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I Love Israel
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22 Sivan 5767, 6/8/2007
Since the sin of the Spies was in despising the cherished Land, the tikun is to love the Land of Israel with a passionate love. Yesterday, we took our youngest kids on a love the Land of Israel trip to the Kinneret. Here's a few of the photos... Leading the troops on to Gaza
Taliban rebels hiding out in the fields
"May our Land east of the Jordan River return to our hands!"
Getting ready for a dip in the Jordan River
Underwater immersion in the Jordan River
Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess - Tiberias
Burning oil in memory of Rabbi Meir
Kibbutz Ein Gev - Easy rocket target from the Golan Heights above
Tiberias - Burial site of the Rambam, Rabbi Akiva, the Ramchal, the Shlah HaKadosh, Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess, and others
Sartaba - see Mishna, Rosh Hashana 2:4
On the command of the Arizal, Rabbi Chaim Vital drank from the waters of the Kinneret and was given the keys to the Kaballah
The Ultimate Tikun - Raising your kids in the Land of Israel
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Hollywood to the Holy Land
by Tzvi Fishman
Tzvi Fishman was awarded the Israel Ministry of Education Prize for Jewish Creativity and Culture
Before making Aliyah to Israel in 1984, Tzvi Fishman was a successful Hollywood screenwriter. He has co-authored 4 books with Rabbi David Samson, based on the teachings of Rabbis A. Y. Kook and T. Y. Kook.
His other books include: The Kuzari For Young Readers and Tuvia in the Promised Land. His most recent book, Secret of the Brit, can be found at JewishSexuality.com, along with an abbreviated online version. |
