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Rabbi Yosef Palacci | The desire for Israel

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Rabbi Yosef Palacci

A powerful and inspiring lecture on the deep connection to the Land of Israel and its significance in Jewish life.

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We see what happened in one of the countries itself so badly. He prayed so many times and even if I could come as a bird into Israel, what do you want to do in Israel? Everybody knows that really they wanted to do his vote. >> [music] >> A person, a Jew has to understand what is purpose in life just to cling to Hashem. How do you cling to Hashem in every way what possible form? One of the ways is to do the mitzvot. So therefore he says there's no land like the land of Israel because what? There's mitzvot over there that in no other land could happen. That's why they wanted to go in. That's why they wanted the land of Israel. That's where the the king resides, the Shekinah is. Are you spot

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  2. 0:32is is Kodesh Kodashim in that spot? In life you have to understand there's a statement…
  3. 1:02a lesson that we have to bring out in the serving of Hashem.…

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