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I feel that many times in our lives we sense within our inner selves a divine message and voice. It is that combination of soul and intellect that drives all human progress and optimistic hopes forward. But since we are not at the level of constant communication with our soul and our Creator we do not always hearken to that voice nor do we attribute it correctly as to its source. Jewish tradition teaches us that somehow the prophets Elijah appears regularly and constantly to human beings. He comes in different guises, forms and costumes. The truly righteous are able to identify him when he appears to them while we ordinary human beings are mostly unaware of his presence even as he stands before us. God appears to Avraham by the fact that Avraham in his righteousness and faith is constantly prepared for such an encounter. Ordinary human beings, to whom God is at best an abstract idea, certainly are unable to truly sense His presence when He appears to them. That is what the great rebbe of Kotzk meant when he said that when God said: "Go forth from your land and home and family" any human being had the potential to hear that message, not just Avraham. But unless one is attuned to "hear" God regularly through one's own inner soul, all heavenly messages will fall on deaf ears.
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Shoftim TESHUVA IN COURT OF LAW?
Parshat Shoftim-Chodesh Elul
Why does parshat Shoftim always come out during Elul? This innovative and central explanation is an eye-opener regarding many aspects of Judaism.
The Month of Elul TESHUVA IS THE ANSWER
The month of Elul serves as a vital time for self-reflection and personal accountability to prepare for true repentance.
P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: Realtor’s Fee on Large Commercial Building – part I
(based on ruling 85031 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
(based on ruling 85031 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
P'ninat Mishpat Complaints about Contractor’s Work – part II
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Chemdat Yamim Moreshet Shaul: The Goal of an Agricultural Yeshiva – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh)
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh)
Chemdat Yamim The Goal of an Agricultural Yeshiva – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the cornerstone laying for the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh – 1938)
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the cornerstone laying for the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh – 1938)
