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Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, who has an inner perspective, explains: " When she is giving birth—lit. in the hour when she is kneeling in childbirth—she swears not to have intercourse with her husband. Therefore, the Torah prescribes she bring a sacrifice." (Nida 33:2). Sometimes, it is precisely at a time when one brings life into the world, that feelings of regret and hatred of life arise within them.
Deep in people's hearts, is a constant fear that life is bad. Religions such as Roman Catholicism deal a lot with "original sin" – reality is inherently evil and therefore it is better to abstain rather than bring children into such a miserable world.
After life has nevertheless appeared, self-hatred develops subconsciously; "I am intrinsically evil and that's why I am rightfully hated". This disease actually affects the "mother" – the individuals and peoples who give birth to good. For example, Jews who justify the hatred of the Arabs and develop a kind of "auto-anti-Semitism" (some of them are responsible for the current crisis with the US); last week I got a question along the lines of, "What do we need to fix so they don't hate us so much?"
Such thoughts must be accompanied by an offering of atonement. Surely there is something to fix in the world; there is certainly what to improve in the State of Israel and in our personal lives; but the basic position is faith in our role in the world. The State of Israel is now facing one of its most difficult hours, but we do not have a single moment of regret – neither for the birth of the people of Israel nor for our own birth – "Will I Who causes the birth of everything, prevent it, Zion, from giving birth, said your God?" (Isaiah 66:9).
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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.
