Chofetz Chaim
He will come, without delay
I present the third installment of the book צפית לישועה, Longing for Redemption. The Chofetz Chaim was the master of the mashal, and here you will find a very beautiful one helping us to understand how it is that the Galus is so long, and yet, “He will come without delay.” I hope you enjoy.…
Read MoreLonging for Redemption – Part 2
Here is the continuation of the book צפית לישועה of the Chofetz Chaim. What follows is the rest of the first chapter which we began in the previous post. However, the truth is that our sages of blessed memory also told us from the onset that not everyone would be at this exalted level, and…
Read MoreLonging for Redemption
The following is the first part of a translation I am posting. It is a short composition that I found in the complete writings of the Chofetz Chaim. It is entitled צפית לישועה – Longing for Redemption. It is quite an interesting little piece, and he addresses some of the issues we have dealt with…
Read MoreThe Chofetz Chaim on living in Israel part 2
Before we continue with some thoughts and stories from the Chofetz Chaim about Eretz Yisrael , it is important that we understand that there are two things going on in these stories, that at first may seem to be a contradiction. The first is that the Chofetz Chaim had a tremendous love for Eretz Yisrael…
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I came across a very interesting piece in the sefer חפץ חיים על התורה, which is a collection of the teachings of the Chofetz Chaim on the parsha. It was put together by Rabbi Shmuel Greineman, who clearly knew the Chofetz Chaim personally. At the beginning of the book, he printed the following letter from…
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