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The origin of the name Isru Chag is from the verse "Bind the festival with cords, and from there to the horns of the altar" (Psalms 118, 27), i.e., tie the holiday sacrifice (which we offered in the Temple) on the corners of the altar. In other words, we are so attached to the joy of the holiday (which is expressed in the sacrifice) that it is difficult for us to separate from it. We stretch our feeling of happiness to the maximum; we hold onto the 'horns of the altar' in order to gain another day of holiness (this is also one of the reasons for the Mimouna celebrations). Many of us have a fear, and rightly so, of the days ahead; difficult decisions are facing the people of Israel. Those who are "bound to the horns of the altar" are not afraid of anything.
Most of us do not have to make the decisions, but we all have to prepare ourselves mentally for them. Today is the time to gather strength for the future. The adjacent verses are: "You are my Almighty, and I will give thanks to you. My God, I will exalt you" (ibid. 28-29). In every reality we find ourselves, we will thank God; do not be moved by the voices of despair and hatred. There is Someone stronger than them Who decides what will be, and to Whom we give thanks both on holidays and on weekdays.
Happy Isru Chag!
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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.
