Beit Midrash

Three Days of Torment

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As Though You Yourself Came Out of Egypt

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From Faith to Belief

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The Road from Auschwitz

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The Physical Spiritual

Lag Ba'omer

Lag Ba'omer

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Hidden Faces

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Ecology, Past, Present and Future

Tu B’Shvat is the new year for trees. We have much to learn from the trees and the Talmud relates a great message about the past, the future and the relationship between them.

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Miracles, Miracles Everywhere

Chanukah is the festival of miracles, but what are the real nature of miracles and how can we celebrate the miracles in our lives.

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The Holy God, the Holy King

During these days we refer to God as the Holy King, this is due to the special relationship that we have with Him during this special time.

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The Power of One Day

Yom Kippur is a very powerful day that completely cleanses us. Just how powerful is it and how does it work?

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Back to the Succah

The Succah seems to be so flimsy and vulnerable, yet it is the archetypal example of protection. How can such a temporary structure provide such protection?

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Why Be Happy?

On Simchat Torah we are particularly happy. What makes us so happy?

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Praying for the Big Shofar

Rav Kook pointed out that there are three different of shofar. Each one of them represents a different type of redemption. This message is as relevant today as it ever was.

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Blowing the Shofar, Together

We have the custom to blow the shofar throughout the month of Elul as a preparation for Rosh HaShanah. The shofar comes to wake us up but also to gather us together in order that we can return to God together.

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Living Through the Destruction

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Living Again

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The Temple, Our Link With Eternity

Tisha B’Av

Tisha B’Av

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Rebuilding the Temple

The Three Weeks

The Three Weeks between the 17th of Tamuz and the 9th of Av are a time of sadness and danger. Rav Kook shows that they are also a time during which we can rebuild the Temple if we learn the secret of Causeless Love.

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Breaking the Tablets, Mending the Tablets

Shivah Asar B’Tammuz

The Mishnah teaches us that the tablets were broken on the 17th of Tamuz as a result of the building of the Golden Calf. Rav Kook explains that if we understand the essence of idolatry we can find a way to mend the broken tablets.

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The Torah of Life

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