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Love of Torah Study More than twenty-five centuries have passed since an anonymous Jewish poet wrote

The Three Foundations "He established the earth upon its foundations, that it not falter forever

Proverbs and Parables The commentators (Radak, Ralbag, Rabbeinu Bachya, et al.) elaborate that the

Song for Rosh Chodesh "He made the moon for festivals, the sun knows its distination." (

Into the Sea The first time God showed His governance of nations in a strict manner was when He

In All your Ways Related to the principle of "rung" is the importance given to the words

Passover and the Temple Offerings Each and every day, two offerings, known as tamid offerings, were

A Link with Hashem "If one turns his ear from hearing the Torah, his prayer too, will be [

Divinely Guided Destiny Alone of the Books of the Bible, the Megillah contains no mention of God name

Divinely Guided Destiny Alone of the Books of the Bible, the Megillah contains no mention of God name

Psalm 119: Chaf "My soul pines for Your salvation; for Your word I hope." (Psalm 119:81)

Zakher 169 "Clearly, I thought, Uncle had made a difficult request of Dom Miguel, one that he

Greeting the Sabbath "Come! Let us sing to Hashem, let us call out to the Rock of our salvation.

Envy "Wrath is cruelty and anger is torrential, but who can withstand envy?" (Proverbs 27:4

Concern The lofty attitude of the false leader, the scholars who stood apart from the people, has

The Unsullied Organ "Let my prayer stand as incense before You; the lifting of my hands as an

He Recompenses "If you will say, 'Surely we did not know this!' But the One Who resides

Psalm 119: Yud "Your hands made me and prepared me; grant me understanding so that I may learn

Like a Date Palm "A righteous man will flourish like a date palm, like a cedar in the Lebanon he

The Least Developed Holiday In a way, Hanukkah is the least developed of the holidays, but it was the

Give Your Heart to Me "My child, give your heart to Me, and your eyes will desire My ways."

Devekut "Devekut" is one of the key words in hasidic literature, and means the clinging or

Sabbath Day Contemplation "How great are Your deeds Hashem; exceedingly profound are Your

I Have Written for You "Surely, I have written for you [in the Torah] extremely noble things,

Psalm 86 Psalm 86 is no ordinary composition, for David himself describes it as a Tefila (prayer).

Do not Mingle "With a revealer of secrets, a bearer of tales, or a simpleton of lips, do not

Pushed Aside On Simchas Torah, my father would ensure that every man had an opportunity to encircle

Songs of Ascent The model for upward, spiritual progression was the 15 steps within the Temple from

Prophecy's Judgement They asked Prophecy, "What is a sinner's punishment?" It told

A Sweet Year "And He would feed him with the cream of wheat, and from a rock I would sate you