Parshat B’haalotkha
Through Israel’s returns home and national rebirth, we have already seen sparks of prophecy return.
Am Segula provides holistic Torah insights through the prism of Israel's historic mission
Through Israel’s returns home and national rebirth, we have already seen sparks of prophecy return.
That HaShem forgoes His Honor for the sake of making peace between man and wife comes to teach us the importance of humbling our own egos for the sake of making our relationships work.
A people’s army is necessary for Israel to fulfill the Divine commandment of sovereignty over our land.
While the return of the Jewish people to the city that had been the central focus of our dreams for thousands of years would be sufficient to warrant establishing a new festival, Yom Yerushalayim actually commemorates so much more.
Israel’s deep spiritual connection to our homeland – like the connection of the soul to the body – transcends all rational human understandings.
Israel must organize its society in such a way that reflects Hebrew values while transcending the friction between conflicting economic models.
The awareness that Israel is the national expression of HaShem in this world and that our conduct is a direct reflection of His Divine Ideal should fill us with a deep sense of tremendous responsibility.
The Segula is Israel’s inner Divine light planted within the collective Hebrew soul and revealed in human history through the Jewish people.
Every mitzvah is like a faucet that, when opened, releases Divine blessing into our world and elevates it to a level beyond where it previously existed.
The fifth of Iyar marks not only Israel’s victory against England but also the day we fulfilled the collective mitzvah of sovereignty over our homeland for the first time in nearly 2,000 years.
While it is unfortunate that even observant Diaspora Jews can be corrupted by the moral values of their host countries, the greater tragedy is that they are not living up to their full potential in life.
Teaching a bigger Torah would not only succeed in bringing back more disconnected Jews but also in advancing the Hebrew mission of illuminating the world with the light of HaShem’s Truth.