The Rogatchover Gaon brought a fascinating proof that the world is round from the Gemara: “In Megillah 11, we find a dispute between Rav and Shmuel as to whether Hodu was next to Kush or at opposite sides of the world. The only way they could both be correct is if it was obvious that the world is round. That way they could be adjacent yet very distant from one another” (HaRogatchover, p. 117).
A basic human desire is to be happy. There is no one in this world who doesn’t seek joy. The goal is the same,
Flow Chart of Life Someone once told me about a certain teenaged boy, a yeshiva bochur, who had become disaffected with life. He felt unmotivated
I was privileged to visit Eretz Yisrael in 1968, just after the Six Day War. Visits to the Kosel Hamaarovi, Kever Rochel and Me’oras
Stories of spiritual heroism during the Holocaust have long been told. But rarely have they been seen. This changed in 2012, when stunning
What a unique nation we are, so different from all the other nations of the world. When others face a serious indictment in court,
The Joy of Sukkos There is something very special about Sukkos in Eretz Yisroel. I once spent Sukkos in Copenhagen, and it was extremely complicated.
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