Speaking English is what kills you

Can't see images? Click here... Rabbi Yehuda Lave Staying Calm Under Pressure I asked a person I once met how he became so skilled at staying calm under pressure. He said, "I pretend that everything that happens is on a large video screen. Every person I interact with is part of the scenery. I'm the only person that is alive and real; everyone and everything else is just what I see on the screen of my mind. "My choices of thoughts, words, and actions are like a game I am playing on the screen. I always maintain self-respect and respect for others, but nothing anyone says or does will intimidate me. "If someone raises his voice and yells at me, I imagine the clown on the screen acting like he has lost his temper. I don't have to worry as long as I'm not in physical danger. "I keep asking myself, 'What would be the wisest thing for me to think, say, and do now?' Because I keep calm, I am able to think more objectively." I think of the verse that we read on Jewish Holidays from the Hallel prayer that says "This is the day that the Lord has made for me and I will rejoice in it" Speaking English is apparently what kills you. Speaking English is apparently what kills you. This is a Chinese Doctor so he talks a little funny. My New Physician Love this Doctor! Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Heart only good for so many beats, and that it... Don't waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speeding up heart not make you live longer; it like saying you extend life of car by driving faster. Want to live longer? Take nap. Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake? A: Oh no. Wine made from fruit. Brandy distilled wine, that mean they take water out of fruity bit so you get even more of goodness that way. Beer also made of grain. Bottom up! Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio? A: Well, if you have body and you have fat, your ratio one to one. If you have two body, your ratio two to one. Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program? A: Can't think of single one, sorry. My philosophy: No pain...good! Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you? A: YOU NOT LISTENING! Food fried in vegetable oil. How getting more vegetable be bad? Q : Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle? A: Oh no! When you exercise muscle, it get bigger. You should only be doing sit-up if you want bigger stomach. Q: Is chocolate bad for me? A: You crazy?!? HEL-LO-O!! Cocoa bean! Another vegetable! It best feel-good food around! Q: Is swimming good for your figure? A: If swimming good for figure, explain whale to me. Q: Is getting in shape important for my lifestyle? A: Hey! 'Round' is shape! Well... I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets. And remember:Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!"AND..... For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies. 1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. 2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. 3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. 4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans... 5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.CONCLUSION:Eat and drink what you like.Speaking English is apparently what kills you. Vote for Video of the Day! The Most Fascinating Video Ever Made About the Jewish People http://tinyurl.com/jfs6oer [Open in new window] ​ Rabbi Yissacher Shlomo Teichtel, author of Eim HaBanim Semeichah Rabbi Yissacher Shlomo Teichtel, author of Eim HaBanim Semeichah writes while on the run from the Nazis, " I must confess the truth and declare my sin. I, too, despised the rebuilding of the Land, because I heard unqualified statements made by many Orthodox Jews ( including the Rabbinim of Monkatch and Satmar, of which he was part) which became firmly implanted in my heart...Hashem enlightened me and I saw that I and all those who opposed this (Zionist) movement were mistaken." He adds that his reason for writing the book which is documented with many sources of support, ..." Hashem knows and can testify that I did not write this book to be boastful or arrogant. I wrote it for the sake of truth and justice, for the sake of G-d's glorious name, for the sake of our nation's honor and for the honor of our Holy Land...." Hypocrisy over Gaza http://www.patcondell.net/hypocrisy-over-gaza/ The Priceless Parody About One Jew's Interesting Christmas Day Schedule http://tinyurl.com/ok76hah [Open in new window] Brilliant Photos for 2015 http://brightside.me/article/20-brilliant-photographs-which-hugely-impressed-us-in-2015-54655/ Nasa conducts MORE secret tests of its 'impossible engine' Details of the test were given by Paul March, one of the top engineers working the EM Drive thruster in Texas. He said improved tests on the thruster removed errors from earlier studies. Read the full story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3305990/Nasa-conducts-secret-tests-impossible-engine-Study-reveals-fuel-free-thrusters-work-no-one-knows-why.html 8 November 2015 Rabbi Yehuda Lave LIKE TWEET FORWARD You received this email because you signed up on our website or made purchase from us. Unsubscribe

Hubble Telescope photos

Can't see images? Click here... Rabbi Yehuda Lave Serve the Almighty with Joy Serve the Almighty with joy, come before Him with singing" (Psalms 100:2). The verse is recited daily in the morning prayers. But we have to internalize its message. Repeat this verse as often as possible, while thinking about what it means and how you can apply it. This is especially important for a person with a tendency towards sadness. A sad person mentally repeats hundreds of sad messages a day. Repeating a verse with a positive, joyous message will serve as a good counter-balance. Love Yehuda Lave Orthodox Rabbis Issue Groundbreaking Declaration Affirming 'Partnership' With Christianity http://tinyurl.com/zuc3fz5 [Open in new window] WPA Pool/Getty by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.17 Dec 20157,523 A group of prominent Orthodox rabbis in Israel, the United States and Europe have issued a historic public statement affirming that Christianity is "the willed divine outcome and gift to the nations" and urging Jews and Christians to "work together as partners to address the moral challenges of our era." "Jesus brought a double goodness to the world," the statement reads. "On the one hand he strengthened the Torah of Moses majestically" and on the other hand "he removed idols from the nations," instilling them "firmly with moral traits." This year 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the declaration issued in 1965 by the Second Vatican Council, which marked a watershed in Jewish-Christian relations. In language unusual for its day, Nostra Aetate stated that "God holds the Jews most dear," stressed the great "spiritual patrimony common to Christians and Jews," and condemned "hatred, persecutions, displays of anti-Semitism, directed against Jews at any time and by anyone." Now, a group of Jewish leaders has responded in kind, expressing their desire to accept "the hand offered to us by our Christian brothers and sisters." "Christians are congregations that work for the sake of heaven who are destined to endure, whose intent is for the sake of heaven and whose reward will not denied," the text reads. The statement bears the title, "To Do the Will of Our Father in Heaven: Toward a Partnership between Jews and Christians," and is signed by over 25 prominent Orthodox rabbis, who invite fellow Orthodox rabbis to join in signing the statement. "Now that the Catholic Church has acknowledged the eternal Covenant between G-d and Israel, we Jews can acknowledge the ongoing constructive validity of Christianity as our partner in world redemption, without any fear that this will be exploited for missionary purposes," it says. Echoing recent words by Pope Francis, the document states: "We are no longer enemies, but unequivocal partners in articulating the essential moral values for the survival and welfare of humanity." "Neither of us can achieve G-d's mission in this world alone," it says. According to Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, one of the statement's initiators, the "real importance of this Orthodox statement is that it calls for fraternal partnership between Jewish and Christian religious leaders, while also acknowledging the positive theological status of the Christian faith." "This proclamation's breakthrough is that influential Orthodox rabbis across all centers of Jewish life have finally acknowledged that Christianity and Judaism are no longer engaged in a theological duel to the death and that Christianity and Judaism have much in common spiritually and practically. Given our toxic history, this is unprecedented in Orthodoxy." said Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn, Academic Director of CJCUC. Yeshiva broke into the spontaneous singing of Acheinu, a song about the unity of the Jewish people, after funeral of Aish HaTorah Rabbi Reuven Biermacher, murdered on the steps of Jaffa Gate to the Old City https://www.facebook.com/RabbiSBurg/videos/1300310839995218/ WATCH THIS KIDDUSH HASHEM: On The Steve Harvey Show "I feel bad for the embarrassment Steve Harvey is going through right now… He's a nice guy and I really enjoyed being on his show last year….of course $3000 made me like him even more!" – Rabbi Noach Muroff http://www.humansofjudaism.com/humansofjudaism/kiddushhashemsh Hubble Telescope photos http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/ B"H "JOSEPH COULD NOT RESTRAIN HIMSELF" Why did Joseph attempt to "restrain himself?" Apparently, he sensed that the reconciliation was incomplete. What was missing? It would seem that the effects of sinas chinom are so all-encompassing that only exile, in which all Israel suffers together, can wipe them out. Ultimately, as we said above, sinas chinom is a rebellion against G-d. Perhaps, in the case of such a general rebellion, all Israel together have to repent and return to Him in contrition. Perhaps Joseph sensed this. Clearly, even he was powerless to go any further. Only the Egyptian exile would suffice. And exile was coming! Similarly, it would seem that the exile we experience today is the rectification for the sinas chinom that led to the destruction of the Second Temple (Yoma 9b). How can exile repair the effects of sinas chinom? Because sinas chinom arises from the desire to pull others down. In exile, we are pulled down by strangers! Mida keneged mida, we suffer from that which we wanted to do to others. Perhaps this explains something of the distinction between the Messiah descended from Joseph and the Messiah descended from David. Joseph's words "Ani Yosef" were the initial step towards our rectification. The brothers took it upon themselves to reverse the disaster they had brought about by their own actions. But, as we said above, even Joseph had a hand in his own fate. Why did he have to reveal his dreams? It seems that the final rectification awaits the day when all Israel understand fully the terrible consequences of sinas chinom, which arises from a lack in our acknowledgment that G-d is just in all His ways, even when He appoints one of us as king over the others. The moment that we rejoice in the king who is selected from among us, we will greet the Messiah, son of David, and all our troubles will be over. May we see it soon in our days! © Copyright 2015 by Roy S. Neuberger This is just beautiful! Words and Pictures Just think, none of these have been retouched, God made them perfect the first time! COLORSONLY GOD COULD CREATE. Kindness is in our power even when fondness is not. ~Henry James~ Compassionis language the deaf can hearand the blind can see. ~Mark Twain~ Carry a heart that never hates, a smile that never fadesanda touch that never hurts. Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, For I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. ~Robert Brault~ Treat everyone with politeness,even those who are rude toyou, Not because they are nicebut because you are. Never look down on anyone unless you are helping them up. A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you will remember. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. It's nice to be important,but it's more important to be nice. Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. If you want others to be happy,practice compassion. I always prefer to believe the best of everybody,it saves so much trouble. ~Rudyard Kipling~ Don't be yourself — be someone nicer. Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, Even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it. Love your enemies - it will confuse them greatly. There is one word which may serve as a rule forall one's life — reciprocity. ~Confucius~ Grownups know that little things matterand that relationships are based on respect. Don't wait for people to be friendly,show them how. ~Henry James~ The most important trip you may take in lifeis meeting people halfway. ~Henry Boyle~ When I was young,I admired clever people. Now that I am old,I admire kind people. ~Abraham Heschel~ If we should deal out justice only in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generousfor it gainsus gratitude. ~Mark Twain~ Be tender with the young,compassionate with the aged,tolerant of the weak, Because someday in your life you will be all of these. ~George Washington Carver~ You can't live a perfect daywithout doing something for someone Who will never be able to repay you. ~John Wooden~ If those who owe us nothing gave us nothing,how poor we would be. ~Antonio Porchia~ You cannot do a kindness too soonfor you never know how soon it will be too late. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~ By swallowing evil words unsaid,no one has ever harmed his stomach. ~Winston Churchill~ Real generosity is doing something nice for someonewho will never find out. ~Frank A. Clark~ We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ~Epictetus~ Don't let those who take advantage of your generosity Stop you from being generous. ~Author Unknown ~ Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud. ~Maya Angelou~ In a world full of people who couldn't care less,be someone whocaresmore. ~Author Unknown ~ Love thy neighbor and if it requires that you bend the truth, thetruthwill understand. ~Robert Brault~ God gave us wrinkles so that we can remember, and others can see, where our smiles have been! Rabbi Yehuda Lave LIKE TWEET FORWARD You received this email because you signed up on our website or made purchase from us. Unsubscribe

The Importance of Walking

Can't see images? Click here... Rabbi Yehuda Lave ​Favorite Memories Favorite Memories If you would like to recall your favorite memories, here are some questions to ask yourself: 1. What are five of my favorite memories? 2. How do I feel when I remember them? 3. What are the main patterns of my favorite memories? 4. In what ways will I benefit from recalling these memories more often? 5. When is a good time to recall each of these memories? 6. What can I learn from these memories? 7. What do I lose out by not recalling my favorite memories? 8. What will help me remember to recall my favorite memories more often? 9. What can I do now to create more memories that I would benefit from recalling Love Yehuda Lave December 25th Greetings from Santa--Please Release Me Ho HO HO Vote for Video of the Day! Bibi Netanyahu's off-Script Remarks are Inspiring People Everywhere http://tinyurl.com/jlu43ow [Open in new window] ​The Importance of Walking Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old To spend an additional 5 months in a nursing Home at $7000 per month. My grandpa started walking Five miles a day when he was 60. Now he's 97 years old And we don't know where he is. I like long walks, Especially when they are taken By people who annoy me. The only reason I would take up walking Is so that I could hear heavy breathing again. I have to walk early in the morning, Before my brain figures out what I'm doing... I joined a health club last year, Spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to go there. Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise', I wash my mouth out with chocolate. The advantage of exercising every day Is so when you die, they'll say, 'Well, she looks good doesn't she.' If you are going to try cross-country skiing, Start with a small country. I know I got a lot of exercise The last few years,...... Just getting over the hill. We all get heavier as we get older, Because there's a lot more information in our heads. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. AND Every time I start thinking too much About how I look, I just find a Happy Hour And by the time I leave, I look just fine. Proposal to extend euthanasia to children 'is very, very dangerous, ' top medical ethicist says If the country of your residence opted to do this,what would you do? Would you succumb to the social pressures One of the world's foremost medical ethicists says a proposal to grant terminally ill children the right to die by euthanasia could put some of Canada's most vulnerable at risk. "Setting the precedent that the state is going to tolerate killing children, even mature minors, is very, very dangerous," Arthur Caplan, head of medical ethics at New York University's Langone Medical Center, said Tuesday in response to a Canadian expert panel's suggestion age should not be an issue when determining eligibility for doctor­assisted death. "It's the slippery slope argument, and this is a slope I worry about. Sometimes I don't, but this one I do." On Monday, a provincial­territorial advisory panel opened a door to the once­unmentionable by recommending access to doctor- assisted dying should not be impeded "by the imposition of arbitrary age limits." Instead, the federal government should amend the Criminal Code so eligibility is based on "competence" and not age. Last summer, the law in Belgium was changed to allow terminally ill children of any age to request euthanasia, with their parents' consent, if they are in constant and unbearable suffering and near death. Three doctors have to agree to the request. The change sparked outrage from religious groups and even a video plea from then­four­year­old Jessica Saba of Quebec, born with a heart defect, who asked the king of Belgium to refuse to sign the new bill into law. http://tinyurl.com/jgasewe Judean Desert Monasteries Arial view of 3 monasteries in the Judean Desert Mar Saba-located in the wadi Kidron Faran - located in Ein Prat Wadi Kelt http://tinyurl.com/qxrjq5u [Open in new window] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8l34drNEug&featur... amazing pianist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbAoeZZvntk&feature=youtu.be 16th-Century Talmud Sells for $9.3 Million at Sotheby's By: JNi.Media Published: December 23rd, 2015 Sothebys Talmud Photo Credit: Sotheby's New York (JNi.media) Sotheby's set a new world auction record for any piece of Judaica on Tuesday in New York, when one of the finest copies of Daniel Bomberg's Babylonian Talmud sold for $9.3 million According to Tablet Magazine, the buyer is Leon Black, a New York businessman, founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management. The extraordinary volume was purchased by Stephan Loewentheil for the 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop. The Bomberg Talmud led the sale of a selection of extraordinary items from The Valmadonna Trust, which totaled $14.9 million and became the most valuable auction of Judaica ever held. Together with the auctions of Important Judaica and Israeli & International Art, Sotheby's annual December sales of Judaica and Israeli Art totaled $22.6 million. The Talmud, or "Oral Law," is a compendium of hundreds of years of rabbinical discussion and debate which expound upon the laws of the Bible. Daniel Bomberg is responsible for the first complete edition of the Babylonian Talmud (1519-1523), universally recognized not simply as one of the most significant books in the history of Hebrew printing, but as one of the great books of the Western world. The record setting Talmud sold Tuesday is one of the finest copies of Bomberg's edition – of which only 14 complete 16th century sets survive. The Valmadonna Library's copy of the Bomberg Talmud was kept for centuries in the library of Westminster Abbey. In 1956, collector Jack Lunzer attended an exhibition at The Victoria and Albert Museum celebrating 300 years of Jewish resettlement in England. It was there that he first became aware of the Abbey's magnificent and complete copy, and vowed somehow to acquire it. He spent the next 25 years determined to fulfill this virtually impossible ambition. Eventually, he purchased a 900-year-old copy of the Abbey's original Charter, and presented it, along with supporting endowments, to the Abbey in exchange for its copy of the Bomberg Talmud. A further highlight of Tuesday's auction of 12 items from the Valmadonna Trust Library is a Hebrew Bible printed in England in 1189, which sold for $3.6 million. Known as the Codex Valmadonna I, this extraordinary book is the only dated Hebrew text that survives from Medieval England, before King Edward I's 1290 edict expelling the Jews. Also leading the sale was a Illuminated Hebrew Bible: Psalms, with commentary by David Kimhi (the RaDaK), which was sold for $670,000. Rav Meir Maimon Former Rosh Kollel in Memphis (2011-2014) ""ישימך אלקים כאפרים וכמנשה יְבָרֲכֵם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לֵאמוֹר בְּךָ יְבָרֵךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר יְשִׂמְךָ אֱלֹהִים כְּאֶפְרַיִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁה וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת אֶפְרַיִם לִפְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה "So he blessed them on that day, saying: "With you, Israel will bless, saying, 'May G-d make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh, and he placed Ephraim before Manasseh". With these words Yaakov Avinu blessed his grandchildren that were born from Yossef. This blessing comes immediately after Yaakov crossed his hands and put his right hand on Efraim, the younger and his left hand on Menashe, the elder. In both times Yaakov put Efraim before Menashe, contrary to our expectations. When Yossef asks Yaakov why he did it Yaakov answers that Efraim will be greater than Menashe, and therefore he deserve to be first. Of course, this is not the first time in which the younger broter is chosen above the elder; Avraham choose his youngest – Yitzhak – to continue the covenant with Hashem, and Yitzhak does the same - choosing Yaakov over Eisav. Maybe Yossef is afraid that Menashe will be totally rejected from the family and from the Jewish nation. It is ironic to see that in the end the opposite happened; following the history of these two tribes, we'll find that often the tribe of Efraim, who got the 'better' blessing, turn away from Hasshem's ways, while Menashe had more righteous descendants. What was Menashe's secret? Why did he succeed where his brother often failed? The secret of Menashe is connection. When you keep your tradition and remain aware of your legacy, you create and maintain a strong connection between the former generations to the next generation. Where do we see this come to bear with Menashe and Efraim? When the tribes of Reuven and Gad ask to stay in the east side of the Jordan River Moshe agrees but stipulates that half the tribe of Menashe is to live with them as well. Why? To keep them connected to Torah. He knew he could trust Menashe to keep up their ties with their other half on the other side of the Jordan, and thus with the Temple and Hashem as well. Beside Yehoshua that came from Efraim, the other figures we meet from that tribe were evil: Yoravam, king of the Israeli kingdom after it seceded from Judah, worshipped Avoda Zara, and basically started a dynasty of idol worship. His descendent, Achav, married an idol worshipping princess from Tzidon. The name Menashe in Hebrew refers to Forgetting. Yossef declared that G-d made a big Chessed, kindness, with him when he cause him to forget all his family "And Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, for "God has caused me to forget all my toil and all my father's house." But in the end Menashe was the one who stayed connected to Torah and Mitzvot more than Efraim. I think that the Jewish nation is facing a significant identity crisis. We see enormous numbers of Jews that forget their tradition and their legacy, and we need to fight it. To do so we need 'Menashe power'. Eliyahu the prophet came from Menashe and his role is to connect between the past generations to the future generations. הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי שֹׁלֵחַ לָכֶם אֵת אֵלִיָּה הַנָּבִיא לִפְנֵי בּוֹא יוֹם ה' הַגָּדוֹל וְהַנּוֹרָא. וְהֵשִׁיב לֵב אָבוֹת עַל בָּנִים וְלֵב בָּנִים עַל אֲבוֹתָם "Lo, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord, that he may turn the heart of the fathers back through the children, and the heart of the children back through their fathers. ISIS behaves as it does due to a vitamin B deficiency. ISIS behaves as it does due to a vitamin B deficiency. The United States should supply them with the needed B-vitamins. Vitamin B-1 Vitamin B-2 Vitamin B-52   Rabbi Yehuda Lave LIKE TWEET FORWARD You received this email because you signed up on our website or made purchase from us. Unsubscribe