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So why do I burden you with all of this story? I am not the only person in the world who has suffered from the lost luggage syndrome. But as I was engaged in this entire exercise of futility and frustration, I realized that the Jewish people as a whole are involved in a national lost luggage syndrome. Hence our continuing angst and frustration over our current situation and our clouded future. The forces of secularism, Marxism, and pure nationalism lost the luggage that Israel carried with it through its long exile. Torah and religion were nowhere to be found on our luggage carousel. For a number of generations, many Jews did not seem to mind or even notice that their luggage was lost. But eventually, circumstances and events have forced us to notice that we are missing an important piece of luggage. That bag contained faith, stability, hope, tradition, purpose, history and life purpose. It contained those items that sustained us for millennia and kept Israel vibrant and strong in spirit and mind. And in the dark times that we find ourselves in now, we realize that our bag is missing, waiting to be retrieved from the lost luggage area of our national conscience and acquired memory.
But no outside attendant can find that bag and return it to us. For only we recognize the bag that belongs to us. The rabbis of the Talmud taught us that a wise person can identify an item that one lost by seeing and recognizing it even if it does not have any distinguishing markings. We know instinctively that that bag is ours simply by looking at it. The recent trends in Jewish society the world over and here in Israel indicate the beginning of a slow but meaningful return to tradition by Jewish groups that were opposed to it for centuries. This is indicative of this sighting of lost luggage. But again only we can find and retrieve our lost luggage. The process of retrieval will be long and painful, filled with frustration and wrong turns, but it is an inevitable course in the story of the Jewish people.
Ein Aya The Importance of the Meaning, but Also Details, of Mitzvot
Ein Aya Shabat Chapter B Paragraph 22
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Shoftim TESHUVA IN COURT OF LAW?
Parshat Shoftim-Chodesh Elul
Why does parshat Shoftim always come out during Elul? This innovative and central explanation is an eye-opener regarding many aspects of Judaism.
The Month of Elul TESHUVA IS THE ANSWER
The month of Elul serves as a vital time for self-reflection and personal accountability to prepare for true repentance.
P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: Realtor’s Fee on Large Commercial Building – part I
(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)
