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Drashat Leil Yom Haatzmaut 5785 at Or Torah

Or Torah commemorates Yom Hashoa, remembering the six million, HY'D.

What is the nature of the mitzva of ushmartem et ha'matzot?What happened when a matza baking machine was invented?What meaning does this all have for us today?This guest shiur was delivered at Congregation KINS on 26 Adar 5785 - 03/25/25 as part of their Great Jewish Debates series.

The Chayalim of David Hamelech, the Chashmonaim, and of Tzahal all look to an earlier warrior who fought to defend Am Yisrael in Eretz Yisrael: Yaakov Avinu. From the OU Daily Tehilim Call on 23 Kislev 5785 / 12232024

How the Torah guides us to set up our table for Pesach - literal and spiritual- to enjoy it as a time of simcha, despite the difficulties of the moment. (Presented at Or Torah after Mincha on 14 Nisan.)

Themes and Divrei Torah for Pesach This Year

Our tefila that Hashem bring back those in captivity -- and the abiding faith despite the anxiety

How farming in Eretz Yisrael can be holy work

3 Adar is an important, if overlooked day for our moment.

שמות פרק כד, ז (ז) וַיִּקַּח סֵפֶר הַבְּרִית וַיִּקְרָא בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְקֹוָק נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע:

שמות פרק כד, ז (ז) וַיִּקַּח סֵפֶר הַבְּרִית וַיִּקְרָא בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְקֹוָק נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע:

שמות פרק יח, ח-ט (ח) וַיְסַפֵּר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹתְנוֹ אֵת כָּל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְקֹוָק לְפַרְעֹה וּלְמִצְרַיִם עַל אוֹדֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת כָּל הַתְּלָאָה אֲשֶׁר מְצָאָתַם בַּדֶּרֶךְ וַיַּצִּלֵם יְקֹוָק: (ט) וַיִּחַדְּ יִתְרוֹ עַל כָּל הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְקֹוָק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הִצִּילוֹ מִיַּד מִצְרָיִם: 

Joel Gorenstein and Dr. Shafir Botner share reflections about their work in Eretz Yisrael, and descrive the ongoing, lifesaving efforts of Magen David Adom under incredibly challenging circumstances

תִּפֹּל עֲלֵיהֶם אֵימָתָה וָפַחַד בִּגְדֹל זְרוֹעֲךָ יִדְּמוּ כָּאָבֶן עַד יַעֲבֹר עַמְּךָ יְקֹוָק עַד יַעֲבֹר עַם זוּ קָנִיתָ תְּבִאֵמוֹ וְתִטָּעֵמוֹ בְּהַר נַחֲלָתְךָ מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ פָּעַלְתָּ יְקֹוָק מִקְּדָשׁ ה׳ כּוֹנְנוּ יָדֶיךָ יְקֹוָק יִמְלֹךְ לְעֹלָם וָעֶד 

תִּפֹּל עֲלֵיהֶם אֵימָתָה וָפַחַד בִּגְדֹל זְרוֹעֲךָ יִדְּמוּ כָּאָבֶן עַד יַעֲבֹר עַמְּךָ יְקֹוָק עַד יַעֲבֹר עַם זוּ קָנִיתָ:

A new meaning to the flowers now covering areas of Southern Israel

Who are the legions of Hashem here: שמות פרק יב, מא (מא) וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיְהִי בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה יָצְאוּ כָּל צִבְאוֹת יְקֹוָק מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם: 

If the goal is rescue, why does Hashem bring so many plagues?

Does everyone grow up? When Moshe went out to his brothers with eyes and a heart of greatness

וכי אין הכל גדלין? כשמשה רבינו יצא אל אחיו בעינים ובלב של גדולה

OU Daily Chizuk Tehilim Call on 12 Kislev 5783

Initial remarks following tehilim on July 4, 2022, in reaction to the mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade. Hashem yishmor.

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The first miracle is not victory or lights, but something much more subtle.

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Where is Chanuka hinted at in the Torah? Linking the legacy of Moshe Rabeinu, Av HaNeviim, to his spiritual inheritors, Chazal.

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