Interesting Recent Links - Kippur 5774 III

Arutz Sheva - Lapid is Sorry this Yom Kippur for Not Passing Enough Anti-Torah Legislation

VIN - Al-Qaida Leader Calls For Terror Attacks Inside US To 'Bleed America Economically'

VIN - Syria Chemical Weapons Sites Being Dispersed To Avoid Detection

Muqata - Did Iran and Russia Just Save Israel?

Habayitah - Gmar Chatima Tova to all Klal Yisrael

R' Pinchos Lipschutz - Has the Beacon Been Dimmed? (on President Obama's failed leadership)

YWN - Colorado Flash Floods - Chabad Center Floods Right Before Yom Kippur

YWN - Archbishop Complies with Request of Rabbanim to Cancel Yom Kippur Event  (I tend to agree with the first comment there.)

CosmicX - On Anthony Weiner's Use of "Hakaras HaTov"

Emes Ve-Emunah - No One is Immune

Matzav - Rav Elyashiv: 30 Minutes on Yom Kippur

Mystical Paths - Report from Kaparos

Kikar - Rabbi of Gilo Neighborhood: Haredim Who Oppose Kapparot are Not Haredim

YWN - Rishon L’Tzion Will Wear Traditional Garb for Crowning Ceremony

YWN - Hachtarah of Rishon L’Tzion Changes Venue to Maran’s Home

Kikar - Hottest Yom Kippur in Israel in 11 years  YWN says some forecasts say the temperature can reach 104ºF!

Tomer Devorah - Repentance as a Nation: The Key to Redemption – Rabbi Meir Kahane (a bit harsh on Toshevei Hu"l, but possibly applied to Toshevei Hu"l who have become totally assimilated into their host's society or those who have no longing for E"Y whatsoever)

Kikar - Yehoram Gaon feels very, very Jewish when singing the Piyut "לך א-לי" (For those unfamiliar, that's this.)

Matzav - Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlit"a: Daven for Rav Shteinman Shlit"a on Yom Kippur   See also Kikar.

YWN - Rav Yoshiyahu Pinto Invited to Meet Iranian President Rohani  See also Kikar.  (Very strange, even though his father Shlit"a helped out Qadaffi)

Fox News - Ethiopian Farmer Claims He is 160 Years Old