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more & more to stay cool. Though a fan is an
electrical appliance, it is not muktzeh & so it
may be moved from place to place, or turned in a
different direction (but it cannot be turned on
or off). A rechargeable hand-held fan may also be
carried with you (if there is an eruv). You may
even plug the fan (when it is on) - into a
Shabbat clock (before Shabbat begins) so that it
charges the fan during the night while you sleep.
Then, when the clock is off (e.g. in the morning)
you can unplug the charged fan & take it with
you. You should check that there are no lights on
the fan going on or off when you move it. And if
there is a button that increases or decreases the
speed of the fan, that button should be covered
(before Shabbat) with a piece of tape, so that
you do not inadvertently press it during Shabbat
(much like a Shabbat blech covers the temperature
controls). Of course, this also applies to
Chagim. (With thanks to Phil S, the fan-man)
TORAH TRIVIA: We asked what bracha the Israelites
said on Mahn: Several options: 1) Ha’adama
(because the Mahn started/was found on the
ground); 2) Hamotzi lechem min ha-shamayim or
Baruch hamamtir lechem min ha-shamayim; 3)
Whatever bracha applies to what the person
imagined the Mahn to be; 4) No bracha at all,
since it was a miraculous food. BIG, RAW, MD offered answers.
Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Was ordained at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois, and led congregations in Chicago and Dallas prior to making Aliyah in 1992. He directs the Jewish Outreach Center in Ra'anana, helping to facilitate the spiritual absorption of new olim.
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The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
Chukat "HOW ENTEBBE STOLE THE BICENTENNIAL
The Difference Between Historic & Eternal"
As we approach America's 250th birthday, it's worth remembering her 200th Bicentennial birthday, on Jul. 4th 1976, when Israel "stole the show" by shocking the world & miraculously saving 101 hostages in a foreign continent. As Pres. As Pres. Trump decides which countries get priority in his new Middle-East, it's worth reminding him of the difference between historic events and eternally historic ones. This obviously connects with this week's parsha, as well!
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 6 - The Parable of the King of India
The advantages of testimony over circumstantial evidence or philosophical speculation.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 5- "Proofs of G-d"
This may be the most important class of the entire book, where we finally get to the Jewish proof of the existence of G-d and truth of the Torah. We should follow His own direction where He tells us how to get to Him: through the Nation of Israel: Jewish history, Jewish prophets (and today, prophecies fulfilled), and national reward & punishment towards Am Yisrael.
Ein Aya One Humanity, One Creator, One Jerusalem
Rav Kook innovatively and beautifully explains this aggadeta where our sages say that after Jerusalem was destroyed her cinnamon fragrance is only found locked in a particular kingdom's treasury.
