Archive for October 2021
It Took Me Back
Much to my surprise, some friends and I spent most of the morning and afternoon in Shaarei Tzeddek Medical Center in Jerusalem a few days ago. To make a long story short, we went olive picking and I took a fall. Chasdei HaShem a trillion times over, I am fine! Over the course of my…
Read MoreI Am Hopeful
We live in a complex world, a world with many issues that manifest across the experiential spectrum of the human condition. Things seem to be getting worse, devolving into a downward spiral of bad to worse, of crisis to more urgent crisis. But I am hopeful. More than hopeful – I am radically optimistic. The…
Read MoreHakitzu VeRanenu #16: Two Stages of Geulah – “Pekidah” and “Zechirah” (Part One)
The two stages of redemption and the distinction between them are explicated clearly in the seforim hakedoshim, and our teacher, the Ramchal, explains them at length. He teaches that the final redemption is a compound of two fundamental stages, called “Pekidah”, and “Zechirah”. He writes (Maamar HaGeulah): Know, that redemption encompasses two distinct times. We…
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