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OPINION
& COMMENT
Torah is For Everyone and Everything
As we know, all of Klal Yisroel accepted the Torah on
Shavuos. It was given to all of them, and not just to some
elite group. Everyone is invited — even required
— to study it to the best of his ability. One of the
highest and most prestigious callings in life is harbotzas
Torah — spreading Torah as far and as wide as
possible.
Might and Joy in His Place
A Shmuess from the Mashgiach HaRav Shlomo Wolbe,
zt'l
In this previously unpublished shmuess, the
Mashgiach carefully builds a panoramic exposition of some
fundamental lessons. It contains many profound yet practical
ideas. A word of advice — it is not casual reading;
each section should be read slowly and carefully and digested
before continuing.
Sefirah as Preparation for Jewish Unity: Preparing for
"And Israel Camped There" — Kabbolas HaTorah
by HaRav Moshe Samsonowitz
The Sefirah days are preparation for the day when "Israel
camped there, opposite the mountain [at Mount Sinai]"
(Shemos 19:2). The people achieved total unity at that
revelation, as Rashi explains, "Like one man with one
heart."
The Importance of our Personal Portion of Torah
By Shlomo Furst
The Nachalas Yaakov in his preface to his commentary
on Masechtos Ketanos quotes the remarkably
inspirational words of the Midrash Rabboh: "Rabbi
Yitzchok said: `What the prophets were to prophesy in the
future, in each and every future generation, was [already]
received on Sinai . . .
The Security Fence Around Torah
by Dovid Leitner
A great amount of emphasis is placed on the demarcation
boundaries that were set on Mount Sinai to ensure that none
of the people ascended the mountain to a higher point than
permitted. As part of their initial preparations, the Torah
warned the people (Shemos 19:12), "Guard yourself from
ascending the mountain or touching its edge."
Politica: Peretz' Problems
By E. Rauchberger
Defense Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Labor Party
Chairman Amir Peretz barely had a chance to settle into the
armchair in his new office before troubles began — from
without and from within.
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