tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939468751023045882024-03-05T06:13:04.243-08:00Welcome to Pantufla-Pillowpharm...The Blog!Pantufla Pillowpharmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16977715325139460892noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493946875102304588.post-53567222371998281992015-05-25T20:11:00.000-07:002015-05-25T20:11:49.095-07:00Pantufla Pillowpharm at the Artemis Film Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pantufla Pillowpharm is a proud sponsor of the 2015 Artemis Women in Action Film Festival. The Pharm provided BOLSAS as the Celebrity and Judges Swag Bag for the inaugural event. Niel and I also donated our time on the final day. We screened some pretty amazing films and made new friends. We wish all involved continued success and look forward to future events. </div>
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Stunt actress and author Angela Meryl (pictured left). She was the stunt double for Vivica Fox in the Kill Bill series. She recently released her book "STUNTS: The How To Handbook"</div>
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Melanie Wise (pictured left) - Founder of the AWIAFF and actor.</div>
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Actor Kristanna Loken and her date Antonio Villaraigosa.</div>
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And then these goofballs on the red carpet. Thanks to Sean Marlon Newcombe (pictured left), Co-Founder of AWIAFF, for the opportunity to be a part of this great event. Yes, the product placement was intentional.</div>
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Pantufla Pillowpharmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16977715325139460892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493946875102304588.post-57986314589044093812015-04-02T11:24:00.000-07:002015-04-02T11:24:07.286-07:00Be a Super Hero! Save the Planet!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Starting our second week in Israel, we've done a lot yet, not having done too much at the same time...it's weird like that. Time travels differently in Israel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At this point, we've connected with the first in a series of holidays. We have a few days off until the next holiday, so let's explore! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our concierge was explaining that in Israel, healthier fare is more available and less expensive. He said most fast food is expensive in Israel. It's true. The cost of a "Value" meal is $11.00. The cost of a Shwarma with all the pickled/brined veggies you can eat and a drink is about $6 with tip. If the Shwarma place is really good and you want to return, tip them nicely. They'll remember you and you'll swear your shwarma is getting heavier every time you order one. I'm pretty sure the last one I ate from my fave place (you'll see it soon) was 2 pounds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For any warm blooded American, no visit to a foreign country is complete until you've graced their McDonalds. There aren't very many Golden Arches of Americanism in Israel, but they are the largest fast food chain in Israel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some restaurants are Kosher and will not serve dairy or be open on Shabbat/Jewish festivals. Others such as this one in Tel Aviv has everything for everyone...except Pork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Checking out the menu here. We've got three "classic" combos: The New York, The Brazil, and I can't remember the third.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Throughout my worldly travels, I've always taken a picture of the trash receptacles at McD's. They used to say "Thank You" in the host language, but I'm guessing by the picture further explanation was needed. Nice pants, dude.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many two/three stories apartments are being rebuilt as skyscraping communities. They're home apartments that you buy, like in New York. They have all the modern conveniences that Westernized immigrants can enjoy upon they're decision to move to Israel. Niel and I checked out some of the prices...Oy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> In the Universe, there exists the Law and Energy that is Cause and Effect. Nothing happens in our life that isn't triggered somehow by our own influence. Being armed with this knowledge, we were met with Forces that made our attempts to visit the Old City of Jerusalem, especially the Western Wall, very difficult. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arriving at the Jerusalem bus terminal, we are greeted with our first siting of a Kosher McD's. No milkshakes or cheeseburgers at this location. They're distinguishable from non-Kosher McD's by putting the Golden Arches in a Blue Square (see pic of McD's in Tel Aviv). Jerusalem is a very orthodox city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is northern entrance to the Old City. It's called the Damascus Gate in English, but in Hebrew it's Sha'ar Schem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This gate is located in the Muslim quarter of the Old City. When you walk in, you go through the "Shuk", the market place. We weren't prepared for this and walking through the Shuk is like shopping in Tijuana. Vendors can be very aggressive and don't take no for an answer, especially if you look like a Westerner. Don't be afraid to state a strong no and walk away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Leaving the Old City for a moment to head to Mt. Scopus at the University. It is a hilltop view point that looks across the Kidron Valley towards the once erected Holy Temple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As it turns out, Mt. Scopus is significant because of it's location. It offers an uninterrupted view of the spot where the Holy Temple was (now Dome of the Rock - gold domed building).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love irony and this picture is no exception. This building is the Dome of the Rock. Anytime a Jewish person wishes to see where the Holy Temple was before it was destroyed, they only need to look at this Muslim mosque that was built in it's place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just to show how busy Israel is during the Holy Days, if you look towards the bottom of the picture, you can see all the tour buses parked along the Old City walls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are the gates that lead to the King Solomon's stables. I was more fascinated by the fact that the shrubs grow through the carved rocks that form the wall. Trees also grow out of rock walls. AMAZING!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Holy Days are a mash up of Dr. David Bowman/James Bond. Flying to Israel was like traveling on the Discovery One to Jupiter. Rosh Hashanah is the EVA pod that takes us to the Jupiter Monolith.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yom Kippur takes us back to the seed level, or molecular level. We travel back in time (individually and as a community) to correct mistakes, cure ourselves of "future ailments" (in the present moment to our "past" embryonic state), and get a chance to start over again. This time we're armed with more knowledge. "I wish I knew then what I know now" doesn't have to be true anymore. This is what is happening on the spiritual level.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"...The Zohar explains that man has two bodies: One that is spiritual and connected to the Tree of Life, and another than is physical and connected to the illusion of limitation, restriction, and disease. During sleep, the soul is released from the restriction of physical desire, and in this state of freedom, it can recharge and refresh itself with energy of the 99% realm. Sleep therefore liberates both the soul and the body. At the time the world was created, all the tools man required to win the battle against the negative forces were created as well. The reason man has not won this battle lies in the fact that he is unaware of these tools and has yet to make use of them."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Sawing (nesirah) is a term used to describe this spiritual experience in physical terms, the soul leaving the body"...[On Yom Kippur], "Through Sawing, we are able to detach ourselves from our bodies, for both the body and its sin are connected to each other by desire to receive for the self alone"..."According to Kabbalistic teaching, when "Satan" stands before the Supernal Court and enumerates a person's sins, he looks down and sees that person's body cast away without life, for its soul and inner quality have left it during the process of Sawing. But if this is true, what is the point of judging a dead man? The reason is that once this viewing takes place, Satan withdraws, disregards the man, and moves on to the next case." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">..."So why come to the war room (aka synagogue) to pray or listen to the Shofar? We have heard that the Shofar stuns Satan and blurs his senses. But how does it do so?"..."The answer is that the Shofar confuses Satan not by hitting him, but by Sawing off our physical body so that Satan is fooled into thinking that the body is no more than a corpse, the affairs of which are no longer worthy of discussion in the Upper Courts." - Rav P.S. Berg Days of Power pages 102 - 105.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This stuff is pretty deep. This is the opportunity before we're "reborn" at Sukkot to work out the Big Picture plan for the next 12 month. This is why Yom Kippur is considered the most important (thus Holy) day of the Cosmic year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another great explanation from Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi stated in his book "Kabbalah and Exodus" is that this holiday allows such a shift in the cosmos that the celestial realms can bring down blessings onto Earth through Souls (that's us on Yom Kippur) that are willing to ascend up out of the earthly limitations and glimpse the Upper Worlds, if only for one day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because women are spiritually more elevated than men, women do not touch the Torah scroll. The Energy of the Torah is Female, so women gain nothing from touching it, but men absolutely need this Light, so women give up front place seating so the men can have easier, more direct access to the Torah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the physical level, we fast from sundown to sundown (no food or water). we don't bathe, have "relations" or wear leather. We are one with the Angels on this day. The only meal we need is provided to us by The Light via the Torah. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another great example of this from Z'ev Ben Shimon Halevi's "Kabbalah and Exodus"..."Kabbalah does not train its practitioners to leave this earth before their time. It takes the individual up to a level in order that they might become a channel for the higher worlds to flow through and down in an act of unification. In this way, the lowest levels of Existence may be permeated with a consciousness of soul, spirit and Divinity."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was a time when people threw rocks at Karen Berg for daring to open the teachings of Kabbalah to all people, especially women and children. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She is a highly elevated Soul, a teacher with a direct line to Wisdom, and very approachable. She always says to us, "Come say Hi. I don't bite".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's amazing to be in Israel during the High Holy Days. Each holiday has it's own energy that is amazing, but Yom Kippur took me by surprise. Rather than being a solemn day of fasting and regret, it's a day of celebration at the opportunity to begin anew with a clean slate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Go Out and CELEBRATE!!! Ride your bikes in the middle of the street. WALK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. Sit on the sidewalk or bus stop with your friends. Yom Kippur serves a dual purpose in that it forces everyone to come outside and engage with the community. It felt like a giant block party. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next morning, time for "Second Meal", or the morning Torah portion. Initially, we were going to connect at the Kabbalah Center in Tel Aviv, but I guess being the trend-setters that Niel and I are, they decided to make it an international event and invite the global community. This took our event from a cozy 200 people to about 1,000, meaning a bigger venue. Here I am with Kabbalah student from Los Angeles, Julia Leeson and my lovely Angel that The Light brought to me from the Kabbalah study group in the Philippines, Sarah Edlynn Frondoso-Ng. Sarah and I met and bonded at Kaparot. Now we're on our way to the Port of Tel Aviv, Hangar 11 for the rest of our spiritual meals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this storage house called Binah (think of it as a celestial Costco), our Perfected Selves exist. The perfected part of ourselves that has anything and everything we could need or want. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our mission in these 24 hours is to: elevate to Binah; connect with our Perfected Selves and go over the game plan for the incoming year; select all the tools necessary to get the job done; submit our intentions (or as I call it, "spiritual paperwork") to The Light. Once The Light has received our submission for the incoming year, much like Santa Claus, It starts bundling our "gifts" and getting them ready for delivery to us. How it gets delivered to us is a whole other holiday :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the first time I've witnessed this, but the Mother walks in with the baby on a pillow. She hands the baby to the women of the community. They pass the baby to each other until it reaches the Father, who is waiting with the Mohel (the man trained to perform circumcision).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"...watch me (Soul) paste this pathetic palooka (Ego and Satan) with a powerful, paralyzing, poifect, pachydoimus percussion pitch (101 Shofar blast)".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The importance of taking this tour on this day was significant. Kabbalah teaches that the Souls of the Righteous leave our Earthly realm for a week during the High Holy Days to do work in the Spiritual realms during Sukkot. This was the last chance to visit with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">One thing to note is that sacred places in the Holy Land are always split up between the Men's Side and the Women's side. The Men's side usually has closer/easier access to the cave. Kabbalah teaches that women are more spiritually elevated than men. Women want the men in their lives to excel and do great. This is why the women give up the closest spots to the men.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> We start at the burial site of Rabbi Akiva in Tiberias, Israel. He was the teacher of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. His catchphrase was "Love thy Neighbor as theyself. The rest is commentary." His life was similar to Jesus Christ in that they both taught the same themes, had a gripload of students and were both martyred in their 30's for being revolutionary. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I must say I'm more impressed with Akiva's wife. If I could be 1/4 as selfless as her, this world would be a better place.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Since Rabbi Akiva's burial, a housing structure has been built around his burial cave. This is the Men's side. I snuck in and took this. Very center of this photo, you can see the cave to Rabbi Akiva's burial site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rabbi Meir is known as the Master of Miracles. Tiberius Israel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This entire structure has been built around Rabbi Meir's burial site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rabbi Aba Chalafta and his son Rabbi Yossi. HaRav Berg has a famous connection to this place. He accidentally set the field on fire when his candle fell out of the candle box (housing between the two graves). The Rav's body was brought here for one last visit before his own burial.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The cave where Rabbi Shimon taught his students. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Imagine all the great discussions about God and the Universe that took place in this lowly, unassuming spot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Inside Rabbi Shimon's school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is more than just a cave. It is a classroom where Rabbi Shimon imparted great secrets of the Universe to his students.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">These are not grave markers, these are the seats that Rabbi Shimon's students sat on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The entrance to Rabbi Shimon's cave. It has been reinforced since 200 C.E.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The famous synagogue of the Ari. We've heard this location mentioned every Shabbat and we were finally there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The town of Tzfat is known for being one of the four holy cities in Israel because of it's Kabbalah studies. It's also known for being an artist colony.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here is the men's access to HaAri's marker.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While HaRav Berg was in the physical, he connected with a gentleman who would maintain the gravesite of The Ari. HaRav wanted to be a part as much as possible and gave financial assistance to the gentleman for many years to keep the site clean and nice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This very gentleman prayed a blessing over Niel during our visit. Now we have 2 degrees of separation from The Ari.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mikveh of The Ari.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks to HaRav Berg and his wife Karen, I am free to learn the secrets of the Universe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's not just us. You'll see soon that many people from all parts of the Earth owe thanks to HaRav and Karen. Where many have sought to keep us blind and placidly asleep, HaRav Berg means to awaken us and stir us to action.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It might seem ironic that we're paying respect to a man that taught immortality by visiting his gravesite, but when you experience the Rav Berg's Hilulah, you can see that the true concept of immortality is not living forever in our physical bodies, but about the impact you make with the short time that you have the current physical body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On a separate trip, we had the merit to attend HaRav Berg's Hilulah in Tzfat. Hilulah translates to Day of Joy. A Tzadikim would choose to leave our physical world on a holiday. this causes the students to be joyful, rather than sad. As you'll see from the pictures below, that HaRav had students from all over the globe attend his Hilulah. We met fellow Kabbalah students from Europe, Russia, Africa, The Phillipines, South America, Canada and others from the U.S. We are his legacy. That's how you achieve Immortality.</span></div>
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<br />Pantufla Pillowpharmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16977715325139460892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493946875102304588.post-67198956551997202682014-11-23T13:27:00.001-08:002014-11-23T13:29:38.201-08:00Pantufla Pillowpharm at the Ventura Flea Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFgNpQi8WXDo4uej0CfIGYahstAag1RFE6xhhiy_PUcwAP21Z0XoXXeK2-C8HB5gVTzJ1S1FIACcjzDlCrmeLhQuVunO6c_WnJGPenKdXr7V2HdBsOSXo0wadqOcjlPWgbWRCGJ0kTD4/s1600/20141123_061143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFgNpQi8WXDo4uej0CfIGYahstAag1RFE6xhhiy_PUcwAP21Z0XoXXeK2-C8HB5gVTzJ1S1FIACcjzDlCrmeLhQuVunO6c_WnJGPenKdXr7V2HdBsOSXo0wadqOcjlPWgbWRCGJ0kTD4/s640/20141123_061143.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78D8R3_DIZbtTAzmiF3Oh5mxfKTgqYXUNK1PorJxdzYoUeca7RSyR0Ci8iu2J3EdQb1ZbBypRAnH3qxtwmF4MQAVa1HTJonSxCplyIPIQ8Ku5Wa_n2zHtvD-ggmzRYfHl2TgZxtu5Ft0/s1600/20141123_061556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78D8R3_DIZbtTAzmiF3Oh5mxfKTgqYXUNK1PorJxdzYoUeca7RSyR0Ci8iu2J3EdQb1ZbBypRAnH3qxtwmF4MQAVa1HTJonSxCplyIPIQ8Ku5Wa_n2zHtvD-ggmzRYfHl2TgZxtu5Ft0/s640/20141123_061556.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuH5idvEqVrG1F5qlpf16ORUR4vv5BJekqEO0xWO6iifVzgFyDrDt7nmHCIJe3zrwjOK1YH7eO3n4YM5jgg5rXx6xIf66HZeslrxwSFb43STMq-07jXVX-pXwNxC7dDiXX8Wd-T6oYeE/s1600/20141123_061538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuH5idvEqVrG1F5qlpf16ORUR4vv5BJekqEO0xWO6iifVzgFyDrDt7nmHCIJe3zrwjOK1YH7eO3n4YM5jgg5rXx6xIf66HZeslrxwSFb43STMq-07jXVX-pXwNxC7dDiXX8Wd-T6oYeE/s640/20141123_061538.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1gkpeqZbPiHTG5uIxPp0uOd5FoeRCW-HVOOfe-jraMizU2b169zxPQCRycpqzPvu9gtO9hjJGCRLFKWbiiep4WpQ3B_6dFWazJAMjwZStx9q-yLtIExSaXjlGBWdrQkueQPjd45NcM4/s1600/20141123_061645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1gkpeqZbPiHTG5uIxPp0uOd5FoeRCW-HVOOfe-jraMizU2b169zxPQCRycpqzPvu9gtO9hjJGCRLFKWbiiep4WpQ3B_6dFWazJAMjwZStx9q-yLtIExSaXjlGBWdrQkueQPjd45NcM4/s640/20141123_061645.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjU9UTj865ymBethY8CVlRSDhyphenhyphen_Pn1ROFUJT7w2inY6YJc0JwVNBTKTAw6jBF8EOiAmR8qY53UlIZ6YtzNBKT1l2Dr-mp6PuPnSrsmb5_oEbdlLQXrt3J2S4pc2OJGrTTWfC6b3RjhuIg/s1600/20141123_062633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjU9UTj865ymBethY8CVlRSDhyphenhyphen_Pn1ROFUJT7w2inY6YJc0JwVNBTKTAw6jBF8EOiAmR8qY53UlIZ6YtzNBKT1l2Dr-mp6PuPnSrsmb5_oEbdlLQXrt3J2S4pc2OJGrTTWfC6b3RjhuIg/s640/20141123_062633.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcX9ECQrKxaQX00nSjj6-O-5UYyznV5NhyphenhyphenDa-4FIZ8dv4dxIYa1vSDUGS3fqFEmdn8O7crxHPoRC5675akBBxJihDPkwdJKycdrE9dOinXcMx-aD4QOXeZGduKwH_jYoZKkmJTyzmpHA/s1600/20141123_065658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcX9ECQrKxaQX00nSjj6-O-5UYyznV5NhyphenhyphenDa-4FIZ8dv4dxIYa1vSDUGS3fqFEmdn8O7crxHPoRC5675akBBxJihDPkwdJKycdrE9dOinXcMx-aD4QOXeZGduKwH_jYoZKkmJTyzmpHA/s640/20141123_065658.jpg"> </a> </div>Pantufla Pillowpharmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16977715325139460892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493946875102304588.post-59168007315463266182014-11-13T19:49:00.000-08:002014-11-13T19:49:13.931-08:00Niel and Sandra's Excellent Adventure - Rosh Hashanah and beyond...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rabbi <b>Yehuda Ashlag</b> (1885—1954) or <b>Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag</b> also known as the <b>Baal Ha-Sulam</b> "Author of the Ladder" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ashlag's only mission in life was to connect people to the teachings of Torah for a happier, more fulfilled life. I love reading this guy's books and recommend "The Wisdom of Truth" by Michael Berg. He could take the most complex of human issues or emotions and explain them with simplicity...and THEN, offer solutions on how to end calamity, both small and great. This guy rocks my socks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">He ran Yeshiva Kol Yehuda (Ashlag's school) and, get this, served as the chief rabbi for the <i>Histadrut</i></span><span style="color: black;"> - the Israeli labor union! That's like Billy Graham as the chief pastor of the Teamsters</span>! Anyhoo, "this guy" brought many secular Israelis back to Judaism (hence the B.G.ref).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In 1962 Rabbi Brandwein met Rabbi Philip Berg, a family relative. Rabbi Berg became his closest disciple and eventually his successor. Their close relationship is documented <span family="SANSSERIF" lang="0" style="color: black;"> in handwritten letters between R' Brandwein and R' Berg called <span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle">Beloved of My Soul by Michael Berg.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Karen Berg did the unthinkable when she told Rav Berg she wanted to study Kabbalah and he did the unimaginable when he decided to teach her and then run "the center" along with her. Today, the continuation of teachings as well as revealing new truths about our Universe are available to every single person, regardless of gender or beliefs. It all leads to one single truth: Love thy neighbor as thy self - it's not just a nice phrase, it's a technological tool (there's that James Bond ref. creeping in).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ta-Da! Mexican food. It was actually pretty good. I asked the waiter if the owner was Mexican and he said no. Just two Israeli guys went to Mexico and loved the food so much, they opened a restaurant and try to keep it as authentic as possible. They flavorings are good, but Limes are not native to Israel. I ordered the Chili Lime Rice and he said that most Israelis don't order it since they haven't acquired a taste for Lime...yet! I'm one of the few who order it (apparently rice is not a big staple in Israel either) so it was made special for me :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Since Mexican food is a novelty to the Middle East, I'll let you guess the price of this platter of tacos(not including the rice)? If you said $16.00, then you would be correct! With the rice and the beer, the whole bill was only $40.00, but it's Mexican food! We ate, we larfed at the bill, and decided to stick to less expensive indigenous nutrients.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hey Pharm Phans. Here are some of the photos from our first trip to Israel. For such a small country, there is so much to see. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We took a gripload of pictures, so rather than dish them all out at once (and kill Google's servers), we're going to publish them as a series. This way we can savor the moments and remember the good stuff. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Here is our Space/Time capsule. Flown by former Israeli military, so you know it's safe!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">El Al's slogan is, "It's not just an airline, it's Israel", well brother, they ain't kiddin'. From the crying babies to the Chasidic guys that would pray their afternoon/evening/morning prayers at the front, middle, and back of the plane, we got a 15 hour crash course (on the most crowded flight), so we were ready for ANYTHING!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Yay! We arrived in Tel Aviv. If you see the picture below, as a L.A. City Girl, I felt right at home looking outside my hotel window. No culture shock here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Here is the loverly hotel that we stayed at during our entire visit. Here is my review on TripAdvisor - </span><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g293984-d3245562-r235956879-Central_Hotel-Tel_Aviv_Tel_Aviv_District.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g293984-d3245562-r235956879-Central_Hotel-Tel_Aviv_Tel_Aviv_District.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">First stop is the Kabbalah Center International in Tel Aviv where we checked on the latest schedule of events and said "Hi" in general. Here is Niel in the bookstore. It's beautiful and a great place to hang out and read.</span></div>
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Pantufla Pillowpharmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16977715325139460892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493946875102304588.post-55980599842509930992014-09-21T09:42:00.000-07:002014-09-21T09:42:57.325-07:00Big Happenings on the Pillowpharm<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Niel and I have been busy working our butts off this summer.
We started the Summer Season with the LA Cuban Festival in Echo Park this May
and were invited back next year. We then joined Vendor’s Row at The Los Angeles
Lotus Festival in Echo Park and got to spend more time in the gorgeous sun, meeting
the locals, listening to soothing Chinese music, and sharing our products…and
were invited back next year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Something new that we tried is the Arts District Flea Market
in Downtown L.A on Colyton Street. It’s a groovy space that encourages and is
looking for pop-up businesses and start-ups. They’re open on weekends only and
have a range of stuff for sale from art to clothing, candles and jewelry, and
is located behind the Urth Café - http://artsdistrictflea.com/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Of course we have to take a moment to say thanks to our
local Wholefoods Markets in Los Angeles for carrying BOLSAS and/or Pantuflas.
We appreciate all they do to get these wonderful products to you. From helping
you find the ultimate comfy pair of Pantuflas, to getting that BOLSAS that
takes the dreary out of your shopping experience, the Wholebody Dept. Crews are
where it’s at.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lastly, where would we be without the internet? As Kip
Dynamite sang…”I love technology”. Anyhoo, you see we have a new website….AND a
new Logo!!! Thank you Dorretha Bennem for doing an AMAHZING job on the site.
Please contact her at </span><a href="http://www.dorrethabennem.com/" target="_parent"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">www.dorrethabennem.com</span></span></a><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> to see the
range of services she provides. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ok, now really “Lastly”, thanks to our family and friends who support
us in every way. You’re all a testament to our progress and we want to make you
proud.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have exciting things happening right now. Niel and I are going on a
pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Seems like forever since we finalized the plans,
and now it’s finally here. Send lots of Infinite Love and Gratitude. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As if all that weren’t enough, we’ve made a “Big Move” and we’ll tell
you more about it when we return from our trip and everything is organized. In the movie biz, we call that.................................. a cliff-hanger :P</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">That’s all for now. We’re excited to share our experiences with you in
this blog. Feel free to REPLY and get a dialogue going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hooray to New Beginnings!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sandra & Niel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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