Wednesday, September 28, 2011

FORGIVENESS IS A DIVINE GIFT: Psycho-Spiritual Workshop to Prepare Yourself for Day of "At-one-ment"


 

Shana Tova,

I have been requested to run an additional session to my series before Yom Kippur. You will be able to benefit from this session even if you did not attend the previous ones. It is designed to help you become aware of the growth and healing opportunities of being 'stuck' in not feeling able to forgive.  Learn tools to  feel safe and ready to 'let go' of your grievances/ memories that give you pain/anger.

May this year be a year of peace, with-in ourselves, amongst ourselves and with others.

Blessings
Chaya Sara

 


 

 

 


 

 

FORGIVENESS IS A DIVINE GIFT

 


Psycho-Spiritual Workshop


This experiential workshop is based on Torah principles, implementing guided imagery and writing exercises.  Experience "at-one-ment".


No personal sharing required. Please bring notebook.


Feeling angry, hurt, judgmental, victimized or distant?


Identify emotional blocks and needs


Learn 7 meaningful stages of forgiveness that are empowering.


Learn Ba'al Shem Tov's teaching that others are mirror for 'tikkun'

 

 

Wednesday Oct 5th    7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.


Facilitator

Chaya Sara Brand, LMSW

Chaya Sara has a Masters of Social Work with over 30 years of international experience synthesizing Chasidut with psychology, facilitating emotional and spiritual development through workshops, and individual coaching and therapy. Other workshops: Transforming Anger, Communication Skills, Healing Not-Good-Enough Syndrome, Food and You, Connecting to G-d Within, Healing Inner Child, Respectfully Assertive.
Trained in Gestalt, CBT, Voice Dialogue, Stress Release and Management,  Brain Gym, EFT, Psych-K, Breath-Work, Guided Imagery, Body-Emotion Awareness, The Work (Byron Katie) and The Journey.


Fee: NIS 240 (NIS 200 for previous participants)

 Subsidies available


German Colony

 

Registration: (02) 563-5878                       2chayasara@gmail.com



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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Parshat Vayalech: The Choice to Return to God



Shavua tov, everyone. Our commentary on this week's portion, Vayalech,
is posted in the blog...

www.godaslove.blogspot.com

Have a blessed week, and a Jewish new year full of joy, happiness,
abundance, prosperity, and lots of Love in every dimension of life!

Shana tova v'metukah,

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Dvar Torah - Rosh Hashana and Parshat Haazinu


Dvar Torah - Rosh Hashana and Parshat Haazinu

Dvar Torah - By Michael Zerubavel
Shana Tova! We are entering the Jewish New Years Day!! The festival of Rosh Hashana. This festival is celebrated on the 1st of Tishrei.
Rosh Hashanah is the start of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar (it is actually one of four "new year" observances that define different "years" for different purposes as explained we learn especially in the Mishnah of Rosh Hashana and the Talmud).
It is the New Year for people, animals, and legal contracts. The Mishnah also sets this day aside as the New year for calculating calendar years and the Sabbatical (Shmita) and Jubilee (Yovel) years.
According to some Torah commentators, Rosh Hashanah commemorates the making of man, which occurred five days earlier, the 25th of Elul, was the first day of creation of the Universe.
Also in the Mishna, it features the first known reference to Rosh Hashanah as the "day of judgment." In the Gemora in Rosh Hashanah it states that three books of account are opened up on Rosh Hashanah, where the fate of the wicked, the righteous, and those of the go between categories are recorded.
The names of the righteous are instantly inscribed in the book of life, and they are sealed "to live." The in between group are allowed a respite of ten days, until Yom Kippur, to repent and attempt to become righteous; the wicked are "blotted out of the book of the living."
However all people are judged on the circumstances, personality, upbringing and on many other factors, so what one may do good during the year, might not be as good of that which some one less able had achieved, so Hashem judges man on his capabilities!
Rosh Hashanah is also known as the 'day of remembrance.' We blast the 'Shofar' on this festival, a trumpet made from a ram's horn, we remember how Hashem is the king of the world and we stand up before G-d.
Some of the reference's in the Torah within relation to the Shofar, is especially found in two places, in parshat Ba'ahalotacha, we learned about the trumpets that were to be blasted when the Jews were in the camp in the wilderness, also when the Jews received the Torah, at Mount Sinai, they heard a long blast of the Shofar, as related in parshat Ki Tisa.
Since the era of the destruction of the Second Temple during the tenure of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai, the Jewish law appears to be that Rosh Hashanah is celebrated for two days, due to the difficulty of finding out the date of the new moon.
We learn about the festival, as a day of rest, in parshat Emor, in the book of Vayikra. Also in the book of Nehemiah, we learn that Ezra referred this day as 'holy to the lord.'
Various symbolic foods are eaten on this festival; they include dates, beans, leek, spinach and gourd, all of which are mentioned in the Mishna and Talmud.
Pomegranates are customarily eaten in many of the Jewish circles. As the seeds in a pomegranate are abundant, so too we want our mitzvot observance levels to be in abundance.
The use of apples and honey is a strong tradition, Eating this especially promotes a happy, healthy and sweet new year. Honey is a great food through out the Torah, especially as the land that Hashem promised the Jews was a land rich in 'milk and HONEY.' Also, round challah bread is served in many communities, to represent the cycle of the year.
It is a good idea to be in a happy state of mind during this day and beseech Hashem in ones prayers. Also to greet other Jew's with a greeting of 'Shana Tova.'
Tashlikh, is a long-standing Jewish practice usually only done in the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, however it can technically be said until Hoshana Rabbah. The previous year's transgressions are symbolically "cast off" by throwing pieces of bread, or a food of a similar kind, into a large, natural body of flowing water, such as a sea or lake.
We read the Torah on both days of Rosh Hashanah, both readings actually come from parshat Vayeira, the first day is from Chapter 21 and the second day from Chapter 22 of the book of Bereishit.
The first day's reading describes how Isaac was born when Abraham was aged 100 years old and the second days reading describes how Abraham was ready to sacrifice Isaac, under G-d's command. However a voice from heaven was heard, ordering him to stop, saying that it was a test. There was a ram, caught in the undergrowth by its horns; this was then offered in Isaac's place.
The Haftorah that we will read on the first day of this festival is from the opening chapter in the book of Shmual, it features Chana's prayer of gratitude to Hashem, after Shmual was born. The second day's Haftorah comes from Chapter 31 of the book of Jeremiah. This Haftorah talks about G-d's everlasting love for His people and the future ingathering of their exile.
Dvar Torah - Parshat Haazinu
This week's torah reading is the portion of 'Ha'azinu' and poetically depicts what will happen to the Jewish people until the end of days. It states what the ramifications on the Jews will be, if they transgress the covenant with Hashem and portrays how Hashem will punish the nations who wronged the Jewish people while in exile.
Ha'azinu is the forth out of the ten prophetic songs featured in the Tanach, other examples of songs included in the Tanach is the song of 'the praise of Miriam' which was featured in Parshat Chukat and Adam reciting the first song in Gan Eden just after creation.
In this Parsha we learn the power of saying the word 'amen' after a blessing is made, as Moshe summoned the people to respond with praise of G-d whenever he mentioned G-d's name.
Moshe prefaced the anthem of 'Ha'azinu with the lesson; 'Whenever I mention Hashems Name, praise him by responding 'amen.'' Our sages derived from this verse that after every blessing recited in the temple the people were required to respond 'blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom for ever and ever.' We too observe the rule of 'responding with a blessing' whenever we hear a person reciting a blessing.
There is also the idea that an individual who responds with the word 'amen' to a blessing, is even greater than the person who recited the blessing! It's such an easy Mitzvah!!!
The song has many verses to it; the song talks about how Moshe declared that the Torah is 'Lifegiving like rain,' the song states that G-d's work is perfect and all his ways are absolutely Just; the song also enumerates of Hashems kindness to the Jewish people. Moshe prophesies that the Jews will sin and rebel against Hashem; the song talks about the punishments that will befall the Jews if they don't heed to the word of torah; the song concludes with a comfort for the Jewish people and the divine promise that justice will be executed on their oppressors.
The Torah reading continues with Moshe and the future leader, Yehoshua, teaching the song of Ha'azinu to the children of Israel and Moshe explaining how everything in the Torah is true. The reading concludes as Moshe ascends on to Mount Nevo to view the land of Israel.
This parsha is the forth shortest in the five books of Torah as it only has 52 verses.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

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Beit Shearim Neighborhood

Beit Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem!  And you thought it was only near Tiberius! 

New 5 videos for you from www.beyondarecipe.com!


What is the meaning behind Rosh Hashana? 
Rabbi Mendel Kessin

http://www.beyondarecipe.com/judaism/

There are 4 parts of this inspiring talk!

Then, go to the Chef's blog to see another video:
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For a Meaningful Rosh Hashana 5772! 
Rachael Orbach

REMEMBER THIS LADY!!!!


Look at this lady - Let us never forget!
The world hasn't just become wicked...it' s always been wicked. The prize doesn't always go to the most deserving.
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Irena Sendler
There recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena.
During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist.
She had an 'ulterior motive'.
She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews (being German).
Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried and she carried in the back of her truck a burlap sack, (for larger kids).
She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto.
The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking covered the kids/infants noises.
During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 kids/infants.
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She was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely.
Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar, buried under a tree in her back yard.
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After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived it and reunited the family.
Most had been gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted.
Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize.
She was not selected.
President Obama won one year before becoming President for his work as a community organizer for ACORN
and
Al Gore won also --- for a slide show on Global Warming.
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In MEMORIAM - 63 YEARS LATER
I'm doing my small part by forwarding this message.
I hope you'll consider doing the same..
It is now more than 60 years after the Second World War in Europe ended.
This e-mail is being sent as a memorial chain, in memory of the six million Jews, 20 million Russians, 10 million Christians and 1,900 Catholic priests who were murdered, massacred, raped, burned, starved and humiliated!
Now, more than ever, with Iran , and others, claiming the HOLOCAUST to be 'a myth'. 
It's imperative to make sure the world never forgets, because there are others who would like to do it again.
This e-mail is intended to reach 40 million people worldwide!
Join us and be a link in the memorial chain and help us distribute it around the world..
Please e-mail  this blog post to people you know and ask them to continue the memorial chain.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Sunday, September 18, 2011

The moment of sunrise!

I wake up very early in the day, here's a sunrise in Jerusalem!

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Friday, September 16, 2011

Sunrise in Lifta Valley Jerusalem, Israel

This was taken just before sunrise in the Lifta Valley in Jerusalem.  Notice the clouds in the valley are pink reflecting the pink rays of the sun!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

How to get over a bad day

When you have had a bad day, as we all do, it doesn't work just to snap yourself
out of it.  Then, you might feel bad about feeling bad!

I have found that the best way is to counteract the bad feelings and negative self-
talk by saying something good.  Now, just saying something good might do the trick,
but it is better to say the good thing with lots of energy and emotion.  In fact it is even
better to say two good things with lots of good strong emotional good  vibes for every bad
feeling you experience.  This way you not only do you counteract the bad feeling, but
be one up!

I might this to counteract a bad news article, for example: I heard about the Russian
Hockey Team crash a while ago, I thought to myself, it is good that so many people
love Hockey and want to memorialize the team.  It is much better that people play
Hockey than go to war.

Now what is the positive in that rather than getting upset?  Well, I am honoring the
memory of the hockey team that died, in a positive way.

Try this for a week and see how you feel.

You can write comments on this blog about your experiences.

To a Good Day, Week and Year!

Rachael Orbach




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Nachalot Door

While walking in Nachalaot, this door really says it all!

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

On the Number 2 bus going around the Old City

I was on the number 2 bus last night. The bus was whipping around the Old City, this is a photo from inside the bus.  Artistic, don't you think?

There will be more pictures later as I download them to the computer.

Enjoy!
Rachael 

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

New: Learn Hebrew Rosh Hashana Video


Hi Everyone!

I created a new learn Hebrew video about Rosh Hashana.

You can view the video on the website at:
http://www.in-hebrew.co.il/videos/index.html
or
directly on Youtube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN299GoLSHA

If you enjoy the video, please share it with friends and
give it a "like" on Youtube. Thanks!

Have a good day,
Jacob

HURRICANE, HEROISM AND TEARS- He gave his life to rescue a child in danger Hurricane Irene in Monsey New York


HURRICANE, HEROISM AND TEARS- He gave his life to
rescue a child in danger
Hurricane Irene in Monsey New York

HURRICANE, HEROISM AND TEARS

Moshe Yosef Reichenberg was only 50 when his life
was tragically cut short
as he attempted to save the life of a young child
who had been struck by a
fallen high voltage power line during *Hurricane Irene* 
The selfless
instincts he exhibited were the embodiment of his life.

Although Moshe Yosef's life was beset with extreme
financial and personal
challenges, his infectious joy and faith never wavered
. He was a beacon of
light to his neighbors and friends and a pillar of
support to his wife and
four children.

Now it is our turn to demonstrate our selflessness
as we ensure that his
dear wife should not have to suffer the pain of
financial deprivation. The
administration of Ohr Somayach has established a
special fund to provide for
the future needs of the family and for the costs 
of special education for
their autistic son


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rying-to-save-a-father-and-son-from-flood-waters-in-spring-valley/
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Friday, September 9, 2011

A Mrs. Perlman Story by Chana Tova Sokol

This is a wonderful story from www.beyondarecipe.com 


http://www.beyondarecipe.com/about-us/


Go down for the inspirational story:
A Mrs. Perlman Story by Chana Tova Sokol


Let me know what you think about it. 


Shabbat Shalom, 


Rachael Orbach 

Dvar Torah - Parshat Ki Teitzei


Dvar Torah - Parshat Ki Teitzei


 
Ki Teitzei very much complements the Torah portion ‘Kedoshim
’ featured in the book of Vayikra (Leviticus), which is packed with mitzvot.
One of the mitzvahs in this week’s Torah reading is the mitzvah to help a
 Jew Load and Unload a burden, for example, if while on a road one Jew
 sees another that is attempting to load a burden onto an animal or on to
 another individuals shoulder, he is commanded to help, however
 he may ask for pay.
If for instance, he sees a fellow Jew who is unloading his animal and there
 is no other individual to assist, he must help without pay. The Torah teaches
 us to act mercifully towards our fellow men. As a reward G-d will act merciful
on us. In the case where one encounters 2 Jews, one of them loading an animal
 and the other one unloading the animal, it will be a bigger mitzvah to help with the
 unloading first in order to relieve the animal of its burden, however interestingly
 enough there is an exception, if an individual dislikes the Jew who is loading the
 animal, he is obligated to help that man in order to eliminate his hatred in his heart
and he may actually come to like his fellow man. In life, if one feels a dislike for
 another, they should try to curb that hatred out of themselves and do something
 good for that person, in turn, getting to like the person.
The parshah actually starts of relating that if a Jewish soldier fighting in the army
 sees an attractive female captive, and desires her, he can marry and convert her,
 on condition that she would shave her hair, grow her fingernails and he would see
 her through a one month period of grieving, this procedure is required as the Torah
 doesn’t want people to marry on the basis of lust, they want a couple to properly feel
 for each other, not just on outside appearances but also how they feel inside, within
 the personality.
The Parshah then continues relating that a first born son is entitled to a
 double inheritance.
Immediately after this information, the Torah relates information describing a
 ‘wayward son,’ a man aged between 13 and 13 ¼ years old, who would steal
 from his father and use the money on wine and meat, if a boy was capable of
doing this and many other factors were satisfied he could be taken to the Beit Din
 (Jewish court) and be punished as the punishment would be a long term
 atonement and also if he has this behavior at this age, he could be guaranteed
to turn out wicked.
Other mitzvahs which are included in this weeks parsha, is the mitzvah to send
 away the Mother Bird away Before Taking the Fledglings, The reward for this
 mitzvah is a long life.
The Parshah then describes some of the forbidden marriages in the Torah,
 including that Jews are not allowed to marry any male Moabites or Ammonites,
 reasons for this is because they failed to greet the Jews with bread and water
 when they left Egypt and as we learned in parshat Balak, they hired Bilam, to
 curse the Jewish nation.
The Mitzvah to Fence in a roof or Pit and to remove Dangerous objects from ones
 building, is related, this would prevent many potential careless accident from taking place.
The mitzvah of not sowing species other than grapes in a vineyard is related.
The Torah then relates the mitzvah of the Levirate marriage (Yibum), if a husband
dies without having any children, his wife could marry the deceased’s brother
, and bear children, which would be in merit of the deceased husband.
The Parshah then mentions the mitzvah to have a holy Jewish army, to give
 harvest gifts to the poor and also another mitzvah is to remind ourselves how
 G- d punished Miriam as a deterrent against speaking Lashon Hara (Slander).
Lashon Hara is said to be as bad or if not even worst than the 3 cardinal sins
 together and there is a concept that an individual that speaks words of slander
about another individual, the victim of the slander will be credited with any of the
 Mitzvot the slanderer previously had!
The Parshah concludes with the mitzvah to remember the evil which Amalek
 perpetrated on the Jews and how they tried to wipe them out. We learned about
 this in parshat Beshalach, after the period of the splitting of the sea, all nations
 feared Hashem, except for Amalek, as they attacked the Jews from behind,
murdering many Jews. Nearly 1000 years after this incident, another Amalekite
tried to wipe out all the Jews, Haman, as we learn in the Purim story.
The Haftorah for this weeks reading comes from Chapter 54 in the book of Isaiah,
 it is the fifth in a series of seven ‘Haftorat of consolation.’
This Dvar Torah is dedicated to the memory of Nauriel Ben Chaim.

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

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Jazz, Chassidic, Classical, Klezmer and folk.

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Sign up today and reserve your lesson time.
You can also rent saxophones, I play test them!
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Thursday, September 1, 2011

FREE Elul Zman at WebYeshiva.org Starts This Sunday: Join Us Online

The Hebrew month of Elul is a time of introspection, reflection, and growth
as we prepare for the High Holidays. Join us for our complimentary classes
and make this Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur a more meaningful experience.
WebYeshiva.org offers over two dozen *free* shiurim during Elul Zman
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Here is a sample of WebYeshiva's new classes:

Midrashic Literature on Creation
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Stella Frankl
Hi Everyone!

This evening I took a free ride on the Jerusalem Light Rail.
I started at Shuk Machane Yehuda and ended at Amunition Hill.
The ride took 33 minutes. Once the traffic lights are adjusted,
the ride should be much faster.
I took a video of the whole trip and edited it down to 12 minutes.
I posted the video online at:
http://www.jr.co.il/videos/jerusalem-light-rail.htm

You can also view the video on Youtube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaNOhhcbZtQ

Note: The first time you watch this video, there may be downloading
delays due to the large file size (344 meg). The second time you
watch it, the video will play smoothly from your local disk cache.
If your Internet connection is below 5 meg, the download may take
a long time.

If you like the video, please share it with friends and
give it a "like" on Youtube, Facebook or Google Plus.
Thanks!

Enjoy!

An early Shabbat Shalom,
Jacob

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