Aliyah Day School Observance today & Anti-Israel editors using ‘subtler’ ways to slander Jewish state on Wikipedia, ADL says & In Linden, NJ, some 40 minutes from Midtown Manhattan, growing Chassidic community at odds with local government & ‘Indefensible,’ Jewish leaders say of NYC comptroller opting to abort city’s Israel Bonds investments & with those we have lost & Average Male lifetime is 73 & your percentage chances of reaching an old age & Rabbi Schwartz JOKES

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 If you have any comments or questions for me, please don't hit reply as I won't get it, write to me at Yehudalave@gmail.com Aliyah Day School Observance Aliyah Day school observance (Yom HaAliyah in the education system) is a separate day from the national Yom HaAliyah. When: The 7th of Cheshvan. This year that runs from sunset tonight (Saturday, 17 October) to nightfall tomorrow (Sunday, 18 October). So it has just begun. Why a separate day: The national Yom HaAliyah is on the 10th of Nisan, marking the Israelites entering the Land under Joshua. That falls around Passover, when schools are out. Schools therefore mark it in autumn instead. The date also fits the weekly Torah portion Lech Lecha, where Abraham is told to go to the Land of Israel. 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. Anti-Israel editors using ‘subtler’ ways to slander Jewish state on Wikipedia, ADL says “Not even the Wikimedia Foundation knows who any of the editors are on contentious topics,” Daniel Kelley of the Anti-Defamation League told JNS. Aaron Bandler Anti-Israel editors using ‘subtler’ ways to slander Jewish state on Wikipedia, ADL says - Israel & Jewish News - JNS In Linden, NJ, some 40 minutes from Midtown Manhattan, growing Chassidic community at odds with local government “I think they’re much more susceptible to being targeted if a public official wants to target them, if a community wants to target them,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer told JNS. Jonathan D. Salant In Linden, NJ, some 40 minutes from Midtown Manhattan, growing Chassidic community at odds with local government - Israel & Jewish News - JNS ‘Indefensible,’ Jewish leaders say of NYC comptroller opting to abort city’s Israel Bonds investments The reversal “sends an unfortunate signal at a time of rising antisemitism and sustained efforts to isolate Israel economically,” Evan R. Bernstein, CEO of B’nai B’rith International, told JNS. Menachem Wecker ‘Indefensible,’ Jewish leaders say of NYC comptroller opting to abort city’s Israel Bonds investments - Israel & Jewish News - JNS Average life age for Males is 73 your percentage chances of reaching an old age Here are the odds for someone who has just turned 72, calculated as survivors at the target age divided by survivors at 72 in each table. Reaching age US men US women Israel men Israel women 75 91.6% 94.2% 92.8% 95.7% 80 74.1% 80.9% 76.5% 84.5% 90 27.8% 38.2% 31.7% 42.1% The US figures come from the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, used in the 2026 Trustees Report. The Israel figures come from the Central Bureau of Statistics complete life tables for 2018-2022 (total population, Jews, Arabs and others combined). ssalifetable Israel comes out ahead at every age and for both sexes. The gap is largest at 90, roughly 4 percentage points for men and women. Both tables assume today’s death rates stay fixed. Mortality has generally kept improving, so the real odds for a 72-year-old today are probably slightly higher than these. The sources aren’t perfectly comparable. The US table is a single year (2023). The Israeli one pools five years that include the COVID period, which likely depresses its numbers a little. These are population averages. Smoking, blood pressure, diabetes, fitness and family history can move an individual’s odds a lot. Also, these 72-year-old figures are better than the 60-year-old ones I gave earlier, as expected, since you’ve already passed 12 more years of risk. RABBI SCHWARTZ'S TERRIBLE SEASONS JOKES OF THE WEEK The four seasons were arguing about which of them was the best… Winter boasts, "Well, you can build snowmen and the snow is so beautiful. And Chanuka!! Everyone loves Chanuka!" Spring laughs, "Well sure, but come springtime, everything is so fresh and new! All the new flowers, it can't get much better than that!" Summer rays, "Yes, but I am undoubtably the overall best season! Swimming Pools, ice cream, nice weather. You can't top that. What about you autumn, what do you have to offer?" Autumn ~ *-leaves-* There’s 5 seasons that exists. Winter, Summer, Autumn, Spring, and Tax Season (in Israel there's election season as well…) What is similar about Xmas and tornado season? You have a tree in your living room. What kind of car runs on leaves? An autumn-mobile! My wife just left me. She says life revolves around football and she's sick of it. I'm quite upset. We were together for 7 seasons. There were 4 henchmen: Winter, Summer, Spring, and Autumn. The boss stood before them. "Winter," he began. "I need you to stay cool in the face of pressure. Ice in your veins," he said, patting his shoulder. "Then there's you, Summer," he continued. "If the heat becomes too much for Winter, use that hot temper of yours to make sure the cops remember who they're working for. "As for you, Spring," he chuckled, "this operation is gonna bring in a lotta *green.* Make sure that it keeps growing." He turned for the door as Autumn stood up. "Boss!" he sputtered. "What about me?" The boss turned back, shaking his head. "Sorry, son. You're just the Fall guy." Who changes the season when Summer is over? No one, it happens Autumnatically. Some seasons are cold. And summer hot Why does Humpty Dumpty love autumn? Because Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. In what season did Isaac Newton discover gravity? Fall Fabritzi, Jacques, and Abe are about to be executed and they are asked what they wish to have for their last meal. Fabritzi asks for a Pepperoni Pizza which he is served. He is then executed. Jacques asks for a Filet Mignon which he is served. He too is then promptly executed. Abe requests a plate of strawberries. "Strawberries?" "Yes," replies Abe, "strawberries." "But they are out of season." "So, nu, I'll wait. Stalin approaches a farmer and asks: "Comrade, how many potatoes have we grown this season?" "Enough to reach God, Comrade Stalin!" replied the farmer. "But there is no God" said Stalin "Ah," said the farmer, "as there are no potatoes." Those we have lost Stories of civilians and soldiers killed since Hamas’s onslaught on Israel on October 7, 2023 Every day you can look at another victim and send him/her prayers Those we have lost | The Times of Israel Categories Civilians IDF Israel Defense Forces soldiers and reservists Police officers Israel Police and Border Police officers First responders Local security team members, firefighters and medics Supernova festival Those who attended the Supernova or Psyduck festivals Foreigners Foreign workers, tourists and students 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! 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