Category: From Exile to Redemption

By: Rabbi Dovid Markel   In summation, redemption is a process in which the underlying unity and perfection of Creation unfolds, as the true essence of every created being is realized. As such, each...

By: Rabbi Dovid Markel   Essentially, every single mitzvah brings about this synthesis. This is because, on the one hand, mitzvos are physical acts, but on the other hand, we bring about spirituality into...

By: Rabbi Dovid Markel   Text VI אין בין העולם הזה לימות המשיח אלא שיעבוד מלכיות בלבד. תלמוד בבלי ברכות לד,ב There is no difference between this world and the world to come except...

By: Rabbi Dovid Markel   This corrects and alleviates many issues on many levels. Though it is impossible to address all of them within the parameters of this small article, nonetheless we will give...

By: Rabbi Dovid Markel   This idea is specifically reflected in the Hebrew words for exile and redemption. The word for exile is “golah” (גולה) and the word for redemption is “geulah” (גאולה). Interestingly,...

By: Rabbi Dovid Markel   There is an old expression that “The diagnosis is half the cure[1].” So too, a clear understanding of the world as it is today will give us clarity regarding...

By: Rabbi Dovid Markel   As Maimonides states at the conclusion of his magnum opus, Mishneh Torah, the concept of Moshiach has become widespread due to the borrowing and appropriation of this idea by other religions....