Thursday, March 31, 2016

Pictures from the OLD WEST

Rabbi Yehuda Lave

Train According To Her/His Nature 

A person cannot break his inborn personality. But everyone has free will to choose how he will act within the basic structure of his personality. Whether you will be righteous, evil, or average - it's up to you!

As the Talmud (Shabbos 56a) states: A person born with a tendency to shed blood makes his own choice as to whether he will draw blood for healing, or as a robber, or as a butcher, or as a mohel (ritual circumciser). That is, the choice of how to express your basic personality is the key factor in determining your greatness (or lack thereof).

King Solomon (Proverbs 22:6) instructs us to "train children according to their individual natures." When your approach is in alignment with the child's personality, he will continue in this positive path his entire life. If, however, you try to force the child (or anyone, for that matter) to act in a way that is inconsistent with his basic nature, he might listen superficially out of fear. But as soon as he can escape your authority, he will turn away from what you have taught him.

This concept is so valuable, that it is worth reading it five times - to internalize and remember it.

Love Yehuda Lave

The World's 10 Most Beautiful Synagogues

http://theculturetrip.com/europe/hungary/articles/the-worlds-10-most-beautiful-synagogues/

a late PURIM SAMEACH!!

 
Two astronauts land on Mars.
Their mission: to check whether there is oxygen on the planet.

"Give me the box of matches," says one. "Either it burns and there is
oxygen, or nothing happens."

He takes the box, and is ready to strike a match when, out of the blue, a
Martian appears waving all his arms...

"No, no, don't!"

The two guys look at each other, worried. Could there be an unknown
explosive gas on Mars?

Still, he takes another match... and... A crowd of hysterical Martians is coming, all waving their arms: "No, no, don't do that!"

One of the astronauts says, "This looks serious. What are they afraid of?
Nonetheless, we're here for Science, to

know if man can breathe on Mars."

So he strikes a match -- which flames up,

burns down, and....NOTHING
HAPPENS!

So he turns to the Martians and asks, "Why

did you try to prevent us from
striking a match?"

The leader of the Martians says, "It's Shabbos!"

Judah and Samaria-NO JEWS ALLOWED

Excellent 5 minute piece. Must watch and pass on.

 

 

Subject: Judah and Samaria-NO JEWS ALLOWED

 

 

http://www.israelvideonetwork.com/caroline-glick-shut-down-the-debate-with-this-bombshell-speech/?omhide=true&utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=e

Why are we fighting over the Kotel


Why Are We Fighting Over The Kotel?
 
By: Moshe Feiglin
Published: March 28th, 2016
Latest update: March 23rd, 2016
 

MK Moshe Feiglin

I was once a member of a panel at a Jerusalem symposium on religion and state. Next to me sat Anat Hoffman, the chairperson of the Women of the Wall.

“I oppose any type of coercion,” I explained to the crowd in the room, “whether it is religious coercion or secular coercion.”

“Can you give us an example of secular coercion?” someone in the audience asked.

“Certainly,” I answered, and pointed to Anat Hoffman. “Anat Hoffman is a walking example of secular coercion.”

“Me?” retorted the astounded Hoffman.

“Yes,” I answered. “The Western Wall is almost one kilometer long. They have been offering you every possible place for your prayers. But you insist on forcing yourselves on the traditional worshippers. What can be more coercive than that?”

Prayer at the Western Wall is not what the Women of the Wall and parts of the Reform community want. They have already been allotted an appropriate and extremely picturesque place for their prayers (called Ezrat Yisrael) next to Robinson’s Arch at another section of the Western Wall – and it remains empty. There is no reason to believe that after another 40 million shekels are invested to make a plaza there similar to the size of the current plaza that it will suddenly be filled with Reform worshippers.

There are approximately 40 Reform synagogues in Israel, as opposed to approximately 50,000(!) traditional synagogues. When a fly demands his share of food equally with an elephant, that is not a compromise and not equality. It is coercion.

The new agreement reached between Israel’s government and the Women of the Wall does not achieve an arrangement (which already exists, as stated above). On the contrary, it will create a new battle arena. Where will the IDF soldiers hold their swearing-in ceremonies? (I can already see the appeal of the parents of the Reform soldiers to the High Court) and the rest of Israel’s official ceremonies? Into which section of the wall will the president insert his note with prayers? Why did they bring the visiting foreign VIP to “their” Wall and not to “ours”?

Incidentally, here are a few facts about the Western Wall: The Western Wall is not holy and it is not a remnant of our Holy Temple. The Western Wall is part of the expansion project of the Temple Mount undertaken by Herod. The famous saying of our Sages, “The Shechinah has never left the West wall” refers to the western wall of the sanctuary of the Temple, itself – certainly not to the retaining wall of the Temple Mount. There is no such thing as “Jewish law of the Western Wall” because according to Jewish law, the sanctity of the Western Wall is no different than the sanctity of the Jerusalem Convention Center. The truly sacred place, according to Jewish law, is above the Western Wall, on the Temple Mount, which we have abandoned to the Muslims.

The Western Wall is a sentimental place for Jews. Over the past hundreds of years (before that, Jews prayed in different places) it has absorbed the prayers and longing of Jews from all over the world. As such, it is certainly precious to our nation. Historic value, personal and national sentiment – yes. But not sanctity and not Jewish law.

The place where Jewish law is trampled upon on a daily basis is just a few steps from the Western Wall, at the truly sacred site – the Temple Mount. Approximately half the commandments in the Torah can be fulfilled only there, on the Mount. Some of those commandments can be performed even if the Holy Temple is not built. Tragically, the Temple Mount has become a place for Arab soccer games, picnics, incitement, and ISIS.

This situation on the Temple Mount does not seem to disturb the Jews – neither the religious Jews nor those of the other denominations. All of them prefer to abandon the site of our Holy Temple to wild Islam and to bicker down below over the plaza at its feet.

About the Author: Moshe Feiglin is the former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. He is the founder of Manhigut Yehudit and Zo Artzeinu and the author of two books: "Where There Are No Men" and "War of Dreams." Feiglin served in the IDF as an officer in Combat Engineering and is a veteran of the Lebanon War. He lives in Ginot Shomron with his family.

A man's tears

 
A touching story - make sure you read it to the end

Be sure to read this to the end. Time is like a river. You cannot touch the water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life.

As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the Nova Scotia back country.

As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn't stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late.

I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play. The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I've never played before for this homeless man.

And as I played "Amazing Grace", the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished, I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head was hung low, my heart was full. As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, "I never seen anything like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."

Apparently, I'm still lost.... it's a man thing.

Poland Debates Banning Abortion After Live Baby Cries Itself to Death | Truth Revolt

http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/poland-debates-banning-abortion-after-live-baby-cries-itself-death


Romani (Gypsy) Camp at Mill Street near Coes Pond, 1904, Worcester, Massachusetts. Photographer unknown.

Cowboys Around the Hoodlum Wagon, Spur Ranch, Texas, 1910

Some of the toughest, bravest people we know of. They gave it their all to go west and start a new life. This wagon train is in eastern Colorado in 1880.


 Omaha Board of Trade in Mountains near Deadwood, April 26, 1889. It was created in 1889 by Grabill, John C. H., photographer. The picture presents Procession of stagecoaches loaded with passengers coming down a mountain road.

This is a stunning photograph from 1862. The image shows a Civil War Ambulance crew removing the wounded from a battle field. It shows a horse-drawn ambulance, and the Zouave uniforms of this unit.

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Silver Trumpets piece the heavens

Rabbi Yehuda Lave from Jerusalem
We Control our Response

To a great extent, we create the world in which we live. While many events are beyond our control and we are unable to have a direct influence on them, to a large degree we still have the ability to control our attitudes towards any given situation. Hence, the emotional consequences of events is largely up to us.

It is unrealistic to expect perfect control, but anyone who works calmly and persistently on his thoughts will be able to improve.

Love Yehuda Lave

Dennis Prager and Prager University on the commantment against murder:

https://www.facebook.com/prageru/videos/1036217986421057/

Silver Trumpets Pierce the Heavens in Prayer Rally Opposite Temple Mount

Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, head and founder of the Temple Institute, and Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi of Tzfat (Safed). Rabbi Eliyahu and Kohanim (Temple Priests) are sounding silver trumpets. / Photo Credit: The Temple Institute.

Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, head and founder of the Temple Institute, and Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi of Tzfat (Safed). Rabbi Eliyahu and Kohanim (Temple Priests) are sounding silver trumpets. / Photo Credit: The Temple Institute.

Thousands of people filled the Western Wall Plaza on Tuesday afternoon, facing the Temple Mount, to beseech God for compassion and deliverance from the evil machinations of those who are seeking to destroy Israel. The mass prayer gathering was a lead-up to Ta'anit Ester (Fast of Esther), which was first decreed by Ester 2500 years ago when the Jews living in the Persian Empire were in danger of extinction at the hands of the evil Haman.

As has become customary in recent years, the mass gathering was accompanied by trumpet blasts sounded by silver trumpets made by the Temple Institute for use in the Holy Temple.

In his code of law, the "Mishne Torah," Maimonides states that it is a positive Torah commandment to cry out and sound the trumpets over every trouble that may come, as it says: "Against an enemy who oppresses you, you shall sound short blasts of the trumpets" (Numbers 10:9)

The Temple Institute is the center of research and preparation for the Holy Temple. In addition to educational activity focused on the centrality of the Temple Mount and Holy Temple, they have also recreated more than 60 sacred vessels for use in the Third Holy Temple, which can be seen at their Visitors Center in the Old City of Jerusalem.

WATCH: The funniest Purim story commentary ever recorded

Israeli comedy troupe reimagines the conversation between Esther and Mordechai.

(funny of course because it brings up truth as to what happened to Ester)

http://goo.gl/qh6lEX

Scene from the movie Easy Rider:

https://www.facebook.com/choppertown/videos/10153533193160791/

Aphorism - a short, pointed sentence that expresses a wise or clever observation or a general truth.
From my friend Brian Stone

1. The nicest thing about the future is it always starts tomorrow.

2. Money will buy a fine dog but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

3. If you don't have a sense of humor you probably don't have any sense at all.

4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.

5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.

6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?

7. Business conventions are important because they expose people a company can operate without.

8. You can take some people to an orgy and they'll complain about the dip.

9. Stroke a cat and you will have a permanent job.

10. No one has more driving ambition than the teenage boy who wants to buy a car.

11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.

12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 a.m. for example, it could be the right number.

13. No one ever says "It's only a game" when their team is winning.

14. I've reached the age where 'happy hour' is a nap.

15. Be careful about reading the fine print there's no way you're going to like it.

16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.

17. Do you realize that, in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of older ladies running around with tattoos?

18. Money can't buy happiness but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than in a VW.

19. After 60, if you don't wake up aching in every joint, you're probably dead.

20. Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind and the ones that mind don't matter.

21. Life isn't tied with a bow but it's still a gift.

22. Right of ways are always given, not taken.

23. Charming is an adjective, not a quality. -Kathy Werring Bonner-

24, The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese. -Tom Hermon-

25. No wrong turn, just another way to learn. -Joyce Prunty-

26. Most people will tell you to stop and smell the roses, but (I) suggest you stop and talk to the Gardner. -Ronald Jones-

"There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory."

-- Josh Billings

Stevie Wonder short clip on terrisiom
https://www.facebook.com/eOwenClinton/videos/10205104168343628/
Great old clip Louie Armstrong singing what a wonderful world:
https://www.facebook.com/165089766977346/videos/546234002196252/
Rabbi David Aaron:--GET THIS WORLD: Love It. Don't Leave It.

https://www.facebook.com/100004098083076/videos/832935860186342/
Power your home with your CAR: Engineers turn an electric SUV into a 'power plant on wheels' to let homeowners go off-the-grid

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Scoket on hydrogen car could lead to more sustainable fuel sources

Researchers at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands worked with Hyundai to add an outlet to the fuel cell of an ix35 (pictured).

Read the full story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3508057/Power-home-CAR-Engineers-turn-electric-SUV-power-plant-wheels-let-homeowners-grid.html

26 March 2016

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

What is a kosher sign?

Rabbi Yehuda Lave

Snatch Growth From the Jaws of Defeat

Snatch Growth From the Jaws of Defeat

"Everything in life serves as a challenge and test to elevate us" (Path of the Just, ch.1). For those who develop a comprehensive spiritual awareness there is not a major difference between victory and defeat. Both are potentially elevating tests. It's not the external event that counts. Rather, it's your growing from this event.

Defeat is your opportunity to speak and act in ways that express your awareness that the purpose of life is to connect with the Creator in this world and for all eternity. Although the defeat will have an effect on your present emotional state, ultimately your spirit will be raised..

Speaking of defeats, I had a mixed reaction to my pictures yesterday of primarly hollwood stars when they were young. Some enjoyed them, and some thought they were too risque. I try to bring interested subjects each day. If I just wrote Torah, I would have plenty of competition.. I try to bring Torah and intersting subjects and pictures and jokes to make each day of your life, the best it can be. I apologize for any offense and hope you realize I have only the best intentions.

Love Yehuda Lave


 
Rationalist Judaism: Kosher Signs
 

Kosher Signs

Posted: 23 Mar 2016 08:08 AM PDT

The little boy in this picture visited the Biblical Museum of Natural History yesterday, along with his family. During the tour, I brought the group to the mammals section of the Kashrus exhibit, which displays a range of hooves and skulls. I asked them, "What are the signs of a kosher animal?"

The little boy said, "I know! An OU!

Classic!

Robin Williams explains golf--a classic

https://www.facebook.com/955TheRock/videos/349252495230904/

Israeli company hopes to replace batteries with dye solar cells

http://goo.gl/8AHEVX

The Islamization of Belgium and the Netherlands in 2013

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4129/islamization-belgium-netherlands#.VvMFYCgRgqM.gmail

The Truth About the Brussels Attack

http://goo.gl/9zRRgx

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