Living Torah Archives

From all the cities of the world, Jerusalem was chosen as the capital of the Land of Israel. The Talmud relates, that when Jews would arrive in Jerusalem, they all “became united as one.” Indeed, in Psalms, it is called “the city in which all are joined together.” And as we pray today for our true return to Jerusalem the arrival of Moshiach, forever, Jerusalem remains important and meaningful, uniting each and every Jew, man, woman, and child.

That which a child is exposed to, even at the youngest age, has far-reaching effects on him, physically and spiritually. Modern science has also reached this conclusion, even concerning infants who are too young to understand what is going on around them. Therefore, it is important to surround a Jewish child with only holy sounds and images. Even if their minds do not understand it, their souls do.