It’s Tisha B’Av tonight.
But this is a good one for Rosh Hashanah in 2 months.
Got to contain the spray from the blowing of the shofar.
It’s a coronavirus time of year. 😉
(Source Photo: Facebook)
Category Archives: New Year
Holiday SHOULD BE Giving To Children’s Hospital
Thought this was a pretty good display with the Three Bears for holiday donations for Children’s National Hospital.
While it gets your attention (who sees three pink bears lite up on the street at night?), asking people with a small impersonal sign on the floor to remember to login and make the donation later isn’t very effective.
People act on the spot, especially when it’s an emotional appeal for charity for sick children that need help.
The children deserve for there to be a way for would be donors to actually give on the spot–where they can swipe or tap their credit card, write a check, or drop some money in for giving.
Later, later, later…and unfortunately, it may never happen for the Children.
Come on–it’s the new roaring 2020s–we can create some urgency and convenience and do better than this! 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Positively Jewish New Years
Coming into the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) tonight.
Lets everyone stay positive folks–we all have so much to be grateful for and please G-d to look forward to!
Positive is greater than negative (as the shirt says). LOL
Shana Tova!
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
The Magical Letters Of Tishrei
Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called, “The Magical Letters of Tishrei.”
It is ingenious how the letters of the Aleph and Bet and Tishrei (the dates when Rosh Hashanah occurs) is exactly equivalent to the letters in the Hebrew word for Genesis (Bereshit), which is the event of creation that we celebrate on the Jewish New Year.
Truly, this magical genius evident in the Torah can only be from one source and that is the one Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, Himself!
Let me take this opportunity to wish everyone a truly magical Rosh Hashanah and one that is filled G-d’s mercy and blessings for a happy, healthy, prosperous, and peaceful New Year!
(Credit Graphic: Andy Blumenthal)
Happy Holidays!
I just had to share this photo.
Took this in South Florida this week.
These two guys from Sweden sitting at the pool wearing these Christmas tree hats.
This was just too great to pass up.
As I took the photo, one guy gave me the thumbs up and this was just perfect.
I don’t know about you, but they cheered me up even when it seems that the world is otherwise going crazy–in so many ways.
– Politics
– Divisiveness
– Hate
– Fighting
– Injustices
– Suffering
But at the end of the day, it’s about the people–and G-d gives us the power to do good and make happy (or vice versa).
This one made me happy! 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
@Tree Top Park, Davie, Florida
It’s funny that just as I am expressing gratitude for the peace, mindfulness, and zen good feelings, a plane is loudly flying overhead in this Florida park.
No winning even in nature anymore! 😉
(Source Video: Dannielle Blumenthal)
Prayer For Rosh Hashanah
Please see my new Times of Israel post with a heartfelt:
May it be truly a year of blessings.
Wishing everyone a sweet and happy New Year!
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
G-d Protects Us – Happy 2018!
So I took this photo in a Jewelry store in Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem.
All these beautiful hamsas!
Hamsas are traditional symbols of G-d’s protection and to ward off the evil.
These were some very beautiful ones.
Some say that it is symbolic of the hand of Miriam, Moses’ sister, raised in a protective stance over the people.
Five fingers are like the five books of the Torah and a reminder to use all five of our senses in worshipping and praising G-d.
Talking to someone yesterday about surviving in the face of some very difficult challenges, she said to me:
“Remember, just because the adversary is powerful, you are the David to the Goliath!”
With G-d’s help and blessings, even a little David can slay the giant evil Goliath.
For the New Year of 2018 and forward, G-d should bless us and protect us, shine his face upon us and be gracious unto us, lift up his countenance upon us, and give us peace!
The L-rd is the ultimate strength and justice and in front of Him no evil will stand.
Our faith may be tested, but from it, we will come out smarter, stronger, and better souls, as G-d teaches us to look always to the Heavens where all good emanates. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
The Ultimate Rejection (Not)
Ok, folks.
This picture is not the message you want to get before Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year and time of judgement).
We want to see the long hand of G-d come down with love, caring, forgiveness, and blessings!
A flick of the Almighty index finger, definitely not what we want to see or get.
Worse would be getting the middle finger, of course.
But I definitely don’t think G-d does that!
Talking about rejection with a big R.
To all my family and friends, a most happy, healthy, peaceful, and prosperous New Year! 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Heads Down December
This was a funny photo I took on the Washington, D.C. Metro.
The guy in the center seems to be listening to some music, but everyone else is nodding off and has their heads down.
End of the year, right before the holidays maybe people are a little burnt out and need to refresh their motivational juices.
Anyway, this is not good for the “see something, say something” culture in the age of terrorism that we are living in–these folks are not seeing anything in this groggy state.
To a heads up and brighter new year. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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