613: The ultimate irony...

 17 Sivan 5785 | י"ז סיון ה'תשפ"ה

 

613* 

 ***UPDATE BELOW***

 ...is that today, the day we were alerted that Iran is attacking us, is FRIDAY THE 13TH.

Not only that, today's date, June 13, is numerically written as 6/13 (at least in the US). 

Remind anyone of anything? 

For many of the nations of the world, Friday the 13th is an inauspicious day. An unlucky day. (Other numbers are said to take on this role, for example some of the lands of the Far East have a different number. But, today I'm focusing on 13.)

For Jews, however, especially appreciated by those who speak Hebrew and are aware of gematria, 13 is a particularly auspicious day. Very positive words in Hebrew add up to 13:

Love — ahava — אהבה

One — echad — אחד

God (the unpronounced name) is double-13, or 26. יהוה

And yet another layer: 613 is the number of mitzvoth in the Torah. 
Whatever we can take on today, we should do now. Shabbat is upon us, for a start, even if we have to keep it in our shelters.

 

IRAN, YOU MADE A BIG MISTAKE IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE WORLD. 

YOU ARE ATTACKING GOD as well as the JEWS.

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU.

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Shabbat shalom umevorach to all the Jews of the world, and a great weekend to all the people who love God enough to love His people too. 

 

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*Thanks to a neighbor in my neighborhood for the heads-up about the 6 in 613. Another neighbor advises that the alternate way to write the date, 13/6, is also auspicious; it refers to the Hebrew words ביד חזקה (b'yad hazakah, with a strong hand...).  

***UPDATE***

24/6/2025/28 Sivan 5785: The peace declared today lacks, at least the following: 

• Civilians were killed on 24 June (4 according to Israel HaYom, Jerusalem Post) in Beersheva while sleeping in their beds. We hadn't even buried them yet, nor found those buried under the rubble, whether in Beersheva whether dead or alive, just before the ceasefire. The point here is that, even though it was before the ceasefire was to start, THE VICTIMS WERE CIVILIANS. Only one of those killed in Beersheva was a soldier. The rest were CIVILIANS, in every sense of the word; to target them is a war crime!
• WHERE ARE OUR HOSTAGES??? ARE THEY HOME YET??? President Trump, did you forget that HAMAS is a proxy of IRAN??? Did you forget that "October Seventh," still ongoing, is the responsibility of IRAN??? Considering that we are expected to have and maintain a full peace, don't you think this is an important thing to have resolved? If the US experienced anything like we Israelis did, would you expect a mediator to neglect the issue of your people trapped behind enemy lines?
• DON'T FORGET BUSHEHR (see Bushehr phase 2 here). This is the one nuclear site that currently exists (that we know of) in Iran and is being prepared for use as I type. It seems to be closer to Israel than the other sites were, from what I could tell. Two more are coming, thanks to RUSSIA. Let's not forget them, either, and note where they are on the map when they are shown.

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We must not forget to put our trust ONLY IN GOD, and only give HIM credit for our victories, whenever and however they come. For the above reasons and more, I believe we're still not done with the Iranian shadow, and possibly other shadows, over us, the Jewish people.

 

More reading: 

R' Green: Reflections on 6/13 | Israel Unwired: Open miracles, living prophecy — the night that shook the world!!! | Shmuel Sackett: Iran vs. HaShem (!!!)| YWN, from the 'mailbag': June 17, 2025: How Megillas Koheles points to this date as "Eis Shalom" — the final pre-Mashiach era | Elder of Ziyon: Israel's enemies drink their own Kool-Aid | NYT: The U.S. must now reckon with a hegemon in the Mideast: Israel | WashPost: With Trump on side, Israel becomes the Middle East's clear hegemon | JPress: ...Israel emerges as undisputed hegemon in the Middle East | VisionMag: We must fight this holy war alone | IL Unwired: Iran promised a "long night" — but the God of Israel had other plans | Mayim Achronim: Iran, Mossad and Mashiach | TOI (opinion, by Nikoo Pajoom): I'm Iranian — Israel's attacks give me hope | Myrtle Rising: Recent Q&A with R' Itamar Schwartz of Bilvavi regarding Iran | YWN: R' Yitzhak Yosef paskens to hold weddings during the 3 Weeks this year | JPress (Hana Levi Julian): Israel targets Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, IRGC HQ, internal security directorate, etc.!  Also (Elie Weinstock) : No Jew should be left behind | Tomer Devorah: I pray his end is like Korach's (video included) | JPress (Fiamma Nirenstein): From bomb shelters to Tehran: Israel's ancient struggle to survive |

 

Videos:

 H/T Tomer Devorah: (short) Hodu l'Hashem Ki Tov (HEB w/English subs) | also there, more videos underneath!...some with English, most only in Hebrew. | Pulse of Israel: The night Israel changed the world  plus: The fall of Israel's enemies: A historical shift you need to see; Iran thought we'd break. They awakened the Jewish Lion[ess]. | Israel Unwired: This Iranian propaganda video came back to bite them big time! | Sky News AU: Israel has 'decapitated' Iran's IRGC | R' Lawrence Hajioff: Why Iran is REALLY attacking Israel and why the US have intervened now (it seems the Rav is saying that we're in the way of the Méhedi (that's how he pronounced the Muslim Mashiah) and the US is the main nation of non-Muslims.) |

 

Audio: 

Israel Newstalk Radio: Iran is trying to create a new Auschwitz in Israel |