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Indeed, the Jews have never accepted the Exile or the Temple's destruction. Despite the passing of time, the Jews' love for the Land of Israel has neither disappeared nor waned. Today, with their return to the Land of Israel, the Jews' love for the Land, Jerusalem, and the Holy Temple, is most felt during the festivals when many multitudes throng Jerusalem in order to visit what remains of the Holy Temple. On Tisha B'Av thousands make their way to the Wailing Wall in order to express their pain, let loose their tears, weep over the destruction of the Holy Temple, and pray for its speedy restoration. The elevated status of the Land of Israel can be seen in the request and supplication of our beloved teacher, Moses, who beseeched God to allow him to enter the Land: "I pleaded with God at that time, saying... let me please cross over and see the good land which is on the other side of the Jordan, the good mountain and the Lebanon" (Deuteronomy 3:23-25).
Moses requested to enter the Land of Israel and to see it with his own eyes. And though he was never privileged to enter the land of Israel, he was allowed to view the Land from afar: "Climb up to the top of the mountain and, lift up your eyes to the west, north, south, and east, and see it with your own eyes (Ibid. 27). It is possible to see the Land of Israel without actually entering it; in the same respect, it is possible to enter the Land without truly seeing it - that is, without truly appreciating its greatness, its worth, or its sanctity. It is possible to comprehend the land's greatness, worth, and significance, without entering it. Moses indeed sees these things. He sees all of what he had requested to see, as it says: "God showed him the entire land" (Deuteronomy 34:1). Moses requested to see the Holy Temple - and God showed him. Every place that Moses looked, he was able to see what would happen there in the future. The Sages thus relate concerning the words, "And God showed him the entire land of Gilead as far as Dan, all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Menashe, and the entire land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea, the Negev, the flat plain, and the valley of Jericho, city of dates, as far as Tzoar" (Ibid. 1-3). - "Gilead" hints at the Holy Temple. "As far as Dan" - He showed him Barak son of Avinoam from Naphtali. And from where do we learn that He showed him Joshua's kingdom? From the words, "and the land of Ephraim," for Joshua the son Nun belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. And from where do we learn that He showed him David's kingdom? From the words, "and the entire land of Judah." And from where do we learn that He showed him what was to transpire in the End of Days...? From the words, "and the valley of Jericho," for we have been taught that in the future days Gog, and all of his cohorts, will be defeated in the valley of Jericho (Sifri).
Moses saw the true inner essence and significance of "Eretz Yisrael," the Land of Israel. He wanted, himself, to enter the land but was not permitted. There are, unlike Moses, those who merit entering the Land and living there, yet do not merit appreciating its true worth. Fortunate are those who merit both entering the Land and sensing and knowing its sanctity and elevated status. Just as the Jewish people never forgot their land and has now returned to it, they will, in the same respect, never forget the Holy Temple and will return to it as well - God willing, speedily in our days.
The Seven Weeks of Condolence Is Redemption Fixed or Flexible
Shiv'a de-Nechemta: The Philosophy of Comfort and Redemption - 1
The Seven Weeks of Condolence God's Punishment and Comfort are our Support
Shiv'a de-Nechemta: The Philosophy of Comfort and Redemption - 4
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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.
