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      Tzvi Fishman was awarded the Israel Ministry of Education Prize for Jewish Creativity and Culture
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      Before making Aliyah to Israel, Tzvi Fishman was a Hollywood screenwriter. He has co-authored 4 books with Rabbi David Samson, based on the teachings of Rabbi Kook, Eretz Yisrael, Art of T'shuva, War and Peace, and Torat Eretz Yisrael.

       


      Tevet 13, 5770, 12/30/2009

      Thank G-d I'm Jewish!


      People complain when I remind them of the mitzvah to make aliyah. They complain when I remind them not to watch porn. So let’s talk about something else. Let’s learn something about blessings. Every morning when we wake up, we thank G-d for not having made us a member of some other nation. Why? Here’s an example.

      Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is called Yom HaZicharon, the Day of Remembering.

      A day of remembering G-d

      In contrast, the gentile New Year’s is a day of forgetting, as the song says, “May old acquaintances be forgotten.”

      "Where was I last night?"

      The Jew seeks to remember G-d by making Kiddush.

      A time of sanctification

      The gentile seeks to forget Him by getting stoned drunk.

      A time of forgetting who I was with

      The Jews blow the shofar.

      Blowing the shofar

      The gentiles blow out their brains.

      Blowing out one's brains

      The Jews spends the day praying.

      A time of prayer

      The gentile spends the day puking.

      A time of puking

      On the Jewish New Year, Jews aren’t allowed to engage in sexual relations, even with their wives.

      A day of purity

      On New Year’s Eve, gentiles end up going home with anything that moves.

      "Hey, baby, you're looking pretty good tonight!"

      Blessed be the Almighty for making me a Jew!