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The act of giving moves from being mere ‘receivers of good’ to the level of ‘bestowers of good.’ This is the greatest emulation of the Creator & an expression of active gratitude in its most complete form.
We will never be human to them We are too different Too difficult Too unique Too rich Too poor Too powerful Too weak Too…
The daily Amida & the Hebrew calendar complement & reinforce one another – guiding the people of Israel on our historic journey.
The Torah is not merely a collection of personal obligations, but a Divine plan for building & organizing our society – a plan that can only be properly fulfilled in the land of Israel.
The death you wished for in those glorious moments alone on the bike path cycling to work and the quiet sobs of a body…
‘Blessings’ – as understood in ancient Hebrew teachings – reveal the secret of human potential.
HaShem fights this war through Israel’s military & infuses us with the strength to defeat His enemies.
The return of Israel to our land has transformed the receiving of the Torah from a mere national experience to one with universal ramifications.
The rejection of Israel’s Oral Torah should be understood not as a peripheral feature of Christianity but rather as central to its theology.
Only by appreciating how the scholars of successive generations secretly maintained the flame of revolt can we reunite the spirits of Rabbi Akiva & Bar Kokhba, in order to advance our liberation forward.
The secret of successful Jewish education is recognizing that each individual is a stone – a vital component in the enduring national structure.
We are not merely free to pursue pleasure & material comforts. We are free to pursue an ideal – to follow a prophetic moral compass through which the Divine plan for history is expressed.