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OPINION
& COMMENT
Seeking Simchah on Succos
When some non-Jewish people enjoy someone else's company,
they express their approval by suggesting that the person
would make a good drinking buddy, and they would like to go
out for a night on the town and hit the bars with them
sometime.
Sukkos, Time for Splendor
Based on the Sichos of Morenu veRabbeinu HaRav Chaim
Pinchas Scheinberg, Shlita
Prepared by Rabbi Shlomo Furst
Succos is unique among yomim tovim in the degree of
simchah that Hashem expects us to achieve. The Rambam
at the end of Hilchos Lulav writes about the
Simchas Beis Hashoevoh: "Although it is a mitzva to
rejoice on all the moadim, on chag haSuccos in
the Beis Hamikdosh there was an additional
simchah, as it says `You shall rejoice before Hashem,
your G-d for seven days.' "
"I love Him, for Hashem hears my voice"
by HaRav Shmuel Halevi Wosner
We are in the midst of the holy yomim tovim, and in
hallel we say, "I love Him, for Hashem hears my voice,
my supplications. As He has inclined His ear to me, so in my
days shall I call. The pains of death encircled me, the
confines of the grave have found me, trouble and sorrow I
would find, then I would invoke in the Name of Hashem: please
Hashem save my soul, gracious is Hashem and righteous, our G-
d is merciful, etc."
An Interpretation of the Last 250 Years, According to the
Vilna Gaon
by HaRav Moshe Samsonowitz
Introduction
The words of the Ramban (end of Parshas Bo, Shemos
13:16) about Divine Providence are a critical component of
our understanding of emunoh. The Ramban writes: "A
person has no part in the Torah of Moshe Rabbenu unless he
believes that everything that transpires in the world is a
miracle, and that there is no random universal order
determining what occurs in the world at large or to the
individual."
Simchas Torah with Rabboseinu in the Yeshiva Halls: An
Internal Joy
by B. Re'em
Kelm — Mir — Chevron — Kaminetz
Maran HaRav Eliyohu Dessler ztvk'l writes about the
world of Kelm that is no more, in a letter to his son. He
describes in detail the Beis Talmud Torah of Kelm:
Politica: Victors Have Problems Too
By E. Rauchberger
If someone thought Sharon's victory in the Likud Center will
bring peace and quiet to the political scene in the near
future, he is in for a big surprise. When the Knesset returns
from the summer recess after the chagim Sharon will
face a long list of tasks and problems to tackle, both old
and new. Victors have problems, too.
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