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From the closing of the symposium:
One of the six matters the Torah commands us to remember is the giving of the Torah. It is a wonder that not a word is written in this context about the Torah itself, but just the special way in which it was given – "the day you stood before Hashem at Horeb" (Devarim 4:10). The truth is that not much Torah content was transmitted that day, as they heard only two of the Ten Commandments directly from Hashem. In truth, though, the very fact that they heard something from Hashem caused every element of it to be engraved on the heart of every Jew. This is the main thing, and actually it is everything. It created a special link between man and his Maker, and everything else is but details, in comparison.
The events at Sinai created a new reality for the spirit of the people. Hashem opened a wide opening after we were purified. If the opening was already opened, then clearly it is no longer difficult to go in. The difficult thing is creating the opening. Periodically there are "Sinaitic-type events," and every year we experience them. [This is especially so] in the days when there was a Beit Hamikdash, which is described as "the place that Hashem will choose." When one made the pilgrimage to the Mikdash, he would see a new light, and all the laws of the Torah, which during the course of the year became part of his routine, were renewed and became brighter. The Rabbis describe the renewal, "as happy as when they were given at Sinai" (see Shir Hashirim Rabba 1:10).
This phenomenon still exists today – in the study halls, which take the place of the Temple. About them as well (in addition to synagogues) we should apply, "I will make desolate your sanctuaries" (Vayikra 26:31), about which the Rabbis derive that even when they are desolate, they will maintain their sanctity (Megilla 28a), all the more so when they are intact. I do not know how much [one has to learn in the study hall,] and perhaps this is not such a new idea, but it is a different type of study – study that comes from a special event, which can be compared to the giving of the Torah.
An element of the pilgrimage to the Mikdash was to sleep over – to digest the impressions and protect them in his memory. We must do the same in our gathering. I conclude with the promise that a divine voice gave to those who brought the first fruit to the Temple: "So shall you do again next year" (Tanchuma, Ki Tavo 2). It is my blessing and my hope, that we will see each other next year if not earlier, so that we can spend more time sanctifying ourselves. May the light of Torah end the fire of the great destruction (ed. note – the Holocaust, which was then going on), and we shall merit the light of Mashiach.
Moreshet Shaul (48)
Various Rabbis
12 - Moreshet Shaul: With Sason, Not for Sason
13 - Moreshet Shaul: To Learn and to Be Happy – part II
14 - Moreshet Shaul: Inability to Pass on Abandoned Tradition – part I
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Various Rabbis
Various Rabbis including those of of Yeshivat Bet El, such as Rabbi Chaim Katz, Rabbi Binyamin Bamberger and Rabbi Yitzchak Greenblat and others.
Moreshet Shaul Moreshet Shaul: A Crown and its Scepter – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 294-5
Moreshet Shaul Moreshet Shaul: Spiritual Self-Improvement – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 405-7 (from the 1930s)
Moreshet Shaul Moreshet Shaul: Fortunate is the King Who Is Thus Praised in His House
Based on Aroch Siach, Yamim Noraim p. 87
Chemdat Yamim The Goal of an Agricultural Yeshiva – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the cornerstone laying for the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh – 1938)
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(based on ruling 85031 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
(based on ruling 85031 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
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: The Goal of an Agricultural Yeshiva – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh)
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh)
Chemdat Yamim The Goal of an Agricultural Yeshiva – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the cornerstone laying for the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh – 1938)
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the cornerstone laying for the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh – 1938)
Re'e NEVER EXTREME EXCEPT ISRAEL
Parshat Re'eh
Judaism is against extremism, so how can we understand the seemingly extreme statements found in our sages in favor of living in the Land of Israel and against living in Chutz laAretz? The article deals with the seeming contradiction between the strength of Free-Will and the strength of being influenced by our surroundings.
Ekev DANCE FOR ISRAEL- FOR YOUR BENEFIT
Parshat Eikev
Description: The 7 Haftarot we read after Tisha B'Av ("Shiva D'Nichemta") surely get us excited that they're coming TRUE, and awaken us to yearn, dance & join the return to Zion! The short article also deals with the problems and solutions facing the American Jewish community as discussed at a recent panel, as well as the question why Jews come from America to Israel to help when we face problems, but Israelis don't come to aid Jews in America when they face anti-Semitism.
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
