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The incredible technological development is one of the things that have made this possible, and Israel is a leader in this as well. Technology allows more non-work time, makes Torah libraries available in everyone’s "window," and allows for all sorts of Torah to be disseminated instantaneously, day and night.
So we can say that Yeshayahu’s prophecy (2:3), "For from Zion will come forth Torah and the word of Hashem from Jerusalem" has begun to be fulfilled. If we look at the verse’s simple reading in context it is that the Torah will be spread throughout the world and to all the nations; it will not be limited to the Nation of Israel in the Land of Israel. Let us look how the words of the prophet are being fulfilled in our times.
Torah does not have to be limited to what we usually call Torah – Tanach and the Oral Law. It can also include a set of values and valuable infrastructure that the Jewish People can impart to the nations of the world. It can include:
1. The sanctity of human life and the obligation to beware not to harm anyone without explicit permission. In a case of pikuach nefesh (danger to human life), all mitzvot (except for the three most severe) are overridden.
2. The obligation to help those who are (defined in a variety of ways as) weak. This obligation is mentioned tens of times in Torah, and the Prophets stressed it even more.
Let us look at what has happened in these fields. Israel is the birthplace of the "stent," a medical device that has saved millions throughout the world who suffer from severe vascular problems. Israel, and its capital, Jerusalem, is also a leader in the field of autonomous cars, which are expected to save many lives with safer driving. It will also improve the quality of living and will allow there to be fewer cars on the streets. (It may also help limit problems of chillul Shabbat; poskim will have to come up with guidelines that will emerge when such systems are available.)
In the field of help for the needy, Israel is a leader in the field of water desalinization and energy creation, which is crucial in places where there is a shortage of these resources. These technologies can make life more livable for millions of people. Israel is a power in the field of helping the sight impaired. An Israeli invention makes written material accessible to the blind and enables people without sight to get around safely. We do not have enough room in this forum to continue with other important developments.
Let us spend Yom Ha’atzmaut giving gratitude to Hashem for all the good that He has bestowed upon us through the establishment of the State and for the privilege of living in a place that has helped fulfill, if seen broadly and to a certain degree, the pasuk: "For from Zion will come forth Torah and the word of Hashem from Jerusalem."
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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.
