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The Fallacy of Limited Horizons

One day someone told HaRav Moshe Feinstein zt"l about a certain avreich — in fact his son-in-law — who had made a medical discovery that might prove to be a cure for cancer. R' Moshe responded that even if it was a sure cure for cancer, "is ess nisht vert di bittul Torah" (it would not be worth the bittul Torah that it caused).

The Man With the Gun in Hand
by HaRav Aharon Yeshaya Roter

"If my spirit was stormy within me, I said: I shall tell it and I will be eased."

On my way to shul in Bnei Brak one morning, I noticed an ad on a billboard. I am quoting it verbatim:

Teshuvoh and Prayer
by HaRav Sholom Schwadron zt"l

Part II

In the first part of the power of prayer and its application to teshuvoh, HaRav Schwadron cited numerous applications in which we see the tremendous power of tefilloh.

The Light of Elul
A Meditation Compiled by Yated Ne'eman Staff

In the margins of those decisions and deeds which we embrace in the days of Elul, there may sink in some lack of faith or true recognition of the importance of those deeds. We are not completely convinced, altogether assured, that this is what is being asked of us, that this is what is good and what is most effective for these Elul days.

Politica: Jobs vs. Ideology
By E. Rauchberger

A few years ago, Education Minister Livnat stood on the speaker's podium at the Likud Center (the central committee that governs many of the affairs of the Likud including the selection of the Knesset lists) and asked a rhetorical question: "Are jobs what you want?" "Yes," the members answered in unison.


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