Ohr Somayach :: Love Of The Land

Love of the Land
Volume One
is dedicated
in memory of

Kenneth Gladstone

of blessed memory
by his wife
Lucille Gladstone

The Jewish Learning Library

Pays Tribute to

Joseph and Faye Tanenbaum

of blessed memory
whose vision made possible
the growth of Ohr Somayach
and whose support for our sacred efforts
continues through their charitable foundation

The Jewish Learning Library

Pays Tribute to

Mrs. Gloria Martin

For her generous support in recognition of which
Ohr Somayach has dedicated its
main campus in Jerusalem as
The Gloria Martin Campus

and

Dr. Max and Gianna Glassman

For making possible
The Glassman Jewish Learning Exchange
of Ohr Somayach

The Board of Governors

of Ohr Somayach International

TanenbaumCollege

Salutes the launching of

THE JEWISH LEARNING LIBRARY

Yaakov Kaplan

Chairman

Neil Auerbach

Sid Borenstein

Avrohom Chaim Grossman

Jacob Koval

Danny Lemberg

Boruch Mytelka

Yosef Neumann

Shmuel Rothman

Shmuel Dov Vogel

PART ONE

LEARNING THE LAND

This section of

LOVE OF THE LAND

is dedicated in memory of

BERTHA and MAX ORDA

of blessed memory

and

RUTH AND NORMAN SILVER

of blessed memory

Mr. Morton Silver

PART TWO

LESSONS OF THE LAND

This section of
LOVE OF THE LAND
is dedicated in loving memory of our parents

R’ Gershon ben R’ Moshe z”l

14 Tammuz 5763

R’ Alter Mordechai Dovid ben R’ Moshe Zvi z”l

28 Tishrei 5738

Golda bas R’ Shlomo a”h

15 Tishrei 5755

Dedicated by their children

SHMUEL AND TOVA ROTHMAN

Thankful talmidim of Ohr Somayach

Learning the Land

Introduction • Eretz Yisrael • Medinat Yisrael – The State of Israel • Eretz HaMuvtachat – The Promised Land • Eretz Kena’an • Yerushalayim(Jerusalem) • Hebron (Chevron) • Beit Lechem (Bethlehem) • Tel Aviv-Jaffa • Sage on the Bridge • Aware through the Air • Worth Moving For • Otherworldly Experiences • Eretz Avoteinu – Land of Our Fathers • The Dear and Cherished Land • Eretz HaChayim – Land of the Living • Eretz Rechavah – The Spacious Land • Beit El • Haifa (Chaifah) • Modi’in • Tiberias (Tiveriyah) • First in Creation • Land of the Deer • Stones of Substance • Eretz Tovah – The Good Land • Moledet – The Homeland • The Land That Has Everything • The Peaceful Land • Tzefat (Safed) • Jericho (Yericho) • Ashdod • Ashkelon • Where the Good Gold Is • Four Cubits to Eternity • By Any Other Name • Matanah Tovah – The Good Gift • Land of the Perfect Match • Ma’aravah – The Western Land • Road to Reward – The World to Come • Beit Shean • Antipatris • Tzippori • Beit She’arim • Share in the Land • The Motive of Moshe • The Good Land • Shomron – The Mountain of Shemer • Remembering the Land • Giving Expression to Love • Peki’in • Ein Gedi • Beit Shemesh • Beersheva • The Walled Cities of Eretz Yisrael • Yavneh • Gilgal – The First Korban Pesach in the Land We Love • Akko •

Lessons of the Land

Introduction • Gateway to Heaven • Where Wisdom Is Widespread • Enough to Be Thankful For • The Torah and the Land • Gagot Tzerifin and Ayin Sukar: Two Places, Two Grains, Two Holidays • Yam Hamelach (The Dead Sea) • Nehar HaYarden (Jordan River) • Yam Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) • Measure for Measure • The Merit System • A Desirable Portion • The Heavenly Gift • Price of Prosperity • Mount Tavor • Azaikah • Lod • Eilat • The Missing Ingredient • Mitzvah Monopoly • The Great Lover of the Land • Home Is Where the Heart Is • Har HaZeitim (Mount of Olives) • Har HaTzofim (Mount Scopus) • Tifrach • Why Cry? – A Tale of Two Cities • Where Angels Fear to Tread • The Critical Condition • Indirect Vandalism • Zichron Yaakov • Motza • Tekoah • Nov • The Loftiest Level • Shiloh • Mount Gerizim and Mount Eival • Telz Stone – Kiryat Yearim • Ein Charod • Mount Gilboa • Shunem • Ein Dor • Glossary •

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