What’s behind the dispute between Beis Hillel and Beis Shamai regarding whether one’s table needs to be inside the Succah? (Malbim) Beis Hillel and Beis Shamai’s outlook on life in this world. Contrasting the Succah and the U.N. Why the nations will...
פירוש מחודש ונפלא בד’ מדות ביושבים לפני חכמים, ועוד
תשרי תשפ”ו
Rav Kook on suiting discussion about teshuva to the generation.
A novel suggestion as to the reason for the minhag not to eat egozim on Rosh Hashonah.
Some words about Yom Kippur and Hashem’s kindness to us.
Tishrei 5786
עוד מוסרים מניסי המקדש, בענין גיהנם, וטעיות עם הארץ שמתנהג בדיני חושן משפט ע”פ השכל ולא ע”פ התורה
אלול תשפ”ה
הנסיון של עוני מול הנסיון של עשירות. לימודים מוסריים מהנסים שנעשו לישראל בבית המקדש
אלול תשפ”ה
The secret to success and joy in the study of Torah.
Learning how to find and identify your true self.
Elul 5785
Conquering one’s drives (“will”) vs. elevating one’s drives, and who can do the latter.
Living in tohu (-chaos) and how to move towards tikkun (-rectification/balanced oneness).
Elul 5785
The relationship of the klal (the whole/collective) and prat (part/detail) makes it that “it’s all or nothing”. Much political conflict revolves around the tension between the prat and klal, between shalom (peace) and emes (truth). The consciousness...
Why specifically when big things are happening machlokes increases so greatly.
It is impossible to reveal G-d’s Kingship without the Jewish people being unified.
Shalom (peace/harmony) can only be attained by chasing it.
Menachem Av 5785