Incense for the Third Temple: Avraham Sand is a master aromatherapist who has been traveling the world for over two decades to create his own organic essential oils. He has trained an army of aromatherapists in person and through his online courses and authored Mystical Aromatherapy: The Divine Gift of Fragrance. In addition to his more than 120 essential oils, he offers a Temple Incense set composed of the eleven spices used to make the incense in Solomon’s Temple. Avraham sees the aroma of the ketoret as a sensory gateway to redemption. “The ketoret (Temple incense) is the fragrance that elevates every person to the highest level of consciousness,” Avraham explained. Avraham cited the Jewish source who teaches that in the story of the Garden of Eden, all the senses except for one are mentioned – sight, touch, taste, and hearing ( Genesis 3:6-8). Only the sense of smell is missing from this story. The sages learn that the sense of smell was not tainted in the Garden of Eden and remained in its original pure state, unsullied by sin. The Talmud (Brachot 43:b) teaches that fragrance is the only thing the soul derives pleasure but the body does not. Indeed, Jews bless over pleasant fragrances just as we bless over food and drink. “The ketoret is the most perfect fragrance and is the fragrance of the Garden of Eden,” Avraham said. “This will be the fragrance of the Messiah." . . . we aren’t allowed to burn the ketoret without the Temple and the Golden Altar.” Avraham also explained that the ketoret was archetypal medicine. Avraham explained that modern perfumes and fragrances are manufactured, mostly from petrochemicals, to mimic the natural odors but because they are manmade, they lack the health benefits. “Before commercial perfumes, doctors and healers were the perfumers,” Avraham said. “Because perfume was medicine. It was for the body and soul. That is why it was a central element in the Temple. And in the Third Temple, the ketoret will be natural, precisely as described in the Torah. Palestinians face uncertainty over Abbas’ successor as leader's health declines: As PA president's public appearances become rarer, speculations grow, and analysts say holding elections is the only way to avoid chaos; 'Palestinian people must be led by democratically produced institutions,' says one expert. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is 86; with persistent rumors of his failing health circulating, and with no designated successor, his death could create a power vacuum in Ramallah. Some 17 years into what was supposed to be a four-year term, Abbas – who now rules by presidential decree – presides over three distinct Palestinian political institutions, each one with its own problems of legitimacy. Abbas holds titles in the PA, the PLO, and the Fatah party. Abbas was elected president of the PA in January 2005. Though his term ended in 2009, he remains in office. https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/r1tuswnkc Terrifying phone call in Istanbul: 'They're waiting to kill you at the hotel: A group of Israeli tourists who went on vacation in Turkey recently have received a phone call from a senior member of the Israeli intelligence community instructing them to return to Israel immediately, Channel 13 News reported. The official told the tourists that they could not even return to the hotel, as Iranian assassins were waiting for them at the hotel to murder them, and informed them that, at that moment, someone would be sent to take them to the Istanbul airport to return to Israel. A friend of a woman who received the ominous warning told Channel 13 News: "On Friday afternoon, she was asked to stay exactly where she was, in the market area and in no uncertain terms not to return to the hotel. An armored vehicle arrived with ten Israeli security guards who accompanied them and travelled with them to the airport. They got on the flight, while all their luggage and belongings stayed at the hotel." The defense establishment believes that there are Iranian squads scattered throughout Turkey, but the focus is on Istanbul, with an emphasis on Israeli tourists, so on Monday the Counter-Terrorism Bureau announced the travel warning level to Istanbul would be raised to Level 4, which is the highest level. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354852 Israel May Unite with Nine Arab Countries to Fight Iran: Bipartisan support in both the US House and the Senate introduced legislation on Thursday whose goal is to create an integrated air defense system to enhance military cooperation between Israel and neighboring Muslim countries for a potential war against Iran. The bill would authorize the US Defense Department to cooperate with Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and the Gulf Cooperation Council. The GCC includes the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman. https://www.israel365news.com/270236/israel-may-unite-with-nine-arab-countries-to-fight-iran/ EU to Resume "Unconditional" Aid to Ramallah: The EU will resume some aid to the Palestinian Authority following a two-year freeze. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Ramallah on Tuesday. The hold-up came about after EU officials mulled conditioning their funding on removing anti-Israel propaganda from PA textbooks. According to von der Leyen, the inciteful material was “dealt with.” “As Team Europe, we are the largest donor in Palestine, with around 600 million euros per year. And I am glad to announce the EU funds for 2021 can now be disbursed rapidly; all the difficulties are gone,” the European Commission President said. https://www.israel365news.com/270354/eu-to-resume-unconditional-aid-to-ramallah/ 
Israeli tourists called by intelligence official to tell them an Iranian squad is waiting for them at their hotel, and they must go to the airport: