of the 18th Division, which was engaged with the 36th British Division at Myitson. Consequently, after leaving the 114th Regiment at Mongmit, General Naka began relocating the majority of his division to Hsumhsai and then to Mandalay. In addition to the 18th Division, Kimura assigned the Kanjo Force to the 15th Army, further instructing General Katamura to prepare a general offensive aimed at destroying Stopford's bridgeheads while the reinforced 31st Division continued its counterattacks against the 20th Division. As attention turned to Nyaungu, a flurry of activity ensued to transport supplies to the 255th Indian Tank Brigade and the 48th and 63rd Indian Motorized Brigades across the river using boats and barges. General Cowan devised a plan for these units to gather at Mahlaing, capture the Thabutkon airstrip, where the air-transportable 99th Indian Brigade would land, and ultimately encircle and take Meiktila. With all his units successfully across by February 21, Cowan launched his advance towards Meiktila, quickly taking Seywa and Ngathayauk with minimal resistance. The following day, British-Indian forces attacked Taungtha from two fronts, with the southern group facing some opposition at the village of Oyin. Despite the Japanese putting up fierce and determined resistance, they were ultimately overwhelmed by the superior firepower of the British tanks. Upon realizing this new threat to his rear, Kimura halted his previous offensive and swiftly redirected the 53rd Division to Taungtha to block the enemy's advance towards Meiktila. Meanwhile, to bolster Kimura's focus on Mandalay, the 2nd British Division crossed the Irrawaddy near Ngazun on the night of February 24, encountering heavy opposition but managing to secure a bridgehead two days later. Nonetheless, by February 24, the 48th Brigade reached Taungtha ahead of Kimura's reinforcements and captured the town with light resistance. In the afternoon, the 63rd Brigade and the tanks moved through and continued towards Mahlaing, arriving on February 25. The next day, the Mahlaing area was completely cleared, and the Thabutkon airstrip was successfully captured. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Kimura quickly dispatched the 18th and 49th Divisions along with the remaining forces of the 53rd Division towards Meiktila,  but only the 1st Battalion, 168th Regiment under Colonel Yoshida would arrive in time. At Meiktila, Major-General Kasuya Tomekichi, commander of No. 2 Field Transport, which had responsibility for all the transport units supporting the 15th and 33rd Armies, was put in charge of the defense of the town. Kasuya had approximately 2500 administrative and line of communications troops available, and another 2000 from various Japanese Army Air Force units, including the 52nd and 84th Airfield Battalions and the 36th Anti-Aircraft Battalion. The administrative and line of communications troops were hastily organized into three emergency infantry companies and a mobile reserve force. Any hospital patient who could walk or shoot was sent out to man a bunker. Kasuya set up a western and eastern sector for the defense of the town, with the dividing line being Meiktila's northern and southern artificial lakes. The troops in Meiktila hurriedly prepared bunkers throughout the town and laid mines and booby traps along the approaches. Kasuya opened up the ordnance depots around the town and ensured that all units were well supplied with medium and light machine-guns, and had plenty of ammunition. Cowan quickly began airlifting troops from the 99th Brigade to Thabutkon on February 27, with the operation expected to conclude by March 2. During the airlift, armored car patrols advanced along the main road to Meiktila, where they encountered a formidable Japanese roadblock that the 63rd Brigade later destroyed. That evening, advance patrols observed fires in Meiktila as the Japanese started to destroy their supply depots. The Battle for Meiktila was imminent; however, while General Slim's 14th Army continued its Extended Capital offensive, new developments were also occurring in northern and southern Burma. In the north, the 36th Division finally secured Myitson following the withdrawal of the 18th Division and began moving toward Mongmit. The 50th Chinese Division, bolstered by the 1st Chinese Separate Regiment, crossed the Myitnge River at Namtu but encountered fierce resistance, with the 113th Regiment launching nine separate counterattacks before relinquishing the bridgehead. Meanwhile, the 30th Chinese Division advanced toward Lashio, supported by Kachin guerrillas. However, General Wedemeyer and the Generalissimo decided to withdraw all Chinese-American troops back to China once Lashio was captured, allowing them to prepare for a potential offensive toward Canton and Hong Kong. In the south, the 82nd West African Division continued its push toward An, facing strong opposition from General Koba's forces at the Dalet River, while the 63rd Indian Brigade readied for an amphibious assault on Ruywa. Additionally, with a robust garrison in the Tamandu sector, General Miyazaki planned to gather his remaining units at An and launch a counteroffensive to eliminate all enemy forces west of the pass. Before he could proceed, the 53rd successfully landed at Ruywa on February 16 with minimal opposition. In the following days, British-Indian forces quickly secured the area. By February 22, the 2nd West African Brigade had also arrived at the beachhead and immediately began a swift advance eastward toward An, while the 74th Indian Brigade was being deployed. The 74th then launched an attack toward Tamandu and, on February 28, began assaulting the main defenses of the 111th Regiment. However, upon learning of the enemy's approach to Meiktila, General Sakurai ordered the 72nd Independent Mixed Brigade to attack the Nyaungu bridgehead after some earlier probing attacks had failed. He also instructed Miyazaki to send the Koba Detachment, primarily composed of the 154th Regiment, to reinforce Yenangyaung. Consequently, facing less resistance in the north, Dalet would ultimately fall to the West Africans by the end of the month. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. In Manila, General Yokoyama planned a counterattack to isolate Allied forces, but chaos ensued as American troops advanced. Fierce street fighting within Manila led to significant casualties, marking a brutal struggle for control. Paratroopers launched a surprise assault on Corregidor, overwhelming Japanese defenses, but taking significant losses in the process. Despite injuries and challenges, they secured the island, leading to significant enemy casualties and the end of organized resistance.

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Chof Dalet Teves: Part 2   Lkvod Chof Dalet Teves, The *Hilulo of the Alter Rebbe*, here is a link to the voice file which includes facts and stories about the Alter Rebbe. This file is comprised of 3 short voice files: 1) The Rebbe's Directives; 2) 24th of Teves & Hallel; 3) 24th of Teves and Yud Shvat, which were originally posted in our Zichronos of the Rebbe Group. Listening time is almost 20 min. Due to its length you may need to download it to a computer.

Chof Dalet Teves: Part 1   Lkvod Chof Dalet Teves, The *Hilulo of the Alter Rebbe*, (Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi) here is the audio file which includes an overview of Chof Dalet Teves by the Rebbe.  

Yud Dalet Kislev: Part 1  Lkvod the Auspicious day יד כסלו  (the 14th of Kislev), marking the wedding day of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin in תרפ"ט   (late 1928). Below you will find the link to the voice file, which includes facts and stories about Yud Dalet Kislev. This file is comprised of 3 short voice files which were originally posted in our “Zichronos of the Rebbe" Group. Listening time is about 16 min. Due to its length, you may need to download it to a computer.

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CURSO TEHILIM- MIZMOR 119- DALET by Rab Shlomo Benhamu

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Devotional, Study Notes, and Transcript available https://www.jennifergrichmond.com/teaching/dave-garrett-abcs-of-grace-ep-2 Psalm 119:25-32 || Ep. 2 ABCs of Grace - DALET ד Focus: We're continuing a special series where I share my dad's teachings from Psalm 119, recorded way back in 1981. In this episode, my dad, Pastor Dave, guides us through verses 25-32, focusing on finding hope and strength in times of depression. He called this section "Orienting to Depression," emphasizing the Hebrew letter Dalet that begins each verse. His insights are timeless and so relevant, especially if you're struggling or supporting someone who is. Reminder: These recordings are from old cassettes, so expect a little static and garble. But trust me, it's worth it. Grab your Bible, follow along, and don't forget to check out the study guides and transcripts on my blog, for a clearer understanding. Key Points: Memorize Psalm 119:25-32 to internalize God's promises. Reflect on areas of your life where you feel defeated and ask God to revive you according to His Word. Share this message with someone struggling with depression or loneliness. Study the verses mentioned in the podcast to deepen your understanding. Engage in daily meditation on God’s Word to combat negative thoughts. Something Helpful and Fun: I've written a study guide (a fun fill-in-the-blank activity, actually!

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Nie wiemy kiedy pierwszy raz użyto alfabetu, który my dziś nazywamy hebrajskim. Pierwszy raz nakaz zapisania czegoś pojawia się w Księdze Wyjścia 17:14, gdzie czytamy: “Wtedy rzekł Pan do Mojżesza: Zapisz to dla pamięci w księdze i wbij to w głowę Jozuego”. Później jest mowa o tablicach kamiennych w Wyjścia 32:16, gdzie czytamy: “Tablice te były dziełem Bożym, a pismo było pismem Boga, wyrytym na tablicach”. Czy w obu tych wypadkach użyto alfabetu hebrajskiego? Co mówią nam w tej sprawie odkrycia archeologiczne? Na początek odpowiedzmy na pytanie czy alfabet hebrajski jest w ogóle alfabetem?Archeolodzy twierdzą, że pierwsze były pisma obrazkowe, w których jakiś znak czy rysunek był zapisem całego słowa. Pismo piktograficzne czyli obrazkowe to np. pismo klinowe w Mezopotamii czy hieroglify w Egipcie. Alfabet to sposób zapisu głosek. Np. woda to 4 głoski: w, o, d oraz a. Alfabet zapisuje to słowo 4 literami. Jednak hebrajski alfabet zapisywał tylko spółgłoski, tak więc w słowie woda zapisano by tylko głoski: w oraz d (wyszłoby: wd). Alfabet, który składa się tylko ze spółgłosek nazywamy: abdżad. Nazwa ta pochodzi od pierwszych 4 liter w takim alfabecie czyli: a, b, g oraz d. Istnieje jednak jeszcze trzeci sposób zapisu słowa woda.Możemy zapisać to słowo zapisując sylaby. Abugida czyli alfabet sylabiczny to taki alfabet, w którym każda litera oznacza całą sylabę. Nazwa abiguda też pochodzi od tych liter: a, b, g oraz d. Tak więc mamy nasz alfabet, gdzie zapisujemy każdy dźwięk (słowo woda zapiszemy 4 znakami). Mamy abdżad, gdzie zapisujemy tylko spółgłoski (słowo woda zapiszemy jako 2 znaki: wd). Mamy abigudę, gdzie zapisujemy sylaby (słowo woda zapiszemy dwoma znakami oznaczającymi sylaby: wo oraz da). Co było pierwsze: alfabet, abdżad czy abiguda?Najstarsze odkrycia to oczywiście pisma piktograficzne: pismo klinowe oraz hieroglify. Później pojawia się abdżad. Najstarsze znaleziska zapisu abdżadem uważa się za zapis fenicki, ale z tego okresu pochodzą też zapisy w języku hebrajskim. Tak więc Żydzi, Arabowie i inne ludy zamieszkujące okolice dzisiejszej Syrii oraz Izraela używali abdżady. To pismo poszło na zachód, gdzie wzięli je Grecy i tak powstał nasz alfabet, który ma także samogłoski oraz na wschód, gdzie powstały abigudy czyli zapis sylab, co jest praktykowane np. w Indiach.Ja będę się w tej audycji posługiwał określeniem alfabet hebrajski, ale pamiętajcie, że jest to w zasadzie abdżad czyli pismo spółgłoskowe. Oczywiście współczesny język hebrajski dodał także samogłoski, tak więc współczesny alfabet hebrajski to już rzeczywiście alfabet, bo zawiera także samogłoski. Nazwa abdżad pochodzi od arabskich liter a, b, g oraz d. Literę g czyta się tam “dż”, a więc nazwa abdżad. Wskazuje to jednocześnie, że podobnym alfabetem posługują się nie tylko Żydzi, ale także Arabowie, a w przeszłości także Fenicjanie. Ale jak powstały te litery?Pierwsze dwie litery alfabetu hebrajskiego nazywa się Alef i Bet. To nie tylko nazwy liter. Te słowa mają swoje znaczenie. Alef możemy znaleźć w Psalmie 8:8, gdzie czytamy: “Owce i wszelkie bydło, Nadto zwierzęta polne”. Słowo “bydło” to w hebrajskim “alef” czyli dosłownie wół. Ten werset można by przetłumaczyć: “Owce, woły, a także zwierzęta polne”. Jeżeli wyobraźcie sobie naszą literę - duże A, ale odwrócone do góry nogami. Ta litera przypomina głowę wołu z rogami. Tak właśnie początkowo zapisywano tą literę jako rysunek głowy wołu. Dopiero Grecy tworząc literę Alfa obrócili ją do postaci, którą my znamy.Druga litera w alfabecie to Bet, a słowo to znaczy dom. Najstarsze wersje tej litery przypominają prostokąt, który symbolizował dom lub namiot. Słowo to oznaczało też rodzinę jak np. w Rodzaju 7:1 gdzie czytamy: “I rzekł Pan do Noego: Wejdź do arki ty i cały dom twój”. Późniejsza forma tej litery przypomina nasze małe b. Podobnie jak z literą A, także tutaj to Grecy odwrócili tą literę i pierwsi zaczęli zapisywać literę b tak jak my piszemy dzisiaj. Od Greków ich litery przejęli Etruskowie, a od nich Rzymianie i tak te litery doszły do nas. Jednak pamiętajmy, że Grecy mieli alfabet, a Żydzi abdżadę.Starożytni Żydzi zapisywali tylko spółgłoski, dopiero Grecy dodali do alfabetu samogłoski. Tutaj trzeba uważać, bo hebrajskie litery to Alef, Bet, Gimel, Dalet, a greckie to Alfa, Beta, Gama, Delta. Wydają się one tak podobne. Jest ta sama kolejność. Można wy więc wyciągnąć błędny wniosek, że ponieważ Grecy literą Alfa zapisywali samogłoskę “a” to tak samo Żydzi literą Alef też zapisywali “a”. Przypominam jednak, że Żydzi nie zapisywali samogłosek. Czym więc jest hebrajska litera Alef?W alfabecie hebrajskim lub jak kto woli w abdżadzie hebrajskiej są 22 znaki, ale dwa z nich są nieme. Pierwszym niemym znakiem jest właśnie Alef. Jest to taka przerwa w słowie. W fonetyce używa się terminu zwarcie krtaniowe. Wyjaśnijmy to na przykładzie. Być może słyszeliście, jak ktoś zamiast po prostu zaprzeczyć “nie” powiedział “nie-e”. Jest to taka przerwa w wymowie. Inne przykłady z języka polskiego to: u-iścić lub za-awansowany. Kiedy wymawiamy te słowa następuje przerwa spowodowana tym zwarciem krtaniowym.Słowo bóg po hebrajsku “elohim” zapisuje się właśnie od litery Alef. Podobnie słowo pan, które po hebrajsku brzmi “adonai” też zaczyna się od litery Alef. Żydzi nie zapisywali samogłosek takich jak a czy e. Gdy chcieli zaznaczyć, że słowo zaczyna się od samogłoski rozpoczynali je od litery Alef, a czytający się domyślał jaki dźwięk ma wydać i czytał “e” w słowie elohim lub “a” w słowie “adonai”. Z tym wiąże się problem z wymową Imienia Bożego. Zapisujemy je jako JHWH, ale nie wiemy jakie samogłoski wstawiali starożytni.W przeszłości używano formy Jehowa, która powstaje przez dodanie samogłosek: e, o oraz a, ale współcześnie niektórzy wolą formę Jahwe, która powstaje przez dodanie samogłosek: a oraz e. Zwróćcie też uwagę, że w obu tych formach brakuje ostatniej litery h. W zasadzie powinno się wymawiać albo Jehowah albo Jahweh. Jednak we współczesnej wymowie zgubiono to ostatnie “h”. Inny przykład, gdzie zgubiono aż dwa “h” to wyrażenie alleluja, które w oryginale brzmiało “Hallu-Jah”. Zgubiono w wymowie zarówno początkowe “h” jak i końcowe. Mówię tutaj o wymowie hebrajskich słów np. w języku polskim.Litery hebrajskie używane były także do zapisywania liczb. I tak Alef to 1, Bet to 2, Gimel - 3, Dalet - 4, He - 5, Waw - 6, Zain - 7, Chet - 8, Tet - 9, a Jod - 10. Kolejne litery to dziesiątki, np. Kaf to 20. Aby zapisać 11 brano Jod czyli 10 oraz Alef czyli 1. Z tym wiąże się ciekawy problem. Jak może wiecie, Żydzi przestali wymawiać Imię Boże. Starali się go też nie zapisywać na zwykłych kartkach np. dotyczących handlu. Imię Boże to JHWH, ale istnieje też krótsza forma JH, co wymawiano jako “Jah”. Ta forma występuje w wyrażeniu “Hallu-Jah” czyli naszym alleluja. W czym tkwił problem?Zauważcie, że jakbyście chcieli zapisać liczbę 15 to musielibyście wziąć 10 czyli Jod oraz 5 czyli He. Wyszłaby wam liczba 15, ale jednocześnie skrócona forma Imienia Bożego JH. Aby więc nie zapisywać Imienia Bożego np. w rachunkach, że ktoś kupił 15 owiec używano liter Tet - 9 i Waw - 6. Zauważcie, że 9 + 6 także daje w sumie 15. Wszystkie dziesiątki to: Jod - 10, Kaf - 20, Lamed - 30, Mem - 40, Nun - 50, Samek - 60, Ain - 70, Pe - 80, Sade - 90. Potem Kof to 100, Resz - 200, Szin - 300 a Taw - 400.Być może słyszeliście o tym, że wielu Żydów jest zafascynowanych numerologią. Być może teraz rozumiecie dlaczego. Każde słowo w Biblii można zamienić na liczbę. Np. słowo Alef to trzy litery: Alef - 1, Lamed - 30 oraz Pe - 80. Tak więc słowo Alef to liczba 111. Ale może się zastanawiacie co z dalszymi liczbami, bo ostatnia litera w alfabecie czyli Taw oznaczała 400? Pięć liter hebrajskich ma tzw. formy końcowe, których używa się gdy wyraz kończy się tą literą. Kaf końcowe to 500, Mem - 600, Nun - 700, Pe - 800 oraz końcowe Sade - 900.Historia hebrajskiego alfabetu to historia, w której musimy się wiele domyślać. Wydaje się, że początkowo było to pismo obrazkowe. Np. obrazek domu symbolizował dom lub namiot. Po hebrajsku dom to bet. Później zaczęto używać tego znaku tylko to zapisu litery B. Żydzi i ich sąsiedzi, np. Fenicjanie nie zapisywali samogłosek. Gdy ten alfabet przejęli Grecy dodali samogłoski. Ze znaku alef uczynili literę alfa, ale jednocześnie zmienili wymowę. U Żydów alef to zwarcie krtaniowe, a u Greków jak i u nas to dźwięk A.Ponieważ nie było samogłosek, a w pewnym momencie Żydzi przestali wymawiać Imię Boże my dzisiaj znamy tylko spółgłoski JHWH i nie wiemy dokładnie jak wymawiano to imię w starożytności. Archeologia znajduje zapisy w tym alfabecie w okresie, który przypadałby na wyjście Izraelitów z Egiptu. Oczywiście z tamtych czasów dotrwały do nas tylko zapisy na tablicach glinianych czy kamieniach. Być może alfabet zapisywano już wcześniej ale na materiałach, które nie przetrwały.Wtedy rzekł Pan do Mojżesza: Zapisz to dla pamięci w księdze i wbij to w głowę Jozuego, że całkowicie wymażę pamięć o Amalekitach pod niebem.http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/2-Ksiega-Mojzeszowa/17/14Tablice te były dziełem Bożym, a pismo było pismem Boga, wyrytym na tablicachhttp://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/2-Ksiega-Mojzeszowa/32/16Owce i wszelkie bydło, Nadto zwierzęta polnehttp://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/Ksiega-Psalmow/8/8I rzekł Pan do Noego: Wejdź do arki ty i cały dom twój, bo widziałem, że jesteś sprawiedliwy przede mną w tym pokoleniu.http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/1-Ksiega-Mojzeszowa/7/1I rzekł Pan do Mojżesza: Spisz sobie te słowa, gdyż na podstawie tych słów zawarłem przymierze z tobą i z Izraelem.http://biblia-online.pl/Biblia/Warszawska/2-Ksiega-Mojzeszowa/34/27

Salmo # 119 – Dalet – ד, el cual trae beneficios y es recomendable entre otros para contrarrestar infecciones de la vista, ojo izquierdo. El salmo #119 es un salmo que contiene 176 versos, y está dividido en 22 grupos (22 letras) en el que cada grupo tiene 8 versos cada uno y estos 8 … Continuar leyendo "Salmos127: Salmo # 119 – Dalet – ד"

Yud Dalet Kislev Lkvod the Auspicious day יד כסלו  (the 14th of Kislev), marking the 95th wedding anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin's in תרפ"ט (late 1928). Below you will find the link to the voice file, which includes facts and stories about Yud Dalet Kislev. This file is comprised of 3 short voice files which were originally posted in the "Zichronos of the Rebbe" Group.

Unlocking the Mysteries: The 5784 Prophetic Message Tribe of Christians host Brandon Dawson reveals original and authentic revelations into the prophetic message of the Jewish New Year 5784 - The Year of Dalet. In this message, Brandon talks about the prophetic significance of the 2024 US Presidential Elections and how President Biden's name relates to the Dalet, 2 major solar eclipses occurring in connection to the 2017 American Solar Eclipse, connections to the covenant and land of Israel, current peace talks in the Middle East, and much more. read/view this message on our site: https://www.tribeofchristians.com/single-post/unlocking-the-mysteries-the-5784-jewish-new-year-prophetic-message

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Welcome to Passionate Life Church! Today Pastor Andrew begins a new series: 5784. We are so glad you are here! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are in the decade of Peh-Dalet. 84 Peh is 8, which means mouth. Dalet means 4 and also symbolizes a door. Matthew 12:33-37 NLT The decade of humanity's heart being exposed. Proverbs 18:21 NIV Daleth The Hebrew meaning of the number 4 is Daleth, which means a door, an entryway, or a pathway.2 It signifies completion, wholeness, or fullness. The number 4 is derived from its place in creation because the physical universe was established and set in motion on the 4th day of the creation week.1 The Hebrew word used in Genesis for "fourth" is "rbiyiy," which means "the fourth" or "four square" or the "fourth part." The number 4 represents balance, order, justice, and creation, providing a structure for what lies beneath it. John 10:9 NIV Jesus must be the door we choose this year. Matthew 7:13-14 NIV How do we use our mouth to activate the door of Jesus? Jesus loves to open doors. Matthew 7:7 NIV Revelation 3:20 NIV God is pursuing us, but He also expects us to pursue Him. Revelation 3:8 NIV Genesis 4:6-8 NLT ----------------------------------------------------- Thanks for listening! If you were positively impacted by this message, please leave us a comment! Be sure to like and subscribe to our channel to stay connected to this house. Join us every Sunday at 9:00am or 10:30am Spotify: http://bit.ly/passionatelifechurch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/passionatelifechurch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passionate.life.church/ 10393 W Alamo Pl Littleton, CO 80127 Need Prayer? Contact us at passionatelifechurch@gmail.com — ► Subscribe to our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL88... — Passionate People. Multicultural Environment. Atmosphere to Experience God. You will feel Loved, Refreshed, & Empowered Loved: We have an atmosphere of acceptance and an environment that creates a “come as you are” message. Everyone will feel loved! Refreshed: We serve a God of the Fresh Start! No matter where you've been or what you've done, God wants to refresh you today and every day. Empowered: God wants to grow you into everything He's called you to be and do. We want to give you all of the tools you will need in order to empower you to live a life fully devoted to Jesus Christ. We are non-denominational & believe that the Bible is truth and fully written by God through man. Need Prayer? Contact us at passionatelifechurch@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/passionatelifechurch/message

One of the most striking aspects of the Tisha B'Ab observance is the omission of the “Tahanunim” prayers. These prayers, which beseech G-d for forgiveness, are omitted on joyous occasions, such as Shabbat and holidays, when it is inappropriate to somberly reflect on our sins and ask that they be forgiven. Surprisingly, they are omitted also on Tisha B'Ab. The Rabbis explain that in Megilat Echa, the book of elegies mourning the destruction of Jerusalem that we read on Tisha B'Ab, the day of the destruction is referred to as a “Mo'ed”: “Kara Alai Mo'ed Lis'shbor Bahurai” (1:15). Therefore, this day is treated like a “Mo'ed” – a festival – in that the “Tahanunim” prayers are omitted. Many have asked the question of how Tisha B'Ab could possibly be called a “festival.” It is, of course, the saddest day of the year, when we reflect upon and mourn the calamities that G-d brought upon the Jewish People because of our misdeeds. What is “festive” about such a day, when we fast, sit on the floor, and mourn? The answer emerges from a closer reading of the word “Mo'ed.” The root of this word is “Va'ad” (“Vav,” “Ayin,” “Dalet”), which means “meet.” The Mishkan was called “Ohel Mo'ed,” which means “the tent of meeting,” because it was there where Beneh Yisrael met with Hashem in the closest possible way. The holidays are called “Mo'adim” because they are special occasions when Hashem comes to meet with us. Normally, we are busy with work and our mundane responsibilities. On the holidays, we are freed from our regular routines and obligations so we can “meet” Hashem and spend time building our relationship with Him. Tisha B'Ab is also a “Mo'ed,” because it is a time when we meet with Hashem. We might draw an analogy to a company that is falling apart, reporting significant losses. The CEO calls a meeting for all employees, who all fear the worst. They are all but certain that they will be fired, or that the company is filing for bankruptcy and closing down. They arrive a the meeting, and the CEO sternly repudiates the staff for their poor performance, for the mistakes they made that caused the business to nosedive. As uncomfortable as the meeting is, the employees are elated – because the boss didn't fire them, because he made it clear to them that he believes that they can right the ship, that he trusts in their ability to get the business back on its feet. The meeting was certainly not a happy one, but the very fact that the meeting happened was a cause of great joy – because it showed that they still had their jobs, that the business wasn't closing down, that there is hope for recovery. This is what Tisha B'Ab is. It's a very difficult and uncomfortable meeting with Hashem. We hear, read about and reflect on the grave mistakes we have made that led to destruction and calamity. But the purpose of this “meeting” is not to “fire” us, but to the contrary – to encourage us, to make us believe that we can do better, that we can fix what is wrong and save the “business.” Tisha B'Ab is a “Mo'ed” because it is a time when we meet with Hashem. The meeting is difficult and uncomfortable, but it also assures us that Hashem still wants a close relationship with us, and trusts that we can become the great nation that we are meant to be.

Speaking rechilut can reopen old wounds, Try to stop hatred before it balloons. Repeating rechilut adds fuel to the fire, To do teshuva, an apology is required!

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The Kaf Ha'haim (Rav Yaakob Haim Sofer, Baghdad-Israel, 1870-1939), in Siman 494 (Se'if Katan 32; listen to audio recording for precise citation), discusses the custom among Sepharadim to read on Shabuot the Azaharot, which is a poem written by Rabbi Shelomo Ibn Gabirol that lists all 613 Biblical commands. The custom in our synagogue is to read the first three and last three paragraphs of the Azharot in the synagogue, as a reminder to the congregants that they should recite the complete poem at home. (We do not read the entire poem so as not to unduly extend the prayer service.) This is done before the recitation of Ashreh at Musaf. The Azharot are read on both days of Shabuot.The Kaf Ha'haim adds that it is worthwhile to study on Shabuot the verses from the Book of Vayikra (in Parashat Emor) that discuss the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem, the special offering that was brought on Shabuot. It is appropriate to study on each holiday topics relevant to that holiday, and thus on Shabuot, there is value in studying the subject of the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem.Furthermore, the Kaf Ha'haim writes, it is proper to study on Shabuot the Book of Tehillim, which was composed by King David, who passed away on Shabuot. It is customary to recite Tehillim in King David's memory on Shabuot, and this occasion is an especially auspicious time for one's recitation of Tehillim to be lovingly accepted by God. The Kaf Ha'haim notes that when one recites the introductory Yehi Rason prayer before reciting Tehillim on Shabuot, he should omit the passages that pray for forgiveness for our sins, as we do not offer prayers for forgiveness on Yom Tob. He also notes that when reciting the passage in this prayer in which we pray for long life ("Ve'nizke Ve'nihye…"), one should not recite the text praying for seventy or eighty years of life. Since many people live beyond eighty years, we should not be praying for only this length of life. Therefore, it is proper to pray generally for long life, without specifying a particular duration.The Kaf Ha'haim also writes that one should try over the course of his Torah learning on Shabuot to conceive of at least one Hiddush (new Torah insight). Since Shabuot begins the new year of Torah study, thinking of a Hiddush during Shabuot is a favorable omen for success in Torah throughout the coming year. If one is unable to arrive at a Hiddush of his own, he should at least study new material or a new insight which is a "Hiddush" for him.The Kaf Ha'haim writes that Rabbi Moshe Cordovero (1522-1570) would study Kabbalah on Shabuot, which would bring him success in his learning.In this context the Kaf Ha'haim emphasizes that one should exert himself in Torah study on both days of Shabuot, and not only on the first day. He notes that according to one view among the Tanna'im (the view of Rabbi Yossi), the Torah was given on the 7th of Sivan (the second day of Shabuot), and not on the 6th, and it is therefore important to immerse oneself in Torah learning even on the second day of the holiday.There is a well-known custom to partake of dairy products on Shabuot. Among the many different reasons given for this custom is an explanation suggested by the Ben Ish Hai (Rav Yosef Haim of Baghdad, 1833-1909), who noted that the numerical value of "Halab" ("milk") is forty. We eat on Shabuot foods made from milk to commemorate the forty days that Moshe spent atop Mount Sinai receiving the Torah. Additionally, the names of the three letters that form the word "Halab" are "Het," "Lamed" and "Bet." The "inner letters" of these three names (meaning, the letters after the first letter) are "Yod" and "Tav" (from "Het"), "Mem" and "Dalet" (from "Lamed"), and again "Yod" and "Tav" (from "Bet'). These letters spell the word "Temidit," which means "constant" or "consistent." We eat dairy products on Shabuot to remind ourselves of the concept of "Temidit," that our devotion to Torah must be constant and consistent. We cannot study only on some days but not others, when we happen to feel like it. This devotion must continue day in, and day out. The Torah says, "Zot Torat Ha'ola" (literally, "This is the law concerning the burnt offering"), alluding to an association between Torah and the daily Ola offering brought in the Bet Ha'mikdash. Torah, too, must be "daily," a constant part of our lives, each and every day.Summary: It is customary among Sepharadim to read Rabbi Shelomo Ibn Gabirol's Azharot both days of Shabuot. It is proper to study on Shabuot the section of the Torah dealing with the special Shabuot sacrifice, and to recite Tehillim in memory of King David. One should try over the course of Shabuot to come up with a novel Torah insight, or to at least to learn something new in Torah that he had not known previously.

The possibilities for AI applications can be hugely inspiring and seem practically boundless, but as an organization, it's critical that you define your strategy before you begin to implement these technologies. In today's episode, we attend the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show of 2023, where we catch up with three remarkable companies that are leveraging the power of AI to revolutionize their operations. Tuning in you'll learn about the exciting developments at Dalet, Stats Perform, and Amazon AWS, along with the innovative products they're showcasing at the NAB Show of 2023. During our interviews, we unpack how they are leveraging AI to enhance data and analytics capabilities, transform workflows for their customers, and more. We also meet up with Veritone's SVP and General Manager of Commercial Enterprise, Sean King, to discuss his thoughts on the exciting prospects of generative AI, its applications in business, and his advice for companies looking to get into this field. The NAB Show of 2023 was a thrilling opportunity to gain exposure to all of the up-and-coming developments in the AI space and chat with highly knowledgeable individuals about their current projects. Tune in to learn more about the exciting developments taking place and what you can expect from the not-too-distant future! Veritone disclaims any responsibility for any statement of participants in the podcast. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the views of Veritone or its directors, officers, or employees.Key Points From This Episode:An overview of today's guests at the National Association of Broadcasters Show 2023.Meet Aaron Kroger, Product Marketing Manager for Media Workflow at Dalet.What Dalet is showcasing at the NAB show and their partnership with Veritone and Flex.How Dalet is using AI and machine learning to enhance data and analytics capabilities.Dalet's vision for the future of the industry and how they see their technology and services evolving in the coming years.Introducing Ronen Nandi, Director of Business Development at Stats Perform.The latest developments at Stats Perform and a breakdown of their Opta Vision project.Hear the latest from Brian Kenworthy, Principle Solutions Architect at Amazon AWS.Learn about Amazon SageMaker and the services they offer.Brian's experience using Veritone Voice and how it impressed him.The term generative AI and a closer look at what it entails.How AI is expected to disrupt the job market and increase innovation.Sean's parting advice to businesses looking to explore the world of generative AI.Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Sean King on LinkedInBrian Kenworthy on LinkedInAaron Kroger on LinkedInRonen Nandi on LinkedInVeritoneVeritone VoiceOpenAIChatGPTCameo KidsMagen Mintchev on LinkedInAdventures in AI PodcastFollow Veritone on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter!

In this week's episode we sneak past the flaming swords and return to the primordial emerald gardens of Eden to visit the Empress of the Tarot and partake of her intoxicating milkshake of abominations, slurping voraciously of the the star light scintillating upon her supple bosom between cascades of flowing hair. In the free show we discuss the archetypal origins of the Empress through history, mythology and the occult. We talk about Catherine the Great, The Roman Juno, Peacocks, Venus, the secrets of the number three and the not-so-virgin Mary. In the extended episode we go further down the rabbit hole to learn about the Greek Ceres, the Egyptian Taweret, why the Empress is associated with doors, salt, bunnies, sacred flowers, blood and her BFF, the High Priestess.In the free section of the show we discuss:-The Empress of the Tarot-Princess Bubblegum-The Difference Between The High Priestess and The Empress-Empirical Etymology-Catherine The Great-Charles the 2nd-Roman Juno-Peacocks-Hera-Rider Waite Tarot symbolism-The Number 3-Opening Mary-The Globus CruciferIn the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we also discuss:-Ceres and Cereal-Egyptian Pregnancy Test-Tawaret-The Lotus Scepter-The Symbols on Her Dress-The Double Headed Eagle-The Supernal Triad-Path of Dalet-Binah and the Bloody Throne-Sacred Birds of Venus-Rabbits!Each host is responsible for writing and creating the content they present.Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitSources:The Book of Thoth, Aleister CrowleyThe Book of The Law, Aleister CrowleyMystical Kabbalah, Dione FortuneChicken Qabalah, Lon Milo DuqettePeacock:https://gallerybyzantium.com/protection-renewal-and-peacock/Support the show

Grasping Exodus truth; Knowing God; Can you handle the truth?; Importance of DOing; Circumcising of the heart; Apostasy; Abundance of life; Prayer closet; God's way to live; Deut 30:6; Jer 4:4; Red Sea crossing; Rom 2:29; Loving your enemy; Understanding God's revelation; Mt 5:23; Caring about Israel; Putting down ornaments?; ayin-dalet+yod; ayin = divine providence - 5 states of kindness; Dalet = selflessness/charity; Virtues and vices; Humility; Kingdom-seeking process; Israel's judges; Choice belongs to the people; Social security; "Stiff necked" analyzed; Ex 33:3; Hard/cruel/severe hearted; Turning the wrong way; "Fleshpots" in the bible; Power of choice = freedom; Exercising care; Contributing your pieces of the puzzle; Aaron's options; Making excuses; Electing liars; Recognizing truth; Self-government; Carrying out deception; Organizing in Tens, Hundreds and Thousands; Look at who you've elected; Habits of bondage; "Idiotes"; National adultery/fornication; Ex 33:5; God knows your heart; Priest to all nations; Milk and meat; Strengthening the poor; Firing nice ministers; Following righteousness; Deut 4:24; Deut 5:25; Heb 12:29; Sacrifice; Perfect charity; Gathering in the name of Christ; Following God's direction; Hear your brother.

As we celebrate the life of Christ, we can be assured that the Kingdom of Heaven is real. Jesus made this Kingdom known, as He proclaimed, "Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." Where in your life do you need the assurance of the Kingdom of Heaven?   ****   Welcome to Celebrating God's Grace, A Women World Leader's Podcast, I'm your host Robin Kirby-Gatto. Thank you for joining us today as we celebrate God's grace, in our lives, in our ministry, and around the world. I pray you have an amazing weekend, celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Today's message is titled: The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! Jesus' ministry began with the message “Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17) It wasn't happenstance that most of His parables and teachings were on the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus wanted God's sons and daughters to know their true home, and to be confident of God's plan for their lives on earth. In Matthew 11:10-13 Jesus emphasizes the power of this kingdom. 10 “This is the one of whom it is written, Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who shall make ready Your way before You. 11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize—a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion]. 13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied up until John.” (Matthew 11:10-13 AMPC) Jesus distinguishes that something shifted with John the Baptist's appearance. It was since the days of John that the Kingdom of Heaven endured violent assault. Why is that? John the Baptist prepared the way of the Lord, proclaiming the message, “Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” in Matthew 3:2. To better understand this, I love to look at a scripture in the Old Testament. “The Israelites shall pitch their tents by their companies, every man by his own camp and every man by his own [tribal] standard.” (Numbers 1:52 AMPC) Israel had twelve tribes, whom Moses led through the wilderness. God gave him specific instructions that when the twelve tribes pitched up their tent, they were to place it by the tribal standard. A standard is a banner or flag. This can be compared to the Olympics where every athlete stands by their nation's flag. The root Hebrew word from which standard comes is dâgal pronounced daw-gal' and means “to flaunt, i.e. raise a flag, to be conspicuous, to set up with banners.” [i] I absolutely love the Paleo Hebrew script, which is the writing system found in the Canaanite language, otherwise known as the Old Hebrew. These letters of the Old Hebrew are symbols, that when put together create a word picture, and give such depths of appreciation to what is written in the Old Testament. The three Hebrew letters that compose standard, are Dalet, Gimel, and Lamed. Dalet is the ancient symbol of a door and means to enter and pathway. Gimel is the ancient symbol of a camel and in the positive means to lift up. Finally, Lamed is the ancient symbol of a cattle goad, which looks like a shepherd's staff with a prick in the curvature, and means tongue, control, and authority. Therefore, the word picture in the Old Hebrew for standard, is THE DOOR IS LIFTED UP INTO WHICH YOU ENTER AND BRINGS AUTHORITY. Just wow! Listen to that word picture again. The Door is lifted up, into which you enter, and brings authority. Is this not a beautiful picture of Christ on the Cross! In John 12:32 Jesus said that if He is lifted up, He will draw all men to Himself. Jesus also says in John 10:9 that He is the Door, and if anyone should enter, they would be saved and go in and out and find pasture. John the Baptist knew that Jesus was the Son of God, baptizing Him in the Jordan River to fulfill all righteousness, and saw the Holy Spirit come upon Christ like a dove. John's whole life was set aside to look for Jesus and prepare others for His coming with the message of repentance. Repent means to turn from your ways, having a change in heart and mind. John saw something others couldn't see. Because I'm a visual person, I learn best when I can see and picture something. As I read Numbers 1:52 about the tribes pitching a tent by their tribal standard, I couldn't help but think of John as “the standard.” Jesus said about John that the greatest born among women is John, but even the least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than John. The Lord showed me that John was the STANDARD, as Jesus proclaimed the greatest born among women. John proclaimed in a conspicuous manner about Christ Jesus being the Son of God! He was merely a conspicuous flag sounding the message of Christ's coming. What blessed me even more is that I saw Jesus Christ as the Tent pitched by the standard, THE DOOR TO HEAVEN, where all could enter the Kingdom of Heaven, and find pasture. The pasture represents a place for the soul to rest. This is grace. One of the things I love about Matthew 11:12, and the Kingdom of Heaven suffering violence, is the gift of grace we've been given to perceive heaven. You don't need special glasses to recognize the Kingdom of Heaven. God has fearfully and wonderfully made you, that on a special receptor in your body, the G Protein-Coupled Receptor, He placed the ability within your body to see, hear, taste and smell. What's even more phenomenal is that these senses inside of the body, from the neck down, regulate your organs. You apprehend this as “feelings,” where you feel God's presence. As we receive salvation in Christ Jesus, we have a special rest for our soul, which is known in Hebrews 4 as the Seventh Day Rest. God's rest produces confidence and assurance in your soul to boldly run to the throne of grace to obtain mercy for your need. This is the Kingdom of Heaven. God's grace giving us mercy, for us to know He is near. The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and it is the violent that take it by force. This visual of the Greek word for violence will cause you to see this verse in a new light. The Greek word for violence is biázō pronounced bee-ad'-zo and means, “to force, TO CROWD ONESELF, to be seized, press, and suffer violence.” [ii] What I love about this particular Greek word is the root word from which it comes, which is bíos pronounced bee'-os meaning, “life, present state of existence, livelihood, good and living.” [iii] This is the Greek word from which we get the English word bio. When someone gives their bio, they're saying all the things about themselves that prove THEY EXIST! They identify who their family is, and what accomplishments they've made in life. Therefore, as we look at Matthew 11:12, where the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence and the violent seize it by force, what we see is that THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN CROWDS US! IT BRINGS US LIFE! Whose life? The Life of Christ, that He lived in His body! The very life we celebrate today that has given us grace, to walk in God's peace, no matter the circumstance! Close your eyes and imagine with me. You're walking barefoot on a gravel trail leading you through an orchard of trees with all kinds of fruit. The aroma and freshness of the sweet ripeness of the fruit draws you into the middle of the orchard. You're now still, feeling green grass under your feet, with a hint of dew. You inhale, taking in the moment. Suddenly, you feel a brush on your face, then on your arms and hands. You open your eyes and find every fruit tree in the orchard now surrounding you, crowding your space. This is what the Greek word for violence means, HEAVEN IS CROWDING YOU! This is the thing. When we're not in the rest of God, leaning entirely on Him, we get distracted to heaven's presence. Luke 17:20-21 tells us that heaven is planted in our hearts. The Word of Truth, Who is Jesus, brings the reality of the Kingdom of Heaven as we live on this earth. And as great as John was, because of Grace, he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is GREATER THAN JOHN. This is the power given to you and I. We can enter through the Door into a Kingdom that Lifts us up into an authority we've never known, no matter what! Bad days, crises, and catastrophic events don't affect the Kingdom you and I are from. It exists and is real. This kingdom allows us to find peace in each moment of our day. Over the past two weeks, I've gone through two major crises in my family. At times I thought I would lose it and was overwhelmed. But this is the beauty, I put my eyes on Christ Jesus and the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom of Heaven, and I found peace and rest for my soul. Amid these crises, I had my sixth month mammogram from a finding in September, which showed calcifications had returned inside of one of my breasts. I had an operation two and a half years ago for a breast lumpectomy, where a biopsy of calcifications at that time set my doctor on high alert and put me in the high percentile for breast cancer. Thank goodness they did the lumpectomy and after tests, found the cells were benign. Because of this I must go to a special clinic yearly, doing two visits a year, for a mammogram and ultrasound. However, when they find something, they then move you to two mammograms and ultrasounds a year. I was dealing with the two crises at the time of this mammogram and thought, “God, please bring me a God report.” The prior week's notification, reminding me of my appointment, immediately sent dread into my heart. My skin was super thin, so to speak, from the other crises. However, I took a deep breath and put my eyes on Christ and instead heard the Lord speak to my heart, “Robin, refuse to be afraid,” and OH MY I was lifted into grace. I had a boldness of faith, and I said to myself, “NO MATTER WHAT I REFUSE TO BE AFRAID!” Then came the day of the mammogram. They took me into the room to get my robe on and do my first round of pics. The radiologist technician then returned me to my room and told me to stay in my robe, in case the doctor wanted more. I sat there waiting about 10 minutes, and she walked back in and said, “She wants me to get more pictures.” My knees got jittery. I was doing the special mammography in the room in which I had a biopsy years before. I responded as she prepped me, “is this bad news?” She looked at me and assured me it was common. I went through the process telling myself to breathe. I sat back in the room, and she told me to keep my robe on, in case they wanted more pictures. I waited for what had to be another 20 minutes. Thoughts went through my mind that they might see something more with the calcifications, and I wanted to burst into tears. Then suddenly, a thought entered my mind, “what if they cannot find anything.” Heaven crowded me. I was standing in the orchard feeling the fruit trees press up against me. I then said, “NO MATTER WHAT I WILL NOT BE AFRAID!” I was in green pastures. I found rest for my soul. The nurse came in and told me to change, and that the doctor would meet with me. I got up to change, when she immediately came back and said, “don't change yet, the doctor wants to do an ultrasound.”  I took a few deep breaths. She brought me into the ultrasound room, where I waited for a while, wondering what she would say. Then after 20 or so minutes the doctor walked in and patted me on the arm and said, “When you come here it is always something.” I looked at her puzzled. She then said, “We cannot find the spots anymore, their gone. I don't know what happened.” OH, MY GOODNESS LADIES! I WANTED TO CRY FOR JOY! HEAVEN INVADED MY SPACE, I RECEIVED GRACE, BEING PAINTED IN THE GOODNESS OF GOD'S MERCY! The release date of this podcast is falling on the Jewish calendar of the 16th of Nisan, which is the day we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. Passover begins the evening of the 14th of Nisan on the Jewish Calendar, which was this past Wednesday. What an amazing time to consider the grace of our God, which has been given through Christ Jesus. Where is it you need the power of the Kingdom of Heaven? Just breathe, stand still, and smell the fruits of a Kingdom that is near you, crowding you!   [i] Strong J. (1890) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Abingdon Press. Strong's Concordance Hebrew Word # 1713 “banner” [ii] Strong J. (1890) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Abingdon Press. Strong's Concordance Greek word # 971 “violence” [iii] Strong J. (1890) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Abingdon Press. Strong's Concordance Greek word # 979 “life”

I denne uges udgave af Erhvervsklubben står Anne-Marie Lindholm og Jens Bertelsen igen klar til give dig baggrund og perspektiv på nogle af uges største historier inden for erhverv og finans. I denne uge med særligt fokus Elon Musk og Tesla, men vi kommer også forbi appen Tik Tok der bør forbydes på danske arbejdstelefoner, siger Dansk Erhverv. 0.5: Et hav af overenskomster er landet 4.10: Novo Nordisk gambler med deres forretning, når de tillader Tik Tok på ansattes telefoner 20.00: Elons Musks både skuffer og leverer historisk stor nyhed 29.45: Tesla slår overlegent konkurrenterne 39.03: Tesla-investorerne straffer Elon Musk, men mon ikke de vender glade tilbage

When reciting the Beracha over fruits ("Ha'etz"), vegetables ("Ha'adama") or wine ("Ha'gefen"), should one pronounce the Beracha as "Bore Peri" or "Bore Feri"?There is a fundamental rule of grammar which dictates that whenever a letter in the group of letters called "Begedkefet" – "Bet," "Gimal," "Dalet," "Kaf," "Pe" and "Tav" – appears at the beginning of the word, it receives a "Dagesh" (dot in the middle of the word). At first glance, then, it would seem that since the word "Peri" begins with letter "Pe," the "Pe" receives a "Dagesh" and the word should therefore indeed be pronounced "Peri," rather than "Feri."However, this rule is subject to the condition that the previous word does not end with an "Alef," "He," "Vav" or "Yod." If the previous word does end with one of these four letters, then the "Begedkefet" word is pronounced without a "Dagesh." Hence, since the word before "Peri" is "Bore," which ends with the letter "Alef," it would appear that the "Pe" should be pronounced without a "Dagesh," and the word should thus be recited as "Feri." This is indeed the position taken by Hacham Bension Abba Shaul (Israel, 1923-1998), in his work Or Le'sion (vol. 2, 46:34).Hacham Ovadia Yosef, however, disagrees, and rules (in Hazon Ovadia – Laws of Berachot, p. 182) that the proper pronunciation is in fact "Peri." He notes another detail in the laws of Hebrew grammar, namely, that if two adjacent words are separated by a pause, then the final letter of the first word does not affect the first letter of the second word. Even if the first word ends with an "Alef," "He," "Vav" or "Yod," this will not affect the status of the "Begedkefet" word at the beginning of the second word, and it will receive a "Dagesh." According to Hacham Ovadia, the words "Bore" and "Peri" in these Berachot are separated by a slight pause; the Beracha should be read as, "Bore – Peri Ha'gefen/Ha'adama/Ha'etz." Therefore, even though the word "Bore" ends with an "Alef," the "Pe" at the beginning of the next word receives a "Dagesh" and the word is therefore pronounced "Peri," rather than "Feri." This is likewise the pronunciation that appears in the "Ish Masli'ah" edition of the Siddur, which is based upon the rulings of Rav Meir Mazuz (contemporary).Parenthetically, it should be noted that these rules of grammar are particularly complex and subject to many conditions. One interesting exception to this rule appears in a verse in "Az Yashir" which contains the phrase "Yidemu Ka'aven" ("They [the nations] were silenced like stone" – Shemot 15:16). Interestingly, the "Kaf" at the beginning of the second word receives a "Dagesh" and is pronounced as a "K" sound (rather than a "CH" sound), despite the fact that the previous word ends with the letter "Vav." And in this case, there is clearly no pause separating the two words. The reason for this exception is that if we would follow the conventional rules of grammar, we would pronounce this phrase as "Yidemu Cha'aven," which would sound like "Yidemucha Aven" – "They compared You to a stone" – suggesting a resemblance between the Almighty and stone, Heaven forbid. The rules are therefore suspended in this instance, and we pronounce this phrase "Yidemu Ka'aven."Returning to the pronunciation of Berachot, since both pronunciations are supported by leading Halachic authorities, each person should follow the pronunciation he learned from his parents of Rabbis.Summary: There is a difference of opinion among the Halachic authorities as to whether the phrase "Bore Peri" in Berachot should be pronounced "Bore Peri" or "Bore Feri." Both views are valid, and one should therefore follow the custom of his family or Rabbis.

In this Alumni Shiur, HaRav Eliyahu Steinhardt delves into a chakira in how to understand the mechanics of tashlumei dalet v'hei of a ganuv who was tovach umochar, and the nafka mina therein.

Idag pratar Marcus och Andreas om Welcome to demon school Iruma-kun! seasion 3 Irumma och dom andra i klassen mishieft har flyttat in i det lyxiga Royal One-klassrummet men om dom vill ha kvar det måste alla nå Dalet ranking. 

Yud Dalet Kislev (14th of Kislev) 5739 (late 1978) Sefer Torah in honor of the of the Rebbe & Rebbetzin's 50th wedding annivesary.

Lkvod the Auspicious day יד כסלו (the 14th of Kislev), marking the wedding day of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin in תרפ"ט (late 1928) in Warsaw, Poland. Below you will find the link to the voice file, which includes facts and stories about Yud Dalet Kislev. This file is comprised of 3 short voice files which were originally posted in the "Zichronos of the Rebbe"Group. Listening time is about 16 min. Due to its length, you may need to download it to a computer.

Alef. Ek wil die HERE altyd loof; sy lof sal altyddeur in my mond wees. Bet. My siel sal hom beroem in die HERE; die ootmoediges sal dit hoor en bly wees. Gimel. Maak die HERE saam met my groot, en laat ons saam sy Naam verhef! Dalet. Ek het die HERE gesoek, en Hy het my geantwoord en my uit al my vrees gered. He. Hulle het Hom aangesien en gestraal van vreugde, en hulle aangesig hoef nie rooi van skaamte te word nie. Sajin. Hierdie ellendige het geroep, en die HERE het gehoor, en Hy het hom uit al sy benoudhede verlos. Get. Die Engel van die HERE trek ‘n laer rondom die wat Hom vrees, en red hulle uit. Tet. Smaak en sien dat die HERE goed is; welgeluksalig is die man wat by Hom skuil! Jod. Vrees die HERE, o sy heiliges, want die wat Hom vrees, het geen gebrek nie. Kaf. Die jong leeus ly armoede en het honger; maar die wat die HERE soek, het geen gebrek aan enigiets nie. Lamed. Kom, kinders, luister na my; ek wil julle die vrees van die HERE leer. Mem. Wie is die man wat lus het in die lewe, wat dae liefhet om die goeie te sien? Noen. Bewaar jou tong vir wat verkeerd is, en jou lippe dat hulle nie bedrog spreek nie. Samek. Wyk af van wat verkeerd is, en doen wat goed is; soek die vrede en jaag dit na. Ajin. Die oë van die HERE is op die regverdiges, en sy ore tot hulle hulpgeroep. Pe. Die aangesig van die HERE is teen die kwaaddoeners, om hulle gedagtenis van die aarde af uit te roei. Sade. Hulle roep, en die HERE hoor, en Hy red hulle uit al hul benoudhede. Kof. Die HERE is naby die wat gebroke is van hart, en Hy verlos die wat verslae is van gees. Resj. Menigvuldig is die teëspoede van die regverdige, maar uit dié almal red die HERE hom. Sjin. Hy bewaar al sy bene: nie een daarvan word gebreek nie. Tau. Die onheil maak die goddelose dood; en die wat die regverdige haat, moet daarvoor boet. Die HERE verlos die siel van sy knegte; en almal wat by Hom skuil, hoef nie te boet nie.(Ps. 34:2-23)

Torah 97: Rabeinu tells us how to turn the letter Dalet into Hei by praying without pride and free of impure thoughts, which in turn brings down Shefa from above! Rabeinu also teaches us how to attain the aspect of rulership in our prayer and bring tremendous enjoyment to G-d. Torah 98: Rabeinu explains a relatively common phrase in the Gemara in connection to sin and how far the blemish reaches. Torah 99: Rabeinu teaches us a person should always pray, whether he feels his prayer is in proper concentration or not and explains why… Torah 100: Rabeinu explains why some Tzadikim have an angry temperament and why other Tzadikim have a good nature and pleasant temperament.

O Senhor é a fonte de toda vida. Somente Ele é capaz de revitalizar os que estão prostrados. O salmista buscava esclarecimento, dependendo de Deus para ajudá-lo a entender e aplicar a Torá a sua vida. O justo rejeita o caminho dos enganadores, e depende do Senhor para mantê-lo no caminho da justiça.

Siman Lamed Beis S'if Samech Dalet/Samech Vav - Writing Tefillin 

Siman Lamed Beis S'if Mem Dalet/Mem Hey - Writing Tefillin 

Halleluja! Alef. Ek wil die HERE loof van ganser harte; Bet. in die kring van die opregtes en in die vergadering. Gimel. Die werke van die HERE is groot; Dalet. nagespeur word hulle deur almal wat daar ‘n welbehae in het. He. Sy dade is majesteit en heerlikheid; Wau. en sy geregtigheid bestaan tot in ewigheid. Sajin. Hy het vir sy wonders ‘n gedagtenis gestig; Get. die HERE is genadig en barmhartig. Tet. Aan die wat Hom vrees, het Hy spys gegee; Jod. Hy dink vir ewig aan sy verbond. Kaf. Hy het die krag van sy werke aan sy volk bekend gemaak, Lamed. deur hulle die erfdeel van die heidene te gee. Mem. Die werke van sy hande is trou en reg; Noen. al sy bevele is betroubaar. Samek. Vasgestel is hulle vir altyd, vir ewig; Ajin. uitgevoer in trou en opregtheid. Pe. Hy het aan sy volk verlossing gestuur; Sade. Hy het sy verbond vir ewig ingestel; Kof. sy Naam is heilig en vreeslik. Resj. Die vrees van die HERE is die beginsel van die wysheid; Sin. almal wat dit beoefen, het ‘n goeie verstand. Tau. Sy lof bestaan tot in ewigheid.(Ps. 111:1-10)

Shulchan Aruch HaRav Hilchos Tefillin - Siman Lamed Beis S'if Yud Gimel/Yud Dalet - Writing Tefillin 

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As God directed me this morning to John 5 and The Pool of Bethesda (House of Loving Kindness) to be made whole I got a chance to review the 2 King 5 Elisha healing and the whole idea of -Shuva or Return or repent, God even told us in Gen 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. We must return to the dust, thus the first verse of the Dalet section. Psalms 119:25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. In order to be born again we must first return to the dust, buried in the likeness of His death, raised to walk in newness of life. http://christiancarguy.com/

The last three months have been incredible. We've made great progress together in Edenland and look forward to seeing the rest of our families come together and unite under the leadership of our King Jesus! This next year will mark a revealing, a light will come forth from the remnant who has been in the wilderness. The remnant will indeed unite under a consortium of light! “So the LORD will hand the people of Israel over to their enemies until the time when the woman in labor gives birth. Then the rest of the king's countrymen will return to be reunited with the people of Israel.” Micah‬ ‭5:3‬ ‭‬‬ "Because of our God's tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:78-80‬ ‭ “So the woman gave birth to a son, a manchild, who is going to rule over all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was suddenly caught up to God and to his throne.” Revelation‬ ‭12:5‬ ‭ Consortium of Light A consort is the spouse of a reigning monarch. The word consortium as we will use in our context but has other meaning as related to business is the right of association and companionship with one's husband or wife. There is a great unity with the Father out of His light! In addition to our local spacial perception, there is a heavenly point of view. There are 22 waypoints to the Sapphire Throne where Jesus is seated next to the Father. These are the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. As of November 15th, we came to the 5th letter Hei (ה) pronounced "hey". Hei represents the fifth dimension, and is about authentic femininity as/or relating to the Shekhinah. Shekhinah comes from the Hebrew root Shakhan that means “to dwell”. King David longed for the dwelling place of God as made a vow and an oath that changed history. “O LORD, for David's sake remember all his strenuous effort, and how he made a vow to the LORD, and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob. He said, “I will not enter my own home, or get into my bed. I will not allow my eyes to sleep, or my eyelids to slumber, until I find a place for the LORD, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob.” Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah, we found it in the territory of Jaar. Let us go to his dwelling place! Let us worship before his footstool!” Psalms‬ ‭132:1-7‬ Dalet, the fourth letter, represents the physical four dimensions (a quaternity) of space and time (X,Y,Z,T) and is the place of the door or gate that we have now effectively entered into. Hei, the letter represents the fifth dimension (D), the spiritual dimension; the breath and power of God. When God breathed the world into existence He used the letter Hei to generate the world. In addition God took a Hei from His Name (Yod Hei Vav Hei) and gave it to Abram and Sarai, thus changing their names from Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah. Respectively Abraham went from hi father to father of a multitude and Sarah went from ruler, governess to princess! THE TENT AND THE TEMPLE: THE TENSION BETWEEN CONFEDERATION AND KINGSHIP IN ANCIENT ISRAEL www.jstor.org/stable/26220006 IHOPKC Prophetic History || Miracle Parade to Arrowhead Stadium https://youtu.be/sVrleRFVVKM Decrease time over target https://paypal.me/mzhop or Venmo @clastronaut

A consort is the spouse of a reigning monarch. The word consortium as we will use in our context but has other meaning as related to business is the right of association and companionship with one's husband or wife. There is a great unity with the Father out of His light! In addition to our local spacial perception, there is a heavenly point of view. There are 22 waypoints to the Sapphire Throne where Jesus is seated next to the Father. These are the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. As of November 15th, we came to the 5th letter Hei (ה) pronounced "hey". Hei represents the fifth dimension, and is about authentic femininity as/or relating to the Shekhinah. Shekhinah comes from the Hebrew root Shakhan that means “to dwell”. King David longed for the dwelling place of God as made a vow and an oath that changed history. “O LORD, for David's sake remember all his strenuous effort, and how he made a vow to the LORD, and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob. He said, “I will not enter my own home, or get into my bed. I will not allow my eyes to sleep, or my eyelids to slumber, until I find a place for the LORD, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob.” Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah, we found it in the territory of Jaar. Let us go to his dwelling place! Let us worship before his footstool!” Psalms‬ ‭132:1-7‬ Dalet, the fourth letter, represents the physical four dimensions (a quaternity) of space and time (X,Y,Z,T) and is the place of the door or gate that we have now effectively entered into. Hei, the letter represents the fifth dimension (D), the spiritual dimension; the breath and power of God. When God breathed the world into existence He used the letter Hei to generate the world. In addition God took a Hei from His Name (Yod Hei Vav Hei) and gave it to Abram and Sarai, thus changing their names from Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah. Respectively Abraham went from hi father to father of a multitude and Sarah went from ruler, governess to princess! THE TENT AND THE TEMPLE: THE TENSION BETWEEN CONFEDERATION AND KINGSHIP IN ANCIENT ISRAEL www.jstor.org/stable/26220006 IHOPKC Prophetic History || Miracle Parade to Arrowhead Stadium https://youtu.be/sVrleRFVVKM Decrease time over target: https://paypal.me/mzhop or Venmo @clastronaut

A consort is the spouse of a reigning monarch. The word consortium as we will use in our context but has other meaning as related to business is the right of association and companionship with one's husband or wife. There is a great unity with the Father out of His light! In addition to our local spacial perception, there is a heavenly point of view. There are 22 waypoints to the Sapphire Throne where Jesus is seated next to the Father. These are the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. As of November 15th, we came to the 5th letter Hei (ה) pronounced "hey". Hei represents the fifth dimension, and is about authentic femininity as/or relating to the Shekhinah. Shekhinah comes from the Hebrew root Shakhan that means “to dwell”. King David longed for the dwelling place of God as made a vow and an oath that changed history. “O LORD, for David's sake remember all his strenuous effort, and how he made a vow to the LORD, and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob. He said, “I will not enter my own home, or get into my bed. I will not allow my eyes to sleep, or my eyelids to slumber, until I find a place for the LORD, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob.” Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah, we found it in the territory of Jaar. Let us go to his dwelling place! Let us worship before his footstool!” Psalms‬ ‭132:1-7‬ Dalet, the fourth letter, represents the physical four dimensions (a quaternity) of space and time (X,Y,Z,T) and is the place of the door or gate that we have now effectively entered into. Hei, the letter represents the fifth dimension (D), the spiritual dimension; the breath and power of God. When God breathed the world into existence He used the letter Hei to generate the world. In addition God took a Hei from His Name (Yod Hei Vav Hei) and gave it to Abram and Sarai, thus changing their names from Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah. Respectively Abraham went from hi father to father of a multitude and Sarah went from ruler, governess to princess! God is a father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows is God in His holy habitation. God places the solitary in families and gives the desolate a home in which to dwell; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity. Psalms 68:5-6 Moreover, we possess the prophetic word as an altogether reliable thing. You do well if you pay attention to this as you would to a light shining in a murky place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 2 Peter 1:12-19 Above the platform over their heads was something like a sapphire shaped like a throne. High above on the throne was a form that appeared to be a man. I saw an amber glow like a fire enclosed all around from his waist up. From his waist down I saw something that looked like fire. There was a brilliant light around it, like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. Ezekiel 1:26-28 THE TENT AND THE TEMPLE: THE TENSION BETWEEN CONFEDERATION AND KINGSHIP IN ANCIENT ISRAEL www.jstor.org/stable/26220006 IHOPKC Prophetic History || Miracle Parade to Arrowhead Stadium https://youtu.be/sVrleRFVVKM Decrease time over target https://paypal.me/mzhop or Venmo @clastronaut

Set condition 1SQ carries with it the connotation of the highest degree of readiness. We must yield your mind, heart and will in humility to the Lord so to make ready to engage the hallowed space that sits beyond our present perception. In addition to our local spacial perception, there is a heavenly point of view. There are 22 waypoints to the Sapphire Throne where Jesus is seated next to the Father. These are the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. As of last Sunday we came to the 5th letter Hei (ה) pronounced "hey". Hei represents the fifth dimension, and is about authentic femininity. Dalet, the fourth letter, represents the physical four dimensions of space and time and is the place of the door or gate that we have now effectively entered into. Hei, the letter represents the fifth dimension, the spiritual dimension; the breath and power of God. When God breathed the world into existence He used the letter Hei to generate the world. Also in addition to change Abraham's and Sarah's name. God took a Hei from His Name (Yod Hei Vav Hei) and gave it to Abram and Sarai, thus changing their names from Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah. Above the platform over their heads was something like a sapphire shaped like a throne. High above on the throne was a form that appeared to be a man. I saw an amber glow like a fire enclosed all around from his waist up. From his waist down I saw something that looked like fire. There was a brilliant light around it, 28 like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. Ezekiel 1:26-27 Decrease time over target: https://paypal.me/mzhop or Venmo @clastronaut