Bernard S. Antin's Blog – July 2007 Archive (3)

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CHURBAN OF THE MIND AND SPIRIT

The pre-inauguration remarks by President Peres that Israel must relinquish the territories are particularly troubling. Just two years ago during churban Katif and Israeli Diplomat explained that the national aspiration of Jewry was for the whole of Eretz Yisrael. Unfortunately, certain realities male these dreams untenable, therefore Israel must disengage. President Peres not even pay lip service to Jewry’s historic…

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Added by Bernard S. Antin on July 18, 2007 at 8:24pm — 3 Comments

The First Thing is Knowing You Belong

Learning the weekly parasha only reinforces what the Alter Rebbe of Chabad said that “one must live with the times” which was not an appeal for modernity but as elder Chassidim explained to live with the weekly Torah reading. As events change daily it is amazing how very true the declaration in Koheleth (Ecclesiastes 1:9 ) “ . . .[T]here is nothing new under the sun.” Take for example Bamidbar 33:55 that if Bene Yisrael fail to fully conquer the Land the remaining peoples will be like “pins in… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on July 13, 2007 at 6:06pm — No Comments

Everyone Matters

Recently those who learn Daf Yomi encountered twice Yevamoth 62a and 63b that Mashiach will not arrive until all the souls have descended from the storehouse of souls (see Rashi 63b D'H GUF) called Guf.

Rashi (63b) describes the Guf as a place between the Shechina and angels where the neshamot and ruchoth of all souls have been stored since creation for placement within a body.



The location is interesting as the Shechina is understood as the aspect of the D-vine presence closest… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on July 9, 2007 at 7:30pm — No Comments

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