Two of the three Musketeers arrested over blowing Shofar at the Eastern Wall-I missed being arrested because I am out of the Country and In 2022, Sukkot begins at sundown on Sunday, Oct. 9, and ends at sundown on Sunday, Oct. 16 and When Did Observant Jews Become The Poster Children For The Antivax Movement? By Dr. Jenny Berkovich and When You Give You Get By Rabbi Hanoch Teller and A Wedding Ring Bought With A Credit Card By Rabbi Meir Orlian and The Portion of Ha'azinu The Power of Song-

View in browser 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 The Portion of Ha'azinu The Power of Song The final commandment written in the Torah which is found in the previous portion of Vayelech, reads as follows: "And now, write for yourselves this song (Deuteronomy 31;19)". Every Jew is commanded to write for himself a Sefer Torah even if he inherited one from his parents. The song that every Jew is commanded to write is the Song of Ha'azinu which contains Moses' prophecy for the future. The Song consists of two parts: it is written in two columns with unwritten, blank space separating the columns. This structure gives equal weight to each and every word. But not only do the words have great significance- so do the formations of the letters Jeremiah's prophecy of the evil which will befall eight great and strong nations are alluded to in the unusual formation of the letter "chet" in the words "chatum b'otzrotai" (sealed amidst my treasures) and as such completes the understanding that the entire Torah is in fact one great song. (Sefer Rokeiach) In 2022, Sukkot begins at sundown on Sunday, Oct. 9, and ends at sundown on Sunday, Oct. 16 The conclusion of Sukkot marks the beginning of the separate holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. What is Sukkot? Sukkot is known as the "Festival of Tabernacles" and the "Feast of Booths." It is one of Judaism's three central pilgrimage festivals, along with Passover and Shavuot. What are some Sukkot customs and practices? It is traditional to build a sukkah, a temporary hut to dwell in during the holiday. It is the custom to buy a lulav and etrog and shake them daily throughout the festival. In the times of the Temple, Sukkot was also the time of a water-drawing ceremony, a wonderfully joyous and upbeat celebration. The Three Musketeers at the Kotel -Two of the three Musketeers arrested over blowing Shofar at the Eastern Wall-I missed being arrested because I am out of the Country 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. IDF officer arrested for planning to blow shofar near Old City of Jerusalem Army officer arrested as MKs plan to sound shofar at contested site on eastern side of Jerusalem's Old City ahead of Yom Kippur. https://www.israelnationalnews... Court permits blowing shofar at Eastern Wall Jerusalem Magistrate's Court Judge refuses police's request to bar Temple Mount activist who blew shofar at the Eastern Wall. https://www.israelnationalnews... Temple Mount activists, police feud over shofar-blowing near flashpoint site Activists seek to blow ram's horn at Eastern Wall of Jerusalem's Old City, where Muslim cemetery lies, but face police opposition despite court rulings upholding freedom of worship https://www.timesofisrael.com/... When You Give You Get By Rabbi Hanoch Teller When You Give You Get | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | Rabbi Hanoch Teller | 22 Av 5782 – August 19, 2022 | JewishPress.com When Did Observant Jews Become The Poster Children For The Antivax Movement? By Dr. Jenny Berkovich When news broke in July of a case of polio identified in Rockland County in New York, my heart sank. "Please don't tell me it was one of us," a group chat of Orthodox Jewish physicians buzzed. "I wasn't surprised when I saw where it was" went one comment in a secular Facebook group for female physicians. As I watched the story unfold, I was reminded of the measles outbreak in 2019 and of course the recent pandemic-fueled vaccine hesitancy I was encountering daily with my patients. As a pediatrician, I address questions about vaccines on a daily basis. One of my favorite parts of my job is empowering families with information to make decisions about their kids. As I sifted through the noise, I had a nagging thought. This was different, this was… polio. Among the many vaccines given each year, I always thought of polio as an old reliable friend. I hadn't heard any of the usual anti-vax rhetoric around it and it's certainly not a commonly refused vaccine. In fact, there are polio survivors alive today whose wheelchair-bound lives are a testament to the pre-vaccine era of polio's reach. Unvaccinated was one thing, but unvaccinated against polio? Advertisement Since the introduction of the polio vaccines in the 1950s, the incidence of polio has plummeted. So much so that in 2022, the idea of someone having polio paralysis seems like a time-traveling fantasy. But just as recently as July of this year, an unvaccinated adult was diagnosed with irreversible polio paralysis. Researchers think this was a case of vaccine-derived polio. I cringe when I hear this term since it's a confusing one. There are two polio vaccines: 1) the inactivated polio or IPV and the 2) oral polio or OPV. Since 2000, the IPV is the only vaccine given in the United States and the OPV is given in other countries like Israel. The IPV uses an inactivated form of polio that cannot lead to the spread of disease. The OPV uses a weakened strain of the polio virus which on very rare occasions can spread to unvaccinated individuals and cause disease in them. Unfortunately, this results in continued spread of this virus locally through the sewage system and will continue to expose and potentially infect thousands. The Rockland county case is likely a symptom of a bigger problem. When did observant Jews become the poster children for the anti-vax movement? Historically, Jews valued education and knowledge, which leads to this puzzle: How can a group that pursues truth and knowledge become known for rejecting those very tenets, especially as it relates to their health and life? Like all pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that make up our history, our collective opinions are rooted in centuries of persecution and discrimination. From the Babylonians to Nazis, with each group that tried to overtake and annihilate us, there was a component of control and forced obedience. I suspect that this results in suspicion of any rule or regulation that has ties to formal government organizations. The events of the pandemic serve as prime examples. Pre-vaccine availability, Jews felt targeted by lockdown rules. And later when Jews were hesitant to vaccinate for a variety of reasons, vaccine mandates requiring proof of vaccination to enter restaurants and businesses were triggering to a community which historically needed to "show their papers" to oppressive governments to receive service. Despite the skepticism that antisemitism has forced us to adopt, the majority of Orthodox Jews are not anti-vaxers. However, since we tend to live in close proximity to each other in relatively insular environments, whenever there is an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, it spreads quickly and dangerously. Antisemites may discriminate, but polio does not. In order to fight against the huge amounts of misinformation that circulate in our communities, we have to provide accurate information in the same format. Using culturally-sensitive content – for example, knowing the nuances of communities that prefer information in Yiddish – is the key way for us to reach those who continue to distrust vaccine recommendations. It can't be "them" who provides education, it has to be "us." The Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association (JOWMA) has mounted a robust campaign using this approach by publishing flyers, running a hotline and recording podcasts with relevant and accurate information. Last month, polio joined measles on the list of vaccine-preventable diseases that have re-emerged in the wake of an unvaccinated community. I hope the list stops there, but until it does we must continue to fight the war of misinformation one vaccine conversation at a time. (Dr. Berkovich thanks Dr. Sarah Becker and Dr. Jackie Benayoun for their valuable contributions. Dr. Becker is the past director of the JOWMA COVID vaccine task force and current Director of Mental Health. Dr. Benayoun is a pediatrics resident at Westchester Medical Center and co-chairs the JOWMA teen health committee) A Wedding Ring Bought With A Credit Card By Rabbi Meir Orlian - Yehuda and Shira stood happily under the chuppah, ready to do kiddushin. Yehuda held the ring and was about to give it to his kallah. The mesader kiddushin Rabbi Reiss asked Yehuda: "Is the ring yours?" "Yes," answered Yehuda. "Did you buy it with your own money?" Rabbi Reiss asked. "Yes, I used my own credit card," Yehuda replied. Rabbi Reiss paused for a moment, contemplating. "OK…," he said. He then asked the witnesses: "Is the ring worth a perutah?" "Yes," they answered. Having completed his verification, Rabbi Reiss instructed Yehuda to say: "Harei at mekudeshes li," and place the ring on his kallah's finger. Yehuda did so, and Rabbi Reiss declared: "Mekudeshes, mekudeshes!" After the chuppah was over, people headed to the seudah. Rabbi Dayan met the kallah's father, Rabbi Etan, and wished him a hearty "Mazel tov!" "Thank you," replied Rabbi Etan. "May we be zocheh to continue sharing simchos!" "Amen," replied Rabbi Dayan. "I give my heartfelt bracha to the new couple, Yehuda and Shira, that they merit building a bayis ne'eman b'Yisrael!" "Amen!!" replied Rabbi Etan. "I'd like to ask you something, though." "Certainly," said Rabbi Dayan. "Rabbi Reiss is a highly knowledgeable Torah scholar," said Rabbi Etan. "I noticed that he paused when Yehuda said that he bought the ring with his credit card, and then carried on. Why did Rabbi Reiss pause?" "Is there some issue with buying the wedding ring with a credit card?" "The chassan must give the kallah monetary value, customarily a ring, for the kiddushin," replied Rabbi Dayan. "We generally require that the ring be his, and aspire that the kiddushin be valid both mid'Oraysa and mid'Rabbanan." "Shulchan Aruch rules like Rabban Yochanan (Kiddushin 26a; B.M. 47b) that by Torah law, payment of money consummates the transaction, but the Sages required that the buyer make another kinyan, such as taking the item – meshichah. There is a dispute over what consummates the transaction when buying movable items from a non-Jew" (C.M. 198:1; Rama 194:3; Shach 194:1). "It is questionable whether using a credit card constitutes payment of money, especially if the payment was not yet transferred by the credit company to the vendor" (see Mishpatecha L'Yaakov 2:13). "Therefore, the chassan should preferably pay for the wedding ring with cash (or, possibly, a personal check), to clearly establish his full ownership of it, through both paying money and taking it from the store" (Hanisuin K'hilchasam 7:16; Pischei Choshen, Kinyanim 3:[21]). "Machaneh Ephraim (Kinyan Meshichah #2) addresses the question: If the chassan did not pay yet for the ring, but took it through kinyan meshichah or hagbaha, which are binding only mid'Rabbanan, are the kiddushin nonetheless valid also mid'Oraysa? "He cites from Beis Yosef (E.H. 28), who discusses whether transactions that the Sages authorized can subsequently be used to effect a Torah kinyan (e.g., kiddushin, mechiras chometz or bechor). Perhaps, once the Sages awarded the purchased item to the buyer – it becomes his mid'Oraysa, since the Sages have authority to revoke the vendor's ownership – hefker beis din hefker. "Avnei Miluim (E.H. 28:33) writes that if the chassan did not purchase the ring with money, the kallah would be considered mekudeshes only mid'Rabbanan. However, others maintain that she is mekudeshes also mid'Oraysa, because of hefker beis din hefker or for other reasons" (see Meshovev Nesivos 72:30; Noda B'Yehuda, E.H. 2:54; Otzar Haposkim 28:1:1:13 citing Binyan Olam, Y.D. 59). "Additionally, a credit card, even if not actual payment, could be tantamount to paying money since it transfers responsibility of payment (himcheihu etzel chenvani or zakaf alav b'milvah). It is also likely considered situmta – commercial practice, which, according to some authorities, acquires mid'Oraysa" (Pischei Teshuvah 201:1; Pischei Choshen, Kinyanim 2:[25]). "That is why Rabbi Reiss paused," explained Rabbi Dayan. "There is an issue, but he concluded that the ring is acceptable for kiddushin." Verdict: Preferably, the chassan should buy the wedding ring with cash. However, if he used a credit card the kiddushin are valid, certainly mid'Rabbanan, and, according to many authorities, also mid'Oraysa See you Sunday bli neder, Shabbat Shalom I have seen that this Shabbat is called Shabbas noch yom kippur Succout starts Sunday night. We need Moshiach now Love Yehuda Lave Yehuda Lave, Spirtual Advisor and Counselor Jerusalem, Jerusalem  Israel 972-585043210 YehudaLave@gmail.com You received this email because you signed up on our website or made a purchase from us. Unsubscribe