Sublime

One of the most fascinating chapters in the history of the State of Israel concerns the contribution of young Israeli scientists to the security of the newly established State. The term Cheil Mada (the Science Corps)—or HEMED, as it was known—remains largely unknown. Only a handful of members of today’s generation are aware that David Ben-Gurion

the error of assuming that kabbalah and Ḥasidism are “one entity expressed in different forms.” In an effort to correct this miscalculation, he explained that the former is the study of esoteric matters by a limited group of people, the elect (yeḥidei segullah) of a given generation, whereas the latter is about publicizing these secrets to afford

Hashem loves righteousness and justice, the objective of both being the bringing of balance to this world.

Kabbalah is boldly innovative yet staunchly traditional. Its formulations are a blend of what the Zohar calls “new-ancient words.”

The main goal of a Jew is to serve God with simplicity and without any sophistication (Likutey Moharan II, 19).

In our vision of a yeshiva, the students—adult men and women—would learn how to learn Jewish texts.

a dream of an intensive, passionate Torah environment for laypeople.