Today’s Enlightening Entertainment will be presented in Hebrew and English, with subtitles in Arabic, Aulacese (Vietnamese), Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mongolian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Thai.

Welcome friendly viewers. Today, we invite you on a trip to Israel, home to over 7.7 million people. A majority of the people living in Israel are Jewish. In fact, Israel is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the world. During a 1999 lecture in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, Supreme Master Ching Hai spoke with enthusiasm about the blessedness of Israel and her people.

Shalom.

God bless you. God bless Israel.

Thank you, thank you for taking care of such a beautiful land, and make it more beautiful every day. “Feels so homey and so artistic, so beautiful!” Yes. Yes, you have been given a very, very beautiful corner of the world because it is stated in the Bible that Israeli people are the chosen ones.

In our two-part program, we are delighted to visit the home of one Israeli family, the Binder family. The Binders kindly invited us to see what an ordinary day is like in their household.

It is a weekday morning in the quiet neighborhood.

Kind and nurturing, Mrs. Orly Binder manages and beautifies the household. Her day usually gets busy from early on, as her daughter and son get ready to go to school. Michal goes to university and the youngest, Ariel, is an elementary school student.

Away for university studying engineering is the Binders’ eldest child, Ben. Mr. Binder is also getting ready to go to work. He is an inventor and electric engineer. His suitcase of patent materials is ready alongside his son’s school bag. Ariel shows us their bags, and also his bedroom.

Here it is written “Ariel’s room,” and I’m Ariel. Here is... Here is also all my room here. This is my computer, here are all my games. And here is my dad’s desk. He sometimes works here on things he has to invent.

For breakfast, the children eat their favorite cereals.

I’m drinking soya milk and it’s very good.

Wow! Michal’s English is very good. Actually, the whole family, though speaking Hebrew at home, can speak English well. Meanwhile, Mrs. Binder helps to pack a sandwich for her daughter.

What should I prepare for you from the… bun with salad?

Bun with salad… Okay.

Wait a minute. One second…

Okay, bon appétit.

Thanks.

You are going to prepare the clothes. I’m going to prepare the clothes for you and you are going to get dressed. Okay?

So I need to wait for Michal ?

No, I have prepared it for you already.

Ah, you have prepared for me.

Have a nice day, my darling. Bye-bye.

Bye, mom.

See you, bye. Have a nice day. I love you… Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye, see you. Bye, have a nice day.

Cut! After eating breakfast, Ariel brushes his teeth. He adjusts his kippah which he and his father wear according to Jewish tradition.

Mr. Binder makes sure they are on time.

Have a nice day, my darling. Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye.

Back at home, Mrs. Binder tends to her younger son as he finishes getting dressed and ready.

Finally ready with Mom’s help, Ariel walks to the bus stop where he meets his school mates. At home, Mrs. Binder sometimes spends her daytime helping out in the community. Today, she is collecting clothes and kid’s games to donate to children in need.

There is a gathering I've got in the mail, on behalf of an institute for children which is called Yemin Ord. This is an institute of children who were totally burned out of their homes, as I learned. So they asked me if I can arrange some things. So yesterday, I had arranged all sorts of games that we don't need. And that's it. I hope it helps them. So I take them now to put in the car.

Children are at the core of Israeli Jewish family life, and are well taken care of in all aspects. Education is an important part of their growing up, and takes place both at school and at home from a young age. It is not surprising that the literacy rate of Israel is 97%. In the afternoon after school, the children are given time to be on their own. Michal does some homework in her room. Ariel does some homework, too, with the help of his dad.

After a hard day’s work, the family is reunited, and get ready for dinner. Since ancient time Israel is known for being the land of seven species, or staple foods: wheat, barley, grapes, figs, dates, pomegranates, and olives. They symbolize the nourishment that the Holy Land bestowed upon the Israeli people. Tonight, Mrs. Binder lovingly prepares a healthy, delicious vegan dinner for the whole family. Let’s join her in the kitchen, where she is cutting fresh vegetables.

This is tahini, which is very healthy. It’s made out of sesame seed. And it's good also for salad dressing. Instead of other oil… it’s less fattening, and healthier. And so I’m using tahini. It's all so traditional, a tradition that’s associated with the Middle-East.

Now, it’s time to set the table.

Okay.

Michal and Ariel help to set the table. Today’s family dinner menu consists of the main course mujadara, a traditional popular dish of rice mixed with lentils. It comes along with two delicious salads: a red beet salad and a delicious salad made of vegetables mixed with tahini. Looks very tasty, doesn’t it?

As the family gathers around the table, Mr. Binder leads the prayer to thank God.

We praise God for blessing the Earth so He can give us the bread and all the foods…..

Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the Universe who brings forth bread from the earth.

Our program, “A Day in the Life of an Israeli Jewish Family,” will continue tomorrow, Wednesday, May 25 on Supreme Master Television’s Enlightening Entertainment. Friendly viewers, thank you for your pleasant company today. Now, please stay tuned to Supreme Master Television for Words of Wisdom, after Noteworthy News. May your heart be peaceful and happy.

Today’s Enlightening Entertainment will be presented in Hebrew and English, with subtitles in Arabic, Aulacese (Vietnamese), Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mongolian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Thai.

Welcome cordial viewers. Today, we continue our program, titled “A Day in the Life of an Israeli Jewish Family.” Yesterday, we followed the Binder family in Hod HaSharon, Israel as they were getting ready for work and school. We watched as the family came together again for a hearty vegan dinner.

We saw how Jewish people give thanks to God for blessing the Earth that nourish through every meal.

“Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the Universe who brings forth bread from the earth. Amen Next, the Binder family is expecting a guest from abroad. Mrs. Binder gets the door as the guest enters. Israeli Jewish people are known for their warm welcome of guests. Their hospitality is said to be a heritage from the Hebrew forefather Abraham. He would sit outside waiting to invite any traveler passing by for a rest in the shade of his tent, and to prepare his guest a nutritious, tasty meal. The tradition carries on. At the Binders’ home, the Mrs. Binder prepares to treat their guest with a specially made vegan cake and some hot tea.

Because in Israel, many keep kosher, it is easier for vegans to find food that has neither meat nor dairy. And here we have, for example, a cake that appears to be dairy but it’s not, it’s suitable for vegans. And it looks very tasty.

Here we'll put some tea, sugar. Brown sugar is good, right?

Everyone is present to entertain the guest, including the gentle family dog. Mr. Binder and his children sing a few fun songs for the guest’s pleasure.

The post comes today, in the red van and… letter with a stamp, maybe it's from my dad, maybe from Tel Aviv, maybe… Alef is a tent, Beth is a house, Gimel it’s a big Camel, What is Dalet, this is a door which opens everything.

Hallo, hallo…

Alef Beth Gimel Dalet…

Hei is splendor Vav is a rose that bloom in my gardens, Zain Hait, both of them it’s a lily bouquet Six and seven years old, Alef Beth Alef Beth, talk with chalk and color, Alef Beth Alef Beth, and emerging in a dodge ball dance, Alef, Alef Beth, 22 letters, Alef Beth.

Music and singing is an important part of Jewish family life. Also very important is remembrance of God in daily life. In a Jewish family, it is the father who is responsible for observing the prayers. Besides being a loving provider for the family, the Jewish dad is a leader and role model in the family’s social, ethical and spiritual life.

In Judaism, you have to pray three times a day, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening. It’s better not to pray alone but pray with ten people. If you do not have ten people, some of the prayers you cannot say. When you do the morning prayer, you also have to wear tallit (prayer shawl) and tefillin, I will show you how it’s done.

Like all Israeli Jewish fathers, Mr. Binder wears tefillin and tallit in the morning prayers. These are signs of remembrance that God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt.

You are allowed to put on tefillin and tallit only when you are 13 years old. And also the prayer is always to the direction of Jerusalem. So all the synagogues in the world are always directed to Jerusalem.

Again, this is called tallit. This is what you put on when you get married, and this is kind of, again, gives you the responsibility of a family. This, you start when you are 13. According to the Judaism when you are 13, this is only when you start to be responsible for your acts. When you are not 13, any mistake or any problem that a kid does, it actually debits his father. When the boy become 13, there is a big ceremony called Bar Mitzvah, and he gets his tefillin, and from this time on, he is responsible for his own acts.

In the Torah, you have 50 chapters, and each week is dedicated to a specific chapter that you read on Saturday. During the week, you read part of the chapter. So after all year, you complete the Torah and then start again in the next year.

“Praised are you, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has made us holy with the mitzvot and instructed us to wear tefillin. Praised are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe whose mitzvoth adds holiness to our life and who gave us the mitzvah to wrap ourselves in tzitzit.”

And this is kind of the bonding between the prayer and his God. The tallit is usually used only if you are married; to show you are married and you have a family and you are in charge of the family. And the prayers are meant to keep the connection between the prayer and God. And this all resembles the time when we had the temple in Jerusalem.

On weekday mornings, Mr. Binder also attends the Shacharit, the traditional Jewish service of morning prayers at the synagogue. Synagogue mean a place to learn together, referring to consecrated spaces that can be used only for the purpose of prayer. Earlier in the day, Mr. Binder stopped by the synagogue for Shacharit before going to work.

Blessed are You, our Lord, King of the Universe, One Who sets free prisoners. Amen.
Blessed are You, our Lord, King of the Universe, One Who straightens bent ones. Amen.
Blessed are You, our Lord, King of the Universe, One Who spreads out the earth upon the waters. Amen.
Blessed are You, our Lord, King of the Universe, One Who prepares the steps of the strong man. Amen.
Blessed are You, our Lord, King of the Universe, One Who fulfilled all my needs. Amen.

And especially to me… it’s like that. I was talking after Gal and Almog…

Ah…

I don’t know…

Yes, but it doesn’t matter…

…and they’re orange.

Here!

No. here, here, this is good, this is good. One more.

This?

Ah, let’s see.

Yes, that one.

Yes, that one. Here, it got hit.

Here’s the other one… stop, stop, stop.

Now let’s take… It is now evening at the Binders’ home. After the nice dinner, it’s time for the family to relax and enjoy one another’s company.

Arial also likes to play with his dad.

The dog Grace enjoys a massage from Michal in the living room. Michal then takes Grace out for a walk around the neighborhood. Other families are also out taking a stroll with their children. Michal and Grace are joined by Michal’s mother as they enjoy the cool early afternoon breeze.

How about a stop at the outdoor market for some fresh fruits and vegetables?

The tomatoes and avocadoes also look very fresh.

Later, the children play a game together before going to bed.

We thank the Binder family from Hod HaSharon, Israel, for your hospitality and kindness in inviting us to your home. We wish you, and all the Israeli people much peace and happiness, in God’s merciful grace.

Gracious viewers, thank you for your pleasant company today. Now, please stay tuned to Supreme Master Television for Words of Wisdom, after Noteworthy News. May we all live together harmoniously in neighborly love.