Thursday, June 23, 2022

Shut Yeshivat Ateret Yerushalayim in the Heart of Yerushalayim - Ha-Rav Shlomo Aviner Shlit"a

 Q: What is special about the Yeshiva being located in the Muslim Quarter, near the spot of the Temple?

A: Rav Neriya said: We must establish Yeshivot everywhere, and this is all the more so true in the Holy City of Yerushalayim, and this is all the more so true near the spot of the Beit Ha-Mikdash.

 

Q: The Gemara says that the air of Eretz Yisrael makes one wiser.  Is this all the more so in Yerushalayim?

A: Yes.

 

Q: Is it forbidden to live among the Arabs because of the prohibition of putting oneself in danger?

A: No, it is a Mitzvah.  1. One must display self-sacrifice to settle Eretz Yisrael.  2. It is no more dangerous than elsewhere.

 

Q: What is the meaning of "Blessed are You Hashem, Builder of Yerushalayim" in the Shemoneh Esrei?

A: Builder is in present tense.  Hashem is building all of the time and we are his partners building up Yerushalayim in all of her glory.

 

Q: Will we continue to pray "Build Yerushalayim, Your city" in the Shemoneh Esrei when the Beit Ha-Mikdash is rebuilt?

A: We will ask the Mashiach.

 

Q: If a person has a million dollars to give, what is the best thing for him to do with it?

A: When Ha-Rav Aharon Soloveitchik was asked this question, he answered: Build Yerushalayim between the walls (told to us by Rabbi Jay Marcus).

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