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Today: Rockets lighting up the sky, Iron Dome, fire bombs.
Then: Mount Sinai shaking and trembling from G-d's presence.
Today: Houses shaking and windows shattered by explosions and riots.
Then: Mount Sinai hoisted over our heads to accept the Torah- 'kfiyat har kegigit'.
Today: Forced into bomb shelters, we go underground.
Then: Woken up early to receive the Torah.
Today: Can't sleep a full night. (So perhaps we hardly felt learning all night on Shavuot?).
Then: "Well, what does it say in it?", The B'nei Yishmael, the Arabs, refused to accept the Torah.
Today: Hamas rejects and scorns the Ten Commandments.
Then: We count the Days of the Omer.
Today: We count the numbers of rockets, hits, misses, and interceptions.
Then: We bring our 'first wheat' and colorful fruit to Jerusalem for the First Fruits, Bikkurim.
Today: Our crops and fields of wheat in the Gaza Belt are burning.
Then and Today:
We accept Hashem's Torah and acknowledge our eternal covenant between
Hashem and the Nation of Israel. We are grateful for all miracles and
hashgacha (Divine Providence) that we see and feel so strongly. The eternal
covenant, brit olam, continues and will be eternal.
Then and Today:
We stand together, strong, and united--One man and one heart
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Sukkot Bug-Free Sukkah: Essential Halachic and Practical Schach Guide
How to inspect, clean, and store bamboo mats and palm branches to protect your mitzvah and holiday meals.
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)
