by Rav Yehuda HaKohen, visionmag.org
What were the necessary steps for Israel to develop a national consciousness ahead of leaving Egypt?
Listen to the audio/read the transcript here (16.5 min)
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Vaera: The Divine Revelation to Humanity
by Rav Yehuda HaKohen, visionmag.org
The ten plagues were part of a deliberate process to educate not only Egypt and Israel but also humanity
The Value of Nationhood
by Rav Haggai Londin, yeshiva.co, translated by Hillel Fendel
"G-dliness on Earth" reaches its ultimate manifestation only in the form of the Jewish Nation living as a nation in its Land – not via individuals, no matter how righteous they are.
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Shmot: The Revolutionary Lawgiver
by Rav Yehuda HaKohen, visionmag.org
Did Moshe attempt to create a new Hebrew nation that would replace the children of Israel and be born free from the psychological degradation of slavery?
Listen to the audio/read the transcript here (28.5 min)
Safeguarding Our National Honor
by Rav Zalman Melamed, yeshiva.co, translated by Hillel Fendel
- from a speech relating to Jewish participation in secular New Year celebrations, delivered just after Israel deported 415 Hamas terrorists to Lebanon in late 1992
Israel's national honor is ours to safeguard. True, our Sages advised that one must "run away from honor" (Tr. Eruvin 13b) – but this is referring to one's personal honor. Regarding our communal status, however, and Israel's "national honor" – this is something that must be preserved and maintained. Here we must be sensitive, we must not allow others to harm our national honor, and all the more so must we be sensitive ourselves not to act in a way that makes light of our national pride.
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