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"Where does it say that you have a contract with G-d to have an easy life?"

the Lubavitcher Rebbe



"Failure is not the enemy of success; it is its prerequisite."

Rabbi Nosson Scherman



23 May 2012

The Mountain

Click here to see "When Moses brought the tablets down from the mountain."

Speaking of mountains, Ynet reports about a young Israeli who sacrificed a dream to help someone in need.

Only 300 meters were between Nadav Ben-Yehuda and the title of "the youngest Israeli mountain climber to conquer the Everest summit." But Ben-Yehuda didn't hesitate for a second when he saw a Turkish climber lying unconscious on the ground.
Read more: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4233225,00.html

Rabbi Baruch Taub has an article at INN about the location of Mount Sinai. At the end of the article he relates an incident about Mark Twain.

... In the 1800’s, The Boston Globe advertised a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the grand finale being to scale Mount Sinai and read the 10 Commandments atop the mountain. The price of this sea-mission was exorbitant and could only attract the rich and famous. None-the-less, the paper attracted many potential participants.

Twain wrote a letter to the Globe which put a sudden end to the expedition. He wrote: “Instead of spending a fortune on this trip to climb Mount Sinai and reciting the 10 Commandments on the mountain’s peak, I have a better idea. Save your money, stay home and keep the Commandments in Boston.”
Read full article: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/11687

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