11 March 2010 - 25 AdarI 5770 - כ"ה אדר ה' אלפים תש"ע
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Man of Light – its deeper meaning Print E-mail
The verse "The mitzvah is a lamp (or: flame) and the Torah, light (Proverbs 6:23) distinguishes between Torah and Mitzvah.

This light was too strong for man, and the Sages tell us (Babylonian Talmud, Hagigah 12a) that God hid the light and concealed it for the righteous in the end of days.

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The Community and the Individual Print E-mail

The antagonism and tension that exist everywhere between community  and individual are not incidental : they are built into the dialectical relationship between them.

In so many ways, Jewish life is based on the community: there are so many functions for which a minyan - at least ten Jews, namely, a group - is required. The easier option - which is indeed what often happens - is for the community to take over.

The community is made up of institutions: a school, a mikveh, a cemetery, a synagogue, a bakery, a kosher restaurant. If successful, it works for the general good; but whatever it does, it always operates, so to speak, in the plural. In so many ways, the community can be said to swallow its members.

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People of the world inscribe the Bible Print E-mail

The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem has opened a unique display of Bibles. The project initiated by the Bible Valley Society together with the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a global initiative wherein hundreds of thousands of people unite together to hand-inscribe Bibles in their native languages.

On display in the museum is a selection of complete inscribed Bibles representing a variety of languages and nationalities including Chinese, Tamil, Taiwanese and Finish.

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