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    4 min
    Bechukotai

    The Clearest Sign That Redemption Is Near

    Israel National Torah

    Learning from our ancient sources the clearest sign that Redemption is near...and showing us the realization of the prophecy today!

    Baruch Gordon | Iyar 19 5782
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    4 min
    Lech Lecha

    The Aliya Test

    Looking at a Rashi commentary on this week's Torah reading Lekh Lekha to reveal greater truth behind every single Aliyah story.

    Baruch Gordon | Cheshvan 9 5782
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    3 min
    Noach

    The Dove, The Olive Branch & The Land of Israel

    Israel National Torah

    A surprising symbolism of the dove and the olive branch in this week's Parshat Noah.

    Baruch Gordon | Cheshvan 2 5782
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    3 min
    Matot

    The Personal Interest in Advancing the Jewish Nation

    Israel National Torah

    Explaining why G-d commanded Moshe to take vengeance against the Midianites and not the Moabites - the act of one woman who chose to advance the Jewish People's mission over her own physical and financial comfort.

    Baruch Gordon | Tammuz 29 5781
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    Shlach Lecha

    For God's Sake Don't Go To Israel

    Israel National Torah

    Clarifying the spies' argument for not entering the Land of Israel...and then clarifies why it's so important to enter the Land anyway.

    Baruch Gordon | Sivan 22 5781
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    5 min
    Beha'alotcha

    Torah Source for Yom Ha'Atzma'ut

    A historical application of a word found in this week's Parshat Beha'alotkha in Jewish communities throughout the world, showing how it clearly also applies to celebrating Yom Ha'Atzma'ut in our time.

    Baruch Gordon | Sivan 17 5781
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    3 min
    Naso

    IDF Draft Age...In The Torah!

    What Parshat Nasso has to say about the army draft age for men and the effects of applying the same line of thinking to the IDF today.

    Baruch Gordon | Sivan 9 5781
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    3 min
    Bamidbar

    In Israel You Matter More

    Israel National News

    Why with the third census mentioned in the Torah in this week's Parshat Bamidbar suddenly individuals' names matter, rather than just the total number?

    Baruch Gordon | Sivan 2 5781
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    3 min
    Behar

    What's First - Messiah or Aliya

    Israel National Torah

    Looking at the Ohr HaHayim's commentary on this week's Parshat Behar to discover the answer to the centuries-old question: Will Redemption come miraculously or by natural means?

    Baruch Gordon | Iyar 23 5781
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    Emor

    Is Being a "Torah Jew" Enough?

    Looking into this week's Parshat Emor to discover the definition of Hilul HaShem [desecration of G-d's Name] in a national sense and what it means with regards to living in the Diaspora.

    Baruch Gordon | Iyar 20 5781
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    Achrei Mot

    What is G-d's Area Code?

    Why does only the Land of Israel "regurgitate its inhabitants" who break Torah laws that are forbidden no matter where one lives?

    Baruch Gordon | Iyar 10 5781
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    Tazria

    A Skin Disorder...Only in Israel?!

    Explaining why the fact that one can only get tzara'at - a biblical disease - in Israel is actually a good thing for Israelis!

    Baruch Gordon | Iyar 4 5781
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    The Essence of the Day

    Israel Ind. Day - Missing Link in Ancient Rabbinic Code

    Though the Hebrew calendar date of Israel Independence Day was decided upon by the Israeli government a year after the establishment of the State, their choice of day - the 5th of the Hebrew month of Iyar - received a divine stamp of approval in that this very day filled the missing link in a Rabbinic puzzle of centuries.

    Baruch Gordon | Nissan 27 5781
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    Shmini

    Meat eater - Pack up for Israel!

    Israel National Torah

    deducting from the Torah reading why you're better off eating meat in Israel than in the Diaspora.

    Baruch Gordon | Nissan 24 5781
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    3 min
    Vayikra

    Kabbalistic Twist on Vayikra

    Israel National Torah

    Why is the first letter Aleph in Vayikra small? the Zohar explains this issue.

    Baruch Gordon | Nissan 2 5781
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    4 min
    Tzav

    Temple Sacrifices Today!

    discussing the relevance of the Temple sacrifices in our time - how past sacrificial offerings contribute to today's rebuilding of Jerusalem, and how learning about sacrifices today will serve us in the future.

    Baruch Gordon | Nissan 13 5781
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    Vayakhel

    How is Living in the Diaspora Idolatry?

    Israel National Torah

    examining the two rectifications of idolatry: Shabbat and the Land of Israel.

    Baruch Gordon | Adar 27 5781
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    Ki Tisa

    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.

    Baruch Gordon | Adar 20 5781
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    Tetzave

    How Temple Laws Apply To Modern Israel

    Israel National Torah

    Using one of the laws of the Temple found in Parshat Tetzave to teach something insightful about the building of the modern State of Israel.

    Baruch Gordon | Adar 11 5781
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    Mishpatim

    The Morality of Conquest

    Israel National Torah

    How it can be "moral" for the Jewish People to have entered the Land of Canaan, killed its inhabitants, conquered the Land, and called it the Jewish homeland.

    Baruch Gordon | Adar 5 5781
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