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Do I Deserve It? The mindset is that the State of Israel is a kind of "service provider" and the citizen is the customer. Once this is the way of thinking, it is also clear what "I deserve", and woe betide those who will not give it to me.
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The Wisdom of Women
One of the special services that the women were able to provide in the construction of the Mishkan was in weaving materials. -
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Is It Time To Rebuild The Temple?
In this week's Parsha, we are commanded to build the temple. According to the Rambam, we should first appoint a king, then destroy Amalek, and then build the temple. -
What do we Receive when we Give?
A weekly Shiur by Rabbi Jonatha Sacks for the weekly portion "Terumah" -
Shlomo’s Wisdom and the Wisdom of His Gentile Friends
Our haftara begins with the statement that Hashem gave wisdom to Shlomo as he had promised (Melachim I, 5:26). The navi actually mentions Shlomo’s wisdom in several p’sukim in this section, stating that he was wiser than other famous wise men and that his wisdom was well-known throughout the world (ibid. 9-11). The wisdom being discussed is “universal” wisdom (the word being connected to the institution of a university), which was studied in the leading academic centers throughout the Middle East.
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