SHABBAT READING
The Decalogue: Ten Commandments or Ten Statements?: Prof. Marc Zvi Brettler and Prof. Jed Wyrick, The Torah.com, July 25, 2023 — The revelation of the Decalogue appears in Exodus 19-20, but it is not referred to there as עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים (aseret hadevarim), The Ten Statements (later known as “The Ten Commandments”). The phrase does appear about a dozen chapters later,[2] when Moses goes up the mountain to get a second set of tablets:
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How Much Would Conquering Gaza Cost Israel?: Nitzan Cohen, Israel Hayom, Aug. 6, 2025
How Hamas Secretly Moves Millions to Pay Members During the Gaza War: Ynet News, Aug. 6, 2025
Without Nasrallah and Iran Funding, Hezbollah’s Empire Crumbles: Shachar Kleiman, Israel Hayom, Aug. 1, 2025
Predatory Sparrow Hacks Iran’s Financial System: Michael Doran and Zineb Riboua, WSJ, July 20, 2025
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE
The ‘Humanitarian City’ In Gaza Would Cost Israel $4 Billion: Nadav Eyal, Ynet News, July 1, 2025 — Senior Israeli officials estimate that constructing a proposed “humanitarian city” in the Rafah area would cost between $2.7 billion and $4 billion. They added that, if the plan proceeds, Israel would initially bear nearly the entire cost.
Israel’s War Costs Skyrocket: One Day of Fighting Now Tops 425 Million Shekels: Eliana Fleming, JFeed, May 28, 2025 — As Israel’s ongoing conflict in Gaza reaches its 600th day, the financial toll on taxpayers continues to escalate, with a single day of intense fighting costing approximately 425 million shekels ($113 million), according to estimates from Bank of Israel and discussions in the Knesset Finance Committee.
First Gaza, Now Iran: What Two Back-To-Back Wars Will Cost Israel: First Post, June 17, 2025 — Israel’s prolonged military operations in Gaza and the recent escalation with Iran have plunged the country into the most expensive conflict period in its history.
Meet the Zyklon B Heiress Who is Sailing to Gaza: Brendon O’Nell, Spiked, Aug. 6, 2025 — Sometimes something so perfect happens you find yourself Googling furiously to make sure it’s really true.