Rosh HaYeshiva, Machon Meir
The little vial of pure oil with the stamp of the Kohen Gadol [the High Priest], found in the Temple after the Greeks contaminated all the oils, hints to us of the spark of faith stored away in the heart of every Jew wherever he may be. It is a spark that no impure spirit can extinguish.
The Chanukah candles that we light, recalling the miracles performed for them in those days at this time of year, likewise could not be extinguished by the Jewish People’s enemies for thousands of years – not during the Holocaust, not during the pogroms, and not under any other circumstances. Although they appear tiny, they continue to illuminate the Jewish home and the entire world, and they shall continue to do so until we merit the building of the Third Temple, speedily in our day, and a new light shining over Zion.
Today, we are living in the generation of national rebirth, a generation in which the national home is being rebuilt, and that home is an asset of the Jewish People that will bring more and more light to the entire world. At this time we are privileged, more and more, to see how the sparks stored away in the heart of every Jew are being revealed and fired up, and many of our people are returning to Jewishness. The glow of returnees is increasing, and G-d willing, will continue to increase more and more in spite of our current difficulties.
Machon Meir has a special, central place in this process of return to Jewishness. It attracts Jews closer, in the spirit and path of Rav Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, zt’l, the Kohen Gadol, and it does so lovingly, the same way that kohanim are commanded to bless the Jewish People.
The stamp of that Kohen Gadol and lover of Israel leaves its imprint in the hearts of all who come to Machon Meir, and in the hearts of everyone influenced by it in the various channels, and that influence shall continue spreading outward to broader circles of the Jewish People until we hopefully merit to see the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy (11:9): “The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” In these times, Machon Meir is holding a national fundraising campaign due to its heavy financial difficulties.
I am hereby calling on all the friends and students of the Machon, past, and present, to come to the Machon’s aid.
Through your contribution, you add “oil” to the Menora, which will enable us to continue kindling the sweet, joyous lights that the House of Israel is so thirsty for.
The merit from this will protect you, and you will be blessed from Heaven with great light.
With blessings for a joyous Chanukah.
Shabbat Shalom,
Chodesh Tov.
The Chanukah candles that we light, recalling the miracles performed for them in those days at this time of year, likewise could not be extinguished by the Jewish People’s enemies for thousands of years – not during the Holocaust, not during the pogroms, and not under any other circumstances. Although they appear tiny, they continue to illuminate the Jewish home and the entire world, and they shall continue to do so until we merit the building of the Third Temple, speedily in our day, and a new light shining over Zion.
Today, we are living in the generation of national rebirth, a generation in which the national home is being rebuilt, and that home is an asset of the Jewish People that will bring more and more light to the entire world. At this time we are privileged, more and more, to see how the sparks stored away in the heart of every Jew are being revealed and fired up, and many of our people are returning to Jewishness. The glow of returnees is increasing, and G-d willing, will continue to increase more and more in spite of our current difficulties.
Machon Meir has a special, central place in this process of return to Jewishness. It attracts Jews closer, in the spirit and path of Rav Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, zt’l, the Kohen Gadol, and it does so lovingly, the same way that kohanim are commanded to bless the Jewish People.
The stamp of that Kohen Gadol and lover of Israel leaves its imprint in the hearts of all who come to Machon Meir, and in the hearts of everyone influenced by it in the various channels, and that influence shall continue spreading outward to broader circles of the Jewish People until we hopefully merit to see the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy (11:9): “The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” In these times, Machon Meir is holding a national fundraising campaign due to its heavy financial difficulties.
I am hereby calling on all the friends and students of the Machon, past, and present, to come to the Machon’s aid.
Through your contribution, you add “oil” to the Menora, which will enable us to continue kindling the sweet, joyous lights that the House of Israel is so thirsty for.
The merit from this will protect you, and you will be blessed from Heaven with great light.
With blessings for a joyous Chanukah.
Shabbat Shalom,
Chodesh Tov.
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