“We Were Zocheh To What The Vilna Gaon Yearned For,” Chief Rabbi In Yom Yerushalayim Letter

“We Were Zocheh To What The Vilna Gaon Yearned For,” Chief Rabbi In Yom Yerushalayim Letter

Israel’s Chief Rabbi, HaRav Kalman Ber, published a special letter marking Yom Yerushalayim, which begins on Thursday evening, offering an extensive Torah-based view on the significance of the day. At the opening of his remarks, the rabbi writes that Jerusalem Day is “a day established by the Chief Rabbanut as a day of thanksgiving and […]

Chief Rabbi Rav Kalman Ber Issues Special Yom Yerushalayim Letter: “We Were Zocheh to What the Vilna Gaon Was Not”

Israel’s Chief Rabbi, Rav Kalman Meir Ber, published a special letter ahead of Yom Yerushalayim focusing on the spiritual significance of the day, the return to the Kosel and Yerushalayim following the Six-Day War, and the unfolding fulfillment of the nevuos of redemption in our times. In the letter, Rav Ber presents Yom Yerushalayim through an emunah– and Torah-based perspective, describing it as a day established by the Chief Rabbinate as a pe…