HeyJaredRabbi Dr Kenneth Brander
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A thousand etrogim cannot replace one aravah (opens the original)
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It was Sunday, September 29, 1963, the eleventh of Tishrei that year, the day after Yom Kippur. A young Rav Yoel Bin Nun had just completed his first forty days of study at Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav in Jerusalem. Before returning to Haifa for Sukkot, he went to say goodbye to his rebbe, Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook, who lived in Geulah, and accompanied him on the walk back to the yeshiva, then located near the center of town, as Rav Tzvi Yehuda had difficulty walking. As they approached Kikar Shabbat, the i
‘Shabbat of Return’: To walk or to stumble (opens the original)
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On the dramatic Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat Shuvah, the “Shabbat of Return”), as we read the impassioned pleas of the prophet Hosea for repentance, one verse, in particular, stands out for its enduring relevance to every generation: “He who is wise will fathom these words; the insightful will grasp them, for the ways of the Lord are just, and the righteous will walk in them, but sinners will stumble over them” (Hosea 14:10). These are the words of the prophet after he d
Beyond the classroom: How schools shape the generation fighting for Israel (opens the original)
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This month, the Jewish people lost another hero. Maj. (res.) Harel Birenstock, 34, a graduate of our Neveh Shmuel Yeshiva High School, fell in Lebanon in defense of Israel, leaving behind his wife and four children. Some of his children held teddy bears at the Aug. 6 funeral of their father. I have not been able to get that image out of my mind. I did not know Harel personally; the same goes for many of the other 26 alumni we have lost from the network of schools and institutions that I oversee.
The unity of the gemstones (opens the original)
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Our haftarah opens with a glittering metaphorical description of the glory of the Messianic age: Oppressed and storm swept, never comforted; behold: I am paving your ground with garnet, lapis lazuli your foundations. I am fitting your windows with gems, your gates with glowing granite, marking your borders with stones men covet. (Isaiah 54:11-12) The many gemstones referenced here have more than the simple connotations of wealth and luxury. When we read this description our memories are directed
Joy amid grief: Courage in relationships formed after loss (opens the original)
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“There were no days as joyous for Israel as the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur,” the Talmud proclaims in a well-known but complex statement (Taanit 4:8). While Yom Kippur celebrates the love between God and the people of Israel, Tu B’Av celebrates romantic love. And it has become one of the most popular days in Israel for weddings and engagements. Tu B’Av comes, however, in the wake of Tisha B’Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, when we remember the destruction of Jerusalem—that everything ca
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