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OPINION & COMMENT Freedom is Fundamental to Torah "Proclaim liberty throughout the land, unto all the
inhabitants thereof" (Vayikra 25:10).
These words are etched onto the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia,
American symbol of freedom, proof apparent that the Torah
regards liberty for all inhabitants as the proper state. Just Scales to Judge Oneself In preparation for and anticipation of the upcoming Mattan Torah. "And Yisro heard" (Shemos 18:1). Rashi explains, "what did he hear that made him come? -- the splitting of Yam Suf and the war with Amolek." Between Holy and ProfaneWhen I was young, I witnessed true kovod haTorah. I was in Brod by HaRav Efraim Zalman Margulies zt'l and saw how he studied. He would don a special overgarment which was reserved just for Torah study, and whenever he was forced to say something not connected to Torah, something mundane, he would immediately cast off the outer garment so that he could speak.
Innate Forces in One's Nefesh: Analyzing Problems of
Pupils and Extending Proper Guidance As a matter of course, a person is stimulated to continue putting efforts into his avodas Hashem only if he correctly evaluates what he has already done.
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