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The Hasid praises the Almighty on the right hand, and the unbeliever tosses away and truncates the principles of faith on the left, while the Torah scholar, standing in the center, maintains silence…
A sealed Torah was given to us; it is doubtless a Torah of Truth but it is disguised. Every day the Holy One, blessed be He, renews those who study it for its own sake and they find a new taste in it…
The connection between Creation and the Flood is a very real one in biblical theology, especially in the biblical interpretation of human history. Reference has already been made to…
It is known that in the case of any proper work to be accomplished or any project to be achieved, the essential point is the end goal [תכלית] of the project…
“An accepted custom in Israel has the status of a biblical command” [see Tosafot on b. Menaḥot 20b], and we are required to study it [see, e.g., b. Megillah 28a], in order to…
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth (Song of Songs 1:2).These are the first spoken words of the student who yearns for the Torah, which is like the daughter of the king of kings with its…
In sum, many rabbis in these times understand nothing about the spheres and their workings, just as oxen and donkeys lack understanding [see Isaiah 1:3]. They have violated laws, broken statutes…
The fact that at a crossroads in Jewish history two “fathers of the world” met, men who were to become trailblazers in religious philosophy, is of major importance. The…
Gentlemen! This Shabbat, with God’s help, I decided to continue in the interpretation of the article by the blessed teacher Rabbi Meir, may his merit protect us, amen, who said that “whoever is…
My heart overflows inside me [see Psalms 45:2]; my heart, my heart moans [see Jeremiah 4:19], racing back and forth [see Ezekiel 1:14]; I am astounded by a voice, a voice that calls to me, saying to…