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Raising His Hand Against Torah Moshe! Aspects of the Prohibition Against Going to Court
by Rav Elyakim Dvorkes

In the first part, HaRav Dvorkes discussed the basic prohibition and its gravity: it implies denial of Hashem and denial of the Torah — for petitioning a gentile court reveals a lack of trust in the justice of the Torah's laws. And finally, it delays the final Redemption. Even if there is mutual agreement, one may not go to such courts.

Halochoh and Yir'oh
Compiled from the sichos of Morenu HaRav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, shlita

The posuk "You shall cover it with pure gold; plate it from the inside and the outside . . ." (Shemos 25:11) describes the construction of the Aron that housed the Shnei Luchos Habris. The gemora (Yuma 72b) quotes Rovo, who says, based on this posuk: "Any talmid chochom whose outside is not like his inside is not a talmid chochom."

Meaningful Prayer
by Dovid Leitner

Part 9

Va'ani Eshtachaveh Ve'echro'oh, Evrechoh Lifnei Hashem Osi

The next of these introductory pesukim reads, Va'ani eshtachaveh ve'echro'oh, evrechoh lifnei Hashem Osi — I shall prostrate myself and bow; I shall kneel before Hashem my Maker. This precise wording does not actually exist in Tanach, but is adapted from a very similar posuk in Tehillim (95:6) that uses the plural form, and reads, Bo'u nishtachaveh venichro'oh nivrecho lifnei Hashem Oseinu — Let us prostrate ourselves and bow, let us kneel before Hashem our Maker.

Forum: Whose Road Map Is It Anyway?
by Sarah Azulay

It is no exaggeration to state that life in Israel today seems utterly fragile and undetermined.

Israel is no ordinary land, let's face it; all the eyes of the world are on it, and what's more, as the Torah tells us so eloquently, the A-mighty Himself guards it specially. This means, of course, that Israel's security rests solely in the hands of the A-mighty.


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