Rainbow in the Night--Holocaust based story and Shabbat Shalom and Shana Tova

Can't see images? Click here...                                                             Rabbi Yehuda Lave Power of Patience The Talmud (Airuvin 54b) relates that Rabbi Praida had to repeat each lesson to a certain student four hundred times until the student understood it. This is usually cited as an example of the patience needed to be a teacher. We can also see the courage and perseverance of the student. Most people would give up after twenty or thirty repetitions and say they lack the necessary intelligence to comprehend the subject. This student realized he would eventually understand if he just heard each point enough times. When you say you cannot understand something, how many times did you try before you reached your conclusion? We have tremendous ability to understand almost anything if we have the patience to hear the ideas enough times. Pride gets in the way, and so does frustration. But a truth seeker does not worry about what others might think and keeps his mind on the goal. Sometimes, like hard wood (see picture below), we have to be hard and not give up Love Yehuda Lave   Forget three days, now physicist behind radical laser propulsion system explains how we could get to Mars in 30 MINUTES Lasers could send a spacecraft to Mars in just 30 MINUTES  University of California, Santa Barbara professor, Phillip Lubin, says that a wafer-thin craft could be propelled to the red planet at 174.3 million miles per hour using high-powered lasers. Read the full story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3466264/Forget-three-days-physicist-radical-laser-propulsion-explains-Mars-30-MINUTES.html A Holocaust music video that the world must see Using stunning cinematography, a haunting score, hard hitting lyrics and vocals that will touch the deepest recesses of the soul, this historical work offers a glimpse into World War II Krakow as seen through the eyes of a survivor. "Rainbow in the Night" is both a euphoric tribute to the indomitable human spirit that enabled the Jewish people to survive against all odds and also a call to arms, to rekindle the spark of Jewish pride and unity among Jews worldwide, as we continue to rebuild the generations that were destroyed by the Nazis. Published: September 18, 2016 victim or the terrorist: Who gets treated first? http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Health-and-Science/The-victim-or-the-terrorist-Who-gets-treated-first-446297?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=google_mail&utm_source=email World on brink of new FINANCIAL CRASH: Ex-bank chief warns another crisis is 'certain' http://shr.gs/YAg3EPc The Ancient City Of Jerusalem A beautiful video, which portrays the wide diversity and universality of the ancient city of Jerusalem. What the video chooses not to emphasize is that diversity exists in Jerusalem due to the fact that it is under Jewish control. All religions are protected and welcome in the modern State of Israel. Under Jordanian control, the city was ethnically cleansed of Jews and Jewish holy sites were ransacked and destroyed. The city of Jerusalem is tolerant of all, because it is controlled by tolerant people. One shudders to think what would happen if the city was given over to Muslim control, as some world leaders and Muslim countries would like. Even today, the one holy site shared by Jews and Muslims, the Temple Mount, is controlled by the Islamic Waqf. It is the only site in Israel where people are denied basic religious rights and freedoms and sometimes access to the site. Although considered the holiest site of the Jewish religion, all non-Muslims are denied the right to pray, sing or do anything that appears religious while visiting the Temple Mount. At the same time, Muslims are verbally abusive and violent to religious Jews who visit there. Jerusalem is a universal and diverse city. Protected by its ancient guardians, the People of Israel, it shall remain open to all peoples and all religions. Jackie Mason on the streets of New York--read article below https://goo.gl/nJZDFx             בס"ד WARM WISHES FOR A YEAR OF BLESSINGS ....... ואתה שלום וביתך שלום וכל אשר לך שלום KETIVAH V'CHATIMAH TOVAH ! כתיבה וחתימה טובה ! Rabbi Yehuda Lave Your mailing address Contact Phone Website LIKE TWEET FORWARD You received this email because you signed up on our website or made purchase from us. Unsubscribe

Ski Season is right around the corner

Can't see images? Click here...                                                             Rabbi Yehuda Lave The Benefits of Happiness Happiness is more precious than wealth. Commit your total self to master it. What will it take to make a strong commitment? Be aware of all the benefits of living a joyous life. Beyond all emotional, health, and material benefits, when you experience happiness and joy, you will be able to attain profound spiritual awareness and love for the Creator. As the revered Chazon Ish wrote, "When a person merits becoming aware of the reality of the Almighty's existence, he will experience limitless joy. All of the pleasures of this world are as nothing compared to the intense pleasure of a person cleaving to his Creator." (Emunah U'bitochon 1:9)   Love Yehuda Lave Ski season is right around the corner Misunderstood laws of physics 1 . Law of Mechanical Repair   - After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee.  2. Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible place in the universe.  3. Law of Probability - The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.  4. Law of Random Numbers -If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal; someone always answers.  5. Variation Law - If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now.  6. Law of the Bath   - When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring.  7. Law of Close Encounters- The probability of meeting someone you know INCREASES dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.  8. Law of the Result - When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, IT WILL!!!  9. Law of Biomechanics   -The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the difficulty of the reach.  10 . Law of the Theater & Sports Arena - At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last. They are the ones who will leave their seats several times to go for food, beer, or the toilet and who leave early before the end of the performance or the game is over. The folks in the aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs or big bellies and stay to the bitter end of the performance. The aisle people also are very surly folk.  11. The Coffee Law - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.  12. Murphy's Law of Lockers - If there are only 2 people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers and the other person is someone you dislike.  13. Law of Physical Surfaces - The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.  14. Law of Logical Argument- Anything is possible IF you don't know what you are talking about.  15.   Law of Physical Appearance - If the clothes fit, they're ugly, have a hole or are out of style.  16. Law of Public Speaking -- A CLOSED MOUTH GATHERS NO FEET!  17. Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy - As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it OR the store will stop selling it!  18. Doctors' Law - If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there, you'll feel better. But don't make an appointment and you'll stay sick.   The Jump of his life--no parachute JEWISH TRIVIA to ponder....not all guaranteed.   The Roosevelt's were Jewish Dutch, arriving in NYC in 1682 (Original name Claes Rosenvelt before name change to Nicholas Roosevelt) Sarah Delano, FDR's mother, was descended from Sephardic Jews.   Joseph Stalin was originally named Joseph David Djugashvili (translating into "son of a Jew..") All 3 of the women he married were Jewish.   Dwight Eisenhower's father was a Swedish Jew and was so identified in the West Point Yearbook of 1915.       INTERESTING JEWISH FACTS   Lillian Friedman married Cruz Rivera. They named their baby Geraldo Miguel Rivera (Funny, it doesn't sound Jewish.) Since, according to Jewish Law, anyone born to a Jewish mother is Jewish, Geraldo Rivera is Jewish. As were, among others: Fiorello Laguardia, Winston Churchill and Cary Grant, as explained below.   Fiorello Laguardia's mother's name was Jacobson. His father was not Jewish. Laguardia spoke seven languages - including Hebrew and Yiddish -fluently.   Winston Churchill's mother's name was Jenny Jerome.   Cary Grant's mother, Elsie, was Jewish. His father, Elias Leach, was not. Grant's original name was Archibald Alexander Leach. (Robin Leach is his First cousin).   Peter Sellers' mother, Margaret Marks, was Jewish. His father, Bill Sellers, was Protestant. Peter's real name is Richard Henry Sellers.   David Bowie's mother is Jewish, his father is not. One of Bowie's album covers discusses his Jewish ancestry. His real name: David Stenton Haywood Jones.   Robert DeNiro's mother is Jewish; his father is not.   Shari Belafonte's mother is Jewish. Her father, Harry, has a Jewish Grandfather.   Olivia Newton John's Jewish grandfather was a Nobel Prize winning Physicist.   Harrison Ford's mother is Russian Jewish, his father is Irish Catholic.   ALWAYS GOOD TO KNOW AND REMEMBER!   Fact: The first theater to be used solely for the showing of motion pictures was built by a Jew (Adolf Zukor).   Fact: The first full-length sound picture, The Jazz Singer was produced by the Jewish Samuel L. Goldwyn & Louis B.Mayer (MGM).   Fact: A Jew (Dr. Abraham Waksman) coined the term antibiotics.   Fact: A Polish Jew (Casimir Funk) who pioneered a new field of medical research gave us a word now common in our language-vitamins.   Fact: The first successful operation for appendicitis was performed by a Jewish surgeon (Dr. Simon Baruch)   Fact: The doctor (Dr.Abraham Jacobi) hailed as America's father of Pediatrics was a Jew.   Fact: Until a Jewish doctor (Dr. Siccary) showed differently, Americans believed the tomato was poisonous.   Fact: Jewish Levi ["Levi's"] Strauss (inventor of jeans) is the largest clothing retailer in the world.   Fact: In 1909, four Jews were among the 60 multi cultural signers of the Call to the National Action, which resulted in the creation of the NAACP.   Fact: A Jew (Emile Berliner) is the man who developed the modern day phonograph. While Thomas Edison was working out a type of phonograph that used a cylinder as a record, Berliner invented a machine that would play a disc. The machine he patented was called the gramophone, and the famous RCA trademark is a picture of a dog listening to "his master's voice" on Berliner's device. The gramophone was superior to Edison's machine. In short, Emile Berliner made possible the modern record industry. His company was eventually absorbed by the Victor Talking Machine Company, now known as RCA.   Fact: Jewish Louis B. Mayer (MGM) created the idea for the Oscar.   Fact: European Jews are the founding fathers of all the Hollywood Studios.   Fact: Jews comprise a mere 1/4 of 1% (13 million) of the population (6 Billion).   Fact: 99% of the world is non Jewish.   Fact: Three of greatest & most influential thinkers dominating the 20th Century were Jewish - Einstein, Freud, and Marx.   Fact: The most popular selling Christmas song ("White Christmas") was written by a Jew. (Irving Berlin)   Fact: Of the 660 Nobel prizes from 1901-1990, 160 have been won by Jews. In the end, Jews win more Nobel prizes than any other ethnicity. They win 40x more than should be expected of them, based upon their small population numbers.   Fact: A Jew (Dr. Jonas Salk) is the creator of the first Polio Vaccine.   Fact: Jews (Hayam Solomon & Isaac Moses) are responsible for creating the first modern banking institutions.   Fact: Jews also created the first department stores of the 19th century: The Altmans, Gimbels, Kaufmanns, Lazaruses, Magnins, Mays, Strausses became leaders of major department stores. Julius Rosenwald revolutionized the way Americans purchased goods by improving Sears Roebuck's mail order merchandising. Hart, Schaffner, Marx, Kuppenheimer and Levi Strauss became household names in men's clothing.   Fact: Jewish Marc Chagall (born Segal , Russia ) is one of the great 20th Century painters.   Fact: English Jewish financiers such as Isaac Goldsmid, Nathan Rothschild, David Salomons, and Moses Montefiore, whose fortunes helped England become an empire.   Fact: In 1918, Detroit, a Jew (Max Goldberg) opened the "first" commercial parking lot.   Fact: In 1910, a Jew (Louis Blaustein) and his son opened the "first" gas station, eventually founding AMOCO OIL. One of the richest oil families in the world.   Fact: A Jew (Dr. Albert Sabin) developed the first "oral polio vaccine."   Fact: A Jew (Steven Spielberg) is the most successful filmmaker since the advent of film.   Fact: A Jewish poet's (Emma Lazarus) famous poem, The New Collossus¡ appears as the inscription on the Statue Of Liberty.   Fact: Jewish Harry Houdini (Weiss) is the father of Magic/Illusion.   Fact: Jewish Abraham is the father of the world's 3 major religions: Judaism, Christianity & Islam (ancestors of the Hebrew & Arabic peoples).   Fact: Jews are the oldest of any people on earth still around with their national identity and cultural heritage intact.   Fact: George & Ira Gershwin & Irving Berlin (Jews) are three of the most prolific composers of the 20th century.   Fact: Isadore & Nathan Straus (Jews) - "Abraham & Straus," eventually became sole owners of Macy's (world's largest department store) in 1896.   Fact: Dr. Paul Ehrlich (Jew) - physician, Nobel Prize in 1908 for curing syphilis.   Fact: Armand Hammer (Jew) - "Arm & Hammer," physician & businessman originated the largest trade between U. S. and Russia.   Fact: Louis Santanel (Jew) was the financier who provided the funds for Columbus ' voyage to America.   Fact: Sherry Lansing (Jew) of Paramount Pictures, became the first woman president of a major Hollywood studio.   Fact: Flo Zigfield (Jew) of "Zigfield Follies," is the creator of American burlesque. A bear part of the family Rabbi Yehuda Lave Your mailing address Contact Phone Website LIKE TWEET FORWARD You received this email because you signed up on our website or made purchase from us. Unsubscribe

The world's first passenger drone and Rosh Hashana celebrated for two days starting next Monday the 3rd

Can't see images? Click here...                                                             Rabbi Yehuda Lave Judge Yourself Favorably Years of guilt feelings over a specific matter can sometimes be overcome in a surprisingly short time if a person adopts a different perspective in viewing the matter. Frequently, people blame themselves unnecessarily. If you have irrational guilt feelings, give yourself a speech why you need not blame yourself. Take a piece of paper and write a list of ways to judge yourself favorably. Be careful not to do this with matters you should really try to correct. Otherwise you will talk your self into not correcting yourself and as we approach Rosh Hashanah the idea is to have self correction. I am referring only to irrational guilt feelings, not to situations where a person wants to rationalize his failure to make difficult, but necessary, changes. If you find it difficult to judge yourself favorably, ask yourself, "How could I judge someone else favorably in this matter." Guilt-ridden people often find it easier to excuse others than to excuse themselves and this can be utilized as a tool for lessening their own blaming thoughts. Love Yehuda Lave The Bathtub Test   During a visit to my doctor, I asked him, "How do you determine whether or not an older person should be put in a Nursing Home?" "Well," he said, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the person to empty the bathtub." "Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person would use the bucket because it is bigger than the spoon or the teacup." "No" he said. "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?" ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THIS ON OR DO YOU WANT THE BED NEXT TO MINE? : The first passenger Drone Two Days Rosh Hashanah, Eruvin, And Eggs Raphael Grunfeld From this decree on, the two days of Rosh Hashanah – unlike the two days of Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot – were no longer celebrated out of doubt but out of certainy Why is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, so different from other Jewish holidays? On the face of it, it does not seem to follow any pattern. It is celebrated for two days, not only in the Diaspora but also in Israel. Yet the Sages refer to the two days of Rosh Hashanah as one long day – yoma arichta. On Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot we keep Yom Tov for two days because during the time of the Second Temple there was doubt whether the month preceding Yom Tov was a chodesh chaser of 29 days or a chodesh maleh of 30 days. But on Rosh Hashanah the doubt was exacerbated for the following reason: In the case of other festivals, such as Pesach, the emissaries the bet din dispatched to advise outlying districts of a chodesh chaser had 14 days to reach their destination. In the case of Rosh Hashanah, however, the emissaries had no time at all. In fact, as soon as the witnesses had testified on the 30th day of Elul that they had sighted the new moon, that very day was declared Rosh Hashanah. And on Rosh Hashanah the emissaries could not travel more than the techum Shabbat distance of two-thirds of a mile beyond Jerusalem. As a result, even people living inside Israel but outside of Jerusalem remained in doubt. Even inside Jerusalem, confusion reigned. Nobody knew whether the witnesses who would testify to the sighting of the new moon would arrive on the day of the 30th, in which case Rosh Hashanah would be on the 30th day, or whether they would not arrive, in which case Rosh Hashanah would be on the 31st day. On the night immediately following the 29th day of Elul and on 30th day of Elul itself, people hedged their bets. They ceased work, went to the synagogue, recited the Rosh Hashanah prayers and blew the shofar, all in a tentative state of mind. Perhaps, they fretted, the witnesses will not come today, the 30th, and tomorrow, the 31st, will be Rosh Hashanah by default and a day's work would have been wasted. But then again, perhaps the witnesses would come. So how could they risk working? The Levites in the Temple fretted, too. If the witnesses would not arrive by Minchah time on the afternoon of the 30th, the Levites had to proceed to offer up the tamid, the afternoon sacrifice. But they did not know which Psalm to sing when doing so. Should they sing the special Rosh Hashanah Psalm, or the weekday Psalm? One year they chose the weekday Psalm only to see the witnesses arrive after Minchah and prove them wrong. In this situation, the rabbis decided to dispel the doubt. They decreed that if witnesses would arrive after the afternoon sacrifice on the 30th day of Elul, their testimony would be ignored and the 31st day of Elul would be declared Rosh Hashanah. Furthermore, in order to provide certainty for the Levites and in order to prevent people from working on the 30th of Elul after Minchah time, the rabbis merged the 30th day of Elul with the 31st day, declaring them both one long day. From this decree on, the two days of Rosh Hashanah – unlike the two days of Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot – were no longer celebrated out of doubt but out of certainty. This distinction between the status of the two days of Rosh Hashanah and the two days of other festivals has practical ramifications. For example, on Rosh Hashanah, one may not extend the techum Shabbat 4,000 amot in two directions, as one may on the two days of Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot. Because the two days of Rosh Hashanah are merged into one yoma arichta, only one eruv techumim could be placed for both days to walk 4,000 amot in only one chosen direction. Similarly, the argument that an egg laid on the first day of Pesach, Shavuot, or Sukkot could be eaten on the second day of these festivals would not apply. An egg laid on the first day of Rosh Hashanah could not be eaten on the second. Following the destruction of the Second Temple, the dilemma of the Levites was no longer a concern. Accordingly, Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakkai decreed that the testimony of witnesses arriving after Minchah on the 30th of Elul would once again be accepted, thereby rendering Rosh Hashanah one day. If witnesses did not arrive by nightfall of the 30th, Rosh Hashanah would be two days. Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakkai's decree did not, however, apply to the Diaspora, where it could not be known on the 30th day, whether the witnesses had arrived or not. Accordingly, in the Diaspora Rosh Hashanah remained two days, by decree. The Babylonian rabbis who came to Israel applied the same decree to the land of Israel, even after the time of Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakkai. Although nowadays we now which day is genuinely Rosh Hashanah, we continue to celebrate two days – everywhere – out of respect for the tradition of our ancestors. Pomegranate Photo Credit: winemaking.co.il Yirmiyahu Zmiri, 69, owner of Zmiri Nurseries in Yesud HaMa'ala (est. 1882 in the Hula valley, north of the Kinneret) has been laboring for eight years on developing his proprietary (there's a patent) seedless pomegranate, Makor Rishon reported Friday. The new species of pomegranate, dubbed "Wine," features soft edible seeds, and a much sweeter red fruit around the seed. Wine, or Yayin as it is called in Hebrew, is an acronym for the names of Zmiri's grandchildren. According to Chabad.org, the common practice of eating a pomegranate on Rosh Hashanah has to do with its abundant seeds, 613 on average, which symbolize our hope that we will stand before the Almighty with as many abundant merits. However, according to the Ben Ish Chai, on Rosh Hashanah one should eat only a sweet pomegranate, because we want our new year to be sweet. At which point our friends at Chabad.org note, "Of course, the pomegranates we have today generally have a bitter, pungent taste. It appears that in Baghdad, where the Ben Ish Chai lived (1833-1909), they had sweet pomegranates. So the website suggests that "in light of the custom to refrain from bitter foods on Rosh Hashanah, it would seem proper to dip the pomegranate in sugar to at least diminish its pungency." No need to do that any more. Because Zmiri and his sons have invented the Wine pomegranate which is fire-engine red and sweet beyond belief. Israeli consumers will be seeing the first commercial yield on the store shelves this coming week, just in time for Rosh Hashanah. They're sold to the stores at about 50 cents a pound, but by the time the consumer sees it the sweet fruit's price might quadruple. Israel exports upwards of 25 thousand tons on pomegranates a year, and on the week before Rosh Hashanah Israelis consume about 10 thousand tons, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Despite limited research data, marketers of pomegranate juice have "liberally" used results from preliminary research to promote their products, until, in February 2010, the FDA issued a warning letter to POM Wonderful, for using published literature to make illegal claims of "unproven anti-disease benefits." Mattel toy gun ad from the past AIPAC maps showing the dangers to Israel Israel in the Middle East Israel is surrounded by mostly Arab neighbors who outnumber her in size by 650 to 1 in terms of land and 56 to 1 in terms of population. Click the map below to learn more about the countries and territories that surround the tiny Jewish state.   Iranian Missile Threat Iran's leaders have threatened Israel's destruction. See a map of the their missile capabilities against Israel, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Click here to download the pdf of the map.   Hezbollah Rocket Arsenal Hezbollah is an Iranian-backed terrorist army based in Southern Lebanon. See a map of their missile and rocket capabilities against Israel. Click here to download the pdf version of this map.   These are just a few of the maps we have available for you. To view, print and share the rest of the AIPAC Israel maps please click here. Johnny Cash impersanting Elvis Presley Rabbi Yehuda Lave Your mailing address Contact Phone Website LIKE TWEET FORWARD You received this email because you signed up on our website or made purchase from us. Unsubscribe