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Every crisis or proble1natic situation in need of solution must be approached by someone who has expertise in the given area, can determine the causes of the problen1, and possibly forn1ulate some 1nethods of reducing the proble1n, or even overcoming it completely. e members of the Jewish Divine wrath and encounter difficul­ Outstanding among the Torah people have been facing all ties, defeat, dispersion and despair. leaders of the pre-World War II gen­ W sort of difficulties, threats The solution, of course, is spelled out eration who articulated da'as Torah­ to our existence, and crises of extreme in the concluding portion of this sec­ based commentary and guidelines for proportions since the days of our pre­ tion of "Shema": "Place these words dealing with contemporary issues was history, even in the era our patriarchs. of Mine upon your hearts and upon Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman,, .. ,, - Rosh The conventional rules of cause and your souls." Hayeshiva in Baranowitz, Poland, who effect simply do not apply to us. Our This calls for more than a simple had had an extremely close relationship general welfare, our security and our recitation twice a day of these relevant with the Chofetz Chaim. His essays on prosperity are determined by what can passages. It calls for looking to a Torah such issues, published in his lifetime, be described as "The Keri' as Shema leadership that can identify the seeds of were recently republished in Koveitz Dynamic" - the "Vehaya im Shamo'a the problems and devise a plan to bring Ma'amarim, in an expanded anthol- Tish me' u Phenomenon." As long as we the people in touch with the message ogy issued by Machon Ohr Elchanan. ] faithfully keep the mitzvos, hearken to of His words, as they resonate in their Rabbi Menachem Zvi Goldbar, editor _J G-d's commands, and love Him with all own hearts and souls. 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