On the Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Radio on Oct. 20, 2006, the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared: "[America] should understand that the message from the peoples of the region . . . is manifested in a single slogan: "Death to America!"

While America's foreign policy is set on appeasement and understanding, Iran is within months of attaining nuclear arms capacity, and so the threats are no longer mere slogans. The West seems to be ignoring the reality that we are not witnessing a war being waged by country against country, but rather a clash of civilizations that threatens to engulf the globe.

This is an essential Shmuz for putting some perspective on the volatile times we live in and making sense of a chaotic new world

I know that middos make the man. I understand that my character traits define every relationship that I am involved in. And I wish I were more generous, humble, and caring. But what can I do about it? I am who I am.

This Shmuz focuses on how it is that our gedolim changed their very nature and demonstrates the Torah's system for developing our middos.

We all have bitachon. We all know that HASHEM determines our fate and all the events that will befall us. The problem is that this concept remains so far removed that while we know it on one level, in our day to day lives, it's non-existent. So while we say we trust in HASHEM, we live our lives in contradiction to this.

This Shmuz focuses on making our beliefs real and taking our bitachon from the potential to the actual

Tisha B'Av- What we can do to bring the Geulah

1. To fear HASHEM
2. To go in all of His ways.
3. To love HASHEM.
4. To serve Him with all of you heart and your soul.

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