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  1. Ekevתשפ״ה

    On the Water

    The essay explores the Midrashic statement that all of God's miracles for Israel involve water. By analyzing the properties of water—its lack of independent form and its total submission to its container—the author explains that miracles (Nissim) serve to teach humans to nullify their own egos and desires to the Will of God, a process central to true Teshuva and the crossing of the Jordan River.

    Medrash

  2. Shavuosתשפ״ה

    The Meaning of Life

    The essay explores the significance of Shavuos as Zman Mattan Toraseinu, emphasizing the ongoing relevance of the Torah and its connection to life, as symbolized by the phrase 'Yom HaShelishi'.

    Parsha