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It is known that the Africans worship Kilimanjaro, the volcanic mountain in Central Africa. The mountain threatens to erupt at a "time of anger," and annihilate its surroundings. The Africans had to constantly appease it so it doe not to get angry. Living in such trepidation created a fear in the nation, causing it to feel weak and unworthy.
The life of a man living by the equator is immensely different than the life of an Eskimo residing in the glaciers, or an Indian living in the Americas.
These unusual natural phenomena, created an idolatrous admiration towards these very occurrences. In Eretz Israel these phenomena do not exist to an extent that will alter the spiritual powers of human beings. While these global phenomena do exist in Eretz Israel, they are much more moderate. There is never extreme heat or cold, and the mountains and valleys are not exceptional in their size.
What makes Eretz Israel different is its diversity of its landscape. The scenery is constantly changing, at a very rapid pace. One can be fixed in a seemingly permanent environment, and before he knows it, he is in completely different surroundings.
Not only in modern times when cars transport us from the valleys of the Dead Sea, through the Judean Desert and the Jerusalem hills, to the coastal plateau, but also in ancient times, when it was possible to cross all of Eretz Israel in merely two weeks. This is not the case in other lands. In other lands the landscape does not change so quickly. The views of deserts, glaciers, and mountains remain monotonous and static, influencing the people of those lands to have a similar nature to that of the landscape.
Rain in Israel (17)
Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l
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Our soul has absorbed so many different impressions. These have caused us to be unrestricted or bound by one image.
Let us stand for example on "Har Zofim" facing the rising sun, overlooking the mountains of Moab, the desert before us, and the Jordan Valley spread under us. Such climatic contrasts!
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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.
