Give me that fish…if it were you in that sandwich you wouldn’t be laughing at all.
And most important today is I am singing because of a very happy day:
Thank you Hashem on the the engagement of Minna and Nafi!
(Credit Video: Andy Blumenthal)
What an unbelievable achievement for Israel.
Even without a soft landing, Israel is the 4th country in the world to reach the moon surface.
The Moon Club of Just Four:
USA – The Most Powerful
Russia – The Largest by Landmass
China – The Largest by Number of People
Israel – The Holy Land!
Mazel Tov on this truly great accomplishment.
We are all so proud of you! 😉
Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called, “Bar Mitzvah Speech Page 3.”
I wondered to myself how come this bar mitzvah boy didn’t end his speech with the traditional thank you to: my loving mother and father, my dear grandparents, my annoying brothers and sisters, and all my terrific uncle and aunts who came from Israel, Europe, and Canada to be with me here on this special day? There was none of that, and I was puzzled — how can he not thank everyone who made this day possible?
This was a true lesson about always being prepared and resilient, because that is what true empowerment is all about.
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Please read my article in The Times of Israel called, “Bring Every Jew Back.”
Today in a beautiful Chabad synagogue here in Florida, the Rabbi called to the Torah a bar mitzvah. But in this case, the bar mitzvah “boy” was a 43-year old man!
Read what happened and hope you enjoy! 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
So we arrived in Israel for our daughter’s wedding.
It was amazing to me to see how the Holy Land has so developed from when I was here last over 25-years ago.
It is a thriving nation in every sense of the word.
Just as G-d has promised, the land and it’s people have blossomed under His blessings.
I am grateful to G-d for helping me to reach this wonderful and happy time.
Tonight, we had a wonderful dinner with the in-laws and there was a henna ceremony as well–for good luck (Mazel Tov)!
Little did I know, I thought this bowl of henna was chocolate fudge and part of dessert–good thing that I didn’t take a staining bite out of that.
How would that have looked in the wedding pictures? 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
So wonderful news is that one of my daughters is getting married, please G-d, at the end of the month.
Today, we had a celebration in synagogue called an Aufruf, where the groom is called to the Torah and makes the blessing and then we all throw candies (we chose bags of chocolates).
After the services, we had a kiddush luncheon and it was really nice to see everyone from the community sharing in this wonderful Simcha with us.
But something happened towards the end of the services that had a really big impact on me…in fact, I can’t stop thinking about it–I need to write it down.
As services concluded and we were leaving the sanctuary, this beautiful innocent little girl came right up to my daughter–sort of out of nowhere and without her parents–and wished her Mazel Tov.
There was something about her and the way she did it with such sincerity–I literally couldn’t have been more touched.
It was almost like this child was some sort of angel–I mean it!
The child’s eyes and facial expression had an innocence like I have never quite seen before.
All I could do was marvel at this child and how she came up all by herself with this incredible pureness of heart that I can’t fully explain to wish the bride and groom well.
Then I found my words to say thank you and wish her that in a “few” years she would be getting happily married too, G-d willing.
I think I will always remember the piecing innocent eyes of this child and how she was like an angel visiting us on this special occasion today. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Today, Jerusalem has been recognized as the capital of Israel–Mazel tov!
– 70 years after President Truman instructed the State Department to support the U.N. partition plan.
– 50 years since the Six Day War in which Jerusalem was reunified.
– 22 years after the Jerusalem Embassy Act was passed for relocating the U.S. Embassy to the capital, Jerusalem.
Everyone has been patient and waited a long time for this.
As President Trump stated, we are recognizing the reality, the obvious, and “it is the right thing to do!”
Yes, Israel is a sovereign nation with the right to determine their own capital as every nation does.
And Jerusalem is that capital today as it has been historically from the times of the Bible.
We are blessed to be witnessing in our time the miraculous fulfillment of G-d’s promise for the quintessential return of the Israelites to the Promised Land, and toward the ultimate redemption.
From the ashes of the Holocaust, G-d has resurrected and brought us alive again.
Many that I have spoken with today express genuine fear about the ramifications of this announcement of recognition.
But as President Trump displayed today, we must all go forward together courageously and in celebration.
The State of Israel is blooming from its agricultural fields to the incredible medical and technological innovations that are helping people throughout the world.
We must never forget that it is only with G-d’s blessing and under his watchful eye.
May we all pray for peace and security, and let their not be war or terrorism anymore! 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal via White House)
So this is a first where other people are contacting us with their experiences seeing 613 (the holy mystical number of Commandments in the Torah).
These two photos of a police car and a no smoking sign are coming to us from South Florida.
Also, I experienced another weird 613 experience this week in that I was number 36 in The Top 100 Most Social CIOs (see the 613).
If you see 613 in extraordinary ways in your life, please feel free to share the them with Dannielle and I.
We hope and pray at this time of Passover (commemorating redemption and freedom) that this is a sign of great mazel and blessing for all our times. 😉
(Source Photo and with gratitude to Ms. Ellen Weiner)
I just want to say my sincerest congratulations and mazel tov to my daughter, Rebecca Delilah, who graduated from high school today.
She was the valedictorian of her graduating class from Barrie Prep.
I am so immensely proud of her hard work and accomplishments, and know your Oma and Opa in heaven are smiling ear-to-ear watching you.
May you and your sister Minna go from blessing to blessing and strength to strength.
And thank you Hashem for all your loving-kindness.
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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