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What are the secret things, & what things are revealed? And what exactly is "this Mitzva" that the pasuk refers to? It’s all so mysterious, so puzzling…..or is it?
Once there was a boy who sat under a beautiful oak tree in his backyard, swinging upon a wooden swing. He had a dream. In his dream he saw a magnificent palace with tall stone walls around it. The walls had 7 gates, & next to
one of the gates was a statue of a lion. On the side of the lion, beneath the ground, was buried a huge treasure. The boy woke up, but each day the dream came back to him.
And so the boy finally decided that he must have this treasure. He packed his belongings & journeyed to that far-off land. He found the palace & approached it, circling the wall until he came to the Lion Gate. He took out a small shovel & was about to start digging when a burly guard approached him. "No one digs here!" said the guard, "this is the king’s property & no one else’s!"
"But there is a treasure here, I dreamt of it & I must find it!" said the boy. The guard laughed. "Silly boy, there is no treasure here! But it’s a funny thing that you say. Because for the last many nights, I myself have dreamt that there is a great treasure located far from here, hidden under a swing that is held by the branches of a large oak tree!" The boy returned to his home &, sure enough, the treasure was right where the guard had dreamed it was.
The treasure, THE unique Mitzva of which the Torah speaks, is none other than Teshuva, the G-d – given ability to "re-boot," to go back, to take back the mistakes we’ve made & return our neshamot to a more pristine condition. Could there be a more precious gift than this, the opportunity to start over & get it right? It’s something we can do right now, today, in our own home, in our own room - & it can - & will - change our lives for the better.
When Dorothy despairs of ever being able to go home, Glinda the Good Witch of the North points to Dorothy's ruby slippers & says, "You had the power all along, my dear!" And so do we. We have the power anytime we choose to
come home, to return. Not to Kansas, but to Torah, to Israel, to Hashem. We just have to tap our heels & our feet will take us there!
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Shoftim TESHUVA IN COURT OF LAW?
Parshat Shoftim-Chodesh Elul
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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)
Re'e NEVER EXTREME EXCEPT ISRAEL
Parshat Re'eh
Judaism is against extremism, so how can we understand the seemingly extreme statements found in our sages in favor of living in the Land of Israel and against living in Chutz laAretz? The article deals with the seeming contradiction between the strength of Free-Will and the strength of being influenced by our surroundings.
Ekev DANCE FOR ISRAEL- FOR YOUR BENEFIT
Parshat Eikev
Description: The 7 Haftarot we read after Tisha B'Av ("Shiva D'Nichemta") surely get us excited that they're coming TRUE, and awaken us to yearn, dance & join the return to Zion! The short article also deals with the problems and solutions facing the American Jewish community as discussed at a recent panel, as well as the question why Jews come from America to Israel to help when we face problems, but Israelis don't come to aid Jews in America when they face anti-Semitism.
P'ninat Mishpat 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: Twin Foundations
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 690
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 690
