מתוך הדינר השנתי כב' שבט ה'תשע"ה
בית ליובאוויטש פריז - בראשות הרב אזימוב
אמנים: ישי לפידות ומועצת השירה היהודית
הפקה: אברהם פיליפ שעלי
צילום וידיאו: Usine2Prod
Friday, April 03, 2015
Thursday, April 02, 2015
Missing Israeli Man Found Safe and Sound
The 22-year-old Israeli who was reported missing and feared kidnapped was located safe and sound near Kiryat Arba on Thursday night.
The name of the man was cleared for publication shortly before it was announced that he was found: Niv Assaraf, 22, of Be’er Sheva.
The IDF, meanwhile, said shortly after midnight that it had ruled out a terrorist kidnapping in Assaraf’s disappearance and said that Assaraf’s friend, who phoned authorities to report about the disappearance, may have made up the story.
“The incident near Hevron is of a criminal nature,” IDF Spokesman Motti Almoz said.
"The investigation will be closed soon. The friend probably made up a false report. The friend will soon disclose the location of the missing person and we will find him. Terrorist activity has been ruled out," he said.
"The forces are returning to normal and the investigation is being transferred to the police," said Almoz.
Troops Search for Missing Israeli Man
The name of the man was cleared for publication shortly before it was announced that he was found: Niv Assaraf, 22, of Be’er Sheva.
The IDF, meanwhile, said shortly after midnight that it had ruled out a terrorist kidnapping in Assaraf’s disappearance and said that Assaraf’s friend, who phoned authorities to report about the disappearance, may have made up the story.
“The incident near Hevron is of a criminal nature,” IDF Spokesman Motti Almoz said.
"The investigation will be closed soon. The friend probably made up a false report. The friend will soon disclose the location of the missing person and we will find him. Terrorist activity has been ruled out," he said.
"The forces are returning to normal and the investigation is being transferred to the police," said Almoz.
Troops Search for Missing Israeli Man
The State of Israel's Chametz Has Been Sold
The Chief Rabbis of Israel, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi David Lau and Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, oversaw the sale to a non-Jew of all of the chametz of the Jewish state of Israel on Thursday
The transfer was sealed by the signature of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyau, who signed it under the authority of his role as acting finance minister until the new government coalesces. The sale took place at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.
A mere two days after elections, Rabbi Lau contacted Cabinet Secretary Avichai Mandelblit, urging him to ensure the sale of chametz would proceed uninterrupted by the snap elections, which came after then-Finance Minister Yair Lapid was fired from the coalition along with Tzipi Livni.
Rabbi Lau pointed out that since there was no acting finance minister at the time, there would be no qualified official to stand in for the state and sell its chametz to a non-Jew as required by law.
With no finance minister in office, Rabbi Lau asked Mandelblit to give the Chief Rabbis the authority to sell the chametz for the state of Israel.
But this Sunday the government decided to appoint Netanyahu to fill the void by leading all governmental ministries left without a minister for the remainder of the current government in its transitional phase until a new coalition is formed.
The transfer was sealed by the signature of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyau, who signed it under the authority of his role as acting finance minister until the new government coalesces. The sale took place at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.
A mere two days after elections, Rabbi Lau contacted Cabinet Secretary Avichai Mandelblit, urging him to ensure the sale of chametz would proceed uninterrupted by the snap elections, which came after then-Finance Minister Yair Lapid was fired from the coalition along with Tzipi Livni.
Rabbi Lau pointed out that since there was no acting finance minister at the time, there would be no qualified official to stand in for the state and sell its chametz to a non-Jew as required by law.
With no finance minister in office, Rabbi Lau asked Mandelblit to give the Chief Rabbis the authority to sell the chametz for the state of Israel.
But this Sunday the government decided to appoint Netanyahu to fill the void by leading all governmental ministries left without a minister for the remainder of the current government in its transitional phase until a new coalition is formed.
Isaac Miracles - Lecha Dodi - Music Video
Official video of Lecha Dodi from Montreal singer / rapper / producer Isaac Miracles. Staring Alex Fredo, Ilfunkality crew and other special guests!
Music Produced By: iZZy D JaY
Directed & Produced By: Shalom Serraf
Music Produced By: iZZy D JaY
Directed & Produced By: Shalom Serraf
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Gad Elbaz - Ma Nishtana - Music Video
Music composed by Cecelia Margules
Directed by Aharon Orian
Produced by Daniel Finkelman
DP - Boaz Yonatan Yaakov
CA - Daniel Netanelov
Gaffer - Moshe Michaeli
Coordinator - Chaim Mirzayev
Edited by David Orian
Music produced by Ruli Ezrachi
Guitar - Nachman Dreyer
Drums - Barak Ben Tzur
Participants:
Benny Elbaz
Naftali Kalfa and family
Shlomi Cohen and family
Directed by Aharon Orian
Produced by Daniel Finkelman
DP - Boaz Yonatan Yaakov
CA - Daniel Netanelov
Gaffer - Moshe Michaeli
Coordinator - Chaim Mirzayev
Edited by David Orian
Music produced by Ruli Ezrachi
Guitar - Nachman Dreyer
Drums - Barak Ben Tzur
Participants:
Benny Elbaz
Naftali Kalfa and family
Shlomi Cohen and family
PM Netanyahu and House Speaker John Boehner
US House Speaker John Boehner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Wednesday the "strong" ties between their nations, amid tensions between Netanyahu and the Obama administration.
Arriving in Jerusalem as head of a delegation of lawmakers visiting US allies in the Middle East, Boehner said that, wherever they have been, the "message is the same -- you can't continue to turn your eye away from the threats that face all of us."
Boehner caused a furore earlier this year when he invited Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress on the Iran talks, without consulting the White House.
In the speech, Netanyahu warned of the perils of agreeing to an imperfect deal with Iran.
President Barack Obama declined to meet with him during his Washington visit.
Arriving in Jerusalem as head of a delegation of lawmakers visiting US allies in the Middle East, Boehner said that, wherever they have been, the "message is the same -- you can't continue to turn your eye away from the threats that face all of us."
Boehner caused a furore earlier this year when he invited Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress on the Iran talks, without consulting the White House.
In the speech, Netanyahu warned of the perils of agreeing to an imperfect deal with Iran.
President Barack Obama declined to meet with him during his Washington visit.
Isaac Honig & Volvy Adler Sing in Matzah Bakery
Isaac Honig & Volvy Adler Sing At Kerestirer Matzah Bakery in Williamsburg
Fiveish in Flight - 3D Animation - Trailer
Oorah just upped the level of Jewish entertainment in a BIG way, with a full featured 3D animated film! Join Fiveish & co. as they fly off on a journey full of excitement, danger, and a whole lot of laughs!
Beri & Zemiros - Al Tomar - Blue Melody
Blue Melody accompanied by Beri Webber & Zemiros covers yet another wonderful composition of Yossi Greens. "Al Tomar" which was originally recorded by Mendy Wald on his album "Koach.
The Flying Sheepdog
At last, someone has found a practical real-world use for drones: a farmer in Ireland uses one to herd sheep
Like the smartwatch, the much-heralded drone is one of those gadgets that we are told, time and again, is going to transform our lives.
Before long, the boffins would have us believe, our groceries, Amazon orders and even pizza will be delivered by these little unmanned mini-choppers, while police will be able to keep a beady eye on potential criminals with buzzing eyes-in-the-sky.
And that's not to mention the more serious applications in the pipeline, from disaster relief to monitoring severe weather.
But until now, outside of a war zone we've seen little evidence that drones are catching on. Possibly because the darn things are so difficult to fly.
However, a farmer in Ireland seems to have hit upon a genuinely successful real-world use for the remote-controlled quadcopter. Christening his drone Shep, Paul Brennan from Carlow has discovered that drones are remarkably good at herding sheep.
Like the smartwatch, the much-heralded drone is one of those gadgets that we are told, time and again, is going to transform our lives.
Before long, the boffins would have us believe, our groceries, Amazon orders and even pizza will be delivered by these little unmanned mini-choppers, while police will be able to keep a beady eye on potential criminals with buzzing eyes-in-the-sky.
And that's not to mention the more serious applications in the pipeline, from disaster relief to monitoring severe weather.
But until now, outside of a war zone we've seen little evidence that drones are catching on. Possibly because the darn things are so difficult to fly.
However, a farmer in Ireland seems to have hit upon a genuinely successful real-world use for the remote-controlled quadcopter. Christening his drone Shep, Paul Brennan from Carlow has discovered that drones are remarkably good at herding sheep.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
New Song by Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz - Madua
David Fadida and Yossi Rubin present: Madua – A New Single by Shlomo yehuda Rechnitz and Friends.
Featuring Ohad, Itzik Dadya, Eli Klein, Shira Choir and Uzia Tzadok.
Composed and produced by Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz.
Musical arrangements by Eli Klein and Yitzy Berry
Featuring Ohad, Itzik Dadya, Eli Klein, Shira Choir and Uzia Tzadok.
Composed and produced by Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz.
Musical arrangements by Eli Klein and Yitzy Berry
Run Rabbi Run by Rabbi Yoel Gold
Rabbi Yoel Gold inspires us once again teaching us how to attain true freedom this Passover. A Deeper Look by Rabbi Yoel Gold, Rabbi of Beis Naftali in Los Angeles, California features motivational and inspiration Torah thoughts on video from Rabbi Gold giving us a deeper look into life.
Ambassador Shapiro Visits Kfar Chabad
US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro conducted a pre-Passover visit to Kfar Chabbad, starting in a full-sized replica of 770 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn -- the headquarters of the worldwide Chabad movement -- where he read a proclamation from President Obama honoring the Lubavitcher Rebbe's birthday and lifelong commitment to education for boys and girls. Ambassador Shapiro continued to a matzo bakery, and then culminated his visit in Or Simcha, a home for at-risk children.
Lipa Schmeltzer Sings New Breslev Song - רבינו נחמן בן פייגא
Composed by Meir Rosenberg upon his own wedding
Dog Can't Catch a Break Or a Steak
Fritz the dog is determined to learn to catch the delicious snacks he's been thrown, but instead they keep on exploding all over his face
Learning to catch isn't easy, but everyone has to start somewhere. Fritz the dog is determined to keep on trying until he gets the hang of it! Admittedly, that might have something to do with the delicious looking food he is being thrown.
Learning to catch isn't easy, but everyone has to start somewhere. Fritz the dog is determined to keep on trying until he gets the hang of it! Admittedly, that might have something to do with the delicious looking food he is being thrown.
Possible Parah Adumah On Outskirts of Lakewood
Video By CJ STUDIOS
Article From Hamoida: News of what appears to be a parah adumah, fully red cow, on a small farm just outside of Lakewood has been attracting increasing attention.
Interest has been heightened by her rapidly approaching second birthday, at which point the cow would become permissible for this extremely rare halachic phenomenon.
"Somebody from Brooklyn called and offered me one million dollars for her, but I told him that she's not for sale. This is a gift from Hashem," said owner Herbert Celler. "When he asked me what I'm going to do with her, I told him that I'm going to be the first in line when Moshiach comes."
A parah adumah, or red heifer, is necessary to produce the ash needed for the ritual purification process, essential to performing the service in the Beis Hamikdash.
Since the cow's birth, on April 2, 2013, which fell on Isru Chag Pesach, Mr. Celler says that he has been extremely vigilant in ensuring that she should not engage in any work or carrying an load, that could halachically disqualify her, as well as doing his utmost to prevent her from incurring any blemishes.
"My workers know that no one is allowed to even touch her," he said.
A member of a breed of cows indigenous to the Netherlands, she weighs between 500 and 600 pounds, which is on the lighter side given her breed and age. Born on the Celler farm in Howell, her parents appear to be regular black cattle, although her mother, known as Bonnie, does have a tinge of red in her back legs.
Celler said that many ambitious livestock breeders have attempted to create red heifers through genetic manipulation or other artificial means, but that this cow's red-brown eye color confirms her authenticity. An electric fence prevents visitors from getting too close, but based on this writer's unprofessional investigation she certainly appears totally red. No name was given. "If you have to bring her for a korban, I don't want to get attached," Celler explained.
The son of Holocaust survivors, Celler has lived in the Lakewood area since 1961 and attended the Betzalel Hebrew Day School. He operates a sheitel outlet, known as Classy Hair Design, the profits of which go to aid poor Lakewood families.
"A lot of people have been coming to see her. Some Rabbis from Israel are supposed to come check her out sometime soon," he said. "This is a gift to the Jewish people."
Article From Hamoida: News of what appears to be a parah adumah, fully red cow, on a small farm just outside of Lakewood has been attracting increasing attention.
Interest has been heightened by her rapidly approaching second birthday, at which point the cow would become permissible for this extremely rare halachic phenomenon.
"Somebody from Brooklyn called and offered me one million dollars for her, but I told him that she's not for sale. This is a gift from Hashem," said owner Herbert Celler. "When he asked me what I'm going to do with her, I told him that I'm going to be the first in line when Moshiach comes."
A parah adumah, or red heifer, is necessary to produce the ash needed for the ritual purification process, essential to performing the service in the Beis Hamikdash.
Since the cow's birth, on April 2, 2013, which fell on Isru Chag Pesach, Mr. Celler says that he has been extremely vigilant in ensuring that she should not engage in any work or carrying an load, that could halachically disqualify her, as well as doing his utmost to prevent her from incurring any blemishes.
"My workers know that no one is allowed to even touch her," he said.
A member of a breed of cows indigenous to the Netherlands, she weighs between 500 and 600 pounds, which is on the lighter side given her breed and age. Born on the Celler farm in Howell, her parents appear to be regular black cattle, although her mother, known as Bonnie, does have a tinge of red in her back legs.
Celler said that many ambitious livestock breeders have attempted to create red heifers through genetic manipulation or other artificial means, but that this cow's red-brown eye color confirms her authenticity. An electric fence prevents visitors from getting too close, but based on this writer's unprofessional investigation she certainly appears totally red. No name was given. "If you have to bring her for a korban, I don't want to get attached," Celler explained.
The son of Holocaust survivors, Celler has lived in the Lakewood area since 1961 and attended the Betzalel Hebrew Day School. He operates a sheitel outlet, known as Classy Hair Design, the profits of which go to aid poor Lakewood families.
"A lot of people have been coming to see her. Some Rabbis from Israel are supposed to come check her out sometime soon," he said. "This is a gift to the Jewish people."
Monday, March 30, 2015
Paint Ball Attacks Against Jews In Williamsburg
Police are investigating after an Orthodox Jewish man and his two teenage grandsons were shot at with paintball guns in Brooklyn Friday. The elderly Hasidic man was not hit, but his 13- and 16-year-old grandsons were struck by paintballs at Morton Street near Juliana Place in Williamsburg, police said.
Authorities said the 13-year-old was struck in the heel of his shoe and the 16-year-old was struck somewhere on his body, though it wasn't clear where. Neither was seriously injured.
Police said there were no witnesses, no cars at the scene and the suspects did not say anything to the victims before or after firing the paintballs.
Police say it was the second attack of its kind within a week. Authorities say a Hasidic man was struck in the shoulder with a paintball on Kent Avenue near Hewes Street on March 23.
The man was not seriously injured.
It was not immediately clear if the two paintball shootings were linked, but both are being investigated as possible hate crimes, authorities said
Authorities said the 13-year-old was struck in the heel of his shoe and the 16-year-old was struck somewhere on his body, though it wasn't clear where. Neither was seriously injured.
Police said there were no witnesses, no cars at the scene and the suspects did not say anything to the victims before or after firing the paintballs.
Police say it was the second attack of its kind within a week. Authorities say a Hasidic man was struck in the shoulder with a paintball on Kent Avenue near Hewes Street on March 23.
The man was not seriously injured.
It was not immediately clear if the two paintball shootings were linked, but both are being investigated as possible hate crimes, authorities said
Kolos Choir singing at a Sheva Brochos
Kolos Choir a new upcoming group, singing at a sheva brochos in Spinka Hall in Boro Park. Dovid Kish on the keys
Boys Town Jerusalem - Ma Nishtana - Music Video
Established in 1948 to provide a home and education for young immigrants to the newly-created State of Israel, Boys Town Jerusalem has become one of the country's largest and most respected educational institutions.
Boys Town was founded by Alexander S. Linchner, a Brooklyn-born rabbi who, after the Holocaust, devoted his life to building a school for the children of immigrants who poured into Israel from countries around the world. His goal: providing them with a quality education that would prepare them to build the State of Israel with technological skill and traditional Jewish idealism.
Watch Boys Town Students Perform Ma Nishtana
Boys Town was founded by Alexander S. Linchner, a Brooklyn-born rabbi who, after the Holocaust, devoted his life to building a school for the children of immigrants who poured into Israel from countries around the world. His goal: providing them with a quality education that would prepare them to build the State of Israel with technological skill and traditional Jewish idealism.
Watch Boys Town Students Perform Ma Nishtana
Chaim Meir Erps Calling Up Chossen Kallah
CME (Chaim Meir Erps) Calling Up Chossen Kalla In English At A Mitzva Tantz
Shwekey & Shabat Live In Nokia - Vehi Sheamda
Live In Nokia Stadium in Israel 5773
Yakov Shwekey and Israeli Superstar Shlomi Shabat
Yakov Shwekey and Israeli Superstar Shlomi Shabat
Blue Melody ft. Chaim D. Berson & Zemiros Choir
Performance: Blue Melody Group
Vocalist: Chaim Dovid Berson
Choir: The Zemiros Group
Mix & Master: Roar Recording (Aryeh Kunstler)
Video & Edit: Motty Engel
Composed by Yossi Green, Recorded by MBD - The Double Album - 1990
Vocalist: Chaim Dovid Berson
Choir: The Zemiros Group
Mix & Master: Roar Recording (Aryeh Kunstler)
Video & Edit: Motty Engel
Composed by Yossi Green, Recorded by MBD - The Double Album - 1990
Man Flies Overboard When Massive Wave Slams Boat
As a pro surfer, Mark Healey is used to wiping out. But he never thought he'd experience anything like this.
Incredible footage shows Healey on a fishing boat off the coast of California when a massive wave crashes into the vessel. Healey goes flying off the deck and into the water.
Healey, who was amazingly OK after the epic wipeout, explained that it was a split second decision for him to leap for it when he saw the boat was going to be slammed by the wave.
"Typically, in a potential maritime disaster, the best idea is to stay with the boat," Healey said. "But I really didn't feel like getting smashed around like an ice cube in a shaker, so I looked to my friends to the left and right of me and just told them, 'I don't know about you guys, but I'm jumping.'"
Luckily, Healey was fine after his leap of faith and the boat wasn't capsized by the wave.
Incredible footage shows Healey on a fishing boat off the coast of California when a massive wave crashes into the vessel. Healey goes flying off the deck and into the water.
Healey, who was amazingly OK after the epic wipeout, explained that it was a split second decision for him to leap for it when he saw the boat was going to be slammed by the wave.
"Typically, in a potential maritime disaster, the best idea is to stay with the boat," Healey said. "But I really didn't feel like getting smashed around like an ice cube in a shaker, so I looked to my friends to the left and right of me and just told them, 'I don't know about you guys, but I'm jumping.'"
Luckily, Healey was fine after his leap of faith and the boat wasn't capsized by the wave.
Honig & Malchus Sing New Song - Tanna Devei Eliyahu
Isaac Honig & Malchus Choir with Hamenagnim Orchestra Sing a New Song - Tanna Devei Eliyahu Song Composed by Dirshu Fonder Rabbi David Hofstedter, at Dirshu’s Daf Hayomi B’Halacha Siyum at Yad Eliyahu, Yerushalayim on Tuesday March 24 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Yumi Lowy & Yedidim - Second Dance - AT Production
Yumi Lowy & Yedidim Choir Singing The "Second Dance set "At a Wedding in the Hilton Meadowlands On March 8, 2015 Conducted by Yisroel Lamm an Aaron Teitelbaum Production
Weatherman Finds Out Why Suit Felt So Tight
A Minneapolis weatherman made an entire newsroom crack up in laughter after he realized he left hanger in his suit and pulled it out on air.
Steve Frazier was sitting at the news desk with two anchors when he realized his suit was fitting a bit tighter than usual.
Midway through a comment on cold weather, Frazier stops and apologies, reaching into the back of his suit jacket, only to find a wire hanger. The news anchors burst into laughter on live TV as Frazier sets the hanger on the desk, saying that he thought the suit was feeling tight because of a button.
Frazier then cut to the weather map, attempting to continue the weather roundup, but his laughs got the best of him.
Steve Frazier was sitting at the news desk with two anchors when he realized his suit was fitting a bit tighter than usual.
Midway through a comment on cold weather, Frazier stops and apologies, reaching into the back of his suit jacket, only to find a wire hanger. The news anchors burst into laughter on live TV as Frazier sets the hanger on the desk, saying that he thought the suit was feeling tight because of a button.
Frazier then cut to the weather map, attempting to continue the weather roundup, but his laughs got the best of him.
Video Comparing Rockland to Nazi Germany
A five-minute video comparing Rockland County to Nazi-occupied Germany is creating controversy.
The video takes aim at a Facebook page called “Block the Block Vote,” which advocates against the influence of the Orthodox bloc vote in Rockland.
The video, “The Jew in Rockland County,” compares imagery used on the page to anti-Semitic rhetoric used by the Nazis before the Holocaust. The narrator says in the video that the Orthodox Jewish community in Rockland “lives under constant fear, facing harassment and intimidation.”
The video was produced on behalf of the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council, whose founder told the Journal News it should have been made months, if not years, ago to expose the hatred Jews face in Rockland.
The Jew in Rockland
The video takes aim at a Facebook page called “Block the Block Vote,” which advocates against the influence of the Orthodox bloc vote in Rockland.
The video, “The Jew in Rockland County,” compares imagery used on the page to anti-Semitic rhetoric used by the Nazis before the Holocaust. The narrator says in the video that the Orthodox Jewish community in Rockland “lives under constant fear, facing harassment and intimidation.”
The video was produced on behalf of the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council, whose founder told the Journal News it should have been made months, if not years, ago to expose the hatred Jews face in Rockland.
The Jew in Rockland
Exclusive Look at Plans For New Air Force One
Boeing 747 planes become Air Force One when the commander in chief is aboard. The current planes are getting old, and the Pentagon wants to buy new ones. CBS News' Mark Albert reports from behind the scenes on how for the first time the military may buy three 747s to replace the current two.
Bereaved Father's Message
Arutz Sheva paid a visit to Gabriel Sassoon, the bereaved father who tragically lost seven of his young children in a fire last Shabbat caused by a hot place malfunction at the family's home in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
Sassoon, who is currently sitting the traditional shiva period of seven days of intense mourning for his children in New York, remarked on the great outpouring of support from the Jewish community seen in huge turnouts at the funeral preparations in New York and then the burial in Jerusalem.
Following the tragedy there has been a "great awakening and opening of the hearts, and I don't want this opportunity to go to waste," he said. "I see how great the people really are, and that we are really one deep inside."
"Remember to love and live with love, if everything is lived with love it's a labor of life, it's a pleasure," Sassoon urged.
Speaking about the 3,000-year-old capital of the Jewish people where he buried seven of his children, he remarked "Jerusalem is for me the center of the world...it's the most spiritual place there is, where the Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple - ed.) is going to be rebuilt in the future. ...It's the heart of the Jewish people."
"I raised my kids to be pure and holy and that's the place I wanted for my kids to be. My kids grew up there, I bought next to them spots for me and my wife and my living daughter and her future husband," Sassoon said.
Of his seven children who died, Elian (16), David (12), Rivka (11), Yehoshua (10), Moshe (8), Sara (6), and Yaakov (5), the bereaved father said "they're all one."
"Hashem took them all together because they loved each other so much they're really one, Hashem made a whole bouquet of roses because they're really one."
Sassoon noted that he hopes to collect stories about his children from those who knew them and put them together into a book in their memory.
Ahead of World War Two Sassoon's family fled from Syria to Japan, where he grew up. At the tender age of 16 he lost his mother, and later on he left to study Torah in Jerusalem, before marrying and eventually relocating to New York.
Sassoon, who is currently sitting the traditional shiva period of seven days of intense mourning for his children in New York, remarked on the great outpouring of support from the Jewish community seen in huge turnouts at the funeral preparations in New York and then the burial in Jerusalem.
Following the tragedy there has been a "great awakening and opening of the hearts, and I don't want this opportunity to go to waste," he said. "I see how great the people really are, and that we are really one deep inside."
"Remember to love and live with love, if everything is lived with love it's a labor of life, it's a pleasure," Sassoon urged.
Speaking about the 3,000-year-old capital of the Jewish people where he buried seven of his children, he remarked "Jerusalem is for me the center of the world...it's the most spiritual place there is, where the Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple - ed.) is going to be rebuilt in the future. ...It's the heart of the Jewish people."
"I raised my kids to be pure and holy and that's the place I wanted for my kids to be. My kids grew up there, I bought next to them spots for me and my wife and my living daughter and her future husband," Sassoon said.
Of his seven children who died, Elian (16), David (12), Rivka (11), Yehoshua (10), Moshe (8), Sara (6), and Yaakov (5), the bereaved father said "they're all one."
"Hashem took them all together because they loved each other so much they're really one, Hashem made a whole bouquet of roses because they're really one."
Sassoon noted that he hopes to collect stories about his children from those who knew them and put them together into a book in their memory.
Ahead of World War Two Sassoon's family fled from Syria to Japan, where he grew up. At the tender age of 16 he lost his mother, and later on he left to study Torah in Jerusalem, before marrying and eventually relocating to New York.
Dedicated Parents: Bald Eagles Brave Deep Snow
In an impressive feat of parenting, two bald eagles managed to keep their eggs incubated and warm during a winter squall in Pennsylvania that left them up to their necks in snow. The eagles took turns caring for the eggs, somehow managing to flutter their way out of the snow to allow the other to take a shift.
"Eagles, and many other types of birds, are well-suited for even the snowiest of winters; their feathers are fantastically insulating, and they can lift and lower their feathers to regulate heat. Even better, they have a single patch on their bellies that aren’t covered in feathers, to enable easier transferring of heat from the mother eagle to the eggs."
Watch the incredible time-lapse video of the eagles braving the storm,
"Eagles, and many other types of birds, are well-suited for even the snowiest of winters; their feathers are fantastically insulating, and they can lift and lower their feathers to regulate heat. Even better, they have a single patch on their bellies that aren’t covered in feathers, to enable easier transferring of heat from the mother eagle to the eggs."
Watch the incredible time-lapse video of the eagles braving the storm,
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