Monthly Archives: ‍‍ Elul 5768 / Tishrei 5769 - September 2008

Bitachon and Melukhah

Posted on ‍‍29 Elul 5768 - September 29, 2008 by micha

Perhaps it is just that we have been exploring these two topics simultanously, but I think there is an interesting relationship between them. I wrote about bitachon that Bitachon is awareness that the A-lmighty is acting in a covenental partnership … Continue reading →

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And with what? With a Shofar

Posted on ‍‍26 Elul 5768 - September 26, 2008 by micha

אמר רבי יהודה משום רבי עקיבא … אמר הקדוש ברוך הוא: … ואמרו לפני בראש השנה מלכיות זכרונות ושופרות. מלכיות: כדי שתמליכוני עליכם. זכרונות: כדי שיעלה זכרוניכם לפני לטובה. ובמה? בשופר. Rabbi Yehudah said an idea from Rabbi Aqiva …: … Continue reading →

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Coronating G-d

Posted on ‍‍24 Elul 5768 - September 24, 2008 by micha

(Significantly enlarged from the 2005 version. -micha) I Melukhah (kingship) is a major theme, if not the major theme of Rosh haShanah. Aside from the ubiquity of the word in our liturgy for Rosh haShanah and the Ten Days of … Continue reading →

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Bitachon: Trust that …?

Posted on ‍‍23 Elul 5768 - September 22, 2008 by micha

There are three basic models of bitachon: 1- Bitachon is the belief that everything will turn out okay. This message is taught in an entire genre of stories which create the image that if you only are properly observant and … Continue reading →

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Emunah and Bitachon

Posted on ‍‍19 Elul 5768 - September 19, 2008 by micha

There is a halakhah of semikhas ge’ulah letefillah, that one must finish the last berakhah after Shema, that about the redemption, immediately before the Shemoneh Esrei, with no interruptions. The Mishnah Berurah even advises that in Shacharis the chazan should … Continue reading →

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Lehman Brothers and Bitachon

Posted on ‍‍18 Elul 5768 - September 18, 2008 by micha

During last night’s commute home, someone asked me how my preparations for Rosh haShanah were going. I had to admit, not well, as I had no thoughts as to which particular issues were calling for my attention this year, which … Continue reading →

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Shalom Aleikhem!

Posted on ‍‍12 Elul 5768 - September 12, 2008 by micha

I I once cited a thought from Rav Dovid Lifshitz about the nature of shalom. Shalom goes beyond peace in the sense of a cessation of violence. It’s the same root as sheleimus — wholeness. Beyond “world peace”, a vision … Continue reading →

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