Rabbi Yehuda Lave

Take Joy in Being Better

When a person regrets wrongdoings, this is not a contradiction to the pre-existing obligation to be happy. Why? Because he should feel joy that he has merited to recognize the truth and is now repenting!

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Planent Earth--an amazing place

Europe wants to build a VILLAGE on the moon: Esa space boss describes plans for a ‘crazy’ lunar settlement

Europe wants to build a VILLAGE on the moon

Jan Woerner said the idea, called 'crazy' by some, is being widely discussed as the end of the ISS looms large. The broad concept is a base for lunar exploration by humans and robots.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3401462/Europe-wants-build-VILLAGE-moon-Esa-space-boss-describes-plans-crazy-lunar-settlement.html

ISIS fighter executes his own MOTHER in Raqqa after informing his superiors that she wanted to escape the jihadi group together

ISIS fighter executes his own MOTHER in Raqqa

Activists inside Syria have revealed that an ISIS fighter has executed his own mother in Raqqa after he reported her for trying to persuade him to leave the jihadi group.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3390019/ISIS-fighter-executes-MOTHER-Raqqa-informing-superiors-wanted-escape-jihadi-group-together.html

The Writings of Rav Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane HY"D- Dvar Torah in honor of Sukkot

The Writings of Rav Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane HY"D- Dvar Torah in honor of Sukkot דבר תורה לכבוד חג הסוכות

NOT EVERYONE IS INCLUDED IN THE FOUR SPECIES

Organs of power at home joining the side of our enemy requires us to take another look at the known midrash about how the "four species" symbolize different levels in Am Yisrael.

It is impossible to ignore the growing and obscene phenomenon, where Jews in the upper echelons of Israeli society mobilize time and time again to further the cause of our bitter enemies. Whenever possible, they rise from within us, under the orchestration of the media, to demoralize the nation during its fight for existence, while furthering the interests of the enemy. The question is: How should we relate to these people? Are they one of us, or are they "beyond the pale"?

THE FOUR SPECIES: A PARABLE FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE

One of the famous midrashim in connection to Sukkot, compares the four species to the unity of Israel:
Just as the Etrog has both taste and smell, so too do the Jewish People have within it people who have Torah and good deeds:

Lulav...has taste and no smell, and so too there are those who have Torah and no good deeds...

Just as the Hadas has smell and no taste...(there are those) with good deeds and no Torah...

Just as the "Arava" has no smell and no taste, so (there are those) who have no Torah and no good deeds.

And what does the Almighty do to them? To destroy them would be impossible! But rather the Almighty said that he will tie them all up in one unit and they will atone for one another". (Vayikra Raba, 30:12)

In view of how we opened this article, this amazing midrash mentioning how the Aravot are held tightly together with the rest of Am Yisrael, seems to shed light on the subject, and must be further analyzed.

WICKED, BUT WANT CONNECTION

The worst kind of Jew spoken of here is the Arav, who is not destroyed, because the righteous atone for him. They are Jews "who have no Torah and no good deeds." True, we are not talking about the cream of the crop - but we are talking about Jews who are ready to be part of the union of Am Yisrael, connected to them so that the righteous can atone for them. We are not talking about Jews, who G-d forbid, sever themselves from the collective and detest their own Jewishness. We are not discussing Jews who the sages spoke of when they said that in the days of the Messiah, there will be Jews who will identify with and join forces with the enemy. About such Jews, the above midrash does not speak. On the contrary. The idea of the midrash is two-fold. On the one hand, G-d does not desire to see the wicked of Israel destroyed. One the other hand, the wicked mentioned here are those willing to join and be a part of Klal Yisrael. Only they merit this special atonement. It is an atonement reserved for one who feels belonging to the collective of the Jewish Nation.

It must be known: Relatively speaking, there really are only a few Jews who seek to cut themselves off from Am Yisrael. In Israel today, this miniscule band of haters, though they wield tremendous control, are a tiny minority. Through all the generations, and especially in this final era before the complete redemption, there were always Jews who took themselves out of the collective, and deep inside of them, identify more with the goyim than with the Jews.

SOME JEWS ARE BARRED

And so, it is a great mistake to identify such people as the "Arava" described in the midrash. for while the Arava is still only an Arava, it still has a belonging to the Jewish collective. While it has no taste or smell, at least it does not give off a putrid or damaging smell. The Arava sees himself as part of the four species and does not nullify his Jewishness, nor does he want to be like a gentile. By this very fact, he is able to absorb within him the smell and taste of the others. We must also remember that there are certain things that disqualify the four species from being Kosher. And so, though we are never happy about disqualifying a Jew, there are those who are rejected, and not tied together with the rest of the four species.

The nation is willing to absorb the individual sinners, and to cover and atone for them so that they will not perish with their sins. (Even though this causes us great suffering as a people). It is ready to hold on tightly to them with all its might in order to unite them, for we Jews are all guarantors for one another. But the nation is not ready to carry under its wing he who in his very essence is an aberrant traitor. Such people remove themselves from the Sukkah of Israel, and as much as it hurts to say, they are beyond the pale for us.

Chag Sameach!

Is Islam a religion of peace? From Dennis Prager University

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF CHILDREN.....SO BEAUTIFULLY SAID! Leave it to the children to make it so easy to understand.   Fifth Grade Assignment Wouldn't this be great if it was taught in every school.

A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look
At TV commercials and see if they could use them in 20 ways
To communicate ideas about God.


Here are some of the results: scroll down.

God is like.

BAYER ASPIRIN
He works miracles.

God is like.
A
FORD
He's got a better idea..

God is like.

COKE
He's the real thing.


(This is great)

God is like.

HAL LMARK CARDS
He cares enough to send His very best.

God is like.

TIDE
He gets the stains out others leave behind. ...

God is like.

GENERAL ELECTRIC
He brings good things to life.

God is like.
WAL-MART

He has everything.

God is like.

ALKA-SELTZER
Try Him, you'll like Him

God is like.

SCOTCH TAPE
You can't see Him, but you know He's there.

God is like..

DELTA
He's ready when you are.

God is like.

ALLSTATE
You're in good hands with Him.


God is like.

VO-5 Hair Spray
;He holds through all kinds of weather

God is like.

DIAL SOAP

Aren't you glad you have Him? Don't you wish everybody did?


God is like
.
The
U.S. . POST OFFICE
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet nor ice will keep Him from
His appointed destination.



God is like.

Chevrolet. . . .the heart beat of America

God is like
Maxwell House. .... .
Good to the very last drop




God is like.

B
o u n t y . . . .
He is the quicker picker upper. . Can handle the tough jobs. ..
And He won't fall apart on you




Forward this to! 10 people so that they can know what God is like.......
( only! If you want to)!
BLESSINGS FROM
MY HOUSE TO YOUR HOUSE
Peace, Love and Prosperity to all !God is like.
The Energizer BunnyHe Keeps Going, Going, and Going 

'IN GOD WE TRUST'

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