THE TORAH OF ISRAEL AND THE STATE By: Yehuda Gershuni Rabbi Gershuni is a renowned rabbinic scholar and the author of numerous Halakhic studies. His essay was translated from the original Hebrew by Mr.Elliot Lerner I. Rabbi Kook Z'l wrote in Mussar Hakodesh:...
By: Rabbi Dr. Meyer Karlin Introduction Since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, its Independence Day, or Yom HaAtzmaut has been celebrated in a variety of ways. The religious community, at least that major part of it which saw in the founding of the State a...
From Tradition, Volume 11, Number 1, Spring 1970 What little the general reader knows of Biblical criticism, he knows it as an opposition to religious beliefs. The name of Julius Wellhausen immediately comes to mind, and his hypothesis of different documentary...
The Jewish studies curriculum at Manhattan Day School is traditional both in content and design. It is the practical expression of our Torah goals throughout the program. Books, lessons, homework, decorations, trips, assemblies- all planned experiences and activities-...
VeTen Tal U-Matar I The Jewish Calendar- General Observations A. Solar Vs. Lunar Both the solar and the lunar cycles figure prominently in the Jewish calendar. As Rambam stipulates (Kiddush haHodesh 1:1): חדשי השנה הם חדשי הלבנה שנאמר עולת חדש בחדשו ונאמר החדש...
EMET LE'YA'AKOV By: Eitan Mayer If we have national heroes, they are the Avot. Traditional Jewish interpretation of the Torah has poured great energy into magnifying their spiritual power and moral virtues and minimizing their mistakes (or, more in the spirit of...
Commitment vs. "Connection" By Rabbi Yehuda Amital zt"l One of the cornerstones of Judaism is commitment. However, the very concept of commitment today faces a severe crisis among some of the religious-Zionist youth, in high schools and pre-military academies...
Prepared by: Rabbi Jay Goldmintz Edited by: Dr. Moshe Sokolow Sources דברים לא:ט-יג משנה סוטה ז:ה בבלי סוטה לב ע"ב ספרי דברים יז:יח ספר החינוך מצוה תרי"ב רמב"ם, משנה תורה, הלכות חגיגה פרק ג' רמב"ם, ספר המצוות, מצות עשה טז אנציקלופדיה תלמודית כרך י' עמ' תמג-תנב הרב ש"י...
This is an ambitious Simchat Torah educational experience which we started in 5760 in Havurat Tel Aviv. We unroll the entire Sefer Torah and send the children of the congregation from station to station from Bereshit to vZot haBracha, reading selected passages and...
The following is an outline of the Beth Tfiloh (Baltimore, Maryland) Senior Class D'var Torah Project, 1998-1999. Each student in the senior class is required to present a D'var Torah to the high school during the course of the year. If the student does not present,...
