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Ein Ayah: When a woman focuses on the horrible moral phenomenon of putting her focus on attracting others with illusions of what she is not, she becomes hollow and an empty vessel. Specifically because she is guilty of this internal deterioration, she becomes guilty of intentional haughtiness and desire for self-aggrandizement.
When a person tries to attribute to himself distinctions that are untrue, he will internally realize the effort’s futility because he is subconsciously aware that he is actually lowly. He may have an exaggerated need to show love to himself, but his internal recognition of his shallowness will disturb his heart even though it will not be expressed clearly.
In any case, the outcome of this complex phenomenon will start to have a negative impact immediately. The person wants to complete that which is lacking specifically by means of making his external side fancy, so that others will show him respect. Somehow, he does not consider that this will not complete that which is innately and internally lacking. Such a foolish thought will never succeed; rather, it will destroy the foundations of general society and the individual’s well-being.
This is what happened to the Daughters of Zion, whom tragedy hit as a result of their internal moral fall. The seal of their general deterioration found expression in a horrible way to the extent that they totally lost their self-value. Rather, their entire interest was to find favor in the eyes of others, even if it was to a foreign nation, as long as it made them feel that it filled the emptiness of their degraded spirits.
The infliction affected their heads, the part of the body that housed all of their strange thoughts, and they actually received the exact opposite of what they sought. Their heads were afflicted with leprosy, which is a growth that is secondary to the body and does not have its own essence. Rather, what it does is to make that part of the body despised by others that look at him. Such an affliction tortures the soul and makes the groundless haughtiness disappear. Then a person is forced to look inwardly to find any positive meaning. That is actually the opening of hope for recovery from the pointless lightheadedness that existed previously. Then the person can realize that his hope is not in shallow attraction that others have toward him or her but from the depths of the spirit. The benefit that comes from the depths of the spirit when the divine light shines upon him will be the beginning and the purpose of the recovery.
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.
Moreshet Shaul Moreshet Shaul: A Crown and its Scepter – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 294-5
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)
P'ninat Mishpat Complaints about Contractor’s Work – part II
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
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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
