Adapted from The book “Eretz Yisorel and the Parsha, by Rabbi Moshe Lichtman, Devora Publishing, 2006 Maharal notes a Gemara in Berakhot that says that three gifts from God are acquired only with yisurim, (suffering): Torah, Israel, and the World to Come....
Galut and Geula, Part 2 Scattered Limbs without a Soul In our previous article, we began to explain the need for a deeper comprehension of Emunah (Faith) and Torah, in order to understand the rebirth of the Nation of Israel in our time. This deeper learning has the...
Galut and Geula, (Part 1 of an Eight Part Series) The Exile is the Valley of Dry Bones In order to understand the centrality of the Land of Israel to a full Jewish life, it is necessary to recognize the very real differences between life in Israel and life in the...
When my husband brought the up the idea that we should make aliya in late 2000, I laughed it off as a ridiculous idea. We had 3 little kids in great Baltimore Jewish schools, I had the job of my dreams, and we loved the kehilla we belonged to, (Rabbi Menachem...
Get ready to hear the Torah explained by the greatest Torah teacher of them all – Moshe Rabeinu. As we approach the tragic tale of the Spies in the Wilderness, coming soon in the Torah portion of “Shelach,” it is a fitting time to take a new/old look at the Torah and...
As we enter Chag Shavuot celebrating GD’s gift to us of the Torah, in which Klal Yisroel and Eretz Yisroel are the main themes.Where GD has clearly said that His desire is for Klal Yisroel to live in the Land that He has given to Klal Yisroel as a Heritage...
