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Holding Faith for Us Both

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Holding Faith for Us Both

I see her tears and feel each one
Her quiet pain becomes my own
If I could lift the weight she bears
Even for a day, free her from cares

I would offer her the peace she longs for
A calm her weary spirit waits to restore
I know that God sees every tear
He hears her questions rising near

Her faith grows thin beneath the strain
She yearns to see to trust again
Yet faith is not built on what we see
Doubt comes when belief fights to be free

A wandering heart, a soul that aches
Still searching for the path it takes
So I will hold the faith for two
Praying with hope in all we go through

And wait for the promised gentle day
When God will take her pain away
When joy returns and light breaks through
And her heart finds strength made new

Dedicated to my Wife, Frances

Willie Torres Jr.

12/11/2025

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80 responses to “Holding Faith for Us Both”

  1. Frances Torres Avatar
    Frances Torres

    You have me in tears. That was so beautiful and so were the pictures. I’m so blessed to have such an amazing husband!! I love you always and forever 🥰😘❤️🤗😊

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      My love, thank you for these words. They mean more than I can ever say. I know the road has been heavy, and I know God sees every tear, every fear, and every prayer we cannot even put into words. I am holding the faith for us both, especially on the days when the weight feels too much. We are not walking this alone. He has been faithful before, and He will be faithful again. I love you always and forever.

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  2. The Devotional Guy™ Avatar
    The Devotional Guy™

    Beautiful, Willie. Beautiful.

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  3. Darryl B Avatar
    Darryl B

    Willie, beautiful poem and artwork. What a great reminder. “Yet faith is not built on what we see” ❤️🙏

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading and Commenting… Amen 🙏 Brother….

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  4. Julia Avatar
    Julia

    Willie please give a hug to your wife for me, and share the following message from the God of peace.

    Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27).

    Philippians 4:6-9

    Blessings
    Julia

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much Julia and Thank you for Reading and Commenting.

      I’ll make sure to hug her for you and share those verses with her. We both need that peace right now. I appreciate you speaking God’s word over us.

      God’s Blessings to you today and always.

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      1. Julia Avatar
        Julia

        Life is hard Willie, and thankfully the one who endured and died to give us life understands our trials. (Isaiah 53).

        Praying for you and Frances

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  5. Eric Dunbar Avatar
    Eric Dunbar

    What an inspiring poem, Willie. You are a true poet. Your wife must be very proud of you. God bless you, friend.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much Eric. To God be the Glory and Praise… I Hope she is…

      God Bless you to my Dear Friend….

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  6. daylerogers Avatar
    daylerogers

    You love your wife well, my friend. Your compassion for her, your willingness to share her burdens as Jesus asks of us, and your dependability to stay the course, no matter how hard it is, is a picture of deep love and commitment. Thanks for sharing your heart, Willie.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading and Sharing your beautiful words…
      I try my best to love her the way God loves me, steady, patient, and real.
      I’m grateful He gives me the strength to carry what she can’t.
      Your words mean a lot. Thank you again and Thank you for being here…
      God Bless You, today and always…

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  7. LaDonna Remy Avatar
    LaDonna Remy

    This is beautiful. ❤️

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading and for your Kind Words…

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      1. LaDonna Remy Avatar
        LaDonna Remy

        ❤️❤️

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  8. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    Very nicely done, Willie. I hope Francis likes it as much as I do.

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  9. Hazel Avatar
    Hazel

    Oh, hugs to Frances. I have faith everything will be okay. Stay healthy and safe both of you, Willie. God is a healer and a provider, and everything.

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  10. Warren Richards Avatar
    Warren Richards

    Lovely share, Willie!

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  11. Dawna Avatar
    Dawna

    Incredible!!! Your love for your wife shines through in every word written. She is a blessed woman to have such a spiritual and loving husband and I can see how blessed you are to have her by your side.

    Love and hugs to you and your family.

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  12. Innerdialects Avatar
    Innerdialects

    Touching and powerful. Blest reading here. May healing flow, in Jesus name, thank you Willie for this share🍃🌷🍃 God bless you both plenty

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  13. Emotional Support Alien Avatar
    Emotional Support Alien

    That’s so beautiful

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  14. Carolina e Catarina Avatar
    Carolina e Catarina

    Whatever your wife is facing, she is not alone and it will pass… Courage! How beautiful that you maintain faith for both of you. Fraternal hugs to you both! 🙏🏼✨🎶

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  15. Mags Win Avatar
    Mags Win

    What wonderful words of care and love dearest Willie I am keeping you and your precious family in my prayers always. I pray peace like a river flows in and around you and your family and the Lord gives you strength and whatever else you need any time you are in need. Sending love, hugs and blessings to all of you. Stay strong.

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  16. andybuz78 Avatar
    andybuz78

    Beautiful 👏

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you and Thank you for Reading and Commenting..

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  17. Susana Cabaço Avatar
    Susana Cabaço

    A very touching dedication, Willie! Sometimes things shake so much that doubts and even fears show up! Only faith and love can keep us going through the challenges! Through God’s grace, a new day shall dawn! Keep strong, my friends; no storm lasts forever, and the Sun will eventually shine! Lots of light and blessings your way, always!!! 🙏✨

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  18. Sara Allwright Avatar
    Sara Allwright

    Beautiful words dedicated to wife ‘Frances’! 🥰

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading and Commenting. 🤗🙏🏼

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      1. Sara Allwright Avatar
        Sara Allwright

        It’s always my pleasure Willie 🧡

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  19. papadosshortstories Avatar
    papadosshortstories

    Beautifully written, Willi. “Faith is not built on what we see.” That’s exactly, our faith goes beyond that. ☺️😇🧡🙏

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading and Commenting… And absolutely, Faith is bigger than what our eyes can hold. 😇🙏

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  20. loia Avatar
    loia

    Beautiful indeed Willie.. really touched me… 🙏

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  21. bnave8081 Avatar
    bnave8081

    Wow! Love this!

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading and Commenting…

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  22. Jeff Avatar
    Jeff

    Wow, that’s beautiful Willie. I’m saving this.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      WoW…. Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading, Commenting and for your Encouragement…

      To God be the Glory and Praise…

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  23. Edward Ortiz Avatar
    Edward Ortiz

    That was beautiful, Willie. The pictures are always on point. Well done, my friend.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much Edward … It’s been hard seeing her in sorrow and pain. I had to remind her that I’m here, that I understand, and that God sees and knows it all too.

      Thank you for Reading and Commenting and for your Kind Words..

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      1. Edward Ortiz Avatar
        Edward Ortiz

        I can’t imagine it, but I know God is present and loving us when we need it most.

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    2. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Amen 🙌 … Thank you for those Words…

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      1. Edward Ortiz Avatar
        Edward Ortiz

        You’re welcome, my friend. 🙏🏼

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      2. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
        Willie Torres Jr.

        🤗🤗

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  24. Lauren Scott, Author Avatar
    Lauren Scott, Author

    A beautiful poem for your wife, Willie.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much Lauren and Thank you for Reading and Commenting. Truly means a lot…

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  25. P. J. Gudka Avatar
    P. J. Gudka

    Beautifully written.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading and Commenting…

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  26. Ernie 'Dawg' Avatar
    Ernie ‘Dawg’

    I love this poem Willie. Frances will be carried through these trials by the Lords love and through the passion he provides you the strength to carry her burdens in this journey.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much Brother. And Thank you for Reading, Commenting and for your Prayers.. That truly means a lot to me.

      I’m trusting the Lord to carry Frances and I through this, and in the meantime, I will try my best to keep holding the Faith for us both, leaning on His love and strength every step of the way. 🙏

      Be Blessed, Be Safe, Be Warm and Know that You Are Loved…

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  27. heavensreef Avatar
    heavensreef

    Willie……keep the faith and just know you are loved by GOD and me here in Arizona!!

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you, my Dear Sister and as always, Thank you for Reading, Commenting and for your Support and Encouragement.

      I’m truly trying. The weight is heavy, but His Love, Mercy, and Grace are heavier still. Knowing I’m covered by God and by your love all the way from Arizona means more than you know. 🙏❤️

      God’s Continued Blessings to you, today and always.

      You Are Loved

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      1. heavensreef Avatar
        heavensreef

        Willie, Adam’s message was about the light of JESUS yesterday. Draw towards the light. HE is light all around us and in us!! And YES, YOU are LOVED here in Arizona!

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    2. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Amen 🙏 Thank you so much, my Sister. I have some catching up to do with Christ Church. With the temps here at minus eight, I will be staying in, writing and watching church. Thank you for always thinking of me.

      You Are Dearly Loved too.

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      1. heavensreef Avatar
        heavensreef

        Brr sounds cold! We had 80 degrees yesterday but I love it. Never thought I would like Christmas without snow but I sure do!!

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    3. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      I would be okay if I never saw snow again on Christmas Day 🥶🎄⛄🔥⛄🥶🎄

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  28. Livora Gracely Avatar
    Livora Gracely

    Willie, this poem is a beautiful testament to deep love and steadfast commitment. It is truly heartwarming. Your willingness to “hold the faith for us both” is a real picture of Christ’s love—one that is willing to share the burden. It is a powerful reminder that even in doubt, there is a firm hope held by those we love, and most importantly, by God. Blessings to you and Frances.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading and for your Kind Words… It means a lot.

      I just want to stand firm in faith for both of us, trusting God’s strength and love to carry us through.

      God’s Blessings to you as well.

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  29. Dancing Snowflakes – Dawgy Daddy responds Avatar
    Dancing Snowflakes – Dawgy Daddy responds

    […] came about from Willie’s post. I hope this little poem/song lifts your spirits a tiny bit in this holiday […]

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Brother, this was so awesome. Thank you so much and Thank you for Visiting, Reading and Commenting…

      WoW, I need those “Snowflakes dancing in the sky tonight.” I truly loved this, it lifted my spirits for sure.
      You are a true blessing, Brother.

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  30. tulacelinastonebridge Avatar
    tulacelinastonebridge

    Wunderschön geschrieben lieber Willie.

    Ich drücke euch beide gaaaaaaaanz fest. 💗💗💗💗💗

    P.S: Es ist eine schwere Zeit. Man sollte Glauben und diese Welt auseinander halten, es sind zwei verschiedene Dinge, die sich aber trotzdem gegenseitig brauchen, schwierig, sehr schwierig.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much, my Dear Friend. That hug means more than you know. These are hard times for sure. Many do not understand that faith does not remove struggles, it carries us through them. That is why we hold on.

      Thank you for Reading, Commenting and for your Kindness…

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  31. Anna Waldherr Avatar
    Anna Waldherr

    Lovely. ❤

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading and Commenting…

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  32. Swamigalkodi Astrology Avatar
    Swamigalkodi Astrology

    Doubt comes when belief fights to be free…👌

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Amen 🙌 Thank you for Reading and Commenting…

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  33. K. Ravindra Avatar
    K. Ravindra

    That really touched me, Willie. Your pictures always capture things perfectly. Thank you, friend.

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    1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading and Commenting.

      Be Safe, Be Well and Be Blessed…

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  34. WanderingCanadians Avatar
    WanderingCanadians

    Thanks for sharing. We’re a lot stronger than we think, but it always helps to have some faith and support to help test our strength.

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    1. mosckerr Avatar
      mosckerr

      The mitzva of חג חנוכה a mitzva of ארץ ישראל just like חלה directly connected to the 5 species of grains and the counting of the Omer. The miracle of Chanukkah never occurred in g’lut; the celebration of the victory of פרדס logic over Syllogism Greek logic never witnessed by g’lut Jewry.

      This Chag has no connection what so ever for exiled Jewry other than remembering Torah commands, as a vague idea. Comparable to the עבד כנעני כנגד בית המקדש – these Torah mitzvot too have no connection whatsoever with g’lut Jews. G’lut Jews have hazy foggy notions of some grand Catholic like Cathedral rather than the Torah commandment of faith: to pursue judicial justice.

      G’lut Jewry does not know how to discern between judicial common law from foreign alien imposed statute halachic codifications of religious ritualism as a belief in some avoda zara Universal monotheistic One God av tuma narishkeit religion.

      The Spirit Name Sinai revelation – a local Tribal god. Only the tribes of Israel accepted the revelation of the Spirit Name at Sinai. No translated word can “Convert” this Spirit Name unto a Xtian-Muslim Universal God.

      The B’HaG argues that the “rabbinic” commandments of Nir Shabbat & Nir Chanukkah – both mitzvot require prophetic mussar as their k’vanna. As such both “rabbinic mitzvot”, because they dedicate מלאכה מלאכים as Jewish עבודת השם, a Torah commandment, that both this and that qualify as mitzvot דאורייתא. The B’HaG understood tohor time-oriented Av Commandments whereas the Rambam’s Sefer Ha’Mitzvot restricted Torah commandments to the literal language contained within the Written Torah. The Rambam karaite denied the Talmud as the Oral Torah!

      The language of tefillah דאורייתא the mitzva of קריא שמע defines. To accept the yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven has nothing to do with making a CREED-like (Goyim custom) declaration that ONE refers to the belief system of Monotheism. The opening verse of the kre’a sh’ma contains two שם השם. Why not simply: שמע ישראל ה’ אלהינו אחד? Perhaps Rabbi Yechuda organized his Sha’s Mishna into 6 Orders because of the 6 words the Shma tefillah דאורייתא contains. What does this additional שם השם פרט, how does it further enhance our understanding of the k’vanna of this tefillah?

      Fog brained Jews in g’lut never once ask this basic question. The RambaN assumed that the Rambam’s 5th positive commandment, tefillah a mitzva from the Torah, referred to Shemone Esrei! G’lut Jews walk the world in a ‘shell-shocked’ daze. Torah does not define Jewish religion. Torah functions as the written Constitution of the Torah Republic. Statute halachic codifications fossilize a classic Jewish g’lut religion. Small wonder that assimilated and intermarried ערב רב שאין להם יראת אלהים abandoned and forgot the Oral Torah revelation at Horev and bowed and worshipped the Greek “gods” of syllogism philosophy; small wonder that Xtianity dogmatized their Trinity mystery new God(s). Xtians declare “In the Name of JeZeus”, as if this equals the first commandment revelation of the Spirit Name at Sinai.

      Therefore קריא שמע, since it exists as a tohor time-oriented Av commandment, requires k’vanna; what does the repetition of the שם השם לשמה add to the k’vanna of this tefillah דאורייתא? A fundamental question which the foggy brained g’lut Jews, same rabbis who failed to discern that the mitzva דאורייתא of tefillah – kre’a shma. G’lut Jews – swimming in Jell-O muddled minds, trapped like slaves with their fingers in bolls to separate cotton from its seeds. Pulling the Yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven – a Jew must accept both the Written and Oral Torah לשמה. When rabbi Yochanon taught that a blessing requires שם ומלכות, this essential k’vanna of kre’a shma — served as the בנין אב יסוד of his halachic ruling which separates swearing a Torah oath from saying praises like Tehillem.

      Tefillah דאורייתא fundamentally requires t’shuva. T’shuva befuddled Goyim confuses with “repentance”. But Goyim never accepted the revelation of the Torah at Sinai, specifically not לשמה. Neither the bible translations nor the koran ever once calls upon the Spirit Name revealed at Sinai. Proof that both religions worship other Gods; no different from Hinduism.

      Akedat Yitzhak a test of faith. Hence the kre’a sh’ma has אלהינו which means din or judgment. What specific oaths did the Avot swear by which they each cut an oath alliance to תמיד מעשה בראשית create through the k’vanna of time-oriented Av Torah commandments the chosen Cohen people throughout all generations unto eternity????

      Harvest bolls of burden has left g’lut Jewry utterly perplexed concerning the oaths sworn by the avot. Yet its these oaths which serve as the יסוד כוונה of all time-oriented commandments starting with the first-born time-oriented commandment – Tefillah. Herein interprets why the Torah prioritizes so many agricultural commandments such as חלה etc. The Reshonim “debated” whether the mitzva of tefillah a mitzva דאורייתא או דרבנן!

      G’lut a Torah curse. The mentality of stateless refugee populations simply does not compare to elite aristocrats who rule their own lands and country. In g’lut Jews treated perpetually as on par with עבד כנענים. Slaves own no property, nor have any rights. Hence European barbarians treated Jews with utter contempt and total disdain regardless how our people brought blessings upon the Goyim lands we wondered as abhorred Cain-like refugees. The UN today treats Israel not as an Independent nation. But rather as a UN protectorate territory wherein foreign powers determine our international borders and Capital City! The ICC Rome Treaty Court pretends that it has jurisdiction over Israel as if post Shoah Jews never swore a Torah oath “Never Again” shall Europeans in particular, impose their solutions for their “Jewish Problems”.

      Goyim religions know nothing of t’shuva; t’shuva requires remembering. Goyim religious notions of “repentance” stuck in a psychotic ever repeating Sunflower Syndrome. Goyim drama queen vampire validation post WWII of the Balfour/League of Nations intent: Europe now lay utterly exhausted. FDR who sided with the Chamberlain/Johan Ludwig Möller 2nd White Paper betrayal of the original 1922 League of Nations mandate to establish a Jewish National Home in Palestine – FDR also dead.

      Accountability: No Goyim courtroom has ever forced the Church or Mosque to stand before a court and answer for war crimes, such as the Crusades. These religions pray to their Universal Monotheistic God(s), yet they continue to repeat their abominations of injustice and mass violence like a dog returns to eat its own vomit. Repentance as an act of remorse, did not stop Pope Pius XII to turning all the Jews of Rome over to the Nazis and establish Rat-lines to assist Nazi war criminals to flee to South America.

      Neutral Europe and US did not fight together with the Jews in Israel to win our two Wars of National Independence. British French revisionist history – UN 242 totally ignores that the USSR and Poland captured Germanic Prussia through War and occupy those lands to this very day; that the Allies imposed a huge population transfer of Germans from Prussian territory! Yet the UN moans like a woman in labor at the prospect of Israelis making a population transfer of terrorist Arab dhimmi refugee populations. UN Resolution 3379 an utter repudiation of both the Balfour Declaration and the League of Nations Palestine Mandate.

      During this summit, President Clinton proposed a significant peace plan that included Israeli withdrawals from most of the West Bank, parts of East Jerusalem, and other concessions. Arafat’s subsequent rejection of the proposal was pivotal, leading analysts to argue that it reflected his prioritization of throwing the Jews into the Sea over establishment of a Palestinian state. For example, Arafat demanded “right of return” which would have radically changed the balance of power between Jews and Arabs populations living in “Palestine”.

      Furthermore, despite his lies, Arafat well knew that the PLO did not exist as the sole representative of the Palestinian people as he so publicly claimed. The 2006 Gaza general elections exposed Arafat’s propaganda lies, especially after Hamas violently expelled the PA from Gaza. All Arab Israeli wars have fought over the Arab refusal to recognize Jewish equal rights to self determination. Pre Independence War ’48, UN Resolution 181 all Arab states Universally rejected. Hence during the British mandate no Arabs referred to themselves as Palestinians because to do so would validate the Balfour Declaration & the 1922 League of Nations Palestine Mandate awarded to Britain.

      Israeli foreign policy, as a first priority rule, must learn Talmud as precedents as the fundamental basic wherein to form and shape strategic foreign policy with other countries. The Talmud precedes the existence of the Koran. Post Shoah, Xtianity a dead religion which no longer merits consideration of its Protocols of the Elders of Zion New Testament. This dead faith waits for the 2nd coming of JeZeus like off the דרך Orthodox Rambam religious believing Jews, wait for the coming of their Harry Potter Moshiach.

      גופה: Therefore tefillah דאורייתא, (kre’a shma) requires tefillen to swear a Torah oath of alligiance to A) the Written Torah as the Constitution of the Republic and B) the Oral Torah as the basis of Sanhedrin common law courtrooms פרדס logic which imposes justice through the prophets/police who enforce the judicial rulings made by Sanhedrin courts of common law. Neither tefillah nor prophets have anything to do with g’lut.

      Torah teaches through משל\נמשל. The בית המקדש functions only as a משל; Torah commands mussar rather than dictates history or historical actual events in time. The purpose of the בית המקדש teaches the נמשל of Sanhedrin common law courts of Oral Torah law.

      Chanukkah, in this frame, not about a specific past event but about rededication of justice—restoring the institutions that translate the Written Torah (Constitution) through the Oral Torah (precedent) into lived law. Foreign policy must therefore express, protect, and extend this nimshal: judicial independence, oath brit justice, and sovereignty grounded in our dual Torah oath (Shema).

      Reconstitution of judicial integrity through Israeli national liberty; insulating precedent-based halakha (Oral Torah) from coercive imperial codifications; asserting self-rule through courts that serve the Republic’s Constitution (Written Torah). Public visibility of justice—law made legible to the street and home. Light as governance clarity: transparent rulings, accountable enforcement, and accessible legal reasoning.

      Israel’s legitimacy rests on maintaining its own courts (nimshal), not on inheriting or appeasing foreign statute systems. A consistent doctrine of non-subordination to external tribunals in core governance, paired with demonstrable internal review and accountability. An annual Chanukkah t’shuva, a civic recommitment to clean, competent institutions—courts, oversight committees, and disciplined enforcement.

      Israel common law argues Judicial courtroom cases through precedent, contexts, and distinctions, not abstract universals that erase the Mishna as does the Rambam’s assimilated foreign and utterly alien statute code which does not understand Talmudic common law nor פרדס inductive reasoning logic.

      Israel has sworn a Torah oath “Never Again”. No UN ICJ or ICC court shall ever rule over their slander lies “Jewish Problem” ever again. Diplomats trained in Talmudic Case/Din common law which stands upon Israeli courts judicial precedents defines the National Independence of the Jewish state.

      National memory guides the priority of Israeli judicial justice over secondary and tertiary foreign courtroom תולדות legal opinions and/or rulings. The lights of Chanukkah refer to clear public summaries of Sanhedrin common law rulings. The term משנה תורה the Torah Constitutionally empowers the Sanhedrin courts to make a “Legislative Review” of any laws or legal rulings made by not only the Knesset Parliament of Israel but statute laws and decrees issued by foreign courts and State Governments of foreign lands as they theoretically apply to the Jewish State. The Sanhedrin Courts can veto any courtroom ruling made by alien foreign courts and legislatures.

      Israeli foreign policy built around stable foreign alliances wherein our regional Middle East allies recognize and respect our National Independence and right to self determination within the borders of our homeland. “Allies” like England, France, Australia etc who behave as chislers whenever a crisis erupts; who betray the alliance like Britian did with its White Paper decrees, such warm weather allies never trusted in a pinch.

      During the 8 Days of Chanukkah ideally the Sanhedrin courts will make a public review of summaries of Court rulings in the past year. Something comparable to publication of majority & minority Supreme Court opinions of the past year. Chanukkah mandates a foreign policy that centers judicial sovereignty, precedent-based reasoning, transparent institutional integrity, and disciplined deterrence—Israel speaking and acting as a constitutional republic whose light – the legibility of its common law courtrooms.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you for Reading and Commenting… I agree, strength grows when faith and support walk with us. Holding on together makes the load lighter.

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    believe4147

    May the Lord give you grace for strength and fill your heart with unexplainable joy and peace.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Amen🙏Thank you so much and Thank you for Reading and Commenting… I receive that, and I’m grateful for your prayers and kindness.
      God Bless You, today and always…

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    mitchteemley

    Such lovely, touching words, Willie.

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much and Thank you kindly for Reading and Commenting.
      Be Blessed and Continue to be a Blessing.

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        mitchteemley

        Likewise, my friend.

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      Continuing with our study of the Gemara of Kiddushin. משנה תורה, קידושין אב משנה, סוגיה ב’. ואשה בפחות מש”פ, לא מקניא נפשה

      Our Av Mishna in this mesechta – restricts. Just as שוה פרוטה restricts so too and how much more so age and maturity of the child restricts. Scholarship in Talmudic common law does not read words printed on a page and react like as does statute law and reactionary newspaper intellectuals. Torah common law requires of any talmid in any generation or Era to make the critical סדור דיוקים – logical inferences. The term סידור refers specifically to the Jewish prayer book and generally relates to the order of logical order of tefillot according to פרדס logic or reasoning. מערות דיוקים – another way of expressing logical inference deductions. For example: in three Av ברכות an one תולדה blessing of this זימן גרמא מצוה the key term פרנסה established in each of the 4 blessings.

      Av time-oriented commandments sanctify מלאכה rather than simply עבודה. The latter verb defines the תולדות מצוות שלא צריך כוונה. Therefore the repeated reference to פרנסה functions as a רמז (words within words) pun upon מלאכה as פרנסה. A father has a Torah obligation to teach his children a trade. Professionals in a “trade union” earn higher wages than simple common minimum wage workers. Herein defines the “mussar rebuke” of the k’vanna of ברכת המזון as a time-oriented מלאכה מצוה.

      Every time a scholar elevates a תולדה מצוה שלא צריך כוונה to a Av tohor time-oriented commandment, herein defines the meaning of חידושי תורה. Torah scholarship, like expressed through statute law assimilated Karaism Judaism, denies the existence of זימן גרמא חידושי תורה. This idea: “זימן גרמא חידושי תורה” refers to instances that provoke intellectual engagement in the study of Torah, emphasizing the depth and complexity of mitzvot that require skill and thought, rather than simple or rote actions.

      The post Rambam Civil War projects to this day the karaite philosophy of doing mitzvot by rote. Its this basic must fundamental יסודי סוד which permanently separates Jewish common law פרדס Judaism from Karaim Orthodox Judaism both in the days of the Tzeddukim – who like the later Karaim rejected the Oral Torah פרדס judicial common law legalism. They all sought to substitute an “orthodox Jewish religion” to replace Sanhedrin courtroom authority. The Tzeddukim Cohonim heretics, no different from the korban offered by Cain – a barbeque dedicated unto Heaven מצוה עבודת השם שלא לשמה. “Post the Rambam Civil War” the Tzeddukim and Karaim preceded the rote “tradition” of Greek\Roman statue law substitute for Jewish common law through Yad, Tur, Shulkan Aruch alien Goyim-like halachic codes.

      The tefillah דאורייתא of ברכת המזון rote reading printed words in the bencher utterly fails to distinguish and separate מלאכה from עבודה. Absolutely no different from Yeshiva students who study Talmud for years, and yet can not distinguish judicial common law from Roman statute law. Based upon the mitzva of Shabbat, this mitzva serves as the Av model of all time-oriented commandments. Just as both קידוש והבדלה separate and distinguish between מלאכה מן עבודה, all other Torah Av time-oriented commandments require a Havel k’vanna which remembers the Avot brit oaths as מלאכת עיקר or מלאכה יסודי.

      Roman statute law, by definition, has no “family genetic” “DNA” connections with the wisdom of מלאכה; just as race does not define the chosen Cohen people, but rather Jews who keep and follow the culture and customs practiced by the Cohen people as determined through T’NaCH, Talmud, Midrashim, & Siddur – herein the precise precondition placed upon all Gere Tzeddik. The Rambam, Karaim, Tzeddukim. Samaritans who converted to Judaism, typically referred to as “כנעניים” (Ken’anim), like as expressed in a Mishna in Baba Kama. Whereas mesechta Sanhedrin refers to Gere Toshav, temporary Goyim residents, by the term: bnai Noach. Specifically expressed through the 7 mitzvot “bnai Noach”.

      This learning today relies extensively upon the Oral Torah middah רב חסד which means מאי נפקא מינא או תמיד מעשה בראשית. The latter metaphor, twice repeated in the opening blessing prior to ק”ש שחרית, refers to the vision of מלאכה as the wisdom which for ever “creates” the Chosen Cohen bnai brit people from nothing in all generations throughout time. The av tuma avoda zara abomination of “virgin birth” negates the Torah sanctification of Av tohor time oriented commandments.

      ולרב הונא דאמר חופה קונה מק”ו למיוטי מאי? למעוטי חליפין.(Tzedduki, Canaani, Karaite, Rambam, Tur, Shulkan Aruch, substitute statute halachic religious law.) ס”ד אמינא הואיל (דתנן: האשה נקנית) וגמר קיחה קיחה משדה עפרון, מה שדה מקניא בחליפין אף אשה נמי מקניא בחליפין קמ”ל – למעוטי חליפין (The halachot of statute halachic religious Orthodox Judaism religious law – null and void.)

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    Beautiful

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      Thank you so much 🙌🤗

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    heavensreef

    I think it interesting that GOD has given those around us to help one another carry our burdens and encourage our faith. Let no one believe he is alone……..and thank GOD THANK GOD HE IS CONTINUALLY WITH US. Because HE holds us under HIS everlasting arms! YOU are loved by GOD and me Willie!

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    This is heartfelt Willie. Together you can do much more. Blessings to you both 🤗🤗

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      Willie Torres Jr.

      Thank you so much Iba… And Thank you for Reading and Commenting…

       I will hold the faith for two, Praying with hope in all we go through. That Hope is found in God and God alone…

      God Bless You and Your Family and I Hope you all have a Wonderful, Memorable and Blessed Christmas

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