Yom Kippur Eve with Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau

It's in English! G'mar Chatimah Tovah!

Rabbi Meir Yisrael Lau on the Elections for the Chief Rabbi

Wise words from a wise man(His Shmirat HaLashon is fantastic!):

"Pillar of Cloud" and What Not

1) Interesting: the Hebrew name for the present military campaign is "Amud Anan" which means "Pillar of Cloud". The IDF Spokesman preferred to translate this into English as "Pillar of Defense". Any guesses why?

2) The Elder of Ziyon is doing a good job documenting the lies of Hamas.

3) The Muqata is live-blogging the war.

4) Aussie Dave points out the bias in the BBC's DNA.

5) I would like to personally thank President Obama for his support, even though he probably does not read this blog.

6) Daled Amos tells us who Ahmed Jaabri really was.

7) Rabbi Pruzansky, who rocked the jblogosphere last week with The Decline and Fall of the American Empire, teaches us a thing or two about the Jewish vote.

8) In addition to its many sins, Hamas is also responsible for a lot of "Bittul Torah". Rabbi Lau is encouraging his students to strenghten our Torah study at this time.

Rabbi Lau's Suitcase

Rabbi Lau Speaking in English

Wise words from a wise man:

Rabbi Lau Speaking Yiddish (With English Subtitles)

RabbI Lau is one of our national treasures:

Am KeLavi by Naftali Lau-Lavie

I just finished reading the book Am KeLavi by Naftali Lau-Lavi.  Naftali is Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau's older brother, and was instrumental in saving him during the holocaust.  After the war, Mr.  Lau-Lavie came to Israel.  He became a journalist who later went on the serve as a media advisor and spokesman for Moshe Dayan.  He was witness to and played a major role in some of the major events in Israeli history, such as the Camp David Accords.

The book is fascinating and well worth the read.  After reading it, one really appreciates the privilege of living here in the State of Israel.  An English version of the book is available for those of you that do not understand Hebrew.

Here are a few videos of the Lau brothers discussing their experiences during the holocaust: