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!!

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Fwd: The Six seasons of Jerusalem & The malignancy of the left by Melanie Phillips & Ancient public mikveh complex, used for festival pilgrimage, uncovered at foot of Temple Mount & SID CAESAR: The English Courtroom [Part 2/2] (CAESAR'S HOUR, Mar 26, 1956) & with those we have lost



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The escalating campaign to isolate Israel economically by Dr Alex Grobman & Four hidden Jewish symbols & Lately, I decided to change something about my morning prayer routine by Singer Yehuda Meitav 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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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.

The escalating campaign to isolate Israel economically by Dr Alex Grobman

Governments proposing these destructive restrictions must be aggressively forced to answer: how exactly do these measures advance a negotiated peace? What economic harm could they cause to Arab workers alongside Israelis?

The escalating campaign to isolate Israel economically | Israel National News

Four hidden Jewish Symbols

RABBI SCHWARTZ’S TERRIBLE FISH JOKES OF THE WEEK

Give a Man a Fish and You Will Feed Him for a Day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend a fortune on gear he will only use twice a year.

A German, a Gazan and an Israeli go fishing. They fish quite happily for a while until the German catches a huge golden fish, but as he pulls it off the hook it says "Please don't kill me! Spare my life and I'll grant you all a wish!"

The German throws the fish back and says "I wish for a mug of beer that will never empty", and immediately a foaming mug of ice-cold German ale appears in his hand. He takes a long swig and when he puts it down, it's still miraculously full! The Frenchman and Englishman are, of course, amazed.

"I wish," said the Gazan, "For a wall to be built around Gaza, ten miles high and ten miles thick, so that nobody can get in and nobody can get out."

The fish screws up its eyes in concentration for a moment then says. "Done! And what do you want?"

"Is there a wall around Gaza?" asks the Israeli

"Yes." replies the fish.

"Is it ten miles high and ten miles thick?"

"Yes."

"And can nobody get in, and nobody get out?"

"Yes."

Well then," says the Israeli, "I want you to fill it with water."

I went to the Israeli fish restaurant yesterday and told the waiter my fish was dry. The waiter said they had to take it out of the water.

An atheist was spending a quiet day fishing. when suddenly his boat was attacked by the Loch Ness monster. In one easy flip, the beast tossed him and his boat high into the air. Then it opened its mouth to swallow both.

As the man sailed head over heels, he cried out, “Oh, my God! Please help me!”

At once, the ferocious attack scene froze in place, and as the atheist hung in mid-air, a booming voice came down from the clouds, “I thought you didn’t believe in Me!”

“Come on God, give me a break!!” the man pleaded. “Two minutes ago I didn’t believe in the LochNess monster either!”

I took my grandma to one of those fish spa's where the fish eat your dead skin. Sooooo much cheaper than burying her in the cemetery.

What do you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh.

Yankel gets stopped by a game warden with his basket full of fish.

Warden: do you have a permit for all these fish?

Yankel: no sir. These are all my pet fish

Warden: your pet fish? How’s that?

Yankel: well, every night I take all my pet fish for a walk to the lake, I let them swim for about a half hour, and then I whistle and they all come back and jump in my basket and we go home. We do this every night.

Warden: well that’s just a crock of lies!!

Yankel: here, I’ll show you... (releases the fish into the lake).

Warden: well this I gotta see!!

(5 minutes later...)

Warden: well??

Yankel: what?

Warden: the fish!! Where’s your pet fish??

Yankel: what fish??

Why did the fish blush? Because it saw the ocean's bottom!

What do you call a fish stuck in a tree? A fish stick!.

"Hello, I need to make an insurance claim, a fish have damaged my car."

"... a fish? We'll have to inspect the vehicle first. Where is it parked?"

"In the lake."

A kind-hearted fellow was walking through Central Park in New York and was astonished to see an old man, fishing rod in hand, fishing over a beautiful bed of red roses.

"Tsk Tsk!" said the passer-by to himself. "What a sad sight. That poor old man is fishing over a bed of flowers. I'll see if I can help."

So the kind fellow walked up to the old man and asked, "What are you doing, my friend?"

"Fishin', sir."

"Fishin', eh. Well how would you like to come have a drink with me?"

The old man stood put his rod away and followed the kind stranger to the corner bar. He ordered a large glass of beer and a fine cigar.

His host, the kind fellow, felt good about helping the old man, and he asked, "Tell me, old friend, how many did you catch today?"

The old fellow took a long drag on the cigar, blew a careful smoke ring and replied, "You are the sixth today, sir!

Rivkah went to her doctor for a check up. Afterwards, the doctor said to her, "I must inform you that you have a fissure in your uterus, and if you ever have a baby it would be a miracle."

As soon as she got home, Rivkah said to her husband, "You vouldn't belief it. I vent to the doctah and he told me - 'You haf a fish in your uterus and if you haf a baby it vill be a mackerel'"

A rabbi, a Chasid and a minister are out fishing in the middle of a lake. The Rabbi tells his two colleagues, "I left my fishing rod in the car; I'll be right back." He gets out of the boat, walks across the water to the beach, goes to the car, walks back across the lake, and gets into the boat. The rabbi stares at this in amazement.

30minutes later, the Chasid says, "I need to go to the toilet." He, too, gets out of the boat, walks across the water, finds the nearest men's room, walks back across the water and gets into the boat. The Priest is absolutely dumbfounded!

The Priest keeps thinking, "My faith is as great as theirs!" So he speaks up and says, "I need to get something to drink; there's a refreshment stand on the beach."

He stands up, puts his feet on the water, and SPLASH, he goes straight down under the water. The Rabbi and Chasid help him back into the boat. He is embarrassed, not to mention wet, but he knows he can do it if the other two can. So, he stands up again, steps out onto the water, and again, SPLASH!! Again, he is dragged out and again he decides to try. As he is going down for the third time, the Rabbi turns to the Chasid and asks, "Do you think we should show him where the rocks are?"

What's the difference between a compulsive person and a fat person? One has OCD and the other has OBCD

I wish I could see what it was like to be fat for just one day. I'm tired of being fat every day.

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Lately, I decided to change something about my morning prayer routine by Singer Yehuda Meitav

For the last few years, I would begin each day asking God for protection, guidance, strength and courage. I would pray for my family, my loved ones and the people of Israel. I would ask to be protected from danger, illness, sorrow and all the things I feared might happen.My intentions were always good. They came from love and from wanting to keep the people I care about safe.But recently, I realised something about the way I was beginning my day.Even though I meant well, so much of what I was sending out into the universe, and bringing before God, was rooted in fear. Before the sun had even risen, I was already naming the darkness I hoped to avoid.So I decided to change my prayer.Not to stop asking for guidance or courage, but to begin with gratitude instead of fear.Instead of saying, “Protect me from this, protect me from that,” I want to say, “Thank You for the life You have given me. Thank You for the people I love. Thank You for Your guidance, for the blessings I can see and for those I have yet to discover.”I want to welcome hope, love, light and courage into my day before I give my worries a voice.And what better way to begin than with the beautiful Jewish morning prayer, Modeh Ani — the first words of gratitude we say upon waking?This song is about that personal change. It begins in the darkness before sunrise, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, and follows the light as a new day begins.These are the words of my song.BEFORE THE SUNRISE — MODEH ANILyrics, Music & Artistic Direction by Yehuda MeitavBefore I open my eyes,
Before the world begins to call,
Before I count the things I fear,
I remember who gave me it all.Every morning I would whisper,
Keep me safe along my way,
Keep the darkness from my doorway,
Keep the sickness far away.Keep the ones I love from sorrow,
Keep the danger from my door,
And before the day had started,
I was frightened of so much more.Then a thought came like the sunrise,
Like a window opening wide,
Why begin my day with darkness
When Your light is here inside?So I

changed the words I whispered,
And I changed the way I prayed,
Not because the world was different,
But because I chose the light today.

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!

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 Israel

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