Who is fit to serve in the Army of HaShem, how to win the war, and what it means to be a Rabbi.
Finding the balance between those dedicated to learning and teaching Torah and those involved in the physical concerns of the nation.
They asked the Chazon Ish, ‘What is the greatest success a person can attain?’ He answered, ‘To go through life without harming another…’
‘What is the service of the heart? This is Tefillah [Prayer].’ What, then, is the problem if our prayers are not being answered?
Beis Hillel’s position is to handle the body and soul as a unit—work with what we have and strive for spiritual growth. Beis Shammai’s position is to handle the soul as if it is almost out of the body.
The instructions that must be followed to acquire the Torah, the inherent difficulties, and the ultimate satisfaction.
The Rosh Yeshiva gives over the case of two big Rosh Yeshivas, one bigger than the other, but a fundamental difference between them that made one of them wicked, even though he was a tremendous talmid chacham.
A powerful discussion on preparing for Shavuos, including the real goal of the Jewish people and what it means to connect to the highest level through Ameilus HaMachshavah (Exertion of the Mind) in Torah Study, to the best way for a Jew to obtain his parnassa (livelihood), and this unlike the nations.
Two commandments with time-based promises of blessing and wealth—come and know the truth of HaShem!
“This is the way of the Yeitzer HaRa [Evil Inclination]: to entice a person with dimyon [imagination] and falsehood, with arguments based on nonsense.”