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- Only For the Sake of the Temple Did They Merit to Receive the Land of Israel -Vilna Gaon on Deut. 26:9
- Why the Holocaust ?
- Torah Codes by Professor Daniel Michelson
- The Task of the Spy, Eli Cohen, H”YD. – A Torah Hint About This
- Monotheism Vs. The Outlook That Everything is G-d
An Article Against The Attempt To Deify The Rebbe Of Lubavitch, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson - Issues Involving The Ascent To The Temple Mount – An Exchange Of Letters Between S. Scheinman and Rabbi Avigdor Neventzal
- For a Different Opinion About Prayer on the Temple Mount see: The Historical Background On the Struggle For Jewish Prayer On The Temple Mount: Translated Excerpts from Rabbi Shlomo Goren’s book on Har Habayit
- Argaman – An English version of the halachic article that appeared in Techumin, Vol. 26
- Why G-d Let Bin-Laden Succeed!
- When Is It Permitted to Bow to Men and When Is Bowing Forbidden Intermediary Worship , According to Rabbeinu Nissim
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A Reason that Messiah Doesn’t Come Earlier According to Kol Hator, Which Was Written by a Disciple of the Vilna Gaon
Excerpt From Kol Hator Chapter 1 as translated by Sefaria.org
Little by Little.
We must know beforehand that the beginning of the Redemption will come gradually, a little at a time. According to our Sages of blessed memory (Yerushalmi: Brachot, ch. 1), the redemption of Israel will come about little by little, like the first rays of light before dawn, [Micah 7:8] “though I sit in darkness, the Lord is a light to me” and [Prov. 4:18] “a light that increases more and more until the day is established.” Therefore, one should start any deed connected with the beginning of the Redemption, even to a small extent, as is written: [Jer. 3:14] “one from a city, and two from a family. The Gaon states that there is an important rule that anything that will occur when the Redemption is complete, will begin gradually at its beginning. This is also true of rebuilding Jerusalem. One should begin, even with one stone. According to what is written, [Isa. 28:16] “behold I lay in Zion a foundation stone, a tried stone, ” for this stone will test the will to rebuild Jerusalem and to enlarge the site of its tent, and God will help us do this.
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We also asked the Gaon about what is revealed by the words, [Gen. 33:14] “I will direct it at my slow pace, ” that is, why must the beginning of the Redemption occur slowly? If it comes when it is a time of favor on the part of God in connection with gathering in the exiles of Israel, is the hand of God short [is it too difficult for God] to accomplish this task on a large scale all at once?
The Gaon then explained to us that the period of the beginning of the Redemption will come into being if the Jews do not have the merit, which means when it does not come because of our righteousness. In that case, if the Redemption comes suddenly, then on the one hand it will be impossible to bear the suffering that will come with the quality of Din, as explained above. On the other hand, it will be impossible to accept the great light that will come all at once from the side of Lovingkindness. We must understand all this beforehand in connection with the practical work involved in gathering in the exiles.
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Book 2: Interpretation of the Bible
- Messianic Movements That Failed
- False Prophet
- The Tradition
- The Mitzva To Appoint Judges and Officials to Enforce the Law
- Let Us Make Man… (Genesis 1:26)
- The Man That Blasphemed
- Resurrection of the Dead
- Most of The Prohibitions of The Bible Do Not Apply To Gentiles
- Was It a Mitzvah [Good Deed] Or a Sin Not To Kill King Sha’ul {Saul}? – Part 1
- Was It a Mitzvah [Good Deed] Or a Sin Not To Kill King Sha’ul {Saul}? – Part 2
- Deciphering Daniel’s Prophecy Regarding The Building
And The Destruction Of The Temple And The Coming Of Messiah - Why the Bible is Immune to Scientific Criticism
- The 430 Year Gap
- Biblical And Historical Precedents For Resisting Army Service
B”H Excerpts from An Anthology of the Gaon by Rabbi Moshe Zuriel {Tzuriel}
A Selection of sayings of the Vilna Gaon regarding beliefs, extracted from most of the writings of his disciples, of those faithful to him, and from some of his own writings.
Swiftness
The fact that a person puts off performing a mitzvah until the morrow leads to his not performing it at all, rather, as soon as he has the opportunity he should immediately perform it – to Proverbs 10/8, 14/23, 27/1
If not now, then when?” (Avot I) – the Sages did not say ”if not today”, for even on the same day, one should already now, perform the mitzvah.- to Proverbs 6:9
This Anthology of the sayings of the Vilna Gaon is Not Appropriate For Non-Jewish
Souls. Instead they should scroll up this page to the section A Light Unto the Nations which is more appropriate for a mixed audience.
Anthology Topics: 1 Cruelty 2 Erev Rav 3 Father 4 The First Man 5 Forefathers 6 Heretics 7 The Holy Temple 8 Limbs 9 Love of G-d 10 Man 11 The Nations of the World 12 Prophecy 13 Reproof 14 Reward and Punishment 15 Suffering 16 Swiftness 17 Torah 18 Torah Study 19 The World to Come –B”H
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