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Heralding the Next Generation Yeshiva
For over 14 years Orchos Chaim's distinctive programs and special attention we pay each student (ba'al-teshuva or not) has given them an opportunity to fully integrate while in yeshiva thereby preparing them for absorption into the community. Our job however does not end there; the roshei yeshiva and rabbeim at Orchos Chaim dedicate significant time and resources to our alumni's needs many years beyond the completion of their studies.
Our one-of-a-kind Binyan Olam Fellowship program is something of which we are particularly proud. Designed for recently married couples who want to build a spiritual foundation that will carry them through life, the Fellowship offers an opportunity to spend a year of learning and growing in Israel. The program combines the traditional intensive yeshiva learning with classes for both husbands and wives in the theory, hashkafa, and practice of building a bayit neeman b'Yisrael - a home that will start out, and continue on a path of positive growth.
Sifsei Cohen: Parshas Re'eh
Righteousness, The Strive For Unity
Rav Tzadok HaCohen of Lublin points out an interesting textual inconsistency in this week's parsha. In order to understand the significance of this we must bear in mind that in Hebrew the words for 'you' and 'your' have unique singular and plural forms. Rav Tzadok analyzes the following verses:
13:19: [the promises that Hashem made to your forefathers will be fulfilled] "when you will listen to the voice of Hashem your G-d to observe all of his mitzvos that I[Moshe] command you today to do [namely] that which is straight in the eyes of Hashem your G-d."
14:1: "You are children of Hashem your G-d, do not score your flesh, nor should you tear out your hair [above] your eyes [in mourning] over the deceased."
14:2: "Because you are a holy people to Hashem your G-d and Hashem has chosen you to be his cherished people over all other people on the face of the earth."....Read More
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