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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.

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Carrying a phone during war by Kenneth Bander as published in the Jerusalem Post

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No, the PLO Isn't a Person

A Supreme Court victory for victims of Palestinian terrorism.

The Supreme Court last week vindicated a common-sense principle: Foreign entities that kill Americans abroad through acts of terror can be held to account in American courts.

Fuld v. PLO marks a turning point in a long legal saga. In 2004 U.S. citizens sued the Palestinian Authority for its role in terror attacks that killed their family members. After a seven-week trial, a New York federal jury found the authority liable.

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.

Saying the Hallel Payer in gratitude for the great Miracle we have had

Dear Ohel Nechama Community,

I hope this message finds you well. After the horrific events of Simchat Torah, which ushered in a painful and challenging period, Operation "Am K'Lavi" marked a historic shift. Through a precise and extraordinary military campaign carried out with what can only be described as clear Divine assistance, we witnessed moments of awe and hope. The Talmud (Pesachim 117a) teaches that we recite Hallel when a miracle occurs for the entire Jewish people, even if the redemption is not yet complete, and even if we are still in the midst of war. We are called to give thanks for the salvation we have already experienced.
When the very existence of the State of Israel is at stake, there is no greater expression of "the entirety of Israel. "The Netziv of Volozhin writes (in his commentary to She'iltot d'Rav Achai, Parashat Vayishlach) that in the very moment a miracle takes place, there is a mitzva from the Torah to offer praise and thanks. This Shabbat, as we gather for the first time since the conclusion of the operation, it is a particularly fitting moment to express our communal gratitude for the miracles we have witnessed, "b'rov am hadrat melech".The verses of Hallel express both the cry of distress during war and the song of hope and victory that follows. Even while the battle continues, exhausting, painful, and accompanied by deep loss, we must still acknowledge the miracles we have witnessed and give thanks to God. Therefore, we will recite and sing the Hallel Shalem with a bracha. Many are hesitant to recite Hallel with a bracha in the absence of an explicit ruling from a central rabbinic authority, and this caution is understandable. Yet, in my humble opinion, after what we have seen, there is a profound, spiritual, and moral responsibility to offer thanks. Let us keep in mind: this is not a permanent change to our davening, but a unique ,timely expression of gratitude to Hashem for a clear and present moment of salvation .For those who choose to recite Hallel without a bracha, simply reading its verses as Pesukei Tehillim, while internalizing their beauty and meaning, is also a deeply meaningful act. What matters most is that we recognize the goodness and give thanks wholeheartedly. For just as we add supplications in times of crisis, let us also add praise in times of joy. On Shabbat, we will also include Mizmor Tehillim 98:"Sing to the Lord a new song, for He has performed wonders…"Wishing you all a peaceful and meaningful Shabbat

,Rav Yosef Ote