Nitzavim: T'shuva as a Return to the Land of Israel

by Baruch Gordon

Baruch Gordon looks at Chapter 30 in Parshat Nitzavim - the Torah's "T'shuva passage" - and finds that, according to the Torah itself,  T'shuva [return, often translated as repentance] really begins with a return to the Land of Israel.

Rosh Hashana: Israel's National Day of Judgment

by Rav Eliezer Melamed, Rosh Yeshivat Har Brakha yeshiva.org.il

[Translated by Hillel Fendel]

Jews blowing shofars at the Western Wall in Jerusalem [Credit: Marco di Lauro/Getty Images]

Reward and Punishment – Primarily for the Community, not the Individual

It is a common mistake to believe that the material rewards and punishment s written in the Torah are directed at the individual. Many think that if one walks in the path of Torah and its commandments, he will be granted health, wealth, and happiness. But this approach leads to a terrible question: What of all the righteous people who suffer in various ways, while many who are far from righteous appear to be living it up in this world with great honor and wealth?

Redemption Comes Kima Kima [Slowly Slowly]

by Rav Moshe Kaplan, meirtv.com/en

Rav Moshe Kaplan looks into Kol HaTor (the teachings of the Vilna Gaon) to discover the pattern in which the complete Redemption will come about...and how to recognize it in our day.

Nitzavim: 1st Stage of T'shuva - National Awareness

by Rav Yehuda HaKohen, visionmag.org

Herzl looking over Basel

More than merely fostering personal piety among Jews, t'shuva that begins with a reawakening of Hebrew identity will lead Israel to express kedusha in every sphere of national life.

Ki Tavo: The Difference Between Judaism and Christianity

by Baruch Gordon

Baruch Gordon teaches a deeper meaning found in the practice of bikkurim [sanctifying the first fruits]. And that meaning is the foundational and unique difference between the mission of the Jewish people, and that of the rest of the world.