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}, false); } else { window.attachEvent('onload', function(){ object[attribute] = val; }); } } Video: Rabbi Brody on Shoftim - - - - - - - posted by Akiva - - 9/05/2008 12:01:00 AM ET Link: Rabbi Brody, shlita teaching a Torah lesson on Shoftim, the parsha of the week, in English from Jerusalem (live from earlier this week).Link requires Windows Media Player - asx format.Rabbi Brody is a gifted teacher, and we're pleased to share this link with you, hosted by Breslov World. ••• Article Link • Rabbi Brody Live - - - - - - - posted by Akiva - - 9/03/2008 04:00:00 PM ET Rabbi Lazer Brody, shlita, will be giving a live Torah lesson in English from Jerusalem at:5 PM Israeli Time - 7 PM GMT - 10 AM EDT - 7 AM PDTClick here for the live feed.He gives a good lesson, don't miss it!(Lesson time and day only valid Wednesday, Sept. 3) ••• Article Link • Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh Author U.S. Tour - - - - - - - posted by Akiva - - 9/02/2008 12:01:00 AM ET Dixie Yid is pleased to present the US shiur schedule for the Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh Author U.S. Tour - Elul/September 2008 Schedule. ••• Article Link •

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Holy Road Trip! - - - - - - - posted by Akiva - - 8/31/2008 10:40:00 PM ET by Reb Akiva at Mystical PathsThis past Thursday was the last travel day of summer here in Israel, children returning to school tomorrow. With antsy children and Rosh Chodesh Elul on our minds, we headed north.The first thing we encountered was traffic. Lots of traffic. Long, unending traffic. And children, all my children, in the car, together. Children - traffic, bad mix. They quickly became bored, I quickly became exasperated. Fortunately for them (less so for my sanity), there was no way to turn around, forward or bust.Finally, thank G-d (thank G-d thank G-d thank G-d) we reached Teveria (Tiberious) and the Kinnert (Sea of the Galilee). The children were able to get wet, the parents enjoy a breather. The children thought this was the focus of the trip, but the parents had other ideas.Across the road from the Kineret lies the holy kever (burial site) of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess, the Master of Miracles. Buses were bringing chassidim from around the country throughout the day, though it cleared out as evening fell...Kever Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess, Left Side Entrance036It's a large site, with a yeshiva and kollel on the premises. It's very popular with all stripes of religious Jews...040The kever itself is carved with Rabbi Meyer's famous prayer, "Elokai d'Meir Anayni!" - G-d of Meyer answer me!045The building itself is classic middle-eastern domed architecture, many hundreds of years old...046Rabbi Meyer was one of the great surviving students of Rabbi Akiva, afterwards we travelled onwards to another, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi) in Meron...094075Given it was now rather late at night, we were rather surprised to find the kever of Rashbi absolutely packed...076Though this was not organized prayer, everyone squeezed into the available space and offered their hopes and prayers towards the King for a good year with the coming of Elul. The intensity of everyone's personal prayer was astounding. (At the center of the building is the main kever Rashbi area...)081I stood behind one older chossid for nearly a half hour, watching his intense concentration as he implored the King of Kings with many prayers for himself, his family, for friends, for all Klal Yisroel and even for the righteous among the nations. Neither the push of the crowd, the occasional jostle, or some of the louder people around him disturbed him in the least. I stayed far longer than my schedule allowed, watching to learn a glimmer of how prayer should be. I thanked HaKodesh Baruch Hu, the Holy One Blessed Be He, for placing me there at that moment, and then realized that on this random night on the other side of the country in a crowd of hundreds of fellow yidden, the Master of the Universe had placed me standing behind my friend Rabbi Lazer Brody, shlita...089While I wanted to greet him with some warm wishes, I could not interrupt the holy conversation he was having with the Borei Olam (Creator of the Universe). I left, a practical lesson in prayer learned, gathered up the children and headed out.My daughter declared this the "best road trip ever! It had a fun activity and holy sites, isn't Israel great!" As we left Meron literally after midnight, we grabbed a pizza at Pizza Rashbi (open 24 hours) and made the long drive home with the children sleeping peacefully in the back.Free Home Delivery! - From Mystical Paths, MPaths.com. ••• Article Link • Just Some Israeli Summer Photos - - - - - - - posted by Akiva - - 8/28/2008 12:01:00 AM ET by Reb Akiva at Mystical PathsJust some random photos during summer travels in the Holy Land...The shoreline of Ashkelon - within Kassam missile range.2008-08-- 239The Ashkelon Power Plant. Though it provides 30% of Gaza's electricity, it's a regular missile target.2008-08-- 237The Stalagtite Caves at the Avshalom Reserve (Jerusalem Hills)...2008-08-- 1542008-08-- 165Haifa, as viewed from the Carmel Mountains.2008-08-- 057Just another suburban Israeli sunset.2008-08-- 034Free Home Delivery! - From Mystical Paths, MPaths.com. ••• Article Link • Hooks in the Cheeks? - - - - - - - posted by Akiva - - 8/27/2008 12:01:00 AM ET by Reb Akiva at Mystical PathsWhat strange draw does Israel have that every US president (since Carter?) turns to Israel and "Mideast Peace" as his term comes to a close?"U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on her seventh visit this year, called on Israel on Tuesday not to undermine peace negotiations with the Palestinians after a report found it had nearly doubled Jewish settlement construction.On her seventh visit this year in a long-shot push for a peace deal by January, Rice said the two sides were "somewhat closer" in their secret talks..."Understand, there is NO PLACE IN THE WORLD the US Secretary of State has visited 7 times this year except for Israel. With a possible new Cold War brewing, the US Secretary of State is focused on. . .Israel. Not being able to negotiate the future US relationship with Iraq and Afghanistan, the US Secretary of State is in. . .Israel. With 5 U.S. Carrier Battle Groups lining up in the Persian Gulf or nearby in the Indian Ocean, the US Secretary of State is visiting. . .Israel.When Israel builds 2,600 homes, that's a small subdivision by US standards, with the majority within the boundaries of Jerusalem (that the US would like to redefine NEIGHBORHOODS where 200,000 people live as "settlements), the major focus of US world diplomacy is "I think it's no secret, and I have said it to my Israeli counterparts, that I don't think that settlement activity is helpful," Rice said.RANT: A Jew builds a home, it's an obstacle to peace. A Palestinian bulldozes down 30 Israelis while Hamas fires rockets every day during a "cease fire", that's just normal frustration expressing itself - nothing to get worked up about.Forgiving my sideline rant for a second, what strange power draws US administrations into this process again and again, and further draws them into supporting the very terrorist model they're fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan?There is only one answer: HaKodesh Baruch Hu, Melech HaMelechim, the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed Be He. Like hardening Pharoah's heart, he brings in the US President to support those who hate America and have built a culture of literal horror.But, like the first exodus, He's also sending plagues so the people can see a hint of the results. While many are cleaning up from the flooding of hurricane Faye, hurricane Gustav is now taking aim for the US Gulf Oil Platforms and/or the gulf coast of Louisiana or Texas.A visit a month, a natural disaster a month. It's worth noting.Free Home Delivery! - From Mystical Paths, MPaths.com. ••• Article Link • Important Israeli Lifestyle Advice - - - - - - - posted by Akiva - - 8/26/2008 12:01:00 AM ET by Reb Akiva at Mystical PathsLate summer is picking time for many wonderful local and imported fruits growing in the Holy Land. One of the more succulent fruits is the famous sabra.As they grow wild around the country right on the roadside, they seem readily available for easy picking. So tonight I decided to head out with my children to pick us some sabras!Now wait a minute you must be thinking, these are prickly pears, you don't just run up and grab them - it's a freaking cactus fruit, grabbing it can definitely be dangerous! Not to worry, I told my dear children, I have a plan. Tools - pliers, crowbar, pipe wrench, items that could reach. We were set, off we went to pick prickly pear at night.(About this point, you've got to be thinking, this can't end well, how right you are...)We captured a few fruits, it was going ok. Then one of my children grabbed a fruit noting it had no visible long prickles. She passed it around, see - no long pokey prickles.At this point, one of the children went to pick up their tool and screamed, OOOUUUCH. Grab the flashlight, let me see. Ohhhh Nooooo, that little happy prickle-less fruit was indeed covered with prickles, little tiny millimeter long prickes which were now embedded by the tens or hundreds in my children's hands (and mine!) Oooouuuuuuch.We have neither enough light nor the right tools to remove them, everyone is trying to hold absolutely still in the car (ahhh, someone touched their arm moving a prickle from hand to arm, ahhhh - someone scratched their stomach and now has a stomach prickle, a face scratch, ahhhhh). This went on as we carefully drove home, me holding the steering wheel with 2 fingers (prickles in the others, ahhhhh). My little girl is crying, ahhhhh.Run into the house (carefully, carefully, don't touch anything, fingers are covered in prickles, ahhhh). Help dear wife and mother, where's the tweezers, help us.....Crazy eldest daughter says, "I got pricked for it, I'm eating it!" She tries to peel it, carefully carefully, ahhhhh, more prickles! Ok, it's peeled, she's biting it, ahhhh, prickle in the mouth!!! We're trying to tweeze her tongue!!!! And lip, double ahhhhhhhh!!!!Ahh, her brother bumped up against her, prickle in the thigh, ahhhh!Help us, help us, it's the attack of 1,000 needles.We are never going anywhere near a sabra again, I don't care if it's in the supermarket and supposedly safe. These are evil fruit, stay away, far far away.- WARNING - SABRA - STAY AWAY - LETHAL FRUIT -Ahhhhhhhhhhh.Free Home Delivery! - From Mystical Paths, MPaths.com. ••• Article Link •

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Bumper Sticker Hasbara - - - - - - - posted by Akiva - - 8/21/2008 10:09:00 PM ET by Reb Akiva at Mystical PathsIn discussing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs branding program discussed at the JBloggers convention, Daled Amos made the point (in comments) that:One of the problems with Hasbara (Israeli PR) --no matter how well it is done-- is that Palestinian PR at this point can be encapsulated in a two-word bumper sticker: FREE PALESTINE. Any pro-Israel bumper sticker would be too long, because our PR is not visceral, it is full of explanations, history and dates.I disagree. I think that's true only when one cow tows to Western media and is fearful to embrace the Jewish heritage of Israel. (For maybe marketing it means you believe it? Oy.) So, here's my idea for a counter Free Palestine bumper sticker:Israel: God's home, and so are we!So, what's your suggestion to encapsulate Israel in a bumper sticker? Click on comments and add yours. ••• Article Link • Living Blogging the Blogging Conference - - - - - - - posted by Akiva - - 8/20/2008 05:54:00 PM ET by Reb Akiva at Mystical PathsI'm at the Nefesh b'Nefesh / Webads.co.il International Jewish Blogging Conference in Jerusalem right now - and I'll be live blogging and posting photos during the event. Stop back at this post for periodic updates!5:45 PM - The room is packed, I've met a number of bloggers I've corresponded with over the years. One of the surprises is the amount of press present. I don't think most bloggers have come to realize the level of impact they are having.And the bloggers gather...P10706696:00 PM - Only took 15 minutes to get everyone to take their seat. They announced they had over 600 Jewish bloggers register, though the physical facility is limited to around 200-300. Hundreds are logged into the online video and chat room.I'm honored to be sitting next to IsraelMatzav and IsraellyCool.6:10 PM - Various intros and sponsors presented. A surprise guest is former Israel PM Binyamin Netanyahu. The first speakers are My Urban Kvetch, Hirhurim, Jewlicious, Treppenwitz, and IsraelMatzav, with Esther of My Urban Kvetch moderating the panel. Here's some new pictures...P10706816:15 PM - The introducers and the speakers seem a little nervous, mentioning that the crowd has been much larger than expected. The first panel started off with Hirhurim. R. Gil opened with a word of Torah, tying the conference to the parsha of the week. A good way to start off a Jewish blogging convention.P1070682P1070683Ahh, they're taking my picture! Apparently liveblogging a bloggers conference is a site to behold (or maybe it's the black hat and beard with the laptop?) Close up's of me? Who wants to see that?An update from earlier, they said they have over 600 people live online right now following the conference.6:25 PM - "We don't just take from the blogosphere, we give. It's a community." Talking about blogrolls, comment interaction, and links to other's articles to create a model of communal interaction. - Jewlicious. Nice points, surprising the amount of offline events they've done (a birthright trip, a conference, and more).Speakers are having trouble staying within their time allotments, find themselves being cut short (none is actually going over). They find themselves rushed.6:30 PM - While Treppenwitz is speaking, Binyamin Netanyahu has arrived. He got a front row seat, his security behind him in the second row. I got a great picture of the back of his head.6:35 PM - They cut the panel off after Treppenwitz to allow former PM Netanyahu to speak. He read the panel names and got into a little give and take with Jewlicious, asking what kind of name was that. Jewlicious asked right back, and what kind of name is Netanyahu. Everyone cracked up.P1070694P1070696He shared a line that we are in our city, and Jerusalem will remain our city. That received a lot of applause.He was asked about hasbara - Israeli PR and if they are making any effort to blogging. He said: No, but it should be. He then started to get technical, about how he learned about blogging and info sharing at CERN (the particle accelerator in Switzerland), and asked if we were actually interested in hearing about it. The majority quickly responded yes, and he proceeded to talk for about 3 minutes on fiber optic network switching - then moving to information sharing. "We are the talking creatures.""We should use the internet in an organized way to spread truth - just respond to them."6:55 PM - Netanyahu is still speaking, bloggers are being allowed to directly ask questions. Israeli Army Radio has arrived, their reporter is recording the event. IsraelMatzav got a question in, as did IsraellyCool. Much of the discussion is around hasbara - Israeli PR - and blogging, and the complete failure of the Israeli government to either use blogging or use the resource of bloggers to boost the Israeli message and position. Netanyahu seems very up on these issues, including having real statistics on attitudes towards Israel and the Palestinians from around the world.Photo - Israeli Army Radio reporter...P1070709Bibi is a great speaker, went long on answers and was finally asked to wind up. He's pretty reasonably informed on internet and blogging topics, but also sounds like a campaign commercial. Hey, he's a politician, so I guess that's expected....UNFORTUNATELY, the WiFi connection was lost at the conference center (perhaps overloaded as many on site bloggers unpacked their laptops). A follow up post soon with more photos and conference info.More pictures and thoughts in my after-conference post, here.Free Home Delivery! - From Mystical Paths, MPaths.com.Labels: blogging conference, jbloggers, jblogging, jewish ••• Article Link • Gog Links - - - - - - - posted by Akiva - - 8/19/2008 10:49:00 AM ET Yeranen Yaakov has a series of current Gog uMagog links, worth checking out.Dreaming of Moshiach has an excellent post on knowing the time of the geulah. A top notch Torah analysis.Josh at Parsha Blog reviews the often cited Gemora Sanhedrin (97a) on the time of the Geulah. ••• Article Link •

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Motzie Shabbat Under a Red Moon - - - - - - - posted by Akiva - - 8/17/2008 01:23:00 AM ET by Reb Akiva at Mystical PathsThe Kotel, the holy remnant of the 2nd Beis Hamikdash, the Holy Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, is beautiful on motzie Shabbat (Saturday night, after Shabbos). It's busy but quiet, and the greater plaza area is also acting as a social meeting ground.Chassidim are sharing Torah thoughts for the week, some tourists are planning the next holy site to visit, a few families have come to be together. A group of young men is in the back of the prayer area, singing and dancing. Some fathers are arriving with their sons in tow, the ladies section is busy.As I looked up, I watched a Lunar eclipse! A sign of a moment of negative mazel for the Jewish people, the thought clashed with the quiet beauty of the moment. Jerusalem fell under a 3/4 Lunar eclipse, may Hashem have mercy (still in progress as I write this). Mishpacha magazine, a nice Jewish religious magazine targeted at the frum community, had a major article this past week on a dream we shared here a few weeks ago, about an elderly rav who was a talmid (student) of the Chafetz Chaim, perhaps the last student of the Chafetz Chaim still alive, who had a dream of his teacher from so many years ago, specifically instructing him to inform everyone that the time of Moshiach is very close. Mishpacha interviewed the rav directly, who confirmed the story. Our occasional teen contributor Chavi pinged me on this, noting that the chassidic rebbe's and the sephardi mekubalim have been talking seriously about Moshiach and geulah for some time now. This is the first time, however, we see the Litvish world getting involved.As the world moves into more risk and chaos, and America is about to suffer another monthly natural disaster, let us pray that Hashem brings us the geulah mamosh now, according to the kind path.Free Home Delivery! - From Mystical Paths, MPaths.com. ••• Article Link • Click Here! Powered by WebAds Link Button Shortcut Mpaths.com Free Home Delivery - Click! --> LOADING, One Moment Please... Support Special Needs Torah Students... Support One of these Very Worthy Charities... See the Charity List Help the Hungry - Yad Eliezer Help Needy Jerusalem - Chut Shel Chesed Help The Poorest - Colel Chabad Help Terror Victims - Yad Sarah Or Support Our Blog... Ads are not certified kosher.
 

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