MICHAEL FREUND: Ezekiel is commanded by God to take two sticks. On one, he is to write "For Judah," and on the other "For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim." Then comes the crucial instruction: "Bring them together into one stick so that they become one in your hand" (37:17). Ezekiel's vision is not one of uniformity. The two sticks do not cease to be what they are. Judah remains Judah; Joseph remains Joseph. Unity does not erase difference – it sanctifies and elevates it by placing it within a larger shared destiny.


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Ketriel Blad: In other words, in order for a total restoration to take place, the restored Ephraimites from among the nations will have to become Jewish, in the legal sense of the word, thus accepting the Jewish authorities and becoming obedient to Jewish halachah. In the prophecy of Ezekiel 37:19 the Hebrew text can be understood as HaShem giving Yehuda's stick the function of being over Ephraim's stick and this way both sticks will become one. This teaches us that the Ephraimite movement that comes from heaven cannot rise apart from the Jewish people without submission to the Jewish leaders' authority. This is not for all the gentiles.

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วันอังคาร, พฤษภาคม 15, 2561


TAMAR KADARI: The Talmud explains that although a matter that publicly tarnishes the honor of the tribe of Benjamin should not properly be aired, the tribe’s reputation is not a consideration in this case (BT Megillah 25b). The Tosefta and the Talmud apparently find educational value in this narrative, and feel that something important is to be learned even from such a troubling occurrence.


JAMIE: This speech gives me serious chills down my spine everytime I hear it...




KEN STONE: The story is placed in a section of Judges (chaps. 17–21) illustrating the social and religious chaos that preceded the institution of Israelite kingship. The horror of the tale represents extreme disorder, to be rectified only by the establishment of monarchic rule.




VINCENT CABORNAY: Man: this is Jesus
Jesus:AYOO

SHMAGEGIE: um what makes it 'kosha' ?

JOSEPH VINCENT ENCARNACION

AUBREY DRAKE GRAHAM TRIAL

JOSEPH PANES: Taray, new gadget

JOSEPH NGUYEN













THE SUNRISE

DARREN EVERETT CRISS


FRED LAPHAM: at some point between the Resurrection of Jesus and the final parting of His risen presence from the disciples, Philip had undertaken a sole missionary enterprise, and was, for some reason, reluctant to return to the rest of the Apostles.

72 CE: Thomas the Apostle Is Murdered in India

SAMSON KOLETKAR JAY KILA -

TT: What are you?
CR: I'm tired.

JWPCC: At around 32:49 in the movie, there's a closeup of an old newspaper which says: "Blind but never lonely".









What happened to Matisyahu?!?!?! [ADAM A]







TAMAR KADURI: when the Israelites entered the land of Canaan, each went to his vineyard and his wine, said "It is well with me," and engaged less in Torah study. When they committed such ugly and improper acts in Gibeah of Benjamin, God desired to destroy the entire world. He said: "I gave My Torah only to those who will read it, study it, and learn proper behavior from it." As punishment for this behavior in Gibeah, the Israelites assembled and went forth to war;

MARTHA CAMPBELL PLIMPTON יסמין לוי‎

วันพฤหัสบดี, ธันวาคม 28, 2560


วันพุธ, ตุลาคม 25, 2560


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วันเสาร์, กุมภาพันธ์ 25, 2560


Ruthie Russo: I have a friend who brings over Vietnamese pilgrims from the middle and low socioeconomic classes and they can’t stand Israeli food. There’s nothing they’ll eat here. They bring food from home and it isn’t because of the restaurants they’re taken to in Israel. On the other hand, when I went to Vietnam and cooked Israeli food, they went nuts for it… why? Because the people I met there were more sophisticated, had heard of Israel and knew it, maybe even admire it.

วันจันทร์, สิงหาคม 24, 2558

Si-mê-ôn: còn phần ngươi, có một thanh gươm sẽ đâm thấu qua lòng ngươi. Ấy vậy tư tưởng trong lòng nhiều người sẽ được bày tỏ.

I stretch my arms into sweeping water
and the tide beats through me.
My most beautiful thing. My ocean.
My boundaries. My edge of the world.
I have come this distance
to see the sun unravel
in strands of orange.
I have come this distance
to know, if it can be known,
what melts into shadow
and what persists.

วันอาทิตย์, สิงหาคม 23, 2558

วันศุกร์, ธันวาคม 12, 2557

Bereishit Rabba 6: Jacob and Joseph looked identical.








Mrs. Shira Smiles: The clothing enables us to get to the core of who and what we are. When K’lal Yisra’el is living in Eretz Yisra’el, there’s less of a need for these clothes.
Mrs. Shira Smiles: The coat was intended to deflect the jealousy of the brothers, but they saw through the subterfuge. He wanted to provoke the brothers to jealousy, in order for them to reach Greater Heights, too. The intention of the coat was to create a reality, an environment conducive for the brothers to be a vessel of learning. Our real job is to fit in, like a mosaic, to the Klal. When I realize what my place is in the wider spectrum, in the larger picture, there isn’t so much jealousy. Why? Because I see that I have purpose. I have meaning.

Every shevet had a gate that was specific for them and yet Yerushalayim was the City that joined everybody together. You need to have diversity, in order to be able to compliment each other. Every shevet has a different window in which their teffilos go up to shamayim. The Shevatim are different and that difference is its beauty. K’lal Yisra’el needs that. There’s something very special about differences. Each son reflects a different aspect of Ya’akov’s personality. Ya’akov Avinu gives each a blessing unique for that child. Later on, they’re able to understand oneness, their uniqueness, our role, but at this time, they didn’t yet understand ET. They were still young and didn’t know who they were as of yet. We know that timing is every thing. Ya’akov Avinu was right in treating every child differently. The problem was they hadn’t yet understood the formation of K’lal Yisra’el. 
There’s a Jealousy that leads to Hatred, Harm, Discord among the brothers. That you’re not allowed to have. There’s a jealousy which leads to Greater Learning and this is a jealousy that leads to love to be like the other person. 
Mrs. Shira Smiles: Yosef’s role was to provide the other tribes with the means to develop their individual roles. Yosef is singled out because Ya’akov Avinu recognizes his role in enabling the other brothers to be successful in their role. His love for Yosef emanated from his love for all sons. He viewed Yosef as the one that represented them all and to prepare them for the future task. He calls them Yisro’el: the personal father to 12 individual sons. He made Yosef a coat of many colors representing his multi-faceted role of being able to help each and every one of the sons to develop themselves to the fullest. Yosef was the link to actualize the potential of the brothers. 
Mrs. Shira Smiles: We need to understand that Torah Learning is important, but you have to have this foundation of living a life of kedushah. It’s One Thing to walk up the mountain. It’s an other thing to be able to stand up there. That’s the quality of Yosef Ha’Tzadik. That’s why he wanted the brothers to learn from him: he was able to stand firm and remain true to his identity. By giving him this coat, he was hoping to inspire the brothers to integrate this into their lives as well.
Mrs. Shira Smiles: Ya’akov makes him a coat to show what’s going to happen in the future. We have to understand that when we invest in something physical that investment is absorbed by the individual. Ya’akov gave over this coat to Yosef, in order for him to survive in Galus. He taught him the secrets of Torah to be able to to live in Galus. He foresaw that, out of all of his sons, it was going to be Yosef Ha’Tzadik who was going to have to be in Galus to prepare the Way for the other brothers. Therefore, he needed this Torah Coat more than the other brothers. In order for him to live as a Galus Jew, he needed to know the Torah of Galus: how to live among the Nations. Giving him this coat was to continue the Path of Ya’akov Avinu: to rectify the Sin of the Snake, Adam and Chava; to fix the World to completion. It was the coat of Adam before he sinned. The tunic was a mark of leadership. It’s not just a physical coat; it’s a spiritual coat. Ya’akov instructed Yosef to wear the long colorful coat as a mark of distinction, just as the sons of Aaron were given priestly garments to set them apart from the populace. This coat, instead of concealing, reveals.



Mrs. Shira Smiles: He gives Adam and Chava the coat in order for them to survive in Galus.
Mrs. Shira Smiles: The Children that are born to Tzadikim, at the time when they’re older, are on a higher level because the Tzadikim have all ready reached Greater Heights. There’s something to be said about being born at the old age of a Tzadik: they’re a different type of person than when they were younger.
Darren Everett Criss
Mrs. Shira Smiles: The truth is everything that is physical is cloaked with a spiritual reality. Recognize that there’s Godliness in everything in this World. The Job of the Kohanim was to be able to elevate the physical to the spiritual.

วันเสาร์, พฤศจิกายน 22, 2557

วันศุกร์, พฤศจิกายน 07, 2557

Hubby is Vietnamese & I’m white (Jewish) ;) PSA- Sorry I have no make up on)
Jodi Beth, 1st Time Mommy to My Little Sunshine, Aria Lucile, born 7/16/13.

วันพุธ, กันยายน 24, 2557

WHO: very funny African American, Indian, Italian American and Vietnamese Jewish comedians:
Joseph Nguyen, Samson Koletkar, Gina Gold, Mike Capozzola 
WHAT:
A night of Jewish Stand up comedy called: “You’re Funny, But You Don’t Look Jewish” 
WHEN:
Saturday October 18th 2014 at 7:30pm 
WHERE:
Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco 2 Lake St, San Francisco, CA 94118 
Pre-sale cost $25; Member discount $20.
Door cost: $30; member discount $25. 
Comedy with Joseph Nguyen, Samson Koletkar, Gina Gold and Mike Capozzola - 4 Jewish Comedians who are African American, Indian, Italian American and Vietnamese! Think of it as matzot pizza topped with Indian spices, served with Vietnamese Iced coffee in an African American Bakery… 
Joseph Nguyen www.vietjew.com
Samson Koletkar, www.mahatma-moses.com
Gina Gold www.theginagoldshow.com
Mike Capozzola www.Capozzola.com

วันจันทร์, กรกฎาคม 28, 2557

jodibeth21: Aria Lucile Nguyen (50% Vietnamese & 50% Jewish/White)

Neil Asher Silberman, Israel Finkelstein, David Ussishkin, and Baruch Halpern: The Book of Joshua (12:21) specifically mentions the defeat of the king of Megiddo and the allotment of his territory to the tribe of Manasseh;

JACQUELINE SCHAALJE: Beit Shean is mentioned as belonging to the conquered area of the Israelite tribe of Manasseh

NETANYA MUNICIPALITY: thanks to the Lord for giving them {Netan~ya, lot. "gift of God"} the ability to continue the legacy of the 12 tribes who settled in the Land of Israel, and particularly of the half~tribe of Manasseh, which settled in the region.

Stephen Epstein: Some went down the Mekong River into Vietnam, the Philippines, Siam, Thailand and Malaysia, while some of the Israelites moved to Burma and west to India.

אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י גִלְעָד֮