The Rosh Yeshiva and Chief Rabbi of Mount Zion, Jerusalem and King David’s Tomb speaks about the recent news of the Israeli government removing the exemption from service in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for Yeshiva students…
HaRav Yitzchak Goldstein, Shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva of Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael and Chief Rabbi of Mount Zion, Jerusalem speaks about a major goal of Creation. “It’s not enough to learn Torah!”
Mussar Shmooze on Parashas Chukas about Connecting to the Upper Holiness of HaShem, by HaRav Yitzchak Goldstein, Shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva of Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael and of Mount Zion, Jerusalem.
Mussar Shmooze on Parashas Korach 5784, given over yesterday by HaRav Yitzchak Goldstein, Shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva of Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael and Chief Rabbi of Mount Zion, Jerusalem.
The Rosh Yeshiva discusses a verifiable promise of HaShem in Parashas Bechukosai, rare in the Torah and not found in any other religion.
The Zohar says, ‘Who is a Tzadik Yesod Olam?’ Who is a righteous man who is a foundation of the world, upon whom the whole world stands?
The baalei mussar ask: what is the big deal about saying naaseh venishma? At Sinai, they were about to receive the Torah. What would have been wrong with declaring that they were ready to hear and learn all of the mitzvos of the Torah, and once they knew them, they would do them right away? What would have been wrong with declaring: nishma venaaseh?
“Moshe sent away his father-in-law, who returned to his land” (Shemos 18:27). . . . Why would Moshe sent Yisro away at such a critical time?