by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 18, 2024 | Ezekiel, Redemption
Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land (Ezekiel 37:21) This verse in Ezekiel is taken from one of...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 18, 2024 | Tetzaveh
In the Torah portion of Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10), we are introduced to the concept of the korban tamid, a daily offering brought twice a day: once in the morning and once in the afternoon. This ritual, a cornerstone of the ancient Temple service, symbolizes the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 15, 2024 | Isaiah, Light Unto the Nations, Redemption
He will raise a banner for the nations, and He will gather the outcasts of Israel; He will assemble the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. (Isaiah 11:12) The verse just before this one described the ingathering of the dispersed exiles of Israel to...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 15, 2024 | Prayer, Va'etchanan
In 1946, shortly after the end of World War II, Rabbi Isaac Halevi Herzog, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Mandatory Palestine, traveled to Europe in the hopes of finding Jewish children who had survived the war. He visited a large monastery that was known to have...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 15, 2024 | Freedom, Isaiah, Redemption
In that day, my Lord will apply His hand again to redeeming the other part of His people from Assyria—as also from Egypt, Pathros, Nubia, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coastlands. (Isaiah 11:11) In this verse, Isaiah prophesies regarding the redemption and the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 14, 2024 | Vayechi
Shaul Greenglick was a young man of remarkable talent and unwavering dedication to his country. At the age of 26, Shaul served as an Israeli military reservist, actively participating in operations against Hamas in the Gaza Strip following the October 7th massacre....
