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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Juggling Bowling Balls in Modiin - don't try this at home
Tags:
Acts of Kindness,
Awesomeness,
Bowling,
Inspiration,
Juggling,
modiin,
Short Videos
[WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME or anywhere else for that matter]
This is Scott Juggling 3 heavy bowling balls...for real!
Where do we have a reference to Juggling from the Torah? Amazingly enough there seems to be reference to juggling in a number of early Jewish sources. These sources include the Mishna, the first major written redaction of the Jewish oral traditions called the "Oral Torah" - The Mishna was written about 2000 years ago (which even dates back to biblical times in it's oral form.)
The reference in the Mishna reads as follows (Tractate Succah, Chapter 5, Mishna 4) "Pious and prominent men used to dance with burning torches in their hands before the thousands of celebrants; they sang before them songs and praises to G-d. The Levites played on harps and lyres, and with cymbals, trumpets, and numerous musical instruments, upon the fifteen steps leading down to the courtyard."
The Mishna is describing the celebrations at the Temple in Jerusalem during the Festival of Succoth. The commentary of Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki of Troyes, France, 1040-1105 CE) explains the words: "with burning torches"as follows: "They would throw them up and catch them again, and there were experts who would have 4 or 8, throwing this one and catching this one, throwing this one and catching this one." (This Rashi can also be found in Talmud Bavli, Tractate Succah, first Rashi at the top of 51:b)
The Famous Commentary on the Mishna, Rav Ovadia M'Bartenura explains it similar.
Having said that... There is a great & special mitzva in the Torah to be happy. As the song goes: "Mitzva Gedola Lehiyot B'Simcha" - so I can imagine all the more so, what a great Mitzva it is to make other people happy. I think Scott the Juggler does this one really well. Watch the 6 second video clip above of co-worker and friend, Scott as he juggles 3 heavy bowling balls at the Yeshpro Bowling Alley in Modiin, Israel. If this doesn't put a smile on your face ...... then watch it again.
Sources: Information about Juggling in Biblical Times was adapted from an article which originally appeared in Your Jerusalem, July, 1997 by Raphael Harris, and recently discovered on Scott The Jugglers Website.
This is Scott Juggling 3 heavy bowling balls...for real!
Where do we have a reference to Juggling from the Torah? Amazingly enough there seems to be reference to juggling in a number of early Jewish sources. These sources include the Mishna, the first major written redaction of the Jewish oral traditions called the "Oral Torah" - The Mishna was written about 2000 years ago (which even dates back to biblical times in it's oral form.)
The reference in the Mishna reads as follows (Tractate Succah, Chapter 5, Mishna 4) "Pious and prominent men used to dance with burning torches in their hands before the thousands of celebrants; they sang before them songs and praises to G-d. The Levites played on harps and lyres, and with cymbals, trumpets, and numerous musical instruments, upon the fifteen steps leading down to the courtyard."
The Mishna is describing the celebrations at the Temple in Jerusalem during the Festival of Succoth. The commentary of Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki of Troyes, France, 1040-1105 CE) explains the words: "with burning torches"as follows: "They would throw them up and catch them again, and there were experts who would have 4 or 8, throwing this one and catching this one, throwing this one and catching this one." (This Rashi can also be found in Talmud Bavli, Tractate Succah, first Rashi at the top of 51:b)
The Famous Commentary on the Mishna, Rav Ovadia M'Bartenura explains it similar.
Having said that... There is a great & special mitzva in the Torah to be happy. As the song goes: "Mitzva Gedola Lehiyot B'Simcha" - so I can imagine all the more so, what a great Mitzva it is to make other people happy. I think Scott the Juggler does this one really well. Watch the 6 second video clip above of co-worker and friend, Scott as he juggles 3 heavy bowling balls at the Yeshpro Bowling Alley in Modiin, Israel. If this doesn't put a smile on your face ...... then watch it again.
Sources: Information about Juggling in Biblical Times was adapted from an article which originally appeared in Your Jerusalem, July, 1997 by Raphael Harris, and recently discovered on Scott The Jugglers Website.
Friday, December 30, 2011
What Yeshiva Students in Bet Shemesh are giving out to random people on the streets
Tags:
Bet Shemesh,
Chareidi,
Dati Leumi,
End of Days,
Heroes of Israel,
Moshiach,
Rally,
Secular,
Yeshiva
Boys from Yeshivat Amit Nachshon are giving these out to random people on the streets of Beit Shemesh: A note with a candy.
It's beautiful how they are spreading Ahavat Chinam in Israel.
Kol Hakavod Yeshivat Amit Nachshon - You should all be zoche to live long lives filled with Torah and Mitzvot, and greet the Moshiach soon in our days.
Translation of words on the note:
Continuing to live together!!!
If we will it - it's no Dream
Adding to the Love of Israel!
Yeshiva Students Amit Nachshon
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You may also like this:
South Korean TV Crew comes to Bnei Brak Israel to Yeshivat Ponevezh in search for the secret of Jewish Wisdom http://70faces.blogspot.com/2011/12/south-korea-comes-to-yeshiva-in-israel.html
Kol Hakavod Yeshivat Amit Nachshon - You should all be zoche to live long lives filled with Torah and Mitzvot, and greet the Moshiach soon in our days.
Translation of words on the note:
Continuing to live together!!!
If we will it - it's no Dream
Adding to the Love of Israel!
Yeshiva Students Amit Nachshon
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You may also like this:
South Korean TV Crew comes to Bnei Brak Israel to Yeshivat Ponevezh in search for the secret of Jewish Wisdom http://70faces.blogspot.com/2011/12/south-korea-comes-to-yeshiva-in-israel.html
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
9 11 - September 11 2001 - Divine Intervention Miracle Story - Video Clip
Song based on a True Story
How a person was saved from the Sbarro pizza bombing in Israel and then saved again from the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Amazing Story of Divine Intervention.
Produced By Yossi Gross. http://yossigross.com
How a person was saved from the Sbarro pizza bombing in Israel and then saved again from the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Amazing Story of Divine Intervention.
Produced By Yossi Gross. http://yossigross.com
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Refuah Shelayma to Yaakov Ben Esther
[Excerpt from http://yaakovbenesther.com/ ]
Yaakov Shore is 21 and was just completing his army service as a combat soldier in Nachal Charedi. He was born in Miami and made Aliyah from Toronto when he was 10. He studied in Ateres Yisrael in Jerusalem and Waterbury in Connecticut.
On Monday, May 23rd, 2011 Yaakov was hit by a car while rollerblading by the Malcha Mall in Jerusalem. He was taken to Hadassah Ein Keren hospital with serious head trauma and a compound fracture of his right leg. He is currently in the ICU and has been put into an induced coma.
A couple of Yaakov’s strongest character traits are that:
1. He never complains (and he had lots of good causes to)
2. He never blames others (and he could have with good reason)
We are asking people to try focus on trying to be more sensitive in those areas in his merit. It will be good for all of us. READ FULL ARTICLE AT AISH.COM
See More about things to do in his Zechus at www.yaakovbenesther.com/in-his-zechus/
Yaakov Shore is 21 and was just completing his army service as a combat soldier in Nachal Charedi. He was born in Miami and made Aliyah from Toronto when he was 10. He studied in Ateres Yisrael in Jerusalem and Waterbury in Connecticut.
On Monday, May 23rd, 2011 Yaakov was hit by a car while rollerblading by the Malcha Mall in Jerusalem. He was taken to Hadassah Ein Keren hospital with serious head trauma and a compound fracture of his right leg. He is currently in the ICU and has been put into an induced coma.
A couple of Yaakov’s strongest character traits are that:
1. He never complains (and he had lots of good causes to)
2. He never blames others (and he could have with good reason)
We are asking people to try focus on trying to be more sensitive in those areas in his merit. It will be good for all of us. READ FULL ARTICLE AT AISH.COM
See More about things to do in his Zechus at www.yaakovbenesther.com/in-his-zechus/
Friday, May 20, 2011
Torah Codes - Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan on the 5th of Adar.
Tags:
End of Days,
Japan,
Torah Codes,
Tsunami
I was watching a video by Rabbi Matisyahu Glazerson Torah Codes Carmel Fire and I happened to notice some other interesting words on the screen, so I ran to pull out my Artscroll Chumash and started searching for more. Look below and see some interesting words, phrases that I found. The source is Parshat Vayelech in the Book of Deuteronomy - this section of the parsha is dealing with Hashem talking to Moshe regarding the End of Days.
To me this emphasizes the lesson that EVERYTHING is in fact contained within our Holy Torah.
What was, what is and what will be.
Good Shabbos.
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