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Adar 21 5781 | Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu
Moment of Wisdom Purity and Gratitude
The purity of the red calf gives us a warm and feeling heart, that will bring us to our redemption.
Ki Tisa Chukat
4 min
Adar 20 5781 | Rabbi Chaim Avihau Schwartz
The Relevance of the Nation to Torah Study
"Jewish emuna, of course, stems from Torah, but the very foundation begins with Israel, as the Birkot HaTorah [Blessings over the Torah] emphasize. Hashem created and chose Israel, and created Torah as well, and then matched us up together. And from amid this profound connection, we arrive at the true understanding of the connection between Israel and G-d, via the Torah..."
Jewish Thought
Adar 21 5781 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Tooth Sensitivity
With great passion, the rabbi waved his hands for emphasis as he spoke, and… knocked his dentures out of his mouth! Did the people in attendance commit a sin by laughing, or was it considered oness (a forced act)?
The Laws of Ben Adam LeChavero
Adar 20 5781 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
How Leaders Fail
Leaders can fail for two kinds of reason. The first is external. The time may not be right. The second kind of failure is internal. A leader can simply lack the courage to lead.
Ki Tisa
Adar 20 5781 | Baruch Gordon
Then the Tabernacle, Now the Land
discussing the campaign found in Ki Tisa for the building materials to construct the Tabernacle and Sanctuary, and tells how we can participate in like construction today.
Ki Tisa
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We will continue to explain the great obligation to thank Hashem for the miracles we have seen, as Hashem and Am Yisrael have returned to Zion and we have merited the establishment of State of Israel, the beginning of the growth of our liberation.
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Yom Haatzmaut
Iyar 5768 | Various Rabbis
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“May it be God’s will that just as we have merited the beginning of the redemption, so may we merit hearing the shofar blast of our righteous Messiah.” Thank God we have a state, but how shall we proceed from here to the complete redemption?
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"Dwell in the land, and enjoy security"
: When David ben Gurion announced the establishment of the state, was he acting realistically? We were but a nation of tattered refugees gathered together from the four corners of the earth, surrounded by millions of Arabs with imposing armies.
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5753 | Rabbi Chanan Porat Z"l
The Track, the Trees, and the Splendor
The process of establishing sanctity in Israel was riddled with vicissitudes, from the Shilo sanctuary in Joseph's hereditary portion, to Gibeon and Nov in the portion of Benjamin, and finally to Jerusalem. The same is true of Israel's leadership.
Yom Haatzmaut
5659 | Rabbi David Dov Levanon
Appreciating Miracles - Redemption's Foundation
Thanking God for the miracles which He performs for us and recognizing the good which He has bestowed upon us, lies at the very foundation of our redemption. Therefore, even today, if we want God's works of salvation to continue, we must thank Him.
Yom Haatzmaut