7 December 2023 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

Parashat Vayeshev. First candle of Chanukah

„The distant matters and the acts that appear strange — these too are the work of God, for a sublime purpose that emerges from them.”From Ein Ayah, Berakhot 7:2

The stories of the patriarchs brought in Scripture present before us a picture that is at times hard and complicated, of family and social relations — of mistreatment of the other. Questions that raise great question marks on ordinary days. It seems to me that precisely in these days we can understand how much humility is required of us, and an understanding of our forefathers' vision of eternity. "In those days, at this time."

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This study is dedicated to the safety and return of Keith Siegel (64), who was abducted together with his wife from their home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

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