Get to Heaven Keep the Seven

Everybody wants spirituality. To be a good person means to walk in G-d's ways. How does that translate to reality? The only guidebook to spirituality that has stood the test of time is the Hebrew Bible. The Bible says that the Jews will be a light onto the nations. But if you are not a born Jew, you have to convert, which is not so easy!! If you do convert, it is a lot of work to be a Jew (three times a day prayer, keeping kosher, observing the Sabbath).

This blog will show you how to be Jewish without the work!!

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Israel demolishes UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem; UN agency: ‘Unprecedented attack’ & Captivity survivor: Rabbi Druckman’s teachings gave me strength during captivity & In surprising breakthrough, scientists in Israel find cancer may help heal the failing heart & 11 Jewish Languages Past and Present By Yehuda Altein & with those we have lost & Rabbi Schwartz jokes



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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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Israel demolishes UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem; UN agency: 'Unprecedented attack'

Israel demolishes UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem; UN agency: 'Unprecedented attack' | The Times of Israel

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.

Captivity survivor: Rabbi Druckman's teachings gave me strength during captivity

Hamas captivity survivor Agam Berger describes how she miraculously received a prayer book and summary of Rabbi Haim Druckman's book during her time in captivity. 'It came at the moment when I did not expect it, and gave us strength.'

https://www.israelnationalnews...

In surprising breakthrough, scientists in Israel find cancer may help heal the failing heart

Study by researchers at the Technion finds that injecting cancerous serum in mice decreased cardiac fibrosis — paving the way for innovative therapies

In surprising breakthrough, scientists in Israel find cancer may help heal the failing heart | The Times of Israel

Heart disease and cancer are the two most significant causes of death in Israel, according to the Health Ministry. While they have been considered separate diseases, researchers now confirm that they are highly connected — and they affect each other's outcomes.

The diseases also share similar risk factors, including smoking, obesity, diabetes, environmental factors and aging.

11 Jewish Languages Past and Present

By Yehuda Altein

11 Jewish Languages Past and Present - Chabad.org


RABBI SCHWARTZ'S TERRIBLE LUGGAGE JOKES OF THE WEEK

I just told my luggage there will be no vacations this year. Now I'm dealing with emotional baggage.

I tried to sue the airport for losing my luggage. I lost my case.

Don't you just hate that situation when you're picking up your bags at the airport, and everyone's luggage is better than yours. A worst case scenario.

Or alternatively… A German was packing his luggage for holiday when his wife interrupts him...

"I hope you're not going to bring sausages again", she said, "They exploded everywhere last time and caused a frightful scene!"

"It'll be fine", He said, "Stop worrying about the wurst case scenario".

A photon is going through airport security. The TSA agent asks if he has any luggage. The photon says, "No, I'm traveling light."

Shaindel was flying home from Israel on a recent trip and looked rather haggard looking after getting off the plane walking into the customs area with eight children-- all under age 10. Collecting their many suitcases, the nine of them entered the cramped customs area. A young customs official watched the large entourage in disbelief, ''Ma'am,'' he said, ''do all these children and this luggage belong to you?''

''Yes, sir,'' Shaindel said with a weary sigh, ''they're all mine.''

The customs agent began his interrogation: ''Ma'am, do you have any weapons, contraband or drugs in your possession?''

''Sir,'' she calmly answered, ''if I'd had any of those items, I would have used them by now.''

My friend was arrested for stealing luggage from airport, his trial didn't last more than an hour

It was a brief case.

If my male child was being stubborn before a flight could I check him with my luggage? Or would I have to carry on my wayward son? (PS I love you if you got that one…)

At the airport today a man fainted and slumped over onto the luggage carousel. He slowly came around.

Airport police say that the number of people smuggling helium balloons in their luggage is under control. But cases continue to rise.

Yankel is a professional smuggler and every day he arrives at the border, on his bicycle with a sack on the luggage rack.

Customs officer: "Do you have something to declare?"

Yankel: "No."

Customs officer: "And what do you have in the sack?"

Yankel: "Sand."

During the check it turns out: actually sand. Every day for a whole week Yankel comes with the bike and the sack on the luggage rack. On the eighth day, the customs officer becomes suspicious.

Customs officer: "What do you have in the sack?"

Yankel: "Just sand."

Customs officer: "Hmm, let's see..."

This time, he sand is sifted. Result: just sand.

The man continues to visit the border every day. Two weeks later, the border guard has enough and sends the sand to the lab. Result: just sand. After another month of "sand transports", the customs officer can't stand it any longer and asks Yankel: "I'll give it to you in writing that I won't tell anybody, but you're smuggling something. Please tell me what!"

Yankel: "Bicycles..."

Berel, an older man is finally able to leave the Soviet Union in the late 1980s for the first time in his life. His wife and son have already left and settled in the States, and he's finally able to go and join them. On his way out through the Soviet border, the guard looks through his luggage and finds a bust of Lenin.

"What is this?" he asks.

"Don't ask me *what* this is, ask me *who* this! This is Vladimir Lenin, the great hero that fought for the rights of the people in our country, and I'm bringing him with me to remind myself to continue that battle in America!"

The guard lets him through, and he is able to go on the plane to America. Once he arrives, the American border guard goes through his luggage and finds the bust of Lenin.

"What is this?" he asks.

"Don't ask me *what* this is, ask me *who* this! This is Vladimir Lenin, the fiendish monster who destroyed my beautiful homeland! I am bringing him with me to remind myself the the mistakes of the past."

The guard lets him through, and he is able to go into the country, where he takes a taxi to the house his wife and son are staying. After reuniting with them, the son sees the bust of Lenin, and asks, "Papa, who is this?"

Berel smiles and says, "my son, don't ask me *who* this is, ask me *what* this! This, my son, is 18 pounds of gold!"

Why did the little knight put his lance in the luggage? For joust in case.

An Brit, a Frenchman, an Israeli, and a Palestinian are in a flight when one of the plane's engines fails. The crew throw all the luggage on the plane off to lighten the load, but they are still too heavy. The pilot goes on the intercom and says that 3 people need to jump off the plane to save everyone else. The Brit stands up and says, "God save the king!" before jumping to his death.

Next, the Frenchman gets up and says, "Viva la France!" before jumping to his death.

Next, the Israeli stands up, grabs the Palestinian by the shoulder, and shouts "Free Palestine from the River to the Sea!"



Those we have lost

Stories of civilians and soldiers killed since Hamas's onslaught on Israel on October 7, 2023

Every day you can look at another victim and send him/her prayers

Those we have lost | The Times of Israel

Categories
Civilians

IDF Israel Defense Forces soldiers and reservists

Police officers
Israel Police and Border Police officers

First responders
Local security team members, firefighters and medics

Supernova festival
Those who attended the Supernova or Psyduck festivals

Foreigners
Foreign workers, tourists and students

See you tomorrow bli neder

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

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Monday, January 19, 2026

Shin Bet chief's grandmother: The woman who slapped the Nazi officer & Heinrich Von Treitschke (1834-1896) By Alex Grobman & with those we have lost & BIG NEWS: Jerusalem’s Second Light Rail Line Begins Test Runs, Linking the Central Station, Givat Ram and Teddy Stadium



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