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The Holy of Holies expressed the foundations of faith, and in its absence on Yom Kippur, we should return to the value of faith, and to the belief that the world can be repaired in its light * The Holy of Holies is also the place of the Torah, and now is the time to … Read more

It is a mitzvah to rejoice on Rosh Hashanah and accept the yoke of Heaven with joy, out of fear and remorse * On these days we can atone for what we have failed to do for Am Yisrael, on condition we make our best efforts to fix the situation * Our main objective this … Read more

A regular sick person who feels pain in his entire body but whose life is not in danger is obligated to fast, but may swallow tasteless pills * A gravely ill person is obligated to eat * Not all medical concerns are deemed life-threatening, therefore one should ask a religiously observant doctor * Eating in … Read more

The reward written in the Torah portion, and fulfilled in this world, is primarily for Clal Yisrael * The individual receives his reward or his punishment after his death; his life in this world is dependent on the nation, as well * Judgment on Rosh Hashanah is recorded primarily in regards to the Clal – … Read more

A comment concerning Israel’s judicial system: Instead of criticizing the High Court of Justice’s decision on infiltrators, the structure of the legal system should be changed from the ground up * The prohibition of destroying trees: Only a tree that produces a certain quantity of fruit is forbidden to be uprooted * Only the deliberate … Read more

On the occasion of the passing of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook ztz”l, it is worthwhile recalling his position on the Zionist movement: It is important to take part in it, but it will succeed only out of holiness * Indeed, secular Zionism succeeded in establishing a state, but only after many crises * Had … Read more

While the Temple existed, the mitzva of ‘ma’aser sheni’ and ‘neta revai’ prompted everyone to make the Festival Pilgrimage to the Holy Temple * The quantity of harvested crops is equivalent to the number of days of the festivals, thus affording a prolonged stay in Jerusalem that included fine, festive meals * The families who … Read more

The Torah set a goal for Kohanim and Levi’im – to teach Torah, and educate the public * The ideal was for the firstborn to be sanctified, so each household would have a spiritual Torah member, but we have not yet reached that level * The Kohanim and the Levi’im established the model of the … Read more

The Ancient ‘Tu B’Av’ Custom Israel never knew such wonderful holidays as ‘Tu B’Av’ (the 15th of the Jewish month of Av) and Yom Kippur. On these days the daughters of Israel would go out and dance in the vineyards and offer themselves joyfully for the purpose of establishing Jewish families. And despite the fact … Read more

The story of Yosef Tzvi Salomon HY”D and his family, his daughter Chaya Esther and his son Elad z”l * As the son of Holocaust survivors, Yosef Tzvi worked diligently to settle the Land of Israel, and cleaved to the Torah until his final day * Our political and defense leaders do not understand the … Read more