Looking to escape war at home, Israelis seek refugee status in Portugal & Crocodile wounds worker at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo & 17 Facts You Should Know About the Five Books of Moses By Yehuda Altein & How BIC Cristal Pen Changed the World & appointments & The Portion of Shoftim Introspection of Public Figures

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 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. How BIC PenCristal Changed the World Looking to escape war at home, Israelis seek refugee status in Portugal As the Israel-Hamas conflict stretches into its 11th month, locals looking to flee its physical and economic perils find a shortcut – albeit temporary – in applying for EU asylum By Romain Chauvet Looking to escape war at home, Israelis seek refugee status in Portugal | The Times of Israel Crocodile wounds worker at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo Crocodile wounds worker at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo - JNS.org Crocodiles at the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, Aug. 18, 2024. Credit: Israel Police. 17 Facts You Should Know About the Five Books of Moses By Yehuda Altein 17 Facts You Should Know About the Five Books of Moses - Chabad.org The Portion of Shoftim Introspection of Public Figures The portion of Shoftim opens with the command to establish courts and appoint judges who will impartially judge the people. Collective responsibility of the judges and the elders for what transpires under their leadership is not to be taken lightly. We see this most clearly at the end of the portion where we find the commandment of the "eglah arufah"- the decapitated calf- the ceremony which takes place when an unidentified corpse is found in the open. The taking of a life is a tragedy which demands the introspection of the judges and other public figures. And it is for this reason that they gather and publically proclaim "Our hands did not shed this blood". Bereshit Rabah (portion 14) lists five synonyms for the word soul: nefesh, ruach, neshamah, yechidah and chayah. Take note that the word "shafchu" (shed) is spelled with the letter "heh" at the end instead of the more commonly used letter "vav"- an allusion to the five synonyms listed above (the numerical value of the letter "heh" is five). Additionally, as seen in the accompanying picture, the letter "pay" has five concentric circles (an additional allusion to these five synonyms), thereby emphasizing the obligation of introspection required of communal leaders where blood has been shed. (Sefer Harokeiach) See you Sunday bli neder, Shabbat Shalom 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, Spiritual 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