Choose your battles
Robert was here before, did well, then let it all go. He was smart enough to come back and is making great progress with his weight loss. ¡°I should be able to do this by myself,¡± he commented last week. "It's normal and acceptable to need coaching to achieve health goals, " I responded. Everyone needs help in life in different areas. For many, attaining *sustainable* health or weight changes require assistance. That's why The Wellness Clinic is here Schedule your FREE consultation Our FREE 20 minute consultation can help you find the program best for you. We offer Wellness coaching, Health and Fitness assessments, and Exercise both in our office and ONLINE. info@... http://www.alanfitness.com/ https://alanfitness.com/problems-solved/ 02- 651-8502; 050-555-7175 (between 8:00-19:00) Sign up for our newsletter¡ªinfo@...
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Time to count #35 Motzai Shabbat
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Chaya Lagumsky / Sunday Night ZOOM Shiur
bs'd " How can we receive the Torah?" 9pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89987862494?pwd=SGFvOFFUdTJUWE1xYVFSeDZkSGd1QT09 Meeting ID: 899 8786 2494 Passcode: 421266
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Photos of Lag Ba'omer in Ma'ale Adumim
Hi Everyone! I took a Lag Ba'omer walk through the open area on Drekh Har Ha'bayit Road opposite the police station. I posted the photos at: https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2025/ma1574.htm Enjoy! Please share. Thank you! Please continue to pray for and support Israel. https://jr.co.il/prayers/ May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery. May the hostages be freed now. May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces and all of Am Yisrael. Lag Ba'Omer Sameach! Shabbat Shalom! Jacob jrichman@...
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Today's Inspiration - Shabbat shalom - Happy Lag b'Omer
The Power of Man Said the Koretzer: "Man contains within himself all the worlds that exist; he is, therefore, able to have contact with them all. Man possesses within himself all good and all evil traits, but they are in an unborn state; it is within his power to give them birth. If he is angelic in character, he will transform eveil traits into good. If he is demonic, he will transform good traits into evil. It is the study of the Torah and the performance of mitzvoth that aid us to become as holy as angels." Source: Midrash Pinchas
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Time to count #33 Thursday night (Lag B¡¯Omer)
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Please join us for Torah Tuesdays Classes
BE'H classes will take place at the Claman home each week (until notified otherwise). The schedule will be as follows: Rebbetzin Friedman 9:30-11:30 Rebbetzin Lagumsky 11:30-12:30 We look forward to seeing you. There will be drinks, but no food. Directions: 21 Shonei Halachot St. (FROM the main square, turn at the bank onto Bonei HaHoma Street. At the end of Bonei HaHoma turn right on to Shonei Halachot, first house on the right) Please note there will NOT be a calling-in option and there will not be weekly email reminders. An email will be sent with notification if there are NOT classes
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Looking for an Apt in nachlaot? update
Looking for an Apt in nachlaot around elait Street / Nissan Behar, yosef chaim , Ovadia somach if possible open to all nachlaot hagilboa, areyeh levin, sharezli etc Furnished studio / one bedroom. Ground floor or a few steps Up to 3500 - 4000 nis. 0526067656 Lisa Mechanick
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Introducing A Very Brave Girl by R.A. Kahn
Shalom Friends I put together a short video about my mother's book "A Very Brave Girl". It's a children's adventure story for 8-12 year old girls. If you have a little over 4 minutes spare, please watch the video and share with your friends. Shoshanah Shear
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Sunday on Toolbox Talks: AN OLIM¡¯S GUIDE TO ¡®TZAHALESE¡¯
"You know you're Israeli Israel when you can speak Tzahalese" AN OLIM¡¯S GUIDE TO ¡®TZAHALESE¡¯ An Introduction to Israeli Slang Sunday, May 18, 9 PM IL / 2 PM EST Zoom Address: https://tinyurl.com/y2sj3z72 To Register: https://tinyurl.com/y9dfnfk3 Link to last week¡¯s Toolbox Talk on lone soldiers: https://tinyurl.com/4n88zv6h Rabbi Sid Slivko Community Relations Coordinator Tel./WhatsApp: +972-52-609-1415 US Tel/WhatsApp: +1-929-231-6865 Website: www.olimpaveway.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rabbisidslivko
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Time to count #32 Wednesday night
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"613 Books" Podcast ? Mishpacha Magazine Writer Barbara Bensoussan Discusses her New Novel ¨C a Mystery! ?
Award-winning writer Barbara Bensoussan is the featured guest on ¡°613 Books¡± podcast this week to discuss her new book ¡°Seven Blessings and a Murder.¡± Find out why this is a whodunit unlike any other in the Jewish literary world! SUBSCRIBE to 613 Books Podcast and discover new books every week! LINKS: Heather Dean Productions Website: https://tinyurl.com/bd8262dy Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3wsd4nyp Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/4rk9ur4s SoundCloud: https://tinyurl.com/23npuh9u .
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"Within 2 days of using TerraCure creams the pain was gone and I was walking around freely", Mr. R., Bnei Brak
"I had such terrible knee pain I could not walk. I received my creams right before Pesach and within 2 days (!!) the pain was gone and I was walking around freely", Mr. R., Bnei Brak If you are suffering from knee pain of any kind, try TerraCure natural treatment creams that treat the problem at the root. Thousands of happy customers can't be wrong. 490 shekels for a package of 3 creams for a 6 week treatment (if treating one knee only it should last for 8 weeks). Call us for more info. We deliver. Dena Gottlieb 058-6610880
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Today's Inspiration
The Itinerant Preacher The Berditshchever heard an itinerant preacher accusing Jews of violating Jewish laws. He lifted up his eyes and exclaimed: "Lord of the Universe: this Maggid is compelled to make bitter complaints against Your children because he needs the few coins that are usually given to a wandering preacher. Give him O Lord, his few coins in another way, and savev him from the necessity of speaking evil of Israel." Source: Fun Unzer Alten Olam
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Special Zionist Jerusalem lecture series starts next Tuesday!
In honor of Yom Yerushalayim, join Segula Magazine editor Sara Jo Ben Zvi for a thought-provoking 3-part lecture series on Zionist dreamers and the struggle for Jerusalem. Lecture topics: Herzl¡¯s Vision ¡ª A European Jerusalem Jabotinsky¡¯s March ¡ª An Incendiary Jerusalem Ben Gurion¡¯s Choice ¡ª To Be or Not to Be in Jerusalem When: Tuesdays, starting May 20, at 4pm. Where: Kumkum Teahouse, 23 Derekh Beit Lehem, Jerusalem Cost: 180 NIS for the full series Register here: https://segula.vp4.me/Jlem-Zionism
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Today's Inspiration
True Proof Said the Yud: "The true proof regarding our advancement in service to the Lord lies in our own knowledge as to whether we have advanced in our love for Israel." Source: Tifereth ha-Yehudi
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Time to count #31 Tuesday night
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Time to count #30 Monday night
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Shmirat Haloshon
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Day 41 ¨C Toeles ¡ª Constructive Purpose Based on the rule that one must endure social and financial loss rather than speak loshon hora, it would seem that there should be no halachic justification to speak loshon hora for a constructive purpose (l¡¯toeles). Why then does the halachah permit constructive statements to be made? We have noted that all forms of loshon hora fall under one of two categories: 1) Derogatory statements; 2) Statements which have the potential to cause the subject harm. Derogatory speech was explained as being lowly in that the speaker focuses on the negative aspects of someone¡¯s character or behavior. There are times when discussing someone¡¯s shortcomings is clearly constructive, and the responsible thing to do. This is true either: when one is attempting to assist the person he is speaking about, or when he is trying to protect others from that person. In such cases, though negative traits or actions are being mentioned, the statements made do not constitute loshon hora. Destructive speech is loshon hora; constructive speech is not. Similarly, there is no such thing as ¡°constructive rechilus¡± (gossip); a statement can be classified as rechilus only if it is destructive. Nevertheless, the Chofetz Chaim refers to derogatory statements made for a constructive purpose as ¡°loshon hora l¡¯toeles¡± seemingly for lack of a better term. We, too, have made use of the term ¡°loshon hora (or rechilus) for a constructive purpose¡± at various points in this work. A great deal of sensitivity, objectivity, and knowledge of halachah is required in order to distinguish between genuine constructive speech and what amounts to nothing more than rationalized loshon hora. The Chofetz Chaim lists several conditions necessary for a statement to be deemed one of toeles, constructive purpose, as opposed to loshon hora. The conditions for a statement to qualify as constructive¡ªsoon to be discussed here¡ªmust be studied carefully before taking the liberty of making a statement that would otherwise be considered loshon hora. It would also be wise to discuss the matter with a competent rav, as an incorrect decision could result in irreparable harm. SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON To Inspire Repentance God would take note of the metzora¡¯s repentance and would heal him of his affliction. The Kohen would go outside the Israelite Camp to examine the metzora. Having been declared healed by the Kohen, the metzora would begin the purification process, which included the offering of Temple sacrifices, as detailed in the Torah. Having benefited from God¡¯s infinite kindness in being cured of his affliction and restored to a state of taharah (ritual purity), the person would, upon returning home, surely uphold his earlier resolutions. He would beg forgiveness of those he wronged and strive with all his strength to avoid speaking loshon hora in the future. Thus, he would be completely cleansed of his sin. One may wonder why in our day the affliction of tzaraas is not manifest upon those who habitually speak loshon hora. The Chidah offers the following explanation: When God visits punishment upon an individual, He does it for the person¡¯s benefit, to purify him of his sins and to stir him towards repentance. Now, it was only during the Temple era that a metzora could attain taharah (purification). Today, however, when due to our sins there is no Temple, no sacrifice, and no way for the Kohen to perform the other components of the purification process, if God were to afflict a person with tzaraas, he would remain in his impure state for the rest of his life, without any possibility of ridding himself of it. Therefore, in the absence of the Temple, the impurity of this affliction clings only to the soul, but is not manifest on the person¡¯s body. Keep reading Day 42, the lesson for Shabbos SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Day 42 ¨C Parameters The most common constructive purposes which justify speaking negatively about a person fall under four categories: 1) To help the person about whom one is speaking (e.g. to discuss a person¡¯s faults with someone e
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