How to build a Lulav and the meanings of the Four Species.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Succoth Preparations in Itamar
With the Succoth holiday at our doorstep Itamar is in a rush to get the last minute preparations in.
The feeling of Simcha is in the air. It goes without saying that all our dear friends who are visiting Israel for the holiday are welcome to visit during Chol Ha'Moed (the weekdays of the Festival)
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| Sukkah Preparations |
With the Succoth holiday at our doorstep Itamar is in a rush to get the last minute preparations in.
The feeling of Simcha is in the air. It goes without saying that all our dear friends who are visiting Israel for the holiday are welcome to visit during Chol Ha'Moed (the weekdays of the Festival)
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| Our time of Joy! |
Yom Kippur 2010
Itamar Celebrated Erev Yom Kippur at a special ceremony on Mt. Grizim overlooking the tomb of Joseph commemorating ten years since its destruction.
When the Israeli army evacuated the holy site it was desecrated and burnt to the ground by hostile Muslim extremists. Rabbi Hillel Lieberman, a devoted student of the yeshiva at the tomb of Joseph, after hearing that the tomb was in flames ran in concern towards the holy site and on the way was attacked and murdered. A short time later, our great Rabbi and teacher Rav Binyamin Herling was murdered on the Succot holiday while hiking on Mt. Eval. We will never forget these great Tzaddikim who were so influential in building the land of Israel.
Yartzeit of Morris Krantz on Erev Yom Kippur
A special gathering was held in the Goldsmith home on Erev Yom Kippur commemorating the Yartzeit (Anniversay of the Death) of Morris Krantz, the father of Leah Goldsmith who passed away on Yom Kippur 17 years ago.
Morris was a holocaust survivor who was saved by righteous gentiles. Morris was a very great man and spent his life lecturing about his personal story and about the holocaust in general. He is the author of the book "Death March".
When the Israeli army evacuated the holy site it was desecrated and burnt to the ground by hostile Muslim extremists. Rabbi Hillel Lieberman, a devoted student of the yeshiva at the tomb of Joseph, after hearing that the tomb was in flames ran in concern towards the holy site and on the way was attacked and murdered. A short time later, our great Rabbi and teacher Rav Binyamin Herling was murdered on the Succot holiday while hiking on Mt. Eval. We will never forget these great Tzaddikim who were so influential in building the land of Israel.
Yartzeit of Morris Krantz on Erev Yom Kippur
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| Erev Yom Kippur at the Goldsmith's |
Morris was a holocaust survivor who was saved by righteous gentiles. Morris was a very great man and spent his life lecturing about his personal story and about the holocaust in general. He is the author of the book "Death March".
Friday, September 17, 2010
May You Be Sealed In The Book Of Life
Dearest friends, Leah and I want to wish you all a Gmar Chatimah Tovah!
Let it be a great year for am Yisrael! A year of happiness and success.We want to thank all of you for standing behind Itamar. May Hashem bless you with all the special blessings on earth!
Shalom
Moshe and Leah Goldsmith Itamar Israel
Let it be a great year for am Yisrael! A year of happiness and success.We want to thank all of you for standing behind Itamar. May Hashem bless you with all the special blessings on earth!
Shalom
Moshe and Leah Goldsmith Itamar Israel
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Releasing Vows
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| Releasing Vows Prayer On Itamar |
Hatarat Nedarim or absolution of vows, is practiced before Rosh Hashanah. This ritual enables one to come before God on Rosh Hashanah and into a New Year, with a clean slate - without any unfulfilled promises
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Leah's Thoughts For The New Year
Rosh Hashana – The Time of Your Life
If Pesach's design is to set one's house in order and remember leaving Egypt, the ten Days of Repentance beginning with Rosh Hashana and culminating on Yom Kippur have us cleaning slates too while we leave the past. It's a time for making a lot of things, food (endless meals) making decorations for the Sukkah, but most of all- for making amends. It is the "Time of your life" as your redemption day comes closer and your thoughts are full of acknowledgement. This is the time we go in for a spiritual X-ray. We can actually step out of ourselves and see our intentions and aspirations as we come closer to the Day of Judgment, Yom Kippur.
It's a time you are usually more mindful of others, more tactful and well meaning. You want to start the New Year on the right foot. It's a time to climb the Mount of Blessing, to do the right thing. But it really doesn't matter where you are when it comes to teshuva because you really are in the realm of thought more than any other time of the year. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov said "wherever your mind is- that's where you are!" (meaning you are – NOT what you eat but what you THINK!) This is the first sphere of Keter – and we count ten till we reach Malchut. Obviously a person has to put his thoughts to practical use but like the new year- it is the first step on the ladder that you have to take. Thoughts are running up and down the ladder all the time, like the angels on Jacob's ladder- but it all depends on the attitude you take when faced with creative challenges. We will no doubt have to come to grips, call someone's bluff, and lay it on the line in the forefront of this coming time and place.
Hashem takes great pleasure in our good thoughts!
It is also a time for forgiveness, first from G-d, then from the people in our lives. It is the time that Hashem gives us the spiritual strength to see the truth as we enter the Days of Judgment. Then the entire soul of the one House of Israel and the entire world is rectified. This is the time we return to Hashem. This is not a time for tearfulness but a time to shout Halleluya as you yell yourself hoarse "making a joyful noise unto the Lord."
It's like doing a high five with G-d.
After all of this emotional and thoughtful stuff is over we enter G-d's arms into the snug and cozy Sukkah. There He gives us a special hug.
I would like to bless all of our friends with best wishes for the New Year- for health, happiness and thoughts of many good things to come!
Chag Sameyach, Shana Tova U'metuka- Shabbat Shalom
Leah Goldsmith
If Pesach's design is to set one's house in order and remember leaving Egypt, the ten Days of Repentance beginning with Rosh Hashana and culminating on Yom Kippur have us cleaning slates too while we leave the past. It's a time for making a lot of things, food (endless meals) making decorations for the Sukkah, but most of all- for making amends. It is the "Time of your life" as your redemption day comes closer and your thoughts are full of acknowledgement. This is the time we go in for a spiritual X-ray. We can actually step out of ourselves and see our intentions and aspirations as we come closer to the Day of Judgment, Yom Kippur.
It's a time you are usually more mindful of others, more tactful and well meaning. You want to start the New Year on the right foot. It's a time to climb the Mount of Blessing, to do the right thing. But it really doesn't matter where you are when it comes to teshuva because you really are in the realm of thought more than any other time of the year. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov said "wherever your mind is- that's where you are!" (meaning you are – NOT what you eat but what you THINK!) This is the first sphere of Keter – and we count ten till we reach Malchut. Obviously a person has to put his thoughts to practical use but like the new year- it is the first step on the ladder that you have to take. Thoughts are running up and down the ladder all the time, like the angels on Jacob's ladder- but it all depends on the attitude you take when faced with creative challenges. We will no doubt have to come to grips, call someone's bluff, and lay it on the line in the forefront of this coming time and place.
Hashem takes great pleasure in our good thoughts!
It is also a time for forgiveness, first from G-d, then from the people in our lives. It is the time that Hashem gives us the spiritual strength to see the truth as we enter the Days of Judgment. Then the entire soul of the one House of Israel and the entire world is rectified. This is the time we return to Hashem. This is not a time for tearfulness but a time to shout Halleluya as you yell yourself hoarse "making a joyful noise unto the Lord."
It's like doing a high five with G-d.
After all of this emotional and thoughtful stuff is over we enter G-d's arms into the snug and cozy Sukkah. There He gives us a special hug.
I would like to bless all of our friends with best wishes for the New Year- for health, happiness and thoughts of many good things to come!
Chag Sameyach, Shana Tova U'metuka- Shabbat Shalom
Leah Goldsmith
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Rabbi Moshe's Thoughts on the New Year
Itamar wishes a happy and healthy New Year to all its wonderful friends!
This new Hebrew year is spelled Taf Shin Ayin Alef – an acronym for – Tihiyeh Shnat Aliyah Artzah.
Let it be a year of going up to the land of Israel!
L'Shana Tova!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Dedication Of A New Torah Scroll
A dedication of a new Torah scroll for Itamar's Yeshivah high school was celebrated this week.
The Torah scroll was donated by Harav Eshel from Kedumim in memory of his brother, sister and father may they rest in peace.
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