This Shabbat -parashat Vayishlach

This Shabbat, we read: Bereishit 32: 4-36,45    (Genesis)

Synopsis:
Jacob is frettin.  He heard that Esav, his brother is coming towards him with about 400 men.  Last time he had anything to do with his brother Esav, Esav was wanting him dead for having taken the blessings from their father Yitzchok.

He gets an idea to send him gifts after gifts after gifts in the hopes of winning him over. Will it work?!

Mechon Mamre will say!

(This is the parasha where Jacob wrestles with the mysterious "Why-should-I-Tell-You-My-Name" angel.  

Revenge of the Psychedelic DayDream Monster - And Musings

Sleep is not my friend. Most things related to sleep are not my friends. Things related to sleeping would be: working --things I have to do in a drone-like fashion.

And yet, every night I'm faced with this task of sleeping.  It doesn't come easy.  I lay on the bed and usually I can fall a sleep pretty nicely.  But at around 2am, my eyes just open. It opens and can't close back.  Now, I can move about and busy myself and do stuff.  But then I end up being a shmatta, a rag, during the regular day time.

So I have to stay on the bed.  Either I get a little light and read ---that is the best!  Or sometimes, I resort to daydreaming. I make up a family in my head and all sorts of adventures for them. But then the story grows and grows and gets a life of its own and then soon, it wants to spill into the regular day time hours.  During regular day time hours, I'll feel this urge to run under the covers and day dream some more.

If I"m not careful, this day dream can become more "important" than the real life situations -especially if there is something in real life that I don't want to face.

Back in the day, during a time of abuse in my life,  it was a life saver. A relief.  But now, I have to slay this monster everytime it rears its head.  Like an alcoholic that has to watch out for his driniking, i think...



But day dreaming and thinking about things does have its pluses --which is why its so attractive- and as long as I keep it contained its rather okay

Anyway, that is some of my night time, day dream musings.

How are you readers? What's up?

Picture of the Day

simply beautiful...

Hilary Clinton -to visit Israel

Hilary Clinton is set to visit Israel. Curious what will be said behind closed doors.  Definitely NOT going to be anything like Glenn Beck's message, but we can hope...



I like that the Iron Dome is called the Iron Dome, in Hebrew its the " Iron Kippah" (kippat barzel). Here's a video of this kippah at work...



The Jewish people are one of the few people who actually have a deed to the land, a document that says Israel should be ours. Something like that can probably make many "take over" nations hate us and want us gone for how can they look at the people that lived in the land before them with a serious face?

Nevertheless, if we do not keep our side of the bargain, than what good is that document.  We have to keep Shabbat, eat kosher, and do the mitzvot and celebrate the festivals so that we can claim Israel.

The Whole You -Conclusion

Shalom Friends,

Here is the link to the conclusion of the exciting adventures of the Barzel family. I hope you thoroughly enjoy yourself!! Thank you for reading and G-d bless. Love you guys!!

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Barzel Family Adventure

Please visit the Adventures in the Holy Land blog for a new exciting adventures with the Barzel family.

This story is called, "The Whole You"

Summary: Yaakov and Gideon learn that one must be whole and content to ward away temptors.

Bond --Not James Bond

To all the goodly people of the world who appreciate conservative values, who want good for their children, who can think critically and who are able bodied, Let's BOND!

Now I would like to take this opportunity to weed out the fluffy, misty eyed, we-love-the world, "there is no bad here, only withering flowers" type. These type of people, bless their hearts, are so tired of the evil in the world, that they just mentally place themselves in the redemption already -as if, that will erase the current situation we are in.

Did you know that European nations are offering aid to African nations only on the condition that they accept gay marriage?

There is probably more going on that is swept under the rug. But truth must prevail and the good must be victorious.