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 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 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 4, 2024 | Chosen Nation, Redemption, Shemot, Tests and Trials
The Torah portion of Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1), which opens the Book of Exodus, recounts the transition of the Children of Israel from their esteemed position within Egyptian society to a state of harsh subjugation and relentless oppression. This period of suffering and...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 17, 2023 | God, Isaiah, Redemption
In this prophecy, Isaiah foretells that in the future, when Israel is restored to the Land of Israel and to Jerusalem, there will be a mass movement among the nations to come to Jerusalem to worship the God of Israel at the site of the Holy Temple. This prophecy has...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 4, 2023 | Antisemitism, Ezekiel, Redemption
This is not business as usual. Though Israel has fought many small wars against Hamas, everyone understands that the current war is different. After Hamas slaughtered 1,200 innocent Israelis on October 7, nations throughout the world immediately felt the...
