This is a playlist where the Temple Institute and their projects is displayed
If you would like to be a part of the rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash, see the donations page at their site. An idea came to me to use this as a Petition to Hashem to ask Him for the Beit HaMikdash to be rebuilt since the amount of donations can be as little or as much as you can afford.
On a personal note, I did not want to stand in front of Hashem and try to explain why I did not contribute towards the rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash when the opportunity was there and when I wanted to take part of the mitzvah/precept. With the parasha that will be read this Shabbat and with Moshe Rabbeinu's upcoming Hillulah, it is, to me, seamless
IsraelNationalTV
A Waqf pamphlet from 1925 refers to the two Temples which stood on the Temple Mount and their Jewish nature - Dated video that was uploaded on Sept 3 '08
ABCNews: Life and Death of King Tut
New revelations in the autopsy of the boy king
Tehillim At BMG For Martin Grossman - Tehilim was been said for him worldwide this past few days hoping for a stay in his sentence and for him to complete his life sentence instead. Unfortunately it was not to be. He had made a turn around and had truly repented. Unfortunately he was executed on Tues Feb 16 '10 at 6pm see video report below
Jewish Inmate Martin Grossman Put To Death - Jan 16 '10
Starke, FL - Martin Grossman was declared dead at 6:17 p.m. at theFlorida state prison in Starke, 15 minutes after the start of his execution by lethal injection.
In a final statement, Grossman expressed remorse to the family of Peggy Park, the Florida wildlife officer he beat and shot to death more than 25 years ago.
"I would like to extend my heartfelt remorse to the victim's family," Grossman said. "I fully regret everything that happened that night, everything that was done, whether I remember everything or not. I accept responsibility."
"I would like to say a prayer," the 45-year-old man added, then, lying on a gurney, hands strapped to arm boards and with needles in both arms, he began reciting a Jewish prayer called the Schma.
It is the most sacred prayer in Judaism and the first prayer that Jewish children learn. Among its verses: "The Lord is our God, God is one."
Park's brother, sister and mother were among the 20 witnesses to the execution. They were seated directly in front of Grossman, who was visible through a window.
The Vatican, Jewish leaders as far away as Israel, and thousands of petitioners called for a stop to the execution on several grounds, including questions about whether the slaying was premeditated, Grossman's diminished IQ and his remorse for the crime.
Grossman's religious adviser, Rabbi Menachem Katz, was with him in his cell throughout the day.
Grossman took a shower and dressed at 4 p.m. He ordered no special last meal, just food from the prison cantina a fried chicken sandwich, fruit punch, and banana cookies, said Gretl Plessinger, spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections.
"He is calm, compliant and resolved to the fact his execution is going to happen," Plessinger said before he was walked to the death chamber.
Grossman's final visit was 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today with his aunt, Rosal Melton, and two female friends, Sharon Lion and Francine Whitehouse. The first two hours, a visitors window separated them and the last hour was a contact visit.
Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused today to block Grossman's execution.
He was sentenced to death for murdering Park on Dec. 13, 1984, as she patrolled a wooded area of Pinellas County now known as the Brooker Creek Preserve.
She came across Grossman, then a 19-year-old high school dropout, and a 17-year-old accomplice. They had a stolen gun. Grossman had already been to prison for grand theft and breaking-and-entering. He didn't want to go back. They beat Park with a flashlight and shot her with her service revolver.
Last-minute efforts to spare Grossman's life extended to the Vatican, which sent a letter to Gov. Charlie Crist saying "the prisoner has repented and is now a changed person." The letter was sent in response to a request from Rabbi Shear-Yashuv Cohen, chief Rabbi of Haifa, Israel.
Grossman is the 69th person executed in Florida since the death penalty was reinstated in 1979, and the 25th by lethal injection. He was the fifth inmate executed under Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who has been in office for three years.
Crist signed Grossman's death warrant Jan. 12. Since that time, his office has received about 49,000 letters, telephone calls or e-mails, according to a spokesman
In a final statement, Grossman expressed remorse to the family of Peggy Park, the Florida wildlife officer he beat and shot to death more than 25 years ago.
"I would like to extend my heartfelt remorse to the victim's family," Grossman said. "I fully regret everything that happened that night, everything that was done, whether I remember everything or not. I accept responsibility."
"I would like to say a prayer," the 45-year-old man added, then, lying on a gurney, hands strapped to arm boards and with needles in both arms, he began reciting a Jewish prayer called the Schma.
It is the most sacred prayer in Judaism and the first prayer that Jewish children learn. Among its verses: "The Lord is our God, God is one."
Park's brother, sister and mother were among the 20 witnesses to the execution. They were seated directly in front of Grossman, who was visible through a window.
The Vatican, Jewish leaders as far away as Israel, and thousands of petitioners called for a stop to the execution on several grounds, including questions about whether the slaying was premeditated, Grossman's diminished IQ and his remorse for the crime.
Grossman's religious adviser, Rabbi Menachem Katz, was with him in his cell throughout the day.
Grossman took a shower and dressed at 4 p.m. He ordered no special last meal, just food from the prison cantina a fried chicken sandwich, fruit punch, and banana cookies, said Gretl Plessinger, spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections.
"He is calm, compliant and resolved to the fact his execution is going to happen," Plessinger said before he was walked to the death chamber.
Grossman's final visit was 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today with his aunt, Rosal Melton, and two female friends, Sharon Lion and Francine Whitehouse. The first two hours, a visitors window separated them and the last hour was a contact visit.
Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused today to block Grossman's execution.
He was sentenced to death for murdering Park on Dec. 13, 1984, as she patrolled a wooded area of Pinellas County now known as the Brooker Creek Preserve.
She came across Grossman, then a 19-year-old high school dropout, and a 17-year-old accomplice. They had a stolen gun. Grossman had already been to prison for grand theft and breaking-and-entering. He didn't want to go back. They beat Park with a flashlight and shot her with her service revolver.
Last-minute efforts to spare Grossman's life extended to the Vatican, which sent a letter to Gov. Charlie Crist saying "the prisoner has repented and is now a changed person." The letter was sent in response to a request from Rabbi Shear-Yashuv Cohen, chief Rabbi of Haifa, Israel.
Grossman is the 69th person executed in Florida since the death penalty was reinstated in 1979, and the 25th by lethal injection. He was the fifth inmate executed under Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who has been in office for three years.
Crist signed Grossman's death warrant Jan. 12. Since that time, his office has received about 49,000 letters, telephone calls or e-mails, according to a spokesman
I think this new El Al ad, received in an email, is funny and to the point in light of this year's Tefilin incident in the US where they disembarked a client who put on his tefilim for fear of terror attack. The line below that is also really funny and brings me the idea on how Israel is our home
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The Foreign Office has summoned the Israeli ambassador to discuss the use of faked British passports by the assassins of a Hamas leader
israelnews: Israel at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Video is all in Hebrew displaying new cell applications
Dror Yikra l'ven im bat
He will proclaim freedom for all his children
V'yintsorchem k'mo vavat.
And will keep you as the apple of his eye
Na'im shimchem velo yushbat.
Pleasant is your name and will not be destroyed
Sh'vu venuchu b'yom Shabbat.
Repose and rest on the Sabbath day.
D'rosh navi v'ulami
Seek my sanctuary and my home.
Va'ot yesha ase imi
Give me a sign of deliverance.
Neta sorek b'toch karmi
Plant a vine in my vineyard.
She'e shav'at b'nei ami.
Look to my people, hear their laments.
See page 70 in the Family Zemiros for the lyrics to the whole song as well a different translation and a background on the writer of the song. Online lyrics with more stanzas at this site
Havdalah in Rio de Janeiro at the Copacabana Beach
the latest from Canada's Globe and Mail:
He will proclaim freedom for all his children
V'yintsorchem k'mo vavat.
And will keep you as the apple of his eye
Na'im shimchem velo yushbat.
Pleasant is your name and will not be destroyed
Sh'vu venuchu b'yom Shabbat.
Repose and rest on the Sabbath day.
D'rosh navi v'ulami
Seek my sanctuary and my home.
Va'ot yesha ase imi
Give me a sign of deliverance.
Neta sorek b'toch karmi
Plant a vine in my vineyard.
She'e shav'at b'nei ami.
Look to my people, hear their laments.
See page 70 in the Family Zemiros for the lyrics to the whole song as well a different translation and a background on the writer of the song. Online lyrics with more stanzas at this site
Havdalah in Rio de Janeiro at the Copacabana Beach
Moshe Rabbeinu's Birthday and Death Anniversary is, this year, this Sun 7 of Adar, Feb 21 '10 - We thank You Hashem for having brought us in the past, a wonderful leader and teacher whose legacy lasted throughout the centuries and we thank you Moshe Rabbeinu for having taught us Hashem's Torah. Below is a song in his honor for the 7th of Adar
modernjewishmusic
My all time Favorate song.
This song is a thank you to Moshe Rabeinu
"How you (Moshe Rabeinu) stood with lightness and with no words in front of King of kings(Hashem) With in the burning bush with in the fire. who ever asked you(even though no one asked you you did it for us) Because of your modesty you were chosen to lead the Jewish nation. It is Known that there will be no one like you(ever again)"
Node Lecha....- "We thank you for believing in us we thank you for all the miracles you did for us...." - The above text and explanation to the song in quotes is by the uploader of the video
My all time Favorate song.
This song is a thank you to Moshe Rabeinu
"How you (Moshe Rabeinu) stood with lightness and with no words in front of King of kings(Hashem) With in the burning bush with in the fire. who ever asked you(even though no one asked you you did it for us) Because of your modesty you were chosen to lead the Jewish nation. It is Known that there will be no one like you(ever again)"
Node Lecha....- "We thank you for believing in us we thank you for all the miracles you did for us...." - The above text and explanation to the song in quotes is by the uploader of the video
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Here is a picture of the Mishkan/Tabernacle that I got from a friend in an email. This might have been how it was in the desert in Moshe Rabbeinu's time
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010
Hopes and Prayers
the latest from Canada's Globe and Mail:
NATO strikes kill 12 civilians in Afghanistan "NATO rockets missed their target and killed 12 civilians in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, as NATO and Afghan forces continued a massive attack on two Taliban-held regions.
U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, the top NATO commander in Afghanistan, apologized to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the accident.
In a statement released by NATO, Gen. McChrystal said he regrets that innocent lives were lost in Nad Ali district.
Mr. Karzai issued a statement minutes earlier saying 10 members of the same family died when a rocket hit a house. Before the offensive began, Mr. Karzai pleaded with Afghan and foreign military leaders to be extra careful to avoid civilian casualties.
About 15,000 coalition troops are involved in Operation Moshtarak, named for a Dari word meaning “together” and launched before dawn Saturday. It’s one of the West’s biggest attacks since the start of the war in 2001." -more
