Friday, March 3, 2023

Before Purim! Ancient inscription with name of King Darius found in Israel and Writer Chaim Grade’s archive digitized: A Yiddish treasure with a dramatic backstory and FBI Director Says Covid Pandemic Likely Caused by Chinese Lab Leak - WSJ and What Happens to Your Body When You Drink Beer Every Day and The Portion of Tetzaveh and a shout out to my Mom in Shamiam on what would have been her 107th birthday


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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.

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and a shout out to my Mom in Shamiam on what would have been her 107th birthday

Getting Ready for Purim in Jerusalem!!

The Portion of Tetzaveh

After we read in the portion of Terumah of the command given to the Children of Israel to build the mishkan (tabernacle) and its vessels and ornaments, the portion of Tetzaveh deals with the preparation of the kohanim (priests) for their service in the mishkan and eventually in the Holy Temple. We read of the lighting of the eternal flame, the priestly garments, the special garments of the high priest and those of his sons and their preparation to begin their priestly service.

The portion concludes with the sin offering brought on Yom Kippur.

"And Aaron atoned on the corners of the altar one day in the year…(Exodus 30;10)".

The curved and rounded letter "pei" in the word "vecheipair" (and he atoned expresses the great significance of this day.

And in the words of the Remazei Yoel: "And Aaron atoned on the corners- the double and enlarged "pei" alludes to the fact that the atonement of Yom Kippur was important and great- and that is why it is written in this manner."

The comment of the Remazei Yoel are written in regards to the explanation of "And Aaron atoned", but one can possibly expand his comment to the significance of the entire event as the whole area contains the double "pei".

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.