Prague

Hey! So today is Friday which means its time for a dvar torah and then some pictures from Prague..


This Weeks parsha is Ki Teitzei- "When you go out". We are currently in the month of ELUL- acronym for ani ldodi vdodi li which means-  Mine is the beloved and my beloved is for me. The first two words of the parsha are ki teitzei means when you go out and first two letters- ani ldodi- i am for my beloved. This relates about going out of yourself and being for the other,  being for Gd and working on your avoda, and being ofr another person. 

What is the key to happiness? The people who are looking for happiness all hte time are the people who are furthest way from happiness- they are so focused on finding that one thing they are losing sight of everything else that is around them. The key is to GO OUT WITH JOY. It is a difficult thing to do, but wherever youre going or what you are doing, you can have a purpose doing it.  What can you do and be helpful over here, or how can you change someone's day? That is a way of looking at what you can give and do to help get out of yourself. If we do this successfully, we can eventually merit to bring moshiach, in our days iyH!! 

Have a beautiful Shabbos!!! 

--Dvar brought to you by Mayanot Moment by Rabbi Glass.

Here are pictures from yesterday and today. A big thank you to Tori and Katie for hosting me all week!!! Today we went around the Jewish quarter and went inside a bunch of the shuls. They were stunning inside filled with stained glass and designs and HUGE. I couldnt take any photos inside, but there are a few from the outside. 

In front of the philharmonic

Crossclub- where it all happens

a market that has been around since the 14th century!

A sort of atomic clock

an old shul

view of Prague

Largest metronome in the world!!

Katie and me

prague day 3

Today I finally caught up on my sleep at woke up at noon! Then Tori, Lillian, and I went to the Prague castle and gardens. here are some pictures- 'czech' them out =)

                                           Synchronized motorcycling, band, and guards.

 a well- after learning tractate eruvin I know the laws of drawing water whether in a private or public domain or karmelis. Now I finally feel its relevance.

                            Awesome band on the Charles Bridge- the trumpeter would take drags of his cigarette during other players' solos and then continue to play cigarette in hand.... haha talent.

Prague photos

                                                            Middle Building is NYU

                                                           Chabad of Prague

PRAGUE

Angels and Airwaves 'Adventure' (awesome song/lyrics, kinda weird video)


Yesterday morning I arrived in Prague to meet katie and tori for the week. after I dropped off my two medium suitcases and two carry ons, Katie and i walked into the old town while tori was in class. The city is beautiful. on Shabbos my Grandfather told me how he went to Prague for a couple days after the war before he went off to Germany to eventually find my Grandmother. He told me about the big square in the middle of the town, so when i walked into the square i envisioned my grandfather seeing the same thing just 70 ish years before. Theres this huge tower where every hour on the hour a trumpeter comes out and places on all sides of the tower. Its pretty funny how many people gather every hour to watch him. The buildings are stunning and I literally feel like I am in 'Its a small word' at Disneyland because they are all different colours (the NYU building is light blue) and are all finely decorated with either paintings, sculptures, or intricate architecture. At night we went out to a local bar and I tried an authentic Prague beer. It was great.

Today we woke up and took the tram into town and walked around the city a bit and then into the NYU building which leads me to the computer lab which leads me to this blog entry. Katie and Tori have class now for a few hours so I've arranged to meet the Chabad Rebetzin soon so I could get to know her before we go for the for Shabbos meals and I could ask them about the hechshers because its pretty confusing.

More to come lata