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 If you have any comments or questions for me, please don't hit reply as I won't get it, write to me at Yehudalave@gmail.com |
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| The Three Musketeers at the Kotel |
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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. |
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| Yoseph Haddad: “They closed a 20-year-old wound for me" |
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Where Does the Concept of Making a Siyum Come From?by Rabbi Reuven Laufferhttps://ohr.edu/explore/daf_yo... Where Does the Concept of Making a Siyum Come From?The Talmud, Tractate Shabbat 118b-119a, relates that Abaye would make a special festive meal for anyone who completed a tractate. This concept is codified in the Code of Jewish Law (see Yoreh Deah 246:26) as well. Rabbi Moshe Isserles rules that on finishing a tractate it is correct to rejoice and to make a festive meal, and that is classified as a Seudat Mitzvah – a special meal that is similar to the ones eaten on Festival days. This is why there is a custom to light two candles at the Seudat Mitzvah. Interestingly enough, one of the classic commentaries on the Talmud, Rabbi Shmuel Eliezer Eidels, known as the Maharsha, cites a much earlier source for making a special festive meal on completing Torah works. The Midrash relates that, after being granted infinite wisdom by God, King Solomon made a festive meal for all of his servants. This, notes the Midrash, is the source for making a celebration upon completing the Torah. Just as the increase of wisdom of one man was a cause for celebration for his entire entourage, so too is the increase of Torah knowledge a reason to celebrate. This is why we celebrate on Simchat Torah when the cycle of reading the Torah is completed, and this is the same reason that we celebrate a siyumon a tractate. There Is yet another source for making a siyum that is found in the Talmud. The fifteenth day of the month of Av is considered to be a very festive day. The Talmud, Tractates Bava Batra 121b and Ta’anit, explain that the reason for the festivities was that on the 15th of Av all the cutting of the wood that was going to be used in the Temple Services was completed. What Constitutes a Seudat Mitzvah? |
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Prayer for the Israel Defense Forcesמִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב הוּא יְבָרֵךְ אֶת חַיָּלֵי צְבָא הֲגַנָּה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, הָעוֹמְדִים עַל מִשְׁמַר אַרְצֵנוּ וְעָרֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מִגְּבוּל הַלְּבָנוֹן וְעַד מִדְבַּר מִצְרַיִם וּמִן הַיָּם הַגָּדוֹל עַד לְבוֹא הָעֲרָבָה בַּיַּבָּשָׁה בָּאֲוִיר וּבַיָּם. יִתֵּן ה’ אֶת אוֹיְבֵינוּ הַקָּמִים עָלֵינוּ נִגָּפִים לִפְנֵיהֶם. הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא יִשְׁמֹר וְיַצִּיל אֶת חַיָלֵינוּ מִכָּל צָרָה וְצוּקָה וּמִכָּל נֶגַע וּמַחֲלָה וְיִשְׁלַח בְּרָכָה וְהַצְלָחָה בְּכָל מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶם. יַדְבֵּר שׂוֹנְאֵינוּ תַּחְתֵּיהֶם וִיעַטְרֵם בְּכֶתֶר יְשׁוּעָה וּבַעֲטֶרֶת נִצָּחון. וִיקֻיַּם בָּהֶם הַכָּתוּב: כִּי ה’ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם הַהֹלֵךְ עִמָּכֶם לְהִלָּחֵם לָכֶם עִם אֹיְבֵיכֶם לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶתְכֶם: וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן: He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob -- may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Forces, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our God, from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea. May the Almighty cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighters from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor. May He lead our enemies under our soldiers’ sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is the Lord your God, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you. Now let us respond: Amen. Prayer for the Success of Am YisraelMay it be Your will, Hashem our G-d and the G-d of our forefathers, that You be filled with mercy towards us and towards Your entire nation of Israel and save us from the hands of all our enemies and haters, and from the hand of all those who wish to harm us. Nullify their counsel and disrupt their designs, and may their hands create no enterprise, as it says, “Utzu eitzah – Plot and plan – and you will fail; confer, conspire – it will not come to be, because G-d is with us.” Hashem, foil the plans of nations and disrupt their designs, and may their swords go into their own hearts and may their bows break. Please, Hashem, may You feel merciful towards us and towards all Your Jewish people. Rise from the throne of strict justice and sit on the throne of mercy, and go beyond the letter of the law, and annul all harsh and bad decrees on us, and make good decrees, salvations and consolations, for the sake of Your mercy, and tear up the evil decree on us and may our merits be read before You. “Arise to help us and redeem us for the sake of Your loyalty.” (Psalm 34:22) Please, Hashem, protect your servants, your flock, who are in captivity in Gaza, protect the army soldiers and the security forces, save them from snares. May no harm befall them, and may no sickness come to their homes, and save them from all kinds of mishaps and accidents that come into the world, and may all the sick people of Your nation receive a complete recovery, all the wounded, and hear our beseeching, for You hear the prayer of every mouth. Blessed [are You], Who hears prayers. May the words of my mouth and my heart’s reflections please You, Hashem, my Rock and redeemer. May Hashem give might to His people; may Hashem bless His people with peace. Amen, Amen
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Those we have lostStories 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 |
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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 If you have any comments or questions for me, please don't hit reply as I won't get it, write to me at Yehudalave@gmail.com |
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