by tzvi fishman | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Half-Emunah Here is an excerpt from a lecture of HaRav Tzvi Yehuda HaCohen Kook, of blessed memory, explaining to his students at the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva in Jerusalem how it can happen that Torah-observant Jews can turn their backs on the very foundation of the...
by tzvi fishman | Jun 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Galut and Geula, Part 4 Are You Yearning for Salvation? In our last few essays concerning the difference between Galut and Geula, we learned that when Am Yisrael is exiled, its national, Clalli soul is drawn up to Heaven by G-d, so that it won’t become polluted by the...
by tzvi fishman | Jun 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why the Jews of the Diaspora Differ from the Spies The sin of the Spies in the wilderness is arguably the greatest transgression in Jewish history. It resulted in the destruction of the entire generation that left Egypt. Because of the refusal of the Spies to journey...
by tzvi fishman | Jun 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
You Too Can Be a Giant! Certainly the book, “Orot,” written by HaRav Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook, is a classic for the generation of the Redemption. His vision of the rebirth of the Nation of Israel was light years ahead of everyone else, and his teachings light up...
by tzvi fishman | Jun 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
“I Was Wrong!” Although Israel Book Week has been officially cancelled due the Coronavirus, we will hold a book fair of our own this week, by taking a glimpse at a few masterpieces of Jewish Faith. Since this week’s Torah reading describes the sin of the Spies in the...
by tzvi fishman | Jun 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Galut and Geula, Part 3 Why Mourn about Exile? The Maharal of Prague is universally recognized as one of our greatest Sages. In his famous book, “Netzach Yisrael,” he explains that Jewish life outside of the Land of Israel is a temporary and unnatural situation of...
