| Yehuda Lave is an author, journalist, psychologist, rabbi, spiritual teacher, and coach, with degrees in business, psychology and Jewish Law. He works with people from all walks of life and helps them in their search for greater happiness, meaning, business advice on saving money, and spiritual engagement. Love Yehuda Lave Join my blog by sending me an email to YehudaLave@gmail.com | | | | | Jewish Guides & Activists Arrested, Ejected from Temple Mount by Israeli Police Jewish ascenders were targeted, arrested and ejected from the Temple Mount in record-breaking numbers, according to the Beyadenu (Temple Mount is in our hands). Advertisement
One of those arrested Tuesday morning was a Jewish ascender to the Temple Mount in an IDF uniform, who was taken into custody for sitting on the steps and insisting on continuing to sit when a police officer demanded that he get up. Shortly thereafter, Beyadenu guide Eliasaf Ofan was arrested after he was attacked by an Arab woman on the holy site, according to the organization. "During his ascent to the Mount of Ascension, Ofan encountered an Arab woman who hit him with a sandal. On the way out, the police detained Ofan, stole his phone, and informed him that he was detained to be brought to the station," Beyadenu CEO Tom Nisani charged in a statement to reporters. The organization maintains a system of training, monitoring and documentation about the Temple Mount on an ongoing basis. "There was significant harassment on the part of the Israeli government and the Israeli police towards the Jewish ascenders to the Temple Mount, for no apparent reason," Nisani said. "From past experience, it seems that this is a decision by senior government officials along with the police officers." Figures gathered by Beyadenu show that in July, five Jews were arrested on the Temple Mount and six others were ejected from the site. In August, 18 Jewish ascenders were arrested on the Temple Mount — a jump of 360 percent — while another 15 Jewish ascenders were detained (a 250 percent increase). Another 15 ascenders were removed from the sacred site under administrative orders, Beyadenu reported. Among those who were removed from the Temple Mount was Nisani himself. The rise in arrests and detentions is taking place as Temple Mount activists expect to see historic, record-breaking numbers of those ascending to the site. It is expected the number of Jewish pilgrims to the Temple Mount will top 50,000 this month for the first time ever. A total of 49,118 Jewish ascenders have ascended the Mount since 2015. Silent prayers that have become part of the routine on the site are interrupted by police threats of delays and arrests. Several days ago, former MK Yehudah Glick, a Temple Mount activist, was also detained and removed from the Temple Mount. Glick was detained for playing a recording of the blowing of the shofar on the Temple Mount during its liberation during the 1967 Six-Day War. On August 25, a Jew was arrested and removed from the Temple Mount. After he demanded to complete his visit and leave the Temple Mount, he was separated from his daughter, who is in advanced stages of pregnancy, and from his small grandchildren. On August 14, a policeman quickly detained a Jew who prostrated himself and silently prayed at the site, exercising his freedom of worship. The officer later allowed a soccer game there, despite a court ruling prohibiting such activity. On August 3, a Jew was arrested and removed from the Temple Mount after he asked to stand at a certain location in the western section of the Mount, despite others doing so without restriction. "The Israeli government and the Israeli police have declared war on the Temple Mount ascenders," Nisani declared. "They keep the Jewish ascenders away from the Temple Mount in a random manner and arrest them for sitting on the Temple Mount or praying. "The transitional government and the police officers who persecute Jews have no right to act against the ascenders on the Temple Mount beyond maintaining the security of the citizens. It is time to take from them the powers that they assume without any legal authorization. "The time has come for a civil administration on the Temple Mount," Nisani urged.
| | | | | | | The Three Musketeers at the Kotel | | | | | | The Three are Rabbi Yehuda Glick, famous temple mount activist, and former Israel Mk, and then Robert Weinger, the world's greatest shofar blower and seller of Shofars, and myself after we had gone to the 12 gates of the Temple Mount in 2020 to blow the shofar to ask G-d to heal the world from the Pandemic. It was a highlight to my experience in living in Israel and I put it on my blog each day to remember. The articles that I include each day are those that I find interesting, so I feel you will find them interesting as well. I don't always agree with all the points of each article but found them interesting or important to share with you, my readers, and friends. It is cathartic for me to share my thoughts and frustrations with you about life in general and in Israel. As a Rabbi, I try to teach and share the Torah of the G-d of Israel as a modern Orthodox Rabbi. I never intend to offend anyone but sometimes people are offended and I apologize in advance for any mistakes. The most important psychological principle I have learned is that once someone's mind is made up, they don't want to be bothered with the facts, so, like Rabbi Akiva, I drip water (Torah is compared to water) on their made-up minds and hope that some of what I have share sinks in. Love Rabbi Yehuda Lave. | | | | | | | Much has been said and written about old age. There are endless clichés about gray hair, wrinkles, and wisdom. There are also many companies making a profit off our wishes to remain young forever. But we think the key is to maintain health and longevity, rather than upkeeping an appearance. This relies on a principle saying that if you're healthy and balanced, it will shine through. In this article, we'll discuss age-related conditions that can occur on your nails. We'll offer some remedies and some possible nutrition-based causes of some of the problems. What happens to nails as we age? Like Nail growth rate starts slowing down at age 25. Most people will notice age-related conditions on their nails around 40. With age, you might experience changes in texture, thickness, strength, and growth rate. The color may change from translucent to yellow or opaque. This doesn't necessarily mean there is a problem, this could simply be due to slower growth, leading to prolonged exposure to environmental stressors. If you feel though, that this may be a sign of certain malfunctions in your inner organs, consult with your physician. One of the most common age-related conditions you can expect Is called onychorrhexis. These are ridges formed on your fingernails, which are essentially wrinkles on the nail bed. Onychorrhexis may also be caused by nutritional deficiencies and hormonal changes. With age, nails may also become brittle. This is due to a depletion of keratin in the fingernail. As we age we produce less of it. However, brittle or thin nails could also be a sign of low iron, low biotin, or a little calcium. The best approach would be to perform a simple blood test. Like On the other hand, your toenails may thicken with age. This is a condition called onychocytes, in which fingernail cells pile up due to a slower growth rate. The nails grow slower because we produce less keratin. Thickening of the nail may also be caused by less-than-optimal blood circulation, trauma, or fungal infections. A less common age-related nail condition is onycholysis, a condition in which the nail lifts off the nail bed. This condition lasts months until a new nail has grown over. This may take up to a year this condition can be caused by trauma, injury, allergy, fungus, psoriasis, severe malnutrition, or old age. While this may sound horrible, the lifting of the nails from the nail bed is usually painless. Consult with your physician to identify the underlying reason for the onycholysis. What can be done? Like Some general daily care tips would be: - Hydrate daily with cream, oil, or ointment. Make sure you massage into the cuticle as well. - Cut hang nails, rather than pulling on them - Use acetone-free nail polish remover, and if you have access to it, use natural nail lacquer us as well. - Clip your nails after the shower, when they're soft. Use a sharp clip. - If you file your nails, up for a glass file which will create a smooth finish rather than split the nail. Some DIY remedies Like Replenish omega-3 fatty acids for dry skin: - 6 tsp. water - 2 tsp. ground Chia seeds - 1 tsp. seaweed - 1 tsp. olive oil. Apply to skin for 15 minutes and wash off. Replenish skin barrier and microbiome: - 1egg yolk - 1 tps. honey (preferably Minooka honey) - 2 tbsp. olive oil. Apply to hands twice a week, 20 minutes at a time. Wash away without soap. This one is recommended right before bed. Natural, affordable treatment of fungus: - Apply topical tea tree essential oil after an Epsom salt bath. Do this daily. - Apply a drop of colorless iodine daily. Keep your feet dry and consume a low-carb diet, as fungus thrives on carbs.
https://www.ba-bamail.com/health/ageing/what-to-do-about-these-age-related-fingernails-symptoms/ | | | | 1. In Israel: Nighttime Funeral In Western society, it is typical for the funeral to be delayed for days or even weeks for the convenience of the mourners and their guests. By Jewish law, however, we bury the deceased as soon as possible, sometimes even performing the burial on Friday afternoon right before Shabbat. In Israel, it is not uncommon for the funeral to take place at night if that is the first possible opportunity. Read: Why the Rush for the Jewish Funeral? 2. In the Diaspora: Dirt from Israel There is an ancient custom for the bodies Jews—even those who die in the Diaspora—to be transported to Israel for burial.1 Even among those who are buried in the Diaspora, there is the custom to place some dirt from Israel into the coffin, so that in some way it is if they are buried in Israel's earth. Read How This Works 3. A Jewish Man Is Buried in His Tallit In addition to the traditional white shrouds, a Jewish man is often wrapped in the tallit in which he prayed during his lifetime.2 To demonstrate that he is no longer obligated to fulfill the mitzvah of tzitzit, one of the fringes is typically damaged.3 In the Holy Land, the custom is that the tallit is not tampered with in any way, and that it is removed before burial.4 Read: Why Are Jews Buried in White Linen? 4. In Talmudic Times: Professional Mourners In the Talmudic era it was common for funerals to be attended by professional mourners who would play flutes and weep for the deceased. Even the poorest person's funeral would have at least two flute players and a lone weeper.5 5. In Jerusalem: Seven Circles and Seven Coins There is a Kabbalistic custom to encircle deceased adult men seven times before the burial to atone for certain sins. As practiced in Jerusalem,6 seven pieces of silver are placed on the chest of the departed. At least 10 members of the burial society stand around, each one holding onto his neighbors to form a tight ring. Each time they go around (circling to the right and chanting specific verses), the leader of the group removes another piece of silver and tosses it in a different direction. Read: 15 Facts About Jerusalem 6. In Israel: No Coffin In many Diaspora communities, the custom is to bury the departed in a simple wooden casket, which quickly disintegrates and allows the body to return to the dust from which it came.7 In Israel, this is taken one step further, and the widespread custom is for the dead to be buried in the ground without any sort of coffin, only their shrouds separating them from the earth. Read the Reason for This Here 7. Chassidic Communities: No Eulogies A centerpiece of the Jewish funeral—dating back to when Abraham buried his wife, Sarah8 —is the eulogy, in which the virtues of the departed are extolled. In recent times, however, many chassidic groups, including Chabad, refrain from delivering a eulogy at the funeral. Read Why Many Skip the Eulogy 8. Not Passing the Shovel Unlike the Western convention, in which the burial takes place after the mourners have left, the burial is considered an integral part of the Jewish funeral, and participants take turns shoveling dirt. Customarily, after filling in a bit of earth, one doesn't hand the shovel to the next person, but lodges it in the mound of dirt for the next person to take themselves,9 for we don't want to seem eager to be "giving over" something that symbolizes sadness and tragedy. 9. Sarajevo: Lion-Shaped Tombstones | Photo Credit: Julian Nyča, Wiki Commons | In some cemeteries, it is common to use upright headstones, while others use horizontal slabs (ledgers). In the ancient Jewish cemetery on the hills overlooking Sarajevo, which was once home to a thriving Sephardic Jewish community, one sees tombstones that locals describe as resembling crouching lions, larger in front and lower and narrower in the back. 10. Tossing Grass Over Your Shoulder When leaving the cemetery, there is a custom to uproot some grass, throw it back over one's shoulder, and recite the passage: "And may you blossom out of the city like grass of the earth,"10 giving expression to our fervent wish and prayer for the Resurrection of the Dead in the era of Moshiach, when the body will arise from the dust of the earth.11 11. Pregnant Women Do Not Attend In some communities, pregnant women do not attend funerals (or visit the cemetery at all). Some say this is because cemeteries often invite negative feelings which are potentially unhealthy for the baby. Others say it is due to concerns that negative spiritual forces found in a cemetery may attach themselves more easily to a pregnant woman, as she is more vulnerable than others. Click Here for a Third Reason for This Custom 12. Washing and Not Drying Upon leaving the cemetery it is customary to wash our hands, alternating right and left, with a two-handled washing cup.12 When washing after a funeral, many do not dry their hands. This symbolizes the idea that we don't want to forget this day of death—we are not eager to "wipe away" our thoughts of mourning and loss. Read: Why Wash After a Funeral? 13. Banging a Nail Into the Floor After Shiva Following the week-long Shiva mourning period, some have the custom to bang a nail into the floor using a rock instead of a hammer.
By Menachem Posner | | | | | | On our return to regular life in Israel, we enjoy the beauty of the land. Haifa is a beautiful city on the Ocean that now hosts a world-class cable care that is used for transportation but makes a wonderful ride with spectacular views. Haifa also hosts the Israel Railway train museum and we went on the birthday of the diesel train (70 years) with a special program and train. | | | | | | Is chocolate actually good for you? New study explains Researchers found that cocoa in moderation might be the sweet spot to reduce risk for high blood pressure and heart disease. It is unclear how this translates to a typical bar of chocolate. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF A 200 gram bar of dark cooking chocolate, broken up. Chocolate has long been found to be one of the best foods to boost your mood. Research also suggests that a couple of servings per week of cocoa might be the sweet spot to reduce the risk for high blood pressure and heart disease. In a new study conducted by the University of Surrey, the first of its kind, published last month in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, researchers found that cocoa—specifically, the flavanols it delivers to the body—can help decrease blood pressure and reduce arterial stiffness as much as some blood pressure medications. It remains unclear whether this benefit would translate to a typical bar of chocolate. Researcher Professor Christian Heiss explained the need for the study: "Before we even consider introducing cocoa into clinical practices, we need to test if the results previously reported in laboratory settings safely translate into real-world settings, with people going about their everyday lives," Heiss said. "What we have found indicates that cocoa flavanols only decrease blood pressure if it is elevated." Prof. Christian Heiss Investigators monitored eleven healthy participants for several days as they consumed, on alternating days, either six cocoa flavanol capsules or six placebo capsules containing brown sugar. Participants were provided with an upper arm blood pressure monitor and a finger clip gauging the pulse and levels of arterial stiffness. Measurements of blood pressure and pulse were taken prior to consumption of the capsules and every half-hour after eating for the first three hours, and then hourly for the remaining nine hours. Researchers found that blood pressure and arterial stiffness were only lowered in participants if it was high, and there was no effect when the blood pressure was low in the morning. The team noted that effects were also, for the first time, identified eight hours after cocoa was consumed. Researchers believe that this second peak may be because of how bacteria in the gut metabolize cocoa flavanols. Bottom line Although longer studies are necessary to confirm the findings, the new research suggests that cocoa flavanols might be a potential treatment option for people who have slightly elevated blood pressure. "High blood pressure and arterial stiffness increase a person's risk of heart disease and strokes, so it is crucial that we investigate innovative ways to treat such conditions," Heiss said. "The positive impact cocoa flavanols have on our cardiovascular system, in particular, blood vessel function and blood pressure, is undeniable," he continued. "Doctors often fear that some blood pressure tablets can decrease the blood pressure too much on some days. "What we have found indicates that cocoa flavanols only decrease blood pressure if it is elevated. Working with participants' personal health technologies showed us how variable blood pressure and arterial stiffness can be from day to day and shows the role of personal health monitors in developing and implementing effective personalized care." | | | | | See you tomorrow bli neder We need Moshiach now Love Yehuda Lave | | | | |
