לשכנו תדרשו Seeking the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land “זאת הארץ אשר תיפול לכם בנחלה ארץ כנען לגבולותיה” “May it be Your Will before You, HaShem our God and the God of our Fathers that You raise us with joy to our Land and plant us in […]
Daily Archives: י׳ באלול ה׳תשע״ו (September 13, 2016)
לשכנו תדרשו Seeking the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land אלה הדברים אשר דבר משה אל כל ישראל בעבר הירדן, במדבר, בערבה “Make us return, HaShem, to You, and we shall return, renew our days as of old.” With these words we supplicate before HaShem at the culmination […]
Mutual Responsibility
לשכנו תדרשו Seeking the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land “ונשמרתם מאד לנפשתיכם“ “May it be Your Will HaShem our God and the God of our ancestors, that You lead us toward peace, guide our footsteps toward peace… May You rescue us from the hand of every foe… […]
Settling the Holy Land Versus Danger
לשכנו תדרשו Seeking the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land “ולמדתם אותם את בניכם לדבר בם…” “Our Father, O Merciful Father! Compassionate One have compassion on us and instill within our hearts understanding… to learn and teach, to keep and obey… all the words of Your Torah with […]
Torah of Zion
לשכנו תדרשו Seeking the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land “קרבה שנת השבע שנת השמיטה… נתן תתן לו ולא ירע לבבך בתתך לו” “…On the contrary, instill in our hearts that each one of us should see the virtue of our fellowman and not their flaws…” […]
Reeh
לשכנו תדרשו Seeking the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land “שופטים ושוטרים תתן לך בכל שעריך אשר ה’ א-היך נותן לך לשבטך” “Comfort HaShem our God the mourners of Zion and the mourners of Jerusalem… for You HaShem have ignited her with fire, and with fire You […]
Finding Comfort in the Torah from Zion
לשכנו תדרשו Seeking the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land “כי תצא למלחמה על אויבך” “Speedily cause the shoot of Your servant David to grow… Blessed are You HaShem Who causes the glory of salvation to grow.” ‘Growing’, the gradual process, is one of the more dominant themes […]
Growing Redemption
לשכנו תדרשו Seeking the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land “כי תכלה לעשר… בשנה השלישית… וענית ואמרת… ביערתי הקדש מן הבית” “Look down from Your holy dwelling, from the heavens, and bless Your people Israel, and the ground which You have given to us, as You swore to […]
Gladness with the Holy Land
לשכנו תדרשו Seeking the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land “אתם ניצבים היום כולכם… לעברך בברית ה'” “And so should Your Name HaShem our God be sanctified upon Israel Your people…” (Amida of Yomim Noraim) One of the important messages of Hebron, City of the Patriarchs, is […]
Listening to God
לשכנו תדרשו Seeking the Holy Presence in Our Holy Land “ולקחתם לכם ביום הראשון… ושמחתם לפני ה’ א-היכם שבעת ימים” “Blessed are You HaShem our God King of the Universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us on the taking of the Lulav.” The heart […]