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Parshat Korach No 1678: 30 Sivan 5777 (June 24, 2017)
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Rabbi Gideon Shloush, Executive Vice President of RZA Featured in the New Jersey Jewish Link
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The New Jersey Jewish link published on June 15, 2017 "Religious Zionists of America (RZA) Enjoys Yom Yerushalayim Celebration" by Rabbi Gideon Shloush, Executive Vice President of the RZA. Here is a short excerpt:
"The Religious Zionists of America led an effort that brought more than 500 people from dozens of communities across the United States to participate in a four-day mega-Yom Yerushalayim celebration in Israel on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. The conference, which was organized by and run in partnership with World Mizrachi, attracted 1200 people from across the globe and thousands more from Israel. The program included a live concert, presentations from leading rabbinic and political figures from both Israel and abroad, an uplifting Leil Yom Yerushalayim T’fillah in the Great Synagogue, an unprecedented and inspiring unified Shacharit at the Kotel, tours of the Old City and a trip to Chevron and Har HaZeitim."
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The RZA-Aryeh Fellowship is a new initiative of the RZA-Mizrachi to strengthen the mission of Religious Zionism. Fifty college and graduate school students from around the country have been invited to spend their winter-break in Israel where they studied Torah and attended intensive seminars devoted to Religious Zionism education. Since their return the Aryeh Fellows have been focused on their year-long Manhigut (leadership) projects designed to bring the message of Religious Zionism back to communities across America. We are excited to profile a different “Aryeh Fellow” each week.
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Stephanie Raphael is originally from Plainview, New York, which was once populated by potato farmers, but she does not intend to go into the potato industry herself. Presently Stephanie is a freshman at The Cooper Union studying civil engineering who aspires to use her skills towards enhancing infrastructure with an eventual goal to build bridges. So Stephanie currently spends most of her time doing math homework and thinking about how she would rather be in Israel.
Last year, Stephanie learned in Midreshet Torah V’Avodah in Jerusalem, which, for her, often entailed reading Jewish philosophy in the beit midrash or on an Egged bus traveling to Gush Etzion. Stephanie’s Zionism is rooted in religious zionist philosophy and her pride for Israel’s countless innovations like Israel’s innovative water efficiency systems and drip irrigation. Stephanie can’t wait to create a platform to showcase these Israeli innovations to her college community through the RZA Aryeh Fellowship’s leadership project.
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Eretz Yisrael in the Parsha
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We are pleased to add a new column to our Weekly Emails. Rabbi Moshe Lichtman is a respected author and scholar living in Beit Shemesh who has written extensively about the centrality of the Land of Israel. Each week we plan to include a selection from his Sefer “Eretz Yisrael in the Parashah.”
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Dvar Torah from
Rabbi Moshe D. Lichtman
Parshat Korach
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KORACH
EYES ONLY FOR YOU
"They [Datan and Aviram] said, “We shall not go up! Is it a small thing that you have brought us up from a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the desert, that you make yourself a prince over us? Furthermore, you did not bring us to a land flowing with milk and honey nor give us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? We shall not go up!” Moshe became very distressed/angry… (16:12-15)
To a certain degree, Datan and Aviram’s brazen words were a continuation, and possibly a result, of the grievances of the spies. The Abarbanel (quoted in Hagut BeParshiyot HaTorah) explains their argument as follows: “We will not, under any circumstances, go up to Eretz Yisrael as you [Moshe] desire. You have not yet kept your promise [to bring us into a good land], nor have you given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Therefore, we do not believe you…”"
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We are pleased to announce a new initiative: Each week, we will (translate and) feature a d’var Torah from a different Rosh Yeshiva of a Dati L’umi Yeshivat Hesder in Israel. Our goal is – until we get there ourselves – to bring Torat Yisrael closer to America.
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e are also pleased to feature a different Religious Zionist rabbi each week from around the country to share a Dvar Torah.
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Rabbi Chaim Poupko
Associate Rabbi, Congregation Ahavath Torah of Englewood, NJ
President, Rabbinical Council of Bergen County
Englewood, NJ
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"To the casual observer, religion fosters some of the deepest divisions in society. Some of the most significant conflicts playing out on the world stage find their roots in religion to varying degrees. Killing in the name of God is a weekly event. Every major religion professes “to love your neighbor” as a principle value and yet violence and xenophobia in the name of God towards those of other faiths are common occurrences. In an effort to engage this issue, some thinkers have gone so far as to suggest that religious discourse should begin to put God second and emphasize the dignity of man as the primary religious ethic.
We can learn from Parshas Korach that the answer to this awful trend is just the opposite. We need to emphasize God and His presence in the world even more. Korach waged a rebellion against Moshe and Aharon because of their “chosen-ness”. The entire community is holy and so why should they enjoy any special status. This is a sound religious argument."
Continue Reading Rabbi Poupko Here...
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Art Contest - Entry Deadline Now Extended Until December 31st!
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Rabbinical Council of America Conference
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This past Tuesday, the RZA attended the Rabbinical Council of America Conference where we offered people more information about the RZA and displayed all of our wonderful flyers and brochures.
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Yom Yerushalayim Mega Mission Photos
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Click here to see the photos from the historic Yom Yerushalayim celebration in Israel!
Photos courtesy of World Mizrachi.
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Yom Yerushalayim Honor Roll
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In honor of the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem we are so pleased that more than 220 communities participated in the RZA YY Honor Roll. To appreciate the creativity and diversity of Yom Yerushalayim events that took place in Shuls and schools across North America, please click HERE to see sample flyers from participating institutions.
Click Here To See the Full List of Names!
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