Sunday November 1 '09


Ascending the Temple Mount and showing reverence to to G-d in the place of His Holy Temple, is a positive commandment expressed in the Torah. Known in Hebrew as "mora haMikdash" this commandment is as applicable today as was in the Rambam's day
Video invitation of Rabbi Richman and Rena Richman USA Tour in November here. Tour's schedule here

A walk to the Kotel

Article: Sheikh to Jews: Keep Jewish Law on Temple Mount
IsraelNationalNews

Visiting the Tomb of our Mother Rachel: Yoni Kempinski joined the thousands who came to the tomb of our matriarch Rachel in Bethlehem on the day of her passing and spoke with the organizers about the uniqueness of Rachel and the ideas behind praying at the gravesites of the righteous
IsraelNationalNews
Hundreds Ascend to Tomb of Joseph: Commemorating the day of passing of the matriarch Rachel, the mother of our forefather Joseph. Filmed by Amatzia Ha'eitan

Also in the video, boys getting their first haircut
IsraelNationalNews
IDF and US Army Practice Together: IDF and US Army Practice Together
IsraelNationalNews
PM Netanyahu and SE Mitchell: Statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Special Envoy George Mitchell prior to their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on October 30, 2009
CBSNewsOnline

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in the Middle East making another push for new peace talks. From there she flew to Jerusalem for talks with Israeli leaders. Wyatt Andrews has more
becomingjewishorg

The next in a weekly series of 10 minute topics teaching about various topics within Judaism. This week's topic is: First Beit HaMikdash
MotorCities

101 Year Old Man is still Living in the Fast Lane - Buys 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Transformers Edition


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Thursday Oct 29 '09 - 11 Cheshvan Rachel Imenu's Hillulah / Death Anniversary


Visit to Rachel Imenu's tomb / Rachel, our matriach's tomb
Beautiful song by Avraham Fried about Rachel Imenu in the video

***Please don't forget to light a memorial candle for Rachel Imenu***

יד כֹּה אָמַר ה', קוֹל בְּרָמָה נִשְׁמָע נְהִי בְּכִי תַמְרוּרִים--רָחֵל, מְבַכָּה עַל-בָּנֶיהָ; מֵאֲנָה לְהִנָּחֵם עַל-בָּנֶיהָ, כִּי אֵינֶנּוּ. {ס}14 Thus saith the LORD: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not. {S}
טו כֹּה אָמַר ה', מִנְעִי קוֹלֵךְ מִבֶּכִי, וְעֵינַיִךְ, מִדִּמְעָה: כִּי יֵשׁ שָׂכָר לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ נְאֻם-ה', וְשָׁבוּ מֵאֶרֶץ אוֹיֵב.15 Thus saith the LORD: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come back from the land of the enemy.
Jeremiah quoted in 11 of Cheshvan's Manhigut's Yehudit's newsletter
TheAutoChannel

A quick look at the concept vehicles introduced at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show

The fairly recent tape by Gilad Shalit with translation embedded in the video
AssociatedPress

Federal authorities say a leader of what they describe as a nationwide radical Sunni Islam group has been fatally shot during an FBI raid in the Detroit area. (Oct. 28)
שבת שלום ומבורח
Shabbat Shalom U'Mevorach
Wishing you a Peaceful and Blessed Sabbath



Yedid Nefesh / Beloved Soul / יְדִיד נֶפֶש
Lyrics and additional info available at the wikipedia page at the above Yedid Nefesh link. Lyrics below extracted from the Zalman Goldstein and Chaim Fogelman Y'did Nefesh page. Another audio also available at that page as well.

Y'did nefesh av harachaman, mshoch avdecha el rtzonecha, yarutz avdecha kmo ayal, yish-tachaveh el mul hadarecha, ye-erav lo ydidosecha, minofes tzuf vchol ta-am.

Beloved of the soul, Compassionate Father, draw Your servant to Your will. Then Your servant will hurry like a hart to bow before Your majesty. To him Your friendship will be sweeter than the dripping of the honeycomb and all taste.

Hodur na-eh ziv ha-olam, nafshi cholas ahavasecha, ana El na rfa na lah, bhar-os lah noam zivecha, az tis-chazeik vsisrapei, vhaysah lah simchas olam

Majestic, beautiful, radiance of the universe my soul is sick for your love. Please O G-d, heal her now by showing her the pleasantness of Your radiance. Then she will be strengthened and healed and eternal gladness will be hers.

Vasik yehemu na rachamecha, vchusah na al bein ahuvecha, ki zeh kamah nichsof nichsafti, lir-os bsif-eres uzechcha, eileh chamdah libi, vchusah na val tis-alam

All worthy One -- may Your mercy be aroused and please take pity on the son of Your beloved, because it is so very long that I have yearned intensely to see the splendor of Your strength, only these my heart desired, so please take pity and do not conceal Yourself.

Higaleh na ufros chavivi alai, es sukas shlomecha, ta-ir eretz mikvodecha, nagilah vnism'chah bach, maheir ahuv ki va mo-eid, vchoneinu kimei olam

Please be revealed and spread upon me, my Beloved, the shelter of Your peace that we may rejoice and be glad with You. Hasten, be loved, for the time has come, and show us grace as in days of old

For Sephardic/Israeli/Modern Hebrew version as per video, see the wikipedia page or substitute some of the letter ' s ' for ' t ' from the transliterated lyrics above
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Above words to the song from the Y'did Nefesh by Zalman Goldstein and Chaim Fogelman page.

Please note that the translation above is not the best. For a better idea of the song, please refer to your NCSY Bencher page 52. The central theme of the poem/song is the intense love one must have for HaKadosh Baruch Hu/The Holy One, Blessed be He.
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....The first letters of each of the four stanzas spell out the Tetragrammaton, Hashem's Holy Name that was given to Moshe Rabbeinu, Moses our Teacher, when he asked Hashem by the burning bush

The word HaShem / TheName is used to refer to G-d and the Holy Name should not be uttered at all. It was only done so, on Yom Kippur by the High Priest seeking atonement for the communities when he entered the Holy of Holies in the Holy Temple. If, for whatever reason, the priest was not fit for the service he would be pulled out out of the Holies of Holies after the cord that was tied around his waist turned color, indicating that he no longer was alive. Otherwise, atonement was achieved. Usually the High Priest was a righteous and pious person

Wishing you a Meaningful Shabbat
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Monday October 26 '09



Wheatgrass supposedly has great health benefits. It is recommended that wheatgrass be grown outdoors for best results. More info on the health benefits here

Below is a video I randomly found of someone who speaks highly of it

IsraelNationalNews
Riots in Jerusalem - "9 Cops Hurt in Arab Riots on the Temple Mount" article here - "Riots in Jerusalem Guided by Global Jihad" article here
IsraelNationalNews
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish Agency
Natan Sharansky of the Jewish Agency speaks first
IsraelNationalNews
Livni - No Regrets on Katif: “I was a full party to the decision about the evacuation and so I see myself as sharing full responsibility for the fate of the evacuees,” Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni said Sunday. Livni spoke to reporters at Nitzan, where a permanent community is being built for the families expelled from Gush Katif
This is one of the communities that were expelled. What happened to the others? Is any more being done for them?
AssociatedPress

More than 136 dead in Baghdad bombings; Help for family of murdered Florida girl; Swine flu emergency declared; World's oldest dog certified

Mitchell Barak on Whether Israel Will Initiate its Own Investigation Regarding Goldstone Report 25 Oct 09
AssociatedPress

U.N. inspectors got their first look Sunday inside a once-secret uranium enrichment facility that has raised Western suspicions about the extent of Iran's nuclear program
RussiaToday

The name of the Nord-Ost musical on the Moscow stage became a synonym for tragedy and horror. Its been seven years since a terrorist attack on a Moscow theater claimed the lives of 130 people. On October 23, 2002 terrorists burst into the theater right in the middle of the performance. The hostages spent three days there before being released by Special Forces
FoxNewsChannel

U.S., Israeli troops simulate response to missile attack - Oct 21 '09

"And I will make of you a great nation ..." (Genesis 12:2) What makes a great nation? A nation whose people seek to be like Avraham, the man who sought the One True G-d, and made His presence known to mankind.

Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27)
Parashat Lech Lecha is read on Shabbat:
Marcheshvan 13, 5770/October 31, 2009

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Torah Portion for This Shabbat
Lech Lecha/Get out from here

Children's Parashah
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"Go forth" and listen to Stereo Sinai tell the story of a divinely inspired journey - through the Biblical matriarch Sarah's voice. It's a music video set in the ancient world, and we can't get the soundtrack out of our heads. This is Episode 3 of the weekly Torah cartoon from G-dcast.com. Each week, a different storyteller - some musical, some poetic, some just straight-up, tell the story of the current Torah portion...and then we animate it!

Words that begin the song: (continues in English - Lyrics here)
Va'Yomer Hashem El Avraham - Lech Lechah
And Hashem said to Abraham - go forth/pick up and leave

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Sunday October 25 '09

A major step in making better stem cells from adult tissue
Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 12:29 in Biology & Nature
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Arthritis is cured! (if you want it)
Canada NewsWire (press release)
In the journey towards a cure, Canadian researchers are conducting breakthrough studies in arthritis research.

Manhigut Yehudit Weekly Newsletter article here with more on the above video "New Film: Manhigut Yehudit Sukkot Event"
IsraelNationalNews
Shimshon Battalion Kotel Mutiny: IDF soldiers from Shimshon Battalion hold up signs at swearing-in ceremony immediately after shouting "I swear!" (Ani Nishbah) three times. The signs say: "Shimshon Battalion does not evict from Homesh."

"Unprecedented IDF Mutiny at Kotel" article here
IsraelNationalNews
Ex-Terrorist – Concessions Strengthen Radicals: Dr. Tawfik Hamid (aka Tarek Abdelhamid), is an Islamic thinker and reformer, and one time Islamic extremist from Egypt. He was a member of a terrorist Islamic organization JI with Dr. Ayman Al-Zawaherri who became later on the second in command of Al-Qaeda. Some twenty-five years ago, he recognized the threat of Radical Islam and the need for a reformation based upon modern peaceful interpretations of classical Islamic core.

"Ex-Radical Muslim Brings Message of Reform" article here
IsraelNationalNews
US Rear Admiral John Richardson: More than 2,000 officers and soldiers from the Israeli and American armies began a joint military exercise on Thursday morning. The drill, titled “Juniper Cobra,” is being conducted for the fifth time since 2001, and will focus on defensive measures against ground-to-ground missiles. Air, land, and sea forces from both the Israeli and United States militaries are taking part in the exercise

Cancer killing Drug - "EcoBiotics Scours Rainforest for Compounds" article here
jtanews

Tour guide Jeremy Minsberg shows some of the less well-known spots where Germany has memorialized those murdered during the Holocaust
ReutersVideo: IAEA inspectors head to Iran
International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) inspectors have left Vienna for Iran to examine the country's uranium enrichment site near the central Iranian city of Qom
ReutersVideo: Palestinians react to election call
Palestinians in Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza voice mixed reactions to President Abbas's call for January elections while Hamas refuses the decision
AssociatedPress

Here's the latest news for Saturday, October 24, 2009: Northwest pilot says he wasn't sleeping during flight; Obama seeks help for small businesses; N.J. Residents on alert after priest killing; Car slams into Florida restaurant
ReutersVideo: Russians flock to see 'miracle' baby
Pilgrims flock to see a 'miracle' baby in southern Russia's Dagestan whose skin appears to be a canvas for verses from the Koran

(Would that be henna used to write on the skin?)
FoxNewsChannel

Explosion sends shockwaves through Puerto Rico; world's largest web-weaving spider in Slovenia
FoxNewsChannel

Pharmacist fights off robber in Minnesota; car crashes into Miami pizza shop
KPBSSanDiego

KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce explores the differences between processed and organically grown tomatoes
MaximsNewsNetwork

MaximsNewsNetwork: 23 October 2009 - UNTV - United Nations: Israel's Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom met with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today at the United Nations following meetings this week at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) between Iran and world powers to curb Iran's ability to build a nuclear weapon.

Shalom told reporters he discussed Irans nuclear issues and arms deals with Hamas and Hezbollah with the Secretary-General.

He said that it was very well known that the Iranians continued to send shipments of weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon in violation of Security Council resolution 1701 and that Iran was trying to cover their real intentions.

On humanitarian aid to Gaza being blocked by the Israelis, Shalom said that all products were going in on a daily basis and that Hamas was distributing those products among its own people and selling it in the black market.

Commenting on the Goldstone report, Shalom said it should stay at the Human Rights Council in Geneva and that it didnt need to come to the Security Council.
Its not the way to deal with that issue, he said, that issue is so unfair, so biased that it should remain there in the hands of Iran, Cuba, and Saudi Arabia

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Thursday Oct 22 '09

IsraelNationalNews
PM Netanyahu at Presidential Conference
IsraelNationalNews
Obama Praises Contributions of President Peres in Israel-US Affairs
FoxNewsChannel

Possible Pablo Picasso painting uncovered in Louisiana; man bowls 80 games for 80th birthday in Arizona
AssociatedPress

Iranian negotiators on Wednesday expressed support for a deal that, if accepted by their leaders, would delay Tehran's ability to make nuclear weapons by sending most of its existing enriched uranium to Russia for processing
FoxNewsChannel

Israel teams with U.S. for military drill; international auto show in Japan
itnnews

Microsoft is launching the latest version of its Windows operating system, Windows 7
CBS

After the troublesome release of Windows Vista, Microsoft is taking a chance on the newest form of its operating system, Windows 7. "Up to the Minute" Computer Consultant John Quain weighs in.
שבת שלום ומבורח
Shabbat Shalom U'Mevorach
Have a Peaceful and Blessed Sabbath

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Tuesday October 20 '09

HumanRightsUN

UN Watch Statement, delivered by Colonel Richard Kemp, October 16, 2009, UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Goldstone Report - (More on the description of the video at YouTube)
palwatch
Hamas TV teaches children the importance of English studies to know the language of the enemy


The mystery of Noach: How righteous was he? Was he a perfect tzaddik? Or could he have done more to save humanity? Noach walked with G-d, but did he walk with man?

Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32)
Parashat Noach is read on Shabbat:
Marcheshvan 6, 5770/October 24, 2009

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This Shabbat's Torah Portion
Parashat Noach/Noah
To learn about differences in Haftarot
readings and more click here
Children's Torah Portion
Children's Haftarah, Parasha's Quiz and Puzzle
accessible at the children's Parsha Noach page
gdashdcast

Writer and performance poet Matthue Roth tells it like it is (or was?) about Noah, the ark, different types of birds and two ways to be in the world
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Monday Oct 18 '09 - Rosh Chodesh Heshvan

This Sunday and Monday is


Rabbi Pinson gives insight about the month of Cheshvan

חדש טוב ומבורח
Chodesh Tov U'Mevorach
Wishing All a Good and Blessed Month



Beautiful old song with a good theme/message

אני יהודי / Ani Yehudi / I'm jewish
by Lenny Solomon of Shlock Rock

Shoalim Oti, Mi Ani?
They ask me, who am I?
Ani Loh Ashkenazi, Ani Loh Sephardi!
I am not Ashkenazi, I am not Sephardi!
Loh Temani, Loh Tzarfati,
Not Yemenite, Not French,
Loh Maroccai, Loh Americai, Loh Roosee
Not Moroccan, not American, not Russian

Ani Yehudi, Ani Yehudi, Yehudi... Ani Yehudi
I am Jewish, I am Jewish, Jewish... I am Jewish

Shoalim Oti, Ma eatee?
They ask me, what is with me?

Ani Loh Dahtee, Loh Heelonee
I am not religious, not secular,
Loh Seforani, Loh Imani,
Not a reader, not believer (?)
Loh Optimi, Loh Besimi, Naivee,
Not an optimist, not a pessimist, naive

Ani Yehudi, Ani Yehudi, Yehudi, Yehudi
I am a Jew, I am a Jew, Jew, Jew...

Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh LaZeh,
All Yisrael is a guarantor for each other
Kol Yisrael Achim
All Yisrael are brothers

Chayim Kan B'Yachad, Chayim im Tikvah
We live here together, we live in hope
Chashuva Meh'Kol: Ahava
The most important from all: Love

Anachnu Ezrachim, Anachnu Hayalim,
We are citizens, we are soldiers,
Bnai Adam, Keh'Kulanu Anashim
Human beings, like all of us humans
Anachnu Tzoanim, Mikadmim,
We are gypsies, we move forwards
Anachnu Ma'aminim, Mekavim, Loh Mityashim
We believe, we hope, we do not excite ourselves

Anachnu Yehudim, Yehudim, Anachnu Yehudim ...
We are Jews, Jews, We are Jews...

Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh LaZeh,
All Yisrael is a guarantor for each other
Kol Yisrael Achim
All Yisrael are brothers

Chayim Kan B'Yachad, Chayim im Tikvah
We live here together, we live in hope
Chashuva Meh'Kol: Ahava
The most important from all: Love
Anachnu Ezrachim, Anachnu Hayalim,
We are citizens, we are soldiers,
Bnai Adam, Keh'Kulanu Anashim
Human beings, like all of us humans
Anachnu Tzoanim, Mikadmim,
We are gypsies, we move forwards
Anachnu Ma'aminim, Mekavim, Loh Mityashim
We believe, we hope, we do not excite ourselves

Anachnu Yehudim, Anachnu Yehudim, Yehudim, Anachnu Yehudim, Yehudim...
We are Jews, We are Jews, Jews, Jews, We are Jews, Jews...


Click here to read this week's Torah Portion,
Parashat Noach from ThirtySix.org
This parashah is dedicated in memory of a special person, A"H,
who passed away on the first night of Sukkot

See gray area of the sheet for the dedication


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Thrusday October 15 '09

IsraelNationalNews
Israeli Firm Unveils 6th Sense To Fight US Urban Terror: Terrorist beware: an Israeli firm has unveiled two new systems aimed at fighting terrorists and crime in urban centers in the U.S. and elsewhere
IsraelNationalNews
This is What Exploded in Lebanon: Weaponry smuggled out of a Hezbollah warehouse which exploded on Monday in Tayir Filsay, South Lebanon
Simchat Torah at Kriat Yam - Second night Hakafot '09 - Shema Yisrael




Great songs in the videos, all praising Hashem
שבת שלום ומבורח
Shabbat Shalom U'Mevorach
Have a Peaceful and Blessed Sabbath
SPECIAL FILM
The Seal of Truth (English Subtitles) חותם אמת

An amazing Near Death Experience with great detail concerning the Heavenly Court. This is perhaps one of the most vivid and explicit accounts of what the soul may go through when departing this world. A must see.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2009

Simhat Torah

simhat torah, a joyous jewish holiday : Dry Bones cartoon.
I am off on a speaking tour in the States until the end of October. I wrote, drew, and posted a set of cartoons to provide you with a daily chuckle while I'm away.

This is one of those cartoons.
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Tuesday October 13 '09

Mitchell Barak on Knesset Winter Session Opening
PM Netanyahu and his Coaliton
RussiaToday

Hillary Clinton is visiting Moscow to discuss potential sanctions on Iran, the looming deadline for the START treaty and the new missile defense shield plan


The Talmud, the oral tradition of the Jewish people, teaches Astronomy. It describes the anniversary of creation of the sun. On this day the sun appears in the sky at the exact place it was when first created! Wow what a concept! That anniversary occurs once in every 28 years, and this year it is April 8, 2009 . Jews around the world will gather to say a special blessing to mark this auspicious day!

Birchat HaChamah, the blessing of the sun, occurs once every 28 years where the sun is at the position of its creation and when Jews thank Hashem for its creation. The past event occurred on the eve of Passover 5769. This video was sponsored by the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation
AssociatedPress

Here's the latest news for Monday October 12th: Suicide bombing kills 41 in Pakistan; Two Americans share Nobel prize in economics; Man falls from construction crane in Philadelphia; Massive fire leaves over one thousand homeless in Brazil
gdashdcast
This Week's Torah Portion

Adam HaRishon - the first man: Who was he, and what is he to us? Even the angels were perplexed when G-d created man. Who was man and why did G-d create him? We are man, and G-d created us in order to seek out G-d through the medium of His created world. A new year awaits. Let's get to work!

Bereshith (Genesis 1:1-6:8)
Parashat Bereshith is read on Shabbat:
Tishrei 29, 5770/Octoberber 17, 2009

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Monday, October 12 '09

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Birkat Kohanim at the Kotel - 5770: The Priestly Blessing at the Holy Western Wall in Jerusalem. over chol hamoed succos 5770
IsraelNationalNews
Sukkot Celebrations at Mercaz Harav

Mercaz Harav Yeshiva/Torah Centre, previous site of a terrorist attack
IsraelNationalNews

Nevei Dekalim Begins to Rebuild: The refugees from Nevei Dekalim have finally begun to rebuilt their community and their lives four years after the expulsion from Gush Katif, laying the cornerstone of the new synagogue to be built in the planned location of the rebuilt town

Town is being build in the Negev / Desert
IsraelNationalNews

Our Synagogue Is 1st Permanent Building: INNTV attended the completion of the torah scroll which will be used at the first permanent synagogue built for the Nezarim evacuees with the help of World Mizrachi. Yoni Kempinski spoke with the participants about the significance of the event and the situation of the evacuees today
IsraelNationalNews
Anti Prisoner Release Campaign Renewed: Yossi Tzur, bereaved father and leading activist against release of terrorists, speaks with INNTV’s Yoni Kempinski about the activity following the release of the video footage proving kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit is alive
IsraelNationalNews
INNTV Visits the Old City of the Holy City: INNTV’s Yoni Kempinski took a camera and visited the old city of Jerusalem which is full of people and music during these days of Sukkot
IsraelNationalNews
Torah Dedication in Nof Zion

May Moshiach come speedily in our days
IsraelNationalNews
World Likud Strengthens Shomron
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School to Prepare for the Rebuilt Temple: Another portion of the uncompleted school for Cohanim and Leviim, members of the Greater and Lesser Priestly Classes, has been built in the town of Mitzpe Yericho over the Succot holiday
IsraelNationalNews
Dawn Hoshana Raba Prayers at the Kotel: INNTV joined the thousands of early birds who arrived at the western wall in Jerusalem at 5 in the morning for the early morning Hoshana Raba Vatikin prayers. Yoni Kempinski spoke with Rabbi Yuval Sherlo about the special gathering, taking place on Hoshana Raba, a day which is considered the final day of judgement following the high holiodays. Rabbi Sherlo relates to the custom of praying "Vatikin" (praying at dawn). Dawn is considered the best time to pray, as the worshipers awake early and begin the morning prayers the first moment the sun comes out
IsraelNationalNews
Hakafot at Machon Meir

Above video happened on the 2nd night where in Israel no longer celebrate the chag/festival and where those who are visiting from the diaspora are obliged to keep the second night which is called Simchat Torah - Here, Jews who live in the land, join the festivities and use musical instruments since they are allowed while visitors to the land observe the day as they usually do when not in Israel both are within the parameters of Halacha/Jewish Law
IsraelNationalNews
Accepting the Laws of Noah: The nascent Sanhedrin’s court for Noahides held a ceremony in which four gentiles declared their acceptance to take upon themselves the seven laws of Noah to become “righteous gentiles”
Israel at World Expo 2010

An artist's rendering of the Israeli pavilion at World Expo 2010 Shanghai, China





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Friday Oct 2 - Sun Oct 11


שבת שלום וחג שמח
Shabbat Shalom V'Chag Same'ach
Have a peaceful Sabbath and Joyous HolyDays








There is no time better spent than the time we spend in the sukkah, and this remarkable spiritual odyssey begins with the building of the sukkah. Join Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven as they build their classic Jerusalem sukkah. Along the way the Rabbi shares his pearls of Torah wisdom. Chock-full of adventure, breathtaking insights, and occasional mishap, you will not want to miss a minute of this timeless documentary. Truly a must-see!

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This year Sukkot & Simchat Torah is on Fri night Oct 2 until Sat Oct 10 in Israel or until Sun night Oct 11 in the diaspora
For laws on Sukkot and other Festivals and to learn how to build a kosher Sukkah, please contact your local Orthodox Rabbi

Above video contains a series of children songs for Sukkot
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