Reaching for the Heavens Midrash לאחר שנים בהן הן נקראות

לאחר שנים בהן הן נקראות מדי שבוע על ידי עשרות אלפים בארץ ובעולם

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the head of a British spy ring in a Jewish colony in Ottoman-ruled Palestine

scholar Yosef Bronstein explores the philosophy and genius of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson

explores what is hinted at in the biblical text to help us understand these characters from within

Reaching for the Heavens Midrash לאחר שנים בהן הן נקראותA unifying thread in the prolific writings of Rabbi Steinsaltz was the intent to arouse and inspire his readers to live life more meaningfully and more spiritually. He frequently quoted the Rebbe of Kotzk, whose answer to the question of what human beings should see as the goal of their existence, was: Human beings were created to raise the heavens.The ideas presented in this book can be seen as small rays of the brilliant light emanating from the