TTT :: Olam Haba? • Country Yossi

From his 2010 album "Ride Again"—20 years in the making—comes this piece of news:

You won't have a place in Olam Haba. They won't let you in.

Elan, Elan - Country Yossi

Today is the last "official" day to bless Hashem for not forgetting any details in His rush to, you know, create a world.

ברוך אתה ה אלוקינו מלך העולם שלא חיסר בעולמו כלום וברא בו בריות טובות ואילנות טובות ליהנות בהם בני אדם

Blessed are You Hashem, King of the universe; You've left no thing lacking in Your world; You created within it good creations and fresh trees for mankind to enjoy.

If you eat, pray or love near Lubavitch World Headquarters, there's a cherry tree in front of the Rebbe's office upon which to bless. If you don't, the cherry tree is still there, but you may have trouble getting to it.



We like that Country Yossi composed both the melody and the English lyrics to this song based on a Gemoro blessing trees. We once discussed that Gemoro, I believe.

Elokai Neshama - Kivi & Tuki

Elokai Neshomo has been duly and daily noted in the background spirit of this blog for its lovability.

It is, to me, one of the most humbling and empowering ways to start every morning: My God,* You gave my soul to me clean; You made it; You designed it; You made it live**...and you'll know when it has run its course. Then you'll take it off the scene to be returned in a new form for a new purpose. So, so long as it is in THIS place by YOUR choice: Thank you. And let us rock and roll.


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*Now you can't throw out our blog. **If you are Peretz, you read that "LIE-v" as you should have.