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Elie Lederman

I was first exposed to this educational before they even stepped onto the
exercise when I participated in a battlefield. The war was won in the
father - son learning session at my hearts of the Jewish people, and the
youngest son ’ s school . We were soldiers just sealed the deal.
instructed to look up these sources,
and identify these hints within By studying the song, the timing
the song. It was a very exciting of its launch and its aftermath, we
educational experience. I invite you to can really see how Yerushalayim’s
unification was a result of this
engage in the same exercise – you’ll reciprocal relationship of love.
find it exhilarating and renew your
own connection with Jerusalem.
To add depth to your educational
experience, I suggest that you and
your child/children look up the 1 https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=iJws5yNc1-U
actual sources as they appear in the 2 Tehillim 126:1.
footnotes. Naomi Shemer 3 Eicha 1:1.
The song contains an endearing 4 Nedarim 50a.
expression of love for Israel and for found its mark, and the chassid 5 Yeshayahu 60:17.
Jerusalem, with a burning desire to changed his mind and remained in 6 Yeshayahu 60:1.
renew the connection of the nation Yerushalayim. 7 Yechezkel 26:13.
and its history, to Jerusalem, its Similarly, Rav Yehuda Halevi writes at 8. A verse from Rabbi Yehuda
HaLevi’s piyut “ילאשת אלה ןויצ”
capital city. the end of his epic work, HaKuzari: 9 Eicha 1:1.
The same message is brought home The redemption for the city will 10 Yirmiyahu 26:18.
in a wonderful Chassidic tale, come when they desire it with a full 11 Shir HaShirim 2:14.
which tells of a chassid who made heart and yearn for it. When that 12. Shabbat 88a, from יאמיס יבר שרד.
aliyah to Eretz Yisrael and made his complete yearning finally comes, the 13. Menachot 29b, from השמ הלעש העשב.
home in Jerusalem. Unfortunately, Land will want the people and the 14 Bereishit 32:11.
15 Bereishit 25:23.
he was unable to acclimatize to stones will ask for the people to settle 16 Divrei HaYamim 1, 15:19-25.
the difficult living conditions and within them, as it is written “You will 17 Yeshayahu 6:6-7.
decided to return to Poland. Before arise and have compassion on Zion 18 Tehillim 137:6.
returning though, he went to seek (Jerusalem), for it is time to show favor 19 Nechemia 4:14.
a blessing from the tzaddik, Rabbi to her; the appointed time has come. 20 Yeshayahu 54:12.
Simcha Bunim of Vorka, who lived in For your people love every stone in her
Jerusalem. walls and cherish even the dust in her
streets” (Psalms 102:13-14). Adapted from the original Hebrew article,
The chassid explained to Rabbi published by Arutz-7 in celebration of the
Simcha Bunim his reasons for When speaking of those amazing six 50th celebration of Yom Yerushalayim.
leaving the Land. The tzaddik sighed days 53 years ago, we sometimes get
deeply and said, “I pity you. It seems caught up in the stories of the brave
you did not find favor in the eyes of soldiers. But if we ask those soldiers, Elie Lederman is co-founder of Haboydem
social clothing shops in Jerusalem and
Yerushalayim, for if you had found they would tell us they cannot explain chairman of Habayit Shel Benji, home and
favor in her eyes, she would have the military success and in retrospect, guidance center for lone combat soldiers,
found favor in yours.” The message they see the war was already won located in Ra’anana

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