Aliyah is not only seen as a personal choice but also as a collective responsibility. It is believed that the return of Jews to the land of Israel contributes to the spiritual and physical revitalization of the Jewish people and the land itself. By actively participating in the process of...
Mishpatim – HaRav Dov Begon
Above all else, we have to strengthen recognition and faith amongst the myriads of G-d’s people, Israel, that the Land of Israel belongs to them and that it cannot and must not be divided with a foreign people. Jewish control over the Land does not just serve to benefit the...
Yeshivat Machon Meir
By encouraging the move to Israel and offering a deep dive into Hebrew, the Machon Meir Yeshiva is helping shape a generation ready to contribute their own chapters to the ongoing story of the Jewish people.
YITRO – HaRav Dov Begon
Now, on our return to our land and to Jerusalem our capital, on the way to building the Third Temple -- may it be soon in our day -- the centrality of the State of Israel for the Jewish People and for all of mankind is being revealed more and...
B’Shelach
What are “God’s Name” and “God’s Throne”? They are metaphors for Israel’s two missions: spreading knowledge of God — His Name — and creating a special dwelling place for God’s Presence in the world in the Land of Israel.
DEVORAH
When we understand how tHashem interacts with general historical development of the people of Israel, we become tremendously grateful, which brings out a sense of self-sacrifice, the strength to give of oneself, the manifestation of unity within the people and the potential for victory.
THE MITZVAH TO LIVE IN ISRAEL
LIVING IN ERETZ YISRAEL is a mitzvah de’oraita – a mitzvah commanded by the Torah itself. Not only that, but it carries equal weight to all the other mitzvot combined. In fact, it supersedes them in importance, because all of them are dependent upon it, since we are commanded to...
First Tu B’Shvat in Shilo
Rabbi Kook maintained that someone who loved Eretz Yisrael the most and exerted himself more in its building and development, he is first in blessing and closest to perfection.
Tu B’Shvat – HaRav Shlomo Aviner
We must not belittle the physical, but rather enhance it, bringing it to perfection. When we do so, we are following in God’s footsteps.
Tu B’Shvat – HaRav Dov Begon
Our sages teach us that we have to follow in God’s footsteps. Just as God planted a garden in Eden, so must we plant trees in Eretz Yisrael. Yet it is not enough just to plant. We must also tend to what we have planted.