We can’t afford to keep living asleep. In this opening shiur of Tikkun HaMedina, Rav Shlomo Katz begins a journey into Rav Yitzchak Ginsburgh’s sefer with fierce honesty and trembling hope. If we truly believe that this country is a kli, a vessel, then we must confront what has—or hasn’t—been poured into it.

What does it mean to live in a state with no Mikdash, to walk in a land declared independent but missing its heart? It’s not enough to say what we’re against. We must finally ask: What are we offering the world?