Last week, we learned about Rav Hirsch’s exhortation about the machatzis hashekel: “Only he who gives and contributes is counted!” That idea is brought to

After designating the Jewish People as Hashem’s representatives to the rest of humanity, Hashem tasked us with building Him a home, symbolizing our mission of

Let’s say that the previous chapter convinced you. Your focus is on building a Godly abode in this world. What are you supposed to do

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So far, we’ve highlighted the Torah’s description of the Jewish people as Hashem’s army, explored three aspects of such a description, and provided two examples

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The Torah’s portrayal of the Jewish People leaving Egypt and traveling through the desert is descriptive and deliberate: Bnei Yisrael are the Tzevaos Hashem, God’s

Last week, I proposed a model for a comprehensive hashkafa, a worldview: that of an army, a Great Battalion. Where does such an idea come

Last week’s article ended with one core question: What is the focus of our lives—this world or the next world? This one question has several