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Published Biweekly January 6, 9, 2020 February 12 Tevet, 11 Shevat, 5780
Region Braces for Response
his ultimate love to Hashem. The arts bring that after a very contentious and draining us closer to the Creator. God created a Education Committee meeting, he couldn’t isiting the Levene home is a treat, not only for the company of Rabbi beautiful, colorful, musical world, and we sleep. He got up and painted this painting the By Yaakov Lappin/JNS cansevere show scenarios. our appreciation for these great entitled “Salamandria.” Salamandria is a Abraham and Choni Levene,for but formost Even though Iran may seekHis to creativity.” creature (Messechet Chagiga 27a) that is gifts by imitating the treasure trove of seforim, Judaica, art, launch a calculated retaliation, he American airstrike created by and comes out of the fire. As you approach the house, you see a books, and the stories behind them. The which would exact a price withassassination of Iran’s colorful menorah sculpture centered in the One of the Rabbi’s favorite paintings on Rabbi and Choni are both artistic (more out from going to war, no oneflank can the stairs, additional display is behind his seat at his study desk. garden. Lions aboutIslamic that later)Revolutionary and they come be sure of where will go Stepping through the He purchased the portrait of HaRav Hagoan Guard families. Corps’ Works Quds of Force lions inevents the vestibule. artistic art, in countless next. commander, Maj. Gen. Qassem doorway you enter to spaces of contrast; Reb Avraham Yitzchok Kook, ztvk”l, by Ruth mediums from Judaica, paintings, sculpture, Indications of bright Iran’s yellow in- and somber black, Gila himself. Particularly meaningful, as the Soleimani, in to Baghdad early and papercuts music, micrography, and cheery poetry are incorporated all aspects tent toofescalate in the on Friday follows a into major sunshine and region dark, serious and whimsical. Rabbi was the first baby in the family circle their lives. late miscalculation on the part of were already No apparent wall is inunadorned. No space is named after Rav Kook. As you move from November, when U.S. Gen. Tehran in the decision to up the unoccupied. And always a lion is at hand! one side to the other in front of this portrait, The Rabbi explains, “The difference Kenneth F. McKenzie, the ante against the United States. Enter the living room, the dark and serious the Rav’s eyes mystically follow you. between Judaism and Hellenism is that head of the military’s Central While the extent of Iran’s reroom of seforim on black bookcases, over The sun beckons and we move to the the hero or role model for Hellenism is responsible for the sponse is not yetking clear,and military mantle (filled with lions of all types) is adjoining room, filled with plants, more books the philosopher the roleCommand model the planners in the region, Soleimani a medal from Iranian Supreme lion surrounded byreceives and objets d’art (and always more lions). for Judaism is the poet includking. King David, a fiery oil painting of aQassem ing in Israel, needand to prepare Ali Khamenei. (source: Wikimedia Commons) CONTINUED ONby P. 6the Leader painted Rabbi. Ayatollah He explains through his will poetry shira, expressed flames CONTINUED ON P. 14 By Linda Dubin Garfield
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