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During the coronavirus pandemic, there were those who related to the vaccines and medical guidelines as a form of heresy against God, while there were those who disrespected prayers. October 7th led some people to the fantasy that there is no need for security forces, while on the other hand, there were those who conclude that there is no need for Sabbath observance; and, of course, the claim of a specific sector that Torah study makes the army unnecessary, while another sector claims that the army makes Torah study redundant.
The root of this unnecessary debate lies in the worldview (Christian and humanistic – each from its own direction) that the spiritual world and the material world are contradictory worlds. As it were, only when a supernatural phenomenon occurs does it indicate that there is a spiritual dimension here, and when things proceed naturally, this is the territory of the secular world.
Judaism advocates that these things come together! Of course, the world advances out of "natural" human effort, but it is supposed to express and raise up values and the moral dimension. The people of Israel succeed militarily and economically (in the long run) because they are a people that historically embodies eternal values. These sides complement each other: Torah study gives the spirit to military service, and military service allows the Torah to be embodied in life. When the Weizmann Institute or the Air Force develop technology, we add the words "with God's help"; our intent is not to cancel human effort, but to say that this technology serves the good (God), and the better it does so, the more successful it is (see the achievement beyond statistics in intercepting missiles from Iran).
The Torah sums it up in these words: "And you will say in your heart that my power and the might of my hand made me these riches, and you shall remember the Lord your God because it is He Who gives you power to generate riches" (Deuteronomy 8, 17).
With God's help, together we will win!
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Rabbi Haggai Lundin
Family and Society There Will Not Be A Civil War!
(Told to the students of the Hesder Yeshiva in Holon)
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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.
