I was visiting a Rabbi's house & noticed a brocha on the wall?
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Heron is right.  It's a prayer we say before going to bed.  The translation you saw may have said Ariel instead of Uriel because in Hebrew both of those start with the same letter, the "Aleph".  It depends what vowel is put under the Aleph to make it Uriel or Ariel.  Personally I've learned it is read Uriel, but i'm sure there are all types of translations out there.  I agree it is a nice prayer.  It helps me feel safe when I'm going to sleep.  Although H-shem (G-d) is our ultimate Protector, He does send angels to protect us as well.\n\nYou would find it in the Bedtime Shema.  If you have access to an Artscroll Siddur (prayerbook) it is on page 295, the fourth verse which says "recite three times" before it.  Feel free to e-mail if you need more help finding it.  \n\nTransliterated it looks something like this:  B'Shaim H-shem Elokei Yisroel, mimini Michoel, Umismoli Gavriel, Umilfonai Uriel, Ume'achorai Refael, Veal roshi shechinas Kel. \n\nLayla Tov [Good Night] :)
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Have you checked into Rabbi Celso Cukierkorn, at the website below.  His process doesn't seem to be completely online, but it looks to be the closest you can come.
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I think your just being paranoid, dude! really do you think that if your brother was really walking along that level he would openly come out like that at the home of your parents or his brothers for redicule?  not only that, unless they are forensics experts, no one knows of your dirty bathroom secrets except for us, now.
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THERE ARE SOME LITHOGRAPHS DEPICTING THE INCIDENT IN MY ARCHIVE AND ALSO SOME CARTOONS DRAWN BY A CARICATURIST IN CHARCOAL BUT OTHER THAN THAT I HAVE NO MORE EVIDENCE.  WE CAN ALWAYS DISCUSS IT OVER TEA TIME.
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I think you are referring to a portion of Daniel 5 in the Bible. This is the source of the expression "seeing the handwriting on the wall".  The hand of God wrote "Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin" on the wall at a banquet being held by King Belshazzar at which he is using the sacred gold vessels taken from the temple in Jerusalem from which to drink wine. "Tekel" is interpreted by Daniel to mean "Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting". This was God's judgment upon Belshazzar whose kingdom was taken from him by the Medes and the Persians.
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I've asked this question before, actually. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AutS5JZA1SeAz4Wwe_TTd9rsy6IX?qid=1006053111285\nSeems to be a jewish tradition.
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You have a very valid point, but I hope you don't get blown up for finding fault....check your door twice before going to bed tonight..a suicide bomber may be lurking close by ;-)
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For someone so obsessed about extremely Orthodox letter-of-the-law detail, you certainly didn't pay attention to where you posted this, did you?\n\nThis belongs in Religion/Spirituality, not Teaching/Education.\n\nAnd all of this nitpicking about exact time, etc. on a forum like this is important -- why?  If a new Sanhedrin is established at a renewed site-built Temple in Jerusalem, whether they go computerized or through ancient observation is their headache, not yours.\n\nWorry about your own deeds and influence on the world. Do good for your fellow human and for the community, and the existence of a physical Temple will be inconsequential.
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it's basically kosher, an orthodox jew probally wouldn't eat it as the dishes it's prepared with may have touched dairy at some point... but most jews i know love sushi.
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Hi "One_man_woman",\nOne time, I was walking to the corner market for a loaf of bread when I had to pass by a neighborhood church. I was somewhat acquainted with the structure as it was always mentioned in the newspaper's community section. Known as "The loft," folks would gather there on Thursday evenings for poetry readings.\n\nHowever, this day happened to be a Saturday afternoon and a pair of gentlemen greeted me as I walked by. They invited me inside to sample an hour of their presentation. Ok, I went inside and found myself to be a prospective new recruit for their brand of religion.\n\nMost of the pews were filled with hooded monks chanting a haunting rhythm. There were others who like me, were wearing their regular denims. The service began like most other church-goers would be familiar with. A grand master of ceremonies led the group through some songs and gave a sermon. Near the end of the hour it was time for their ritual of "laying on of the hands." Some of the parishioners would come forward and ask for prayers for their ailments or a sick grand mum whom fell down in the tub. All the hooded dudes whose faces could not readily be seen would all place a hand on the person and their combined energies were presumed to have a strength and expedite a solution to the problem.\n\nOK now, there was another new guy in the pews who was watching eagerly. I noticed he had a shaky-leg syndrome. When he saw a chance, he approached the ring of conspirators and described how he never was able to settle down. The hooded goons closed in upon him, all to make a physical connection. The master of ceremonies began a prayer, a dogmatic mix of logic and pure hocus-pocus. I immediately saw the effects as the tension went out of the man's body. When the beseeching was near an end, the master asked, "Are the brothers ready?"\n\nA suspenseful few moments passed until he almost shouted, "NOW!"\n\nOn that cue, the brothers began to pummel their hapless victim. Continually delivering blows over head and to the solar plexus until he was down on the floor getting stomped. After another minute, the grand Pooh-Bah decided the treatment administered was sufficient to induce a relaxing calm that would assuage the nervousness for a long, long time.\n\nI can't say for certain that the syndrome was lifted permanently as I had a loaf of bread to buy and some other errands to do that day. I hope for you "One_man_woman", that you can find a cure.\n\n-Mark
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I would suggest looking at a kosher restaurant or any kind of business that is operated by observant Jews.
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Try to translate this I cant figure out how but this is supposedly the only way.\nThat damn guy was talking bout the jewish website well I found it.
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Aliya, nothing deep, i am not a deep person, but for last week, i liked this:::\n\n""""Rabbi Simcha Bunem of Pesicha said that we can learn how to serve God properly from observing the ways of the thief!!\n\nOne: The thief is not deterred by darkness, rain or cold. He goes about his profession.\nTwo: If he does not succeed the first time, he tries again and again until he is successful.\nThree: He does not look down his nose at what is small, but he steals everything he can get his hands on, whether valuable or cheap.\n \nIn the same vein, , the servant of Gd should serve Gd day and night, rain or shine. If he tries and fails he should try again. He should consider no mitzvah to be beneath his dignity but should strive to serve Gd in all matters, both large and small.\n \nThe Maggid of Mezritch taught, as recorded in the book Ten Lights: We can learn how to serve Gd properly from observing the ways of the child.\n\nOne: A child is always happy\nTwo: A child is never idle. He is always busy with something\nThree: When a child wants something, he cries.\n \nIn the same vein, one should always serve Gd with joy, one should be engaged in a mitzvah at every moment, and one should never hesitate to pray for ones needs.\n \nOn another occasion Rabbi Simcha Bunem taught: We can learn the service of Gd from the game of checkers:\n\nOne: You can only move forward, not backwards.\nTwo: You can only move one step at a time.\nThree: Once you have reached the final row, and only then, you can move any way you like.""""
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Nothing bad came out of Judaism. The question should be "What bad things have gone into Judaism?"
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Just ask him, he is Jewish and having a Bar Mitzvahs.
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Its possessed. Go to religion and spirituality and ask a priest.
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B"H\nIt is called an "eiruv" (pr. AY-roov).\n  \nThe idea is that it creates a ceries of doorways (much less lumber to create a doorway than a wall - but a doorway is still a legal boundary).\n\nBy creating this extended boundary, AND getting it recognized by the town as a boundry through a legal document (usually by renting the enclosed space for a small amount of money) you extend the "private space" (not necessarily of a temple).  \n\nWhy do we want to extend the private space?  Because on the Jewish Sabbath day (Shabbat) it is forbidden to carry anything from the private domain to the public domain.  If the private domain is expanded to encompass both your house and the synogogue, you can carry a baby, an extra pair of shoes, or a religious article outside of your house on this day.\n\nIn order for an eiruv to be legitimate it must:\n\nA) Be legally recognized by the town\nB) Not be broken in any spot (it must make a complete circle)