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UNDERSTANDING YOM KIPPUR - THE HOLIEST DAY
From Torah.org: http://www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/yomkippur/vol1no42.html#
Yom Kippur: Understanding Our Special Conduct
By: Rabbi Yehudah Prero
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the tenth day of the month of Tishrei. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year. On Yom Kippur, we spend the whole day praying to Hashem for forgiveness. Keeping with the holiness and importance of the day, the restrictions on Yom Kippur are greater than on any other day during the year. On Yom Kippur, besides observing the regular restrictions that Shabbos carries with it, there are six added restrictions. It is forbidden to eat, drink, wash one’s self, anoint one’s self, wear leather shoes, and engage in marital relations. Why do we have these restrictions?
The Sefer HaChinuch explains that our having Yom Kippur is a kindness of Hashem. Hashem established that all the creations of the world have one day during the year on which, if they repent, their sins will be forgiven. Because of the focus of the day and how important it is that we stay focused during the day, we have these added prohibitions. Eating, drinking, and other sensory pleasures may entice the “earthly” (or non-spiritual) element in a person to be further drawn towards sensory pleasures and indulgences, and sin because of that. Furthermore, if a person allows himself to be caught up in sensory pleasures, he will have a barrier placed in front of his intellect, that will prohibit the intellect from striving for the truth. The “truth,” of course, is serving Hashem and adhering to His Torah.
One must also remember that on Yom Kippur, we are like slaves pleading for mercy in front of our master. It is not sensible for a slave who is standing in judgment before his master to have a less than clear mind, so that he can present his case, defend himself, and plead for mercy properly and effectively. It is therefore not fitting for this slave to have a less than whole heart on… FOR MORE PLEASE CLICK LINK: http://www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/yomkippur/vol1no42.html#
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ROSH HASHANAH NEW YEAR, SAME FEAR
This article from VOICE of AMERICA offers the conundrm as Israel celebrates a New Year today:
Robert BergerSeptember 17, 2012JERUSALEM —Jews around the world are observing Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In Israel, the mood is sober. Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days and is a time of reflection and prayer. Israelis ushered in the New Year with a sense of uncertainty amid tensions with Iran that have heightened fears of war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had this message for Jews in Israel and around the world.“I want to wish you all a happy New Year, a happy New Year in your personal lives, a happy New Year for the Jewish people and the Jewish state. The Jewish state and the Jewish people are facing great challenges. Iran is racing to develop nuclear weapons. A rising tide of militancy is sweeping our region,” he said. For more read: http://www.voanews.com/content/iran-tensiions-loom-over-israelis-on-jewish-new-year/1509340.html
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CHRISTIAN ZIONISM and Christian Alliance "Christians United For Israel" Explained
Posted at 02:17 PM ET, 09/19/2012
Understanding Christian Zionism
By John HageeOn Feb. 6, 2006, I invited 400 evangelical leaders to Cornerstone Church in San Antonio. I invited presidents of Christian universities, owners of radio/television networks, presidents and owners of publishing companies, major pastors and the prominent television personalities.
Our historic meeting had a one-item agenda: create a national grassroots Christian Zionist organization that would unite millions of evangelicals to stand up and speak up for Israel. For years, I… FOR MORE: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/understanding-christian-zionism/2012/09/19/abd47aa6-0282-11e2-8102-ebee9c66e190_blog.html
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JERUSALEM REPORTS Headline Alerts Archive July 15 to August 31 2012
HEADLINE ALERTS
- “A” ALERT URGENT – 30 DAY ALL OUT WAR WITH IRAN
- “ALERT 1″ – IRAN PREPARING MADHI’S SPECIAL FORCES TO DESTROY WEST
- “ALERT 3 — ANNIHILATE ISRAEL!” says Ahmadinejad
- “ALERT 3 TIME RUNNING OUT TO ACT ON IRAN”
- “ALERT 3″ ISRAEL TO ACT ON SYRIAN WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
- “ALERT 3″ MOSSAD AFTER TERRORISTS IN EUROPE – FEAR OLYMPIC TERROR ATTACK
- “ALERT 3″ SYRIA ADMITS to WNDs & WILL USE THEM
- “ATTACK COMING – SAYS TIMES OF ISRAEL OF INTERVIEW CHANNEL 10″
- “ISRAEL PREPARES!” Missile Defense System Tests with Increased Attack on Iran Chatter
- “VIDEO ALERT” — ISRAEL WARNS US WITH DEADLINE OF SEPT 25TH “5 Nukes Bombs worth of enriched Uranium”
- ALERT “ARMAGEDDON LOOMS?”
- ALERT — IRAN’S NEW $300 MILLION MISSLE DEFENSE
- ALERT 3 – “HEZBOLLAH PM — IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO FINISH OFF ISRAEL”
- IA SAUDI ARABIA READY OF NEXT WORLD WAR — and IRAN?
- IRAN & THE NEXT AMERICAN TRAGEDY
- ISRAEL’S STRATEGIC REALITY
- ROMNEY VOWS TO MOVE EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM!
- VIDEO — IDF DESTROYS VEHICLE WITH TERRORISTS INFILTRATING FROM EGYPT
- WHERE’S THE COVERAGE OF ISRAEL AIDING SYRIAN REFUGEES?
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TEL AVIV BECOMES ISRAEL'S "Silicon Wadi"
Avishai Abrahami sits on the rooftop patio of his five-year-old Web company, Wix.com, contemplating the scene below. The Mediterranean Sea gleams in the late afternoon sun, shedding rays on the wooden planks of the uber-popular Namal boardwalk at the Tel Aviv port on the city’s north end. As he reaches into the well-stocked ice cream chest for two chocolate popsicles, a programmer pulls a beer from the fridge while a kitchen staffer lays out trays of fresh melon, dates and mango for the 7 p.m. round of fruit shakes.
“It’s a little early for beers,” says Abrahami with a smile (since office hours go until 8 or 9 p.m.). “But he’s been working hard.”
In his jeans, T-shirt and flip-flops, the 40-year-old Abrahami… FOR MORE: http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/israels-silicon-wadi-143282
Great article about how more & more people turn to self-employment (and how Wix is making it happen for them!)http://t.co/Z1OTZ3aD