Rosh Hodesh Nisson tonight and the blessing of the trees and The Jewish Superman -Zishe Breitbart, le superman des siècles and Shabbat in the State of Israel by Moshe Targin and Simon Walters to serve as Britain's next Ambassador to Israel and Shapeshifter: The robot that turns from liquid to solid and back and What's My Line? - Peter Lorre; Steve Allen [panel]; Martin Gabel [panel] (Feb 14, 1960)

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 Blessing on Blooming Trees A special mitzvah, which can be fulfilled only once a year, is to recite the berachah ("blessing" or prayer) made upon seeing a fruit tree in bloom: Blessed are you G-d our G-d, king of the universe, who left nothing lacking in His world, and created within it good creatures and good trees with which He gives pleasure to people. Today is the first opportunity to make this blessing, but it can be done anytime during the month of Nissan (referred to by the Torah as "the month of spring" ). Many visit botanical gardens during this time, so as to avail themselves of an opportunity to observe this beautiful mitzvah. Jewish Calendar Inaugurated (1313 BCE) On the first of Nissan of the year 2448 from creation (1313 BCE--two weeks before the Exodus), G-d showed Moses the crescent new moon and told him, "When you see the moon like this, sanctify [the new month]." This ushered in the first Jewish month, and commenced the lunar calendar Jews have been following ever since. 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. Shabbat in the State of Israel by Moshe Targin Life in the state of Israel has raised an entirely new and delicate question regarding Shabbat observance in the public sphere. Most religious and traditional Israelis agree that the character of our Jewish state cannot be preserved without three basic features-Shabbat and festivals, national kashrut availability, and marriage and conversion supervision.  Without these three basic elements of Jewish identity, our state would be hollowed of its Jewish identity and its association with our illustrious past, our national rituals and our collective memory. For Israel to be the historical homeland of the Jews, Shabbat must be maintained in the public sphere.  Yet ,even given the broad support for a general Shabbat ambience, most Israelis are not interested in full halachik compliance of Shabbat. Most traditional Israelis ritually mark Shabbat with festive meals, synagogue attendance and candle lighting, but have little desire for a complete shutdown of twenty-four hours and strict adherence to thirty nine prohibitions, not to mention the vast array of Rabbinic injunctions. Perspective of Religious Jews Religious Jews hope for an era of widespread religious revival and a world in which every Jew observes full halachik Shabbat.  The Gemara quotes a promise that full national compliance of two consecutive Shabbatot will herald Mashiach. That is our greatest hope. Until that era develops however, religious Jews must be supportive of even partial Shabbat experience, even if it falls short of full halachik observance. Shabbat observance isn't binary and isn't an all-or-nothing proposition. Shabbat has many layers to it and for this reason, the laws and rituals of Shabbat were delivered in the desert in piecemeal fashion, signifying that even partial Shabbat experience is valuable. All this presents us with the following challenge: how to preserve general Shabbat   spirit in the public domain while not superimposing restrictive Shabbat policies upon a disinterested sector of non-observant Israelis. Generally, unilateral imposition of religious enforcement boomerangs, engendering dislike and distaste for religion. How can Shabbat spirit be preserved in the public commons and how can Shabbat interest, which already runs high in Greater Israel, be promoted in a non-threatening manner? Hard questions without any easy solutions. The challenge is especially delicate in Israel, which still maintains a five-and-a-half day work week, leaving Shabbat day as the sole time for recreation and relaxation. If the day is stripped of any religious element,it will become empty of any spirit and will no longer be a collective national experience. The day will quickly degenerate into consumerism and traffic jams https://insecure.yutorah.org/l... The Jewish Superman -Zishe Breitbart, le superman des siècles In his day, Zishe Breitbart rivaled Houdini as he awed audiences with feats of strength BYROBERT ROCKAWAY Why Have We Forgotten Zishe Breitbart, the Legendary Prewar Jewish Strongman, Showman, and Zionist? - Tablet Magazine Simon Walters to serve as Britain's next Ambassador to Israel Simon Walters to serve as Britain's next Ambassador to Israel Walters, who is already undergoing full time training in the Hebrew language in preparation for taking office this summer, served as a senior official in the British Foreign Office and dealt with the Middle East. Nitsan Keidar https://www.israelnationalnews... Shapeshifter: The robot that turns from liquid to solid and back Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong have built a robot that can transform from liquid to solid and back. The video showed the robot passing through bars, but the researchers note that its main use will be for medical purposes. Methanal Rath A robot that manages to turn from liquid to solid and back sounded like science fiction until recently, but it is possible that in the near future it will be able to help doctors around the world. The shape-shifting robot was created by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and was recently published in the journal Matter. In the video published together with the article, you can see how the robot in the form of a Lego man turns into a liquid, passes through bars and returns to the exhibit again. The research team led by researchers Wang and Pan used gallium type metal that can be melted at low heat to manufacture the robot. In order to melt the robot, an electric current is transmitted with the help of magnetic forces which turns the robot into a liquid and allows it to move and even pass through bars as you can see in the video. In an interview with the ScienceNews website, the researchers explained that they received the scientific inspiration for the shape change from nature - from sea cucumbers. As part of their protection from madmen, sea cucumbers are also able to make changes in the density of the material in their body and change shape, sometimes also shedding different organs. The researchers state in the article that in the future it will be possible to inject this tiny robot into the human body while it is in a liquid state, and then wrap foreign bodies that have penetrated the body with it and remove them along with it. In addition, the tiny robot will be able to help introduce drugs into designated places in the body as well as reach places that are currently difficult to reach. What's My Line? - Peter Lorre; Steve Allen [panel]; Martin Gabel [panel] (Feb 14, 1960) MYSTERY GUEST: Peter Lorre PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis, Martin Gabel See you tomorrow bli neder Happy Rosh Hodesh Nisson! We need Mashiach now! 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