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Precisely in the midst of despair, Pinchas' sun emerges, the prototype for a figure who knows how to act in moments of crisis. He did not spare himself or have mercy on those who were harmful to reality. He works decisively, accurately and without the dilution of the woke culture. The Sages describe (Baba Batra 109) the weak-minded Israelites who hated Pinchas to death; those who obviously wanted an immediate agreement with the Midianites that would abandon most of the people of Israel and the other hostages in the name of weakness and hedonism. They heard him address the U.S. Congress and turned green with envy that he reminded them of everything they were not.
In times of crisis, there is a tendency to spare and intensify the softness in the soul. There are those who tend to spare Israel’s enemies and want to provide aid to Gaza; there are those who tend to spare themselves and complain all day about the situation in the country. Right now, we need male and female Pinchases; figures who know how to act in the right way; to win with stamina, faith and optimism. Thank God that most of the Jewish people is like that.
The bad will pass
The good will prevail
With God's help.
Chemdat Yamim Moreshet Shaul: Twin Foundations
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 690
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P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: Complaints about Contractor’s Work – part II
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Chemdat Yamim Moreshet Shaul: Twin Foundations
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 690
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 690
D'varim Judaism’s Social Vision
Re’eh
Giving is more than an act of generosity—it is an essential part of human dignity that belongs to everyone, rich and poor alike. The ultimate goal of help is to empower others to stand on their own.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 9 - "Seeing is Believing" (parag. 21-30)
These paragraphs elaborate on the theme that seeing and knowing is better than any attempt to prove logically, and begins explaining the difference between Israel and gentiles.
Ein Aya Various Universal Stages of the Geula Process
Rav Kook examines the various stages of redemption, explaining how (in addition to the obvious oft-mentioned stages of ingathering the exiles, reviving the Hebrew language, army, state etc.) the messianic dream of world prosperity, the State of Israel and world unity can and are realistically and logically gradually coming true.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
How do we know that the "claim" of mass revelation to 2,000,000 witnesses at Mt. Sinai is really true? This important class answers all of the questions skeptics ask about this claim of the Kuzari.
Ein Aya Armies Still Necessary for Balance & the War Against Wars
Rav Kook explains why the world was originally divided into the various seemingly contradicting ideologies and cultures, in order to develop each one respectively. Swords or armies symbolize how each respective ideology defends themselves, as well as deters their opposing ideologies and cultures. On the other hand, the messianic era will be one of peace, and Rav Kook explains the transition to that stage, which mankind is already undergoing.
