The short book, “Lech Lecha” by the Kabbalist HaRav Mordechai Atiyah takes the reader on a profound journey deep into the secrets of mystical wisdom, illuminating the vital connection which unites Eretz Yisrael with the Jewish Nation and Torah.
The full text can be found at the LINK:
http://www.kumah.org/LechLecha/Forward.html
Thank you to Yishai Fleisher and the “Kuma” organization for making the book available.
May it be God’s will that we all merit to hear the sounding of the shofar that reveals the glory of God in the world, and that all of our brethren, the House of Israel, ascend to the Holy Mountain in Jerusalem. Amen and Amen.
The purpose of the Three Weeks is not depression and sorrow. The sorrow is intended to awaken the yearning for redemption and our yearning for Eretz Yisrael.
The source of all the troubles of our times is in our not recognizing the exalted importance of Eretz Yisrael to our National salvation and to our embracing the Torah in all of its encompassing beauty and depth.
Whoever rises against Israel is considered as though he rises against the Holy One, blessed be He.
Every generation should cherish the Torah of the Land of Israel. But we have an even greater need for this Torah in our generation of Redemption, an era of decay and rebirth, a time of concurrent darkness and light, despair and heroism.