Saturday, October 26, 2013

No confusion this year about changing the clocks back to Winter Time!

Tonight we change the clocks back to Winter Time, that is that if you are up at 2:00 Saturday night, (Oct 27 02:00, then move the clock back to 01:00.  For once, we are in time with Europe.  This makes things easier for Israeli Industry.  In the past there often was a month lag between Israel and Europe, with Israeli changing to be the same time zone as Europe.  This led to confusion when Europe finally did the change.

 Actually, this year it was about time for the change, as at 6:00am. last week, it was still night and we had to get up to get the kids ready for school.. As you can understand, the human body doesn't work according to the artificial clock, and the kids were often still groggy from the extra melanin in the system.

I have already changed my clocks right after Shabbat, and also don't forget to change your Shabbat Clock now as well, because with the Shabbat preparations now having to be finished an hour earlier, you might forget and have the lights turn out too soon while you are still eating next week.

Actually, the idea of flipping the clock back and forth is running its course.  Russia, Brazil and a number of other countries don't do it anymore.  Why?  Well most industry runs on the 24/7 and most use electric light all around the clock anyway.  The changing of the hour cuts into human productivity, as in the summer time, people lose an hour sleep in the morning, and that causes more heart attacks and health problems as well as car accidents as groggy people don't pay enough attention to the road.

Classes in schools are affected as well, there been incidents that students come to school at the wrong time, and have to wait in the cold because they are too early and can't get into the building.  

In the summer there are many people who take in Shabbat early because of "Summer Time" makes candle lighting too late and they have to start eating at 8:30 or 8:00pm?  Because of this, there are people take Shabbat in early, and there are still others that are still driving and there is that stupid custom of playing loud music to usher in Shabbat.  This comes right in the middle when the Early Shabbaters are praying the Amida!

We don't need "Daylight savings time"  It doesn't save time and it doesn't save daylight.  The convention of the hours is to help us not to hurt us.  Why continue with an outdated concept?  If you say that businesses benefit, so let's see the numbers! Let them have their employees adhere to the changed hours and don't bother the rest of us.  Does it really save money?  I doubt it.


Rachael Alice 

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Municipal Elections in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

It is with disappointment that I read the morning news.  The incumbent mayors of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv won their respective votes and get another term.  Is this good for Israel?  In the past, this type of favoritism especially in Jerusalem led to the 26 year oligarchy of Teddy Kolleck.  The city did not progress, and the schism between the Hiloni and Religious traditional public, was widened.  Barkat says that he wants the Holy City of Jerusalem to be like London, New York and Tel Aviv.  This is a big mistake.  Jerusalem is special, and people come here to feel the holiness.  The population doesn't want car races, gay parades and things like that.  They disrupt the normal day to day running of the city.  Why?  So Barkat can say that he is doing something?  Why not help the residents? Reduce waste, on the street and in city hall.  On more than one occasion, when I have had to go to the Municipal building, I am always shocked to see all the desks in building 3 empty.  Where are the people?  There are papers on all the desks, the phones ring, no one answers, each cubicle has a name, but there is no one home.  "Maybe they are on break,"  you say,  "At 10:30am?" If these people can't do their jobs, then fire the lot and bring in others who will.  What do these people do? I have no idea.   If I had a building full of people who are idle, I would put them to work, believe me, I could get a lot done.

Also related to this point, the politicians, should back wholeheartedly the bill that has been proposed for them to take a 10% paycut.  We out in the real world have had to deal with the sluggish economy, why do they get a free ride?  Not that I really support Yesh Atid, and Yisrael Beitanu, they are very aggressive towards the Religious Sector, but here they do have a good idea.  http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Yesh-Atid-MK-brings-back-proposal-to-cut-politicians-salaries-by-10-percent-329476 I don't agree that the 10% won't solve a problem, also fire all the dead weight in City Hall who get their salary and don't work!  The Taxpayers deserve to have a full accounting of who is working and who just sits back and does nothing.    NU?

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Election for Mayor of Jerusalem

I have been continually getting phone calls all day today.  I don't know how I got on all these lists.  First it was the Likud, then Breslav, Chabad, Gimel, Moshe Lion, I'm afraid to answer the phone!  It is just too much!  And you should see all the flyers that are on the ground!  It is a disgrace!  Do they actually think that voters will pick up all the trash to read it and be influenced in this way?   In this age of diminishing rain forests  and concern about trash, it will take days to clean up this garbage!

If I knew who to talk to I would complain to the Authorities! I forgot, the Mayor is running and he wants his name on the ground!

We just got a recording now at 21:18 of Lapid, he didn't even say his first name, and he said that Jerusalem will be like London and Paris with public transportation on Shabbat!  And that Barkat will keep Jerusalem Hiloni!  Does he know what neighborhood he is calling?  We live in a religious neighborhood, and I voted first thing in the morning to avoid the rush so all this is just funny for me. If anyone still needs to go vote, he just pushed the vote to the other candidates!

However you vote, just vote!

Rachael Alice
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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Inner Torah and You!

Inner Torah and You! 
This book has been around for a while, and  you can even start now on your Inner Transformation in Torah!  Go here for the Life Coach Jerusalem Blog which will take you through the book for free.    I look forward to helping you get to where you want to go!   


Tuesday, October 8, 2013

3D printing and its implications

Now that 3D printing is becoming more of an up and coming thing, there are implications and issues that people need to keep in mind.

The 3D printer, is a machine that is based on laser technology that will build a plastic object that is made from  few parts, a layer of molecules at a time.  You have to have the right raw materials, and a CAD, a very complete Computer Aided Design program that will tell the printer exactly where and how to place each molecule.

This might be tricky to get and if the CAD is not exactly what you want, you could waste lots of the raw material.  If you want to buy a 3D printer, you also have to have a supply of the raw materials.

Is is really cheaper to make your own plastic products?  It depends upon the cost of the raw materials, and the amount of electricity it takes to run the machine.

I remember that my mother had a kiln in our basement when I was growing up.  It was fun to make our own clay pottery, she ran a "chug" for neighborhood children, but boy did the electric bill climb when it was turned on!

I don't think that we ran the kiln that often.

I think that 3D printing will be mostly taken up by manufacturers for use in special orders, but the common person is not likely to be as tech savvy to be able to make all the products that are needed for every day living.

Taking that into account, there will be more jobs in information, people who will write the CAD designs, to make the products that we all need.

There will be less assembly line manufacturing, and more jobs in services.  Now that products will be more specialized and available, the jobs will be in teaching, and personal services, like hair dressers, teachers, and marketing those services.

I would be very interested in hearing about more news about 3D printing, so if you have a machine, and you use it, get in touch and leave a comment below.

Rachael Alice Orbach 

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Waking up in the morning is a Miracle!


Waking up in the morning is a miracle.  That we can go to sleep and wake up and have the opportunity to have another chance to better the world is a miracle.

One day I woke up in the morning.  The rain was pouring down, so hard that I heard the patter of the water on the roof, and saw the streams of water on the windows of my 7th floor flat.  How can I even make it out to go to my clients today?  An umbrella would not make any difference and would be taken out of my hands in a minute in this storm!

Then I remembered the prayer that I say every night before going to bed.  In the Jewish tradition, we say the holy prayer of Shma Yisrael, the holy Psalms 91, 3, and a very special prayer “ In the Name of Hashem, the most Holy God of Israel, May Mi-chail be on my right, Gav-riel on my left, Uri-el before me, and Raph-ael behind me and above my head, the Powers of God.  God and the Angels surround us and we commend our souls to their care every night. 

In the morning, we say Modeh Ani, I thank you God for giving me back my soul and giving us an opportunity for a new day.

I took a deep breath, cleared my mind, and prepared for my day.   The rain slowly and surely became lighter, the Angels set up a white light around me, they supported me, and by the time I had to leave, the rain was a light drizzle, just to bless the land with water.

This memory of this day carries me forward and gives me strength.  May everyone who reads this short story be strengthened and helped by the Angels everyday of our lives.

Rachael Alice Orbach



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