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Portion Key TayTzay- life and Times of Rabbi Akiva was in - Tel Aviv?

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Portion Key TayTzay- life and Times of Rabbi Akiva was in - Tel Aviv?

The portion starts out "When you fo to war" ...

Yesterday Israel security forces in Tel Aviv arrested an Arab who had a machine gun and two pipe bombs

He recently was released after serving 4 months in prison for carrying a concealed weapon in a public place

Where do they get machine guns? The US gives them and trains "Palestinian Police"!

Thank G-d he was caught on his way before he could kill people in Tel Aviv

Being so close to Rosh HaShono - in Shul we hear the Daily Shofar - a Wake up Call ...

"Return to who you were once before..." sang Rabbi Carlebach -

Before being bombarded by media and movements and "world culture - of terrorists and apologists"

Rachel - wife of Rabbi Akiva - gave of herself so a great potential could become a great world force

Their Daughter was saved by charity - feeding a poor person thereby delaying her wedding ceremony,

she stuck her hairpins in a hole inthe wall and went to the kitchen to get the man some food -

and when she came back -

they both saw the hairpins had been stuck in the eyes of a snake -

which could have killed them both!

Yes Rabbi Akiva lived part of his life near Tel Aviv,

but the Romans took his life when he was teaching in Tiberias -

at the Sea of Galilee -

for being a leader in the revolt against Rome

(which was successful for 3 years - the only successful revolt in Rome's history)

(in those days MOST Rabbis Ran from the Romans )

But he left us with a couple of holy children

some holy stories

and Genius Insights into the Torah

- which I hope to teach a bit - in New York starting next week -

thru Yom Kippur

Love Health Wisdom -

and

Shabbat Shalom

Rabbi Andy Eichenholz