Comments on: The Cave http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2010/03/08/the-cave/ Learn & discover the Divine prophecies with Rabbi Simcha Weinberg from The Foundation Stone Blog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:46:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The Cave By Rabbi Simcha Weinberg-Law http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2010/03/08/the-cave/comment-page-1/#comment-7597 The Cave By Rabbi Simcha Weinberg-Law Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:10:11 +0000 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=2100#comment-7597 [...] & discover the Divine prophecies with Rabbi Simcha Weinberg from the holy Torah, Jewish Law, Mysticism, Kabbalah and Jewish Prophecies. The Foundation Stone is the ultimate resource for Jews, Judaism, Jewish Education, Jewish [...] [...] & discover the Divine prophecies with Rabbi Simcha Weinberg from the holy Torah, Jewish Law, Mysticism, Kabbalah and Jewish Prophecies. The Foundation Stone is the ultimate resource for Jews, Judaism, Jewish Education, Jewish [...]

]]> By: Él-Ad Eliovson http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2010/03/08/the-cave/comment-page-1/#comment-7129 Él-Ad Eliovson Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:25:28 +0000 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=2100#comment-7129 "I suspect that is how Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai thrived in his cave. He wasn’t looking out, but within, and that is where he uncovered the light..." There is an anecdote attributed to the Chofetz Chaim, where he recounts: "When I was young I wanted to change the world. As I got older I wanted to change my nation. As I became older yet, I wanted to change my city. Then as I matured I just wanted to change my community; then I changed my goal to just be to influence my family and friends. Finally I just wanted to change myself." Rabbi Pesach Wolicki (Pesach corresponds to Redemption don't forget) reminded me of this story one Yom Kippur after Maariv. The next morning I realized: in the end the Chofetz Chaim *did* change the world! And he did it by just working on changing himself. “I suspect that is how Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai thrived in his cave. He wasn’t looking out, but within, and that is where he uncovered the light…”

There is an anecdote attributed to the Chofetz Chaim, where he recounts:

“When I was young I wanted to change the world. As I got older I wanted to change my nation. As I became older yet, I wanted to change my city. Then as I matured I just wanted to change my community; then I changed my goal to just be to influence my family and friends. Finally I just wanted to change myself.”

Rabbi Pesach Wolicki (Pesach corresponds to Redemption don’t forget) reminded me of this story one Yom Kippur after Maariv.

The next morning I realized: in the end the Chofetz Chaim *did* change the world! And he did it by just working on changing himself.

]]> By: moshe stepansky http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2010/03/08/the-cave/comment-page-1/#comment-7128 moshe stepansky Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:30:05 +0000 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=2100#comment-7128 Everyone knows the BeShT's commentary on"Tzohar ta'aseh la'Teivah" by Noah's Ark: la'Teivah while literally meaning to/for the Ark also means to/for the Word. Tzohar is explained either as a window or some other source of light. Therefore,says the BeShT,we can find illumination in the Holy words of the Torah which is the source of light. If we'd train ourselves to view yidn as walking Sefer Torahs,the world would be filled with ever so much more light, even in the darkest of times. Everyone knows the BeShT’s commentary on”Tzohar ta’aseh la’Teivah” by Noah’s Ark: la’Teivah while literally meaning to/for the Ark also means to/for the Word. Tzohar is explained either as a window or some other source of light.

Therefore,says the BeShT,we can find illumination in the Holy words of the Torah which is the source of light.

If we’d train ourselves to view yidn as walking Sefer Torahs,the world would be filled with ever so much more light, even in the darkest of times.

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