32 Lessons
Fulfillment of the prophecies of consolation in Safed
What can we conclude from the flight of the Arabs from Safed in 1948?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Elul 13 5782
My Personal Revelation
We generally relate to a ‘revelation of Eliyahu' as a profound moment in which Eliyahu the Prophet himself appears to us with a message. But is this really so? What is the personal and communal revelation of Eliyahu to all Jews of the world?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Tamuz 9 5782
The Obvious and the Hidden
Similarities and Differences Between Obvious and Hidden Miracles? You Won't Believe It!
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Tamuz 2 5782
Our Strength is in Our Unity
In Josephus' description of what happened after the destruction, he talks about the thickness of the stones in Jerusalem and the difficulty of destroying them. "I would never have been able to breach these walls if it wasn't for the Jews fighting among themselves and the disputes between them." About the unlimited power we can attain and about the havoc that controversy can cause.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Sivan 25 5782
Who battles with the Lord
How come all Israel's enemies don't succeed in their plan to diminish us?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Sivan 11 5782
The world like a tree, and roots – the Holy Temple
How does the enumeration of Israel cause the infusion of the divine presence within Israel?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Sivan 4 5782
"The Land which ..the eyes of the Lord your God are always upon her"
In this week's Portion, the Torah describes the reaction of the People of Israel to the scourges which they suffered. It's amazing to see how we reacted during thousands of years, and how we react today…. with all of the strength and power that the Lord gave us.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Iyar 18 5782
Exploitation through compound interest
The Torah commands us to not take interest when we give a loan. We should try to revive this Mitzva and bring the Geulah.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Iyar 12 5782
The Holy of Holies is founded on Sexual Propriety
How are the High Priest and the Holy of Holies connected to modesty and loyalty to one's spouse?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Nissan 20 5782
All of the Jewish People, Including the Street Cleaners
Who does God consider to be holy? What is a sanitation worker's job? What is Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu's response to someone who wants to be like a priest in the Temple?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Nissan 28 5782
The President of the United States Salutes the Jew
Why did the President of the United States Salute the Jews? and what does this have to do with Shmini?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar II 24 5782
The Special Power of Women
This week's Torah portion of Tazria tells us that when a boy is born, the schedule is as follows: The mother is in a state of Niddah – ritual impurity – for seven days; on the eighth day, the baby is circumcised, and the mother begins a period of 33 days in which she is pure despite any discharge (although she may not touch something holy or enter the sanctuary). If a girl is born, the mother is impure for 14 days and pure for 66. The question begs itself: Why is everything doubled when a girl is born?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar II 29 5782
The Inability to Accept the Good
What connects Cyrus, Hamman, Adam and the people of Israel exiting Egypt? And what connects happiness and faith?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar II 8 5782
Did they all have the Holy Spirit?
Why is the verse describing the commandments of God to Moses about the construction of the Tabernacle repeated so many times? What was Betzalel's argument with Moshe? And how did they actually build the temple in such detail when not everything was written in advance?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar II 1 5782
What links the size of the world and the size of the tabernacle?
Why was the temple built by Solomon larger than the Tabernacle in the desert? What was the Second Holy Temple's effect on the world? And what can we expect in the future?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar I 23 5782
Why Do We Fall at the Peak?
why do those who repent fall at the peak of the "radiance"? What brings the Children of Israel to make the golden calf? And what does God expect of us once we become independent?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar I 17 5782
The Essence of the Sanctuary What is the Most Important for Temple Erection
Why aren't the Muslims and the Christians able to build the temple even though they've been trying for hundreds of years? What are they missing out?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar I 5782
What Isaac Newton discovered through the dimensions of the Tabernacle
What is the second and third Halacah in the Shulchan Aruch? And why is the Mishkan relevant to each and every one of us?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar I 3 5782
Illuminating the way for all mankind
Moment of Wisdom
The Torah teaches us how to behave with our slaves and by that guides us in ways that the world learns only years later.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Shvat 26 5782
