Moshe Kempinski

Raising a Constant Flame

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by Rabbi Channan Morisson. Not just any oil was suitable for use in the Temple Menorah. The Torah stipulates that the oil be particularly refined, made from hand-crushed olives, so that it will “raise up a constant flame” (Ex. 27:20). Why does the Torah use this unusual phrase, “to raise up the flame”? Why not … Read more

The Priests of Self delusion

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by Moshe Kempinski. This generation, according to Rav Kook, is a complicated but spiritually advanced generation. It is a generation that wants to believe in ideals. Even their selfishness and ill will is couched and rationalized with ideals. Every leader speaks in terms of the “common good” and the accepted politically correct version of fairness. … Read more

Letting G-d In

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by Moshe Kempinski. How does one understand the phenomenon wherein there are people that experience G-d in every aspect of their lives , while so many others just miss Him. Some see the hand of G-d in all the text and subtext of our lives while others see their lives tumble forward in random meaningless … Read more

The Escalation in Gaza

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Shlomo Brom . http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6430 SUMMARY: The past week has seen significant escalation from the Gaza area, with the launching of rockets from the Gaza Strip and Israeli responses to these launchings. There is concern that the dynamic of escalation will inevitably lead to a decision by Israel to initiate another large scale operation in the … Read more

The Spiritual and The Physical

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by Moshe Kempinski. We are living in a generation wherein the daily struggles of the people in this land cannot be understood simply on the superficial plane. The struggles with our Arab neighbors who menacingly surround us and the conflicts regarding justice and equality for all the inhabitants of this state are playing themselves on … Read more