Today also features the new Light to the Nations teaching by Rabbi Chaim Richman, entitled, "An Altar of Earth: We have just completed the Torah reading of Yitro, in which we received Torah at Sinai, and this week we are proceeding to the Torah reading, Mishpatim, in which we learn the details of Torah’s instructions for everyday living. How do we make such a fast and radical transition from the ethereal to the “mundane ” civil ordinances? The earthen altar, described in the closing lines of Yitro, provides the answer, and why the Temple Institute’s current Altar Project is so essential to mankind today." Click here to view.See above embeded link to donate towards the rebuilding of the Holy Temple/ Beit Hamikdash and the Temple Institute's projects for the Holy Temple and on subscribing to their weekly newsletter at the bottom of the lesson page. *** At that page, the upper two links to the lesson is presented in audio formats and below that, are in a video format.
See playlist on the Temple Institute and its different projects for the service of the Beit HaMikdash / Holy Temple here. Click at the "Play all Videos" button to view the videos in sequence
If you are interested in origami, I recently took pictures of it and uploaded them in this blog. The origami was given out to a few of us by a talented young man at work.
Israeli company Else Mobile unveiled its first mobile phone - a touchscreen with a unique Linux-based OS called, Else Intuition. Leila Makki gets an exclusive hands on with the First Else and interviews the CEO about Linux, Android and why they're no Apple copycat!
Israel21c Article: Keeping food safe from farm to fork
FoodScan 3000 from Israel is the only hand-held device that tests food samples for bacteria and provides on-site, immediate analysis - in just three seconds. CEO Doron Shalom with MS Tech's smart sensor technology which is designed to detect the presence of contaminants in the field
Kel Adon Al Kol HaMa'asim - Song from one of Shabbat and Yom Tov/Festival prayers
Rabbi Pinchas Winston of www.thirtysix.org speaks on Parashas Terumah regarding the concept of free-will and the fulfillment of one's purpose in life
gdashdcastIf you are interested in origami, I recently took pictures of it and uploaded them in this blog. The origami was given out to a few of us by a talented young man at work.
Aish Article for the month of Adar: Purim and Spain's Hidden Jews
Why Purim best expressed their loyalty to their Jewish heritage
Why Purim best expressed their loyalty to their Jewish heritage
Dated video "Anusim Returning" here. In the '80's a whole Portuguese village in Belmonte converted back to being Jews. Here is a video on Crypto-Jews from Oporto another place in Portugal.
Article from HaAretz: How has a small Portuguese Jewish community retained its genetic identity?
Locally; a while back, I came across someone who told me of a story of a lady who had found in her grandmother's shelf a book with letters that were strange to her. When she asked her grandmother, she casually answered that it has been always in the family. Afterwards, she found out it was written in Hebrew and when she showed it to a rabbi, he told her it was a 500 year old prayer book. Eventually, she converted, married, has a family and currently lives in Israel. Here is a video mostly in Spanish with Portuguese subtitles.
Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, being heckled at UC Irvine by anti-Israel students, February 8, 2010. He persevered, completing his speech, while the anti-free speech students were thrown out and arrested - Feb 9 '10 (as was posted in the Noahides Yahoo group). Longer/fuller video here.
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Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, being heckled at UC Irvine by anti-Israel students, February 8, 2010. He persevered, completing his speech, while the anti-free speech students were thrown out and arrested - Feb 9 '10 (as was posted in the Noahides Yahoo group). Longer/fuller video here.
Israeli company Else Mobile unveiled its first mobile phone - a touchscreen with a unique Linux-based OS called, Else Intuition. Leila Makki gets an exclusive hands on with the First Else and interviews the CEO about Linux, Android and why they're no Apple copycat!
Israel21c Article: Keeping food safe from farm to fork
FoodScan 3000 from Israel is the only hand-held device that tests food samples for bacteria and provides on-site, immediate analysis - in just three seconds. CEO Doron Shalom with MS Tech's smart sensor technology which is designed to detect the presence of contaminants in the field
Kel Adon Al Kol HaMa'asim - Song from one of Shabbat and Yom Tov/Festival prayers
The following translitaration and explanation to the liturgy is from this page:
Eil adon al kol hama’asim, Baruch um’vorach b’fi kol n’shamah. God’lo v’tubo malei olam, Da’at ut’vunah sov’vim oto Hamit’gaeh al chayot hakodosh, V’neh’dar b’chavod alhamer’kavah. Z’chut umishor lif’nei chis’o, Chesed v’rachamimlif’nei ch’vodo. Tovim m’orot shevara Eloheinu, Y’tzaram ,b’da’at b’vinah uv’has’keil. Koach ug’vurah natan bahem .Lih’yot mosh’lim b’kerev teiveil .M’lei-im ziv um’fikim nogah, Na-eh zivam b’chol ha-olam S’meichim b’tzeitam v’shashim b’voam, Osim b’eimah r’tzonkonam. P’eir v’chavod not’nim lish’mo, Tzoholah v’rinah l’zeichermal’chuto. Kara lashemesh vayiz’rach or, Ra-ah, v’hit’kin tzurathal’vanah. Shevach not’nim lo kol tz’va marom. Tif’eret .v’g’dulah, s’rafim v’ofanim v’chayot hakodesh
Other films in the series are: Ladino - 500 Years Young, and Georgia My Love
Avraham Fried Welcomes Purim
Creation reflects the rule of God, who is praised by the breath of all life. God’s greatness and goodness fill the universe; knowledge and wisdom encircle God’s Presence. Exalted is God by creatures celestial, enhanced and adorned by the mysteries of Heaven. God’s throne is guarded by truth and purity. God is surrounded by mercy and love. Good are the lights which our God has created, fashioning them with insight and wisdom, endowing them with power and vigor to maintain dominion amidst the world. Abounding in splendor, radiating brilliance, their splendor adorns the universe, rejoicing in rising, gladly setting, rushing to obey their Creator’s will. God is acclaimed by beauty and glory, God’s sovereignty sung by celebration and praise. God summoned the sun and it shed its light; God made the moon, setting its cycles. All bodies of the heavens, the stars and planets, acclaim God with praise; celestial creatures.give glory and greatness
DragomanFilms
Jeremy, a young Ethiopian rap artist, attempts to change the low self-image of the Ethiopian community in Israel. Through music he connects lost Ethiopian youth to their identity and to their parents. Likewise, he tries to stimulate the Kesses, the Ethiopian Rabbis, to fight for their lost spiritual status.
Children of the Bible is the third film in the series THE REVIVERS, exploring the diversity of Israeli society and culture through the eyes of young Isralis attempting to revive and preserve their cultural heritage.
DragomanFilms
Jeremy, a young Ethiopian rap artist, attempts to change the low self-image of the Ethiopian community in Israel. Through music he connects lost Ethiopian youth to their identity and to their parents. Likewise, he tries to stimulate the Kesses, the Ethiopian Rabbis, to fight for their lost spiritual status.
Children of the Bible is the third film in the series THE REVIVERS, exploring the diversity of Israeli society and culture through the eyes of young Isralis attempting to revive and preserve their cultural heritage.
Other films in the series are: Ladino - 500 Years Young, and Georgia My Love
Avraham Fried Welcomes Purim
Have a great month!
Torah Portion for this Shabbat
Parashat Terumah/Offering: Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19
Haftarah: Mlachim א/Kings I 5:26-6:13
Children's Section
TorahTots: Prarashat Terumah &
Midrash - Mishkan Shopping List
Akhlah: Parashah & Crossword Puzzle
Rabbi Pinchas Winston of www.thirtysix.org speaks on Parashas Terumah regarding the concept of free-will and the fulfillment of one's purpose in life
What would YOU build to house your most precious possessions? Who would you hire as the architect? Furniture designer Rafael Kushick helps us understand the divinely architected blueprints for the holiest - and most confusing - building project ever attempted
"And they will build Me a sanctuary and I will dwell amongst them." (Exodus 25:8) "Build it for ME," G-d says. For My names sake. I want to dwell amongst man in this world. Such is My desire. G-d is not asking for perfection from mankind. Only for a welcome into this world.
Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19)
Parashat Terumah is read on Shabbat:
Adar 6, 5770/February 20, 2010
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