Saul’s Failure and Bibi’s Decision: The Future of Gaza

by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 25, 2024 | Samuel

Soon after Bibi Netanyahu was elected to his fifth term as prime minister, journalist Bari Weiss asked him to name his favorite biblical character. Netanyahu replied with a fascinating answer: “King Saul. He was tragic.” Left-wingers who have spent decades trying...

The Valley of Jehoshaphat and Biden’s Two-State Solution

by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 31, 2023 | Joel, Light Unto the Nations

Imagine that a genocidal Mexican regime attacked the United States, overwhelming US border patrol with thousands of terrorist fighters, who then raped, tortured and murdered over 1,200 innocent American men, women and children throughout southern Texas, while also...

Obadiah’s Warning to the West

by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 7, 2023 | Antisemitism, Obadiah

The Book of Obadiah is the shortest book in the Hebrew Bible with a total of only 21 verses. But boy, do those 21 verses pack a punch! Obadiah prophesies about Edom, the nation that descends from Jacob’s brother Esau, who will be punished at the end of days for its...

Are we Living the Gog U’Magog War?

by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 4, 2023 | Antisemitism, Ezekiel, Redemption

This is not business as usual. Though Israel has fought many small wars against Hamas, everyone understands that the current war is different. After Hamas slaughtered 1,200 innocent Israelis on October 7, nations throughout the world immediately felt the...

Enlist in the Army of God

by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 22, 2023 | Bo, Zechariah

Before Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935) became the chief rabbi of pre-State Israel, he served as the rabbi of Boisk, Latvia. On the holiday of Purim, 1897, Rabbi Kook sat together with some of the young men who were students in his religious school and shared...