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Yom Ha'atzmaut: Turning Seventy

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“And Yaakov worked for Rachel for seven years, and they appeared in his eyes like just a few because of his love for her” (Breisheet 29:20). Seven years is a long time to wait to marry the love of one’s life. Seven years is long to…
Article
Apr 19, 2018

Yom Ha'atzmaut: The Biblical Roots of Religious Zionism

Yom Ha'atzmaut: The Biblical Roots of Religious Zionism
Program
Aug 11, 2017

Yom Ha'atzmaut 68

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“In every generation one must see himself as if he had left Egypt.” Pesach may seem like a distant memory despite it having concluded less than two weeks ago. Yet it is the legacy of Pesach that hovers so strongly in the 21st century.    Pesach…
Article
May 12, 2016

Yom Ha'atzmaut 67

Rabbi Jay Kelman

When speaking at a wedding, brit, bar or bat mitzvah and the like, one generally looks to the parsha of the week to find some connection. Some are obvious, some demonstrate great insight and some might even be contrived. As we celebrate Yom…
Article
Apr 23, 2015

Yom Ha'atzmaut: The Most Important Mitzvah

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the Rambam's principles of faith is the eternity of the Torah. While historical circumstances may prevent the performance of certain mitzvoth, the mitzvah of Talmud Torah encompasses these "theoretical" mitzvoth as we hope that…
Article
May 6, 2014

Yom Ha'atzmaut: From Yom HaZikaron to Yom Ha'atzmaut

Rabbi Jay Kelman

This d'var Torah is dedicated in honour of the participants in Chidon HaTanach, the 50th International Bible Contest taking place on Yom Ha'atzmaut in Jerusalem. Hatzlacha Rabba to all! "Two verses that contradict each other, until the third verse…
Article
Apr 15, 2013

Yom Ha'atzmaut: Turning Dreams Into Reality

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“When G-d brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like dreamers” (Psalms 126). Who would have believed that after 1,900 years—and a mere three years after the greatest tragedy in Jewish history—the Jewish people could become sovereign in…
Article
Apr 26, 2012

Yom Ha'atzmaut: Redemption and Return

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Rav Soloveitchik was asked why our generation was the one to merit witnessing the creation of the State of Israel. After all, there were so many generations much more pious than ours, so much more worthy than us. The Rav answered, simply, that our…
Article
May 3, 2006

Yom Ha'atzmaut: The Biblical Roots of Religious Zionism

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Audio
May 15, 2005

Perspectives on the Land of Israel from Bamidbar

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Perspectives on the Land of Israel from Bamidbar
Program
May 13, 2005