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B.H   24 Adar 5770     10 March 2010
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Rabbi Menachem Poruch‚ ob"m‚ A True Friend to Eretz Yisroel
Rabbi Menachem Porush‚ of blessed memory‚ one of the great loyal Jewish activists for nearly eighty years‚ who passed away last week‚ gave an exciting and unique interview last year and a half to "Our Land of Israel." Rabbi Porush was a loyal friend of the settlement in Israel‚ did much to help‚ and
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The Sacred Land and the Purifying Waters
Red heifer ashes purify a person from tuma's meis (impurity from contact with a corpse). Tumas meis is the most grave impurity (so it is called the "father of fathers of impurity")‚ and all other impurities are the branches.
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A Day in the Life of MK Dr. Michael Ben – Ari
Before the elections Rabbi Sholom Dov Volpo and myself were wise enough to step aside and send Rabbi Michael Ben- Ari to the Knesset as the Eretz Yisroel Shelanu" ( "Our Land of Israel") representative.
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The Sanctity of the Body in Eretz Yisroel
Four kingdoms are opposed to holiness: Babylon‚ Persia‚ Greece‚ and Edom. Each of these kingdoms had a special feature‚ through which it tried to fight against the sanctity of Israel: the kingdom of Babylon was based on honor; the Persian kingdom was based on materialism‚ Greece on wisdom‚ and Edom on
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Eretz Yisroel and the Torah: Two that are One
Our Rabbis expounded: "why is Eretz Yisroel called "universe" (teivel)? It is named so for the spice (tavlin) that is found within. And which spice is found within? The Torah is the spice‚ as it says: "the goyim have no Torah". From there we learn that the Torah is in Eretz Yisroel.
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On Monday thousands will visit the kever of Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel Slonim in Chevron
During her lifetime famous Rabbonim felt privileged to visit her at her home in Chevron and be blessed by her. Rabbi Yechezkel of Shiniva‚ son of the "Divrei Chaim" of Sanz and Rabbi Eliezer Mendel of Lelov visited her and were blessed by her.
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Is One Allowed to Falsely Flatter the Government Institutions?
בכנסת עלולים העקרונות החשובים להיעלם כמעט כליל. בודדים מצליחים לשרוד ולא להיכשל שם בחנופה. אחד ומיוחד שמילא את שליחותו בגאון‚ ללא פחד ומורא וללא פשרות‚ ושהכרתיו בעת שכיהנתי עמו כחבר כנסת וישבתי לידו‚ היה הרב מאיר כהנא זצ"ל הי"ד. אישיותו הקיפה צדדים רבים‚ ואחד מהם הוא העמידה על האמת. גם אל מול החרמות שהחרימו אותו חברי כנסת רבים הוא לא
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Daf Productions has produced many albums‚ including the "Council for a Beautiful Israel" album
Daf Productions has produced many albums‚ including the "Council for a Beautiful Israel" album Changing Direction An Historical Album: The Settlements: The True Story Coming Soon: Hitnachaluyot: The true story of the settlements
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Givat Chalfon Builds
Shaul Chalfon served in the mythological unit 101‚ but after handing over Sinai destroying Yamit‚ he broke off his connection with Arik Sharon. Today he builds houses‚ especially in Yehuda and Shomron and also in Nitzan. Freeze construction? Despair? He never heard of it.
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Parshas Shmos and the Eretz Yisroel Connection
The Revelation of Hashem in Egypt is a descent "for the Heaven being distinguished from the earth and Hashem's glory fills it all' (Ibn Ezra). The huge difference between Heaven and earth and the inability to connect them only exists abroad. Chazal decreed impurity on the air and soil of the world nations to teach the polarization
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The Baal HaTanya and Eretz Yisroel
This Motzoei Shabbos‚ Parshas Shmos‚ the eve of the 24th of Teves‚ we will commemorate the 197th yohrtzeit of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi‚ better known as the Alter Rebbe‚ or the Baal HaTanya. Thousands will visit his holy resting place in Haditch‚ Ukraine.
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The Mitzvah of Oneg Shabbos
The Prophet Yeshayahu(58‚ 13) says: "and call the Sabbath a delight"‚ and the Gemara explains in greater detail what this delight entails. Rabbi Yochanan‚ in the name of Rabbi Yossi said: All thos who delight in the Shabbos‚ receive an unbounded inheritance‚ as it says: (Yeshaya 58‚14) " Then
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Rescuing Jewish Women
ארגון להב"ה – למניעת התבוללות בארץ הקודש – שם לו למטרה להציל בנות מעם ישראל שהתפתו לקשור קשר עם גוי * תופעת ההתבוללות אינה צרה של יהודים בגולה בלבד – היא מתרחשת כאן‚ מתחת לאפנו * מכירים מישהי שנמצאת בקשר כזה? אתם יכולים להציל נפשות מישראל! ספרו לאנשי להב"ה והם יחלצו אותה‚ או הקימו תא של הארגון ביישובכם * מצווה גדולה
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Building our Land: A Flask of Oil
The little flask of oil was small in quantity‚ but great in quality. It lasted long enough‚ miraculously‚ to light the Menorah in the Bais HaMikdosh for eight days. What was so unique about this little flask that was found was that it was pure.
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When is it Forbidden to Learn Torah?
It is a pleasant duty to learn Torah‚ and it is desirable to increase in learning at every opportunity. But- when the Sefer Torah is opened‚ it is forbidden * And‚ please disconnect your cell phone before entering the shul on weekdays
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The Blessing of the Land Precedes the Blessings of Progeny
Eretz Yisroel is the one who raised the fathers‚ as the Midrash (Leviticus Rabbah‚36) says: "And why when the fathers are mentioned‚ the merit of the land is mentioned together with them? Said Rabbi Shimon Ben Lakish [as] a king who had three sons and one of his maidservants raised them‚ when the king inquires about
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'Our Land of Israel' Inquiry: Gang Rule Threatens‚ Neeman and Netanyahu are S-C-A-R-E-D
Gang law rule led by Dorit Beinish again receive a mortal blow‚ while the decline of public confidence in the justice system continues. The data indicate that the level of trust in the justice system as a whole stands on a medium - low grade of 2.89 - the lowest in years. But the gang continued to hit and takes over the prosecution system by
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The Lubavitcher Rebbe and the City of Chevron: In Honor of Chag HaGeulah
When Chevron‚ the city of our Forefathers is mentioned‚ immediately the holy image of the Mittele Rebbe‚ Rabbi Dovber Schneuri‚ comes to mind. The holy and revered Mittele Rebbe was the son of the founder of Chabad‚ Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi – author of the Tanya and the Shulchan Oruch that last week on the 10th of
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Our Property Rights in Israel Rabbi Uzi Sharbaf – Chevron
his Shabbos‚ as we read parshas Chayei Sora in the Torah‚ the property rights of Jews in Israel are up on the agenda. Abraham bought the cave field plot paying the full price despite having already received it earlier through Hashem's promise of inheriting the entire Land of Israel.
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What is the Halchic Application of "Inconveniencing the Congregation"?
The Torah commands in the book of Leviticus : Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head (elderly)‚ and honour the face of the old man‚ and thou shalt fear thy G-d: I am the L-RD. The Gemorra in the Tractate of Kiddushin (32) learns from the proximity of the words "zakein (hoary one) and yoreiso
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