Former President Donald Trump delivered a rousing CPAC address on Saturday, and it was as clear an argument for a Republican campaign in 2024 as you're ever going to see -- from anybody. We'll have clips.
But our focus this Sunday will be the ongoing California winter storm disaster. Thousands of people -- mostly Trump voters -- have been stuck in mountain town for days. And where's Gov. Gavin Newsom?
Well, he did declare a state of emergency last Wednesday -- a week AFTER the blizzards struck. In Florida, whose governor is a frequent Newsom target, they declare an emergency BEFORE a storm arrives.
Then Newsom... promptly skipped town. No one knows where he is, and no one seems to have an answer. The mainstream media aren't interested -- no one wants to ruin Democrats' 2024 backup plan.
Still, Democrats aren't failing on EVERY front... at least, that is what one China expert thinks. Despite Biden being owned by the Chinese, he is pursuing a Trump-like policy, cheating his benefactors, it seems.
We'll talk about all of that -- and more. Our confirmed guests are:
- Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) - on Newsom's absence in the storm
- Alan Tonelson - on Biden's policy toward China
- Former CA GOP leader Melissa Melendez - on Newsom gone AWOL
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This is the portion that all journalists should love: the Torah tells the story of the 12 spies, only two of whom tell the truth when the other ten shade it in a negative away (perhaps to suit a political agenda that is opposed to Moses).
It's not that the ten "lying" spies misconstrue the facts about the Land of Israel; rather, they interject their opinions that the land is impossible to conquer, which strikes unnecessary terror into the hearts of the people.
We have many examples of such fake news today -- from the Iranian propaganda outlets spreading false claims that they are winning the war, to California politicians spreading false horror stories about ICE raids in L.A.
The people realize, too late, that they have been fooled, and once they are condemned to die in the desert, they try to rush into Israel -- only to be defeated by the inhabitants, as the spies predicted that they would be.
But as consolation, God gives the people new commandments -- focused on things they must ...
This week's portion discusses the procedure for lighting the menorah, the holy seven-branched lamp, in the Tabernacle (and later the Temple). It also describes an episode where the people crave meat, and God punishes them by giving it to them in excess. We also read the story of Miriam, Moses's sister, who is punished with the spiritual skin blemish of tzara'at for speaking about her brother, thus violating the prohibition against lashon hara (evil tongue).
I heard a fantastic sermon this week about the lighting of the menorah: that while only the priests were qualified to clean and purify the menorah, anyone could light it. A reminder that each of us can inspire others along the way.
This week we study the vow of the Nazirite; a reminder that sometimes trying to be too holy is excessive, and the best we can do is to be the best that we are.
https://www.chabad.org/parshah/torahreading_cdo/aid/2495720/p/complete/jewish/Naso-Torah-Reading.htm
