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The Torah study is dedicatedin the memory of
Amram son of Sultana
"Let me leave!" said [the stranger]. "Dawn is breaking."
"I will not let you leave unless you bless me."
"What is your name?"
"Jacob"
"Your name will no longer be said to be Jacob, but Israel ("Yisra'el"). You have become great before God and man. You have won" (Genesis 32:24-29).
The above verses allude to the nature of the relationship between the Jewish people and the nations of the world throughout history. "The actions of the fathers," say the Sages of Israel, "are an indication of what will befall the children."
This world is likened to night. The future redemption will be like the break of dawn and the first rays of morning sun. For many a night-like generation, the ongoing struggle between the Jewish people and the nations of the world has persisted. The Jewish people stand apart - "A nation that dwells alone" (Numbers 23:9), just as Jacob remained alone. The Nation of Israel follows its own unique itinerary, guided by an unswerving faith in the one true God, while the rest of the nations attempt, albeit unsuccessfully, to defeat them.
The success of the nations finds expression in the dislocation of the hip joint. They succeed only in causing the Jewish people to limp. Yet, though they succeed in slowing down the pace of our advance toward the final redemption, they are unable to stop Israel entirely.
The Jewish people are advancing slowly, limping toward the imminent redemption. When it arrives, like the "break of day", all of the nations will admit to the truth of our convictions, and will bless us. Daybreak will arrive and heal us, as it is written, "But unto you that fear My name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings" (Malakhi 3:20).
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The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
Chukat "HOW ENTEBBE STOLE THE BICENTENNIAL
The Difference Between Historic & Eternal"
As we approach America's 250th birthday, it's worth remembering her 200th Bicentennial birthday, on Jul. 4th 1976, when Israel "stole the show" by shocking the world & miraculously saving 101 hostages in a foreign continent. As Pres. As Pres. Trump decides which countries get priority in his new Middle-East, it's worth reminding him of the difference between historic events and eternally historic ones. This obviously connects with this week's parsha, as well!
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 6 - The Parable of the King of India
The advantages of testimony over circumstantial evidence or philosophical speculation.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 5- "Proofs of G-d"
This may be the most important class of the entire book, where we finally get to the Jewish proof of the existence of G-d and truth of the Torah. We should follow His own direction where He tells us how to get to Him: through the Nation of Israel: Jewish history, Jewish prophets (and today, prophecies fulfilled), and national reward & punishment towards Am Yisrael.
Ein Aya One Humanity, One Creator, One Jerusalem
Rav Kook innovatively and beautifully explains this aggadeta where our sages say that after Jerusalem was destroyed her cinnamon fragrance is only found locked in a particular kingdom's treasury.
