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Emergency Message from Rav Arush!
2008-04-11 04:07:00
Please check out the latest post from Rav Lazer Brody where he summarizes the points made in an emergency message by Rav Shalom Arush!
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Nach Yomi begins today
2007-11-02 03:07:00
The Orthodox Union is starting a great thing today....Nach Yomi. With this program, you will go through all of the Prophets and Writings in about two years, studying one chapter per day. The shiurim will all be online and you can download them onto your mp3 player.Download the Nach Yomi calendar or write to nachyomi@ou.org and request that one be sent to you (that is what I did and I keep it handy here at my desk). At the Nach Yomi site, there are text pages (in Hebrew and English) and text summaries, and you can choose to listen to the chapters as well.
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Ani od CHAI!
2007-09-16 09:04:00
Listen, my brothers, I'm still aliveAnd my two eyes are still raised to the lightMany are my thorns, but also my flowersAnd ahead of me are years too numerous to countI ask and I prayIt's good that hope was not yet lostA psalm passes from generation to generationLike a spring from long ago, and on to eternityI ask and I prayIt's good that hope was not yet lostChorus:Alive, alive, alive - Yes, I'm still alive!This is the song which grandfatherSang yesterday to fatherAnd today I [sing]I'm still alive, alive, aliveThe people of Israel liveThis is the song which grandfatherSang yesterday to fatherAnd today I [sing]!My days and nights are full of life,And in my sky the pillar of fire still rises*I will sing endlesslyI'll spread out my handsTo my friends across the sea.I ask and I prayIt's good that hope was not yet lost(Chorus)Listen my brothers, I'm still aliveAnd my two eyes are still raised to the lightSo here's to life! To all my guests,And to my children who seek to returnI...
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Israel-The Refining Fire
2007-08-01 04:34:00
It's been a while since I've posted. For a while, I was very discouraged and felt out of strength. Too many problems, too many mountains to climb, not enough faith. I temporarily gave up. I somehow forgot that Hashem is more than powerful enough to help me get to where I know I need to be. It is now time to get back on track and work toward that goal. I will figure out how to get my family to Isra el , bezrat Hashem, and I will work always to encourage other Jews to GO HOME, to make aliyah.I was re-reading an article that I'd like to mention here. Here is a little tidbit, then go read the whole article. Let me know what you think.Israel is a refining fire. It burns away falsehoods and melts away illusions.Mount Herzl, Israel’s military cemetery in the hills of Jerusalem, cradles tensof thousands of the brave young soldiers, who have sacrificed their lives for usto live. Not just physiological life full of eating, sleeping, and breathing –but lives infused with meaning, seeking,...
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How did we ever survive thousands of years without...
2007-06-05 18:27:00
One of the biggest challenges in a kosher kitchen is preparing bug-free leafy green lettuce and fresh herbs to serve as part of healthy, delicious meals. Depending on where you live, grains and rice can present the same challenge. Wouldn't you prefer serving a wide assortment of healthy fresh fruits, leafy green vegetables and grains? More vitamin-enriched fresh foods? Are you tired of serving chopped up tomatoes and cucumbers every night? Looking for a way to check veggies quickly and thoroughly adhering to the highest kosher standards as recommended by the Orthodox Union? Would you like to avoid eye and neck strain when examining lettuce, herbs and grains? Want to put an end to wet sleeves and sore arms that come from using a fluorescent light or sunlight to check your produce? Do you want to save money? NOW YOU CAN DO ALL THESE THINGS WITH TH...
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Tsmicha.com: The Case for Religious Zionism
2007-05-31 08:43:00
Tsmicha.com: The Case for Religious Zionism I found this article very good and wanted to share it here and link it. Its pretty long, but it lays a good foundation regarding the relationship between being religious and being a strong zionist. I have been confronted by family and even sometimes friends regarding my zionist views and this article gives good explanations laid out quite clearlyIt happens all the time. People born and raised Secular or Traditional Zionists start becoming more and more religious. They are then confronted with one serious question: Now that they are a new person, should they Zionists or not? Basically, is Zionism Kosher?What makes this question even more excruciating for them is that most of the time, their tshuva was initiated by a non-zionist rabbi who hid his opposition to Zionism until the person was “ready” to hear it, in a serious case of hypocrisy in the name of religion. Before showing his true colours, the rabbi would speak about how amazing t...

So...is aliyah possible?
2007-05-30 07:20:00
OK....so after my gung-ho announcement about making aliyah the other day, I'm finding that it will be close to impossible to achieve.I spoke with Nefesh b'Nefesh who basically let me know that it would not be a wise choice for use to make aliyah right now. They said we need to take into consideration the fact that our children are older (between 8 and 13) and the adjustment would be very difficult, taking into account the language and cultural barriers. They especially brought up the fact that we don't have a large savings account or professional (high paying) jobs.So, I figured I'd try my luck going strictly through the Jewish Agency. Here's the thing...we have not made a "pilot trip" so they won't even talk to us about making aliyah until we do that. Unfortunately, we don't have the money it would take for us to pay for even 2 round trip tickets, plus hotel and food and transportation there for two weeks. If we had it, we'd go in a heartbeat.While I can understand the theo...
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The Orthodoxy Test
2007-05-29 23:37:00
I'm sure this has already made its way around the 'net, but I just saw it for the first time today. Here are my results:Left Wing Modern Orthodox: 7%Right Wing Modern Orthodox: 45%Left Wing Yeshivish/Chareidi: 64%Right Wing Yeshivish/Chareidi: 84%This means you're: Right Wing YeshivishTry it out....click on the image to get to the quiz.
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Sderot Man Killed in Morning Kassam Attack
2007-05-27 13:07:00
An addendum to my post earlier this morning. I just read this on Arutz Sheva.Four Kassam rockets were fired at the Western Negev city of Sderot Sunday morning, leaving one man dead. A rocket crashed into his car, and he suffered sharp gashes in his neck. The Israeli civilian crashed into a wall, was rushed to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon, and died within an hour of his wounds.
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Sderot
2007-05-27 11:28:00
When the government of Israel embarked on a policy of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, we were told that peace would ensue. We were told that the Arabs would build a productive society. We watched in horror as Jews in the land of Israel were forcibly wrenched from their homes and synagogues. We all knew that the notion of peace was ridiculous. Yet very little was said in the media about what happened in the aftermath.Please watch this video and spread the word. Each and every one of us needs to speak up. We need to tell the story of what is really going on. If we remain quiet, we should be ashamed.
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We're makin' ALIYAH!!!!
2007-05-26 02:18:00
OK...I've decided to completely start my blog all over again, from scratch. And what better way to begin again than to proudly proclaim that I am going to make aliyah along with my family. I've been a fool to let fear and uncertainty affect to the point that I am just now going to act. I've know for so long that this is the right thing to do. And you know what it took to give me that final push? A letter to Yishai Fleisher of Israel National Radio. I don't know why it occurred to me to write to him of all people. I already knew what I had to do. But basically, I'm glad I did because his response via email and online just gave that final little push that I needed.I am applying for our passports next week and as soon as I get them, we are going to apply with Nefesh b'Nefesh so that the process will be underway. By this time 2008, I expect for us to be olim chadashim, living and working in the land that is our inheritance from Hashem.As for my views regarding aliyah, here is a sn...
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