Beit Midrash
- Sections
- Chemdat Yamim
- Ein Ayah
Ein Ayah:The goal of accepting the yoke of the heavenly kingdom daily can be understood as preparatory – one must have the feeling entrenched in his soul so that it will be there when he needs it. If so, if a person’s dedication to Hashem ends up being tested and he clearly passes the test, as Rabbi Akiva did, one would think that there would no longer be a need to perform the act of acceptance.
However, Rabbi Akiva taught us that the goal is not simply preparatory, but it is a wonderful goal in and of its own. When one sincerely accepts Hashem’s dominion until his very last ounce of strength is spent, he sanctifies and elevates himself ever closer to Hashem in an unsurpassed manner. Therefore, it is clear that one who took the opportunity to do this every day and in the most profound manner would seize the opportunity to add to this spiritual elevation by doing so when he acts upon his dedication to Hashem in the ultimate way – with "all his soul" and with love.
The Element of Hashem’s Name Needed for a Bracha
Various Rabbis | 5771
The Decision that Provided the Purpose to Preserve the World
Condensed from Ein Ayah, Shabbat 9:71
Various Rabbis | Elul 22 5779
The Clothes of a Thought
Condensed from Ein Ayah, Shabbat 8:35
Various Rabbis | Shvat 18 5779
Internal Recognition of Purity and Impurity
Various Rabbis | Tevet 2 5777
Various Rabbis
Various Rabbis including those of of Yeshivat Bet El, such as Rabbi Chaim Katz, Rabbi Binyamin Bamberger and Rabbi Yitzchak Greenblat and others.
Buying Looted Seforim from the Slovakians
Iyar 21 5775
Moreshet Shaul: A Crown and its Scepter – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 294-5
Av 5785
Responsibilities Based on Different Modes of Influence
Sivan 26 5777
