Captain Daniel Perez Declared Fallen in Battle & Ta'anit Esther for Hebrew Year 5784 occurs at dawn on Thursday, 21 March 2024 for both Israel and out of Israel & Plant, fruit analysis from Goliath's biblical city sheds light on Philistine rituals & Tiny First Temple-era Phoenician pendant is ‘earliest gold artifact’ found in Jerusalem & Jewish philanthropist gives $1 billion to Bronx med school, waiving all future tuition

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 Captain Daniel Perez Declared Fallen in Battle https://www.jewishpress.com/ne... Released for Publication: Captain Daniel Perez, 22, from Yad Binyamin, has been declared dead after falling in combat on October 7th. Perez served as a tank commander in the 77th Battalion. His body was taken and is currently being held by Hamas. Perez was born in South Africa and make Aliyah with his family at age 13. He is the son of Rabbi Doron Perez, the executive chairman of the World Mizrachi Movement 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. Ta'anit Esther for Hebrew Year 5784 occurs at dawn on Thursday, 21 March 2024 for both Israel and out of Israel The Fast of Esther (Ta'anith Ester, Hebrew: תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵּר) is a fast on Purim eve commemorating two communal fasts undertaken by the Persian Jewish community of Shushan in the Book of Esther, for the purpose of praying for salvation from annihilation by an evil decree, which had been the instigated by the royal vizier, an anti-Jewish enemy of the Amalekite nation. Even though some parts of Israel (i.e. Jerusalem) will not celebrate Purim until Monday, which is called Shushan Purim, all Jews will celebrate the fast of Esther on Thursday, March 21. Purim for those not commemorating Shushan Purim will be on Sunday March 23, and Shushan Purim will be on Monday March 24. The fast is pulled back from Friday which is the day before Shabbat  as  we seldom fast on Friday and the fast has to before the holiday of Purim  This fast, unlike other fasts, is a custom. It is not mentioned in the Talmud, however is mentioned in the Midrash and other later sources from the days of the Gaonim. Therefore it is considered less severe than the other fasts.[1] Esther asked Mordechai to have the Jews fast and pray on her behalf for 3 days and 3 nights, before she approached her husband, king Ahasuerus to beg for the life of her people. Another is presumed to have occurred on the 13th of Adar, the day before the Jews fought a battle to defend against their enemies, who had been given an irrevocable permission to murder Jews for one day a year on the 14th of that month, which is now a Jewish holiday of Purim on account of their victory. Before approaching the king unbidden at risk of her life Esther told Mordechai (Esther 4:16) Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day; I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish. Laws and Customs The fast is from dawn to dusk. It is a common misconception that this fast dates to the time of Esther. Esther 9:31 states "They had established for themselves and their descendants the matters of the fasts and their cry", but this refers instead to the fasts mentioned in Zechariah 8:19. The first mention of the fast of Esther is as a minhag that is referenced in the Gaonic period. A 2010 study examines the origin of the fast and the reason for its arising in the Gaonic period. The fast is observed on the 13th day of the Hebrew month of Adar (when the year has two Adar months, it is observed only in the second Adar). If the date of the Fast of Esther falls on Shabbat (Saturday), the fast is instead observed on the preceding Thursday, as this was the case in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2017. This will occur again in 2024. (Shulchan Aruch S.686 s.2) As the fast of Esther is not one of the four public fasts ordained by the Prophets, the laws concerning its observance are more lenient; pregnant women, nursing mothers, and those who are weak are not required to observe it. Fasting in the Book of Esther It is generally accepted in the rabbinic tradition that the original three-day "Fast of Esther" mentioned in chapter 4 of Book of Esther occurred on the 14th, 15th, and 16th days of Nisan, these being the eve and first two days of Passover. While halacha normally forbids fasting on Passover, it is believed that Esther reasoned it would be better to fast on one Pesach lest they all be destroyed and thus never be able to observe the holiday in the future. But due to the normal prohibition of fasting on Passover, the "Fast of Esther" instead became attached to the eve of Purim, the 13th of Adar. The 13th of Adar itself is thought to have been a fast day for the warriors while going out to battle, as it is believed to have been customary to fast during the battle in order to gain divine favor. Date in the Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar dates correlated with 13 Adar, from dawn until nightfall, for 2021–2026 are:[8][9] Hebrew year Gregorian Data 5781 25. February 2021 5782 16. March 2022 5783 6. March 2023 5784 21. March 2024 5785 13. March 2025 5786 2. March 2026 Plant, fruit analysis from Goliath's biblical city sheds light on Philistine rituals In the systematic excavation project of the temple area in the lower city of Gath, a team from Bar-Ilan University has overseen the reconstruction of the plants used in Philistine rituals. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Analysis from Goliath's biblical city sheds light on Philistine rituals - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com) Temple offerings - miniature as well as food serving vessels, and a shell of marine mollusc, Tonna galea found in one of the temples(photo credit: AREN MAEIR) Photograph of Chaste tree fruits produced using stereoscopic light microscope (credit: Dr. Suembikya Frumin) Tiny First Temple-era Phoenician pendant is 'earliest gold artifact' found in Jerusalem Just 4 millimeters on a side, the item could provide evidence that Phoenicians were in Jerusalem 3,000 years ago, archaeologist says By GAVRIEL FISKE Tiny First Temple-era Phoenician pendant is 'earliest gold artifact' found in Jerusalem | The Times of Israel Tiny, 3,000-year-old gold pendant found in the Ophel area in Jerusalem, thought to be of Phoenician origin. (courtesy AIBA/Reese Zoellner) Jewish philanthropist gives $1 billion to Bronx med school, waiving all future tuition Dr. Ruth Gottesman says she hopes donation will help Albert Einstein College of Medicine students 'find new ways to prevent diseases and provide the finest health care' Jewish philanthropist gives $1 billion to Bronx med school, waiving all future tuition | The Times of Israel Dr. Ruth Gottesman speaks at a Albert Einstein College of Medicine event at the Rainbow Room in Manhattan, May 17, 2016. (Brent N. Clarke/Getty Images via JTA) See you tomorrow bli neder We need Mashiach now! What is disliked by you, don't do to others. Be nice and kind and smile! 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