by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 21, 2023 | Judges
“Awake, awake, O Zion! Clothe yourself in splendor; put on your robes of majesty, Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean shall never enter you again” (Isaiah 52:1). In the Bible, horrific events are almost inevitably followed by opportunities for...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 20, 2023 | Judges
“It’s time for Americans to wake up to a fundamental reality: the continued unity of the United States of America cannot be guaranteed. At this moment in history, there is not a single important cultural, religious, political, or social force that is pulling Americans...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 16, 2023 | Judges
As I read the story of Micah and his idol, I was bowled over by this man’s sheer audacity. According to Jewish tradition, Micah established a house of idolatry a mere three miles from the Tabernacle in Shiloh. Micah’s house of idolatry was so close to God’s holy...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 16, 2023 | Judges
Saul Bellow won more honors and recognition than any writer of his time. Everywhere he went he was revered as a “wise man,” and his award-winning books were read by untold thousands. By the time he died in 2005, he was considered one of the great writers of his...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 8, 2023 | Judges
A wounded veteran of the US Army who fought in World War II, my grandfather, Julius Mischel, was overjoyed to get married and start a family. But when he moved to Queens, New York, he was disturbed by the local Jewish community’s attitude towards religion. The great...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2023 | Community, Israel, Judges, Tests and Trials
By Rabbi Elie Mischel It was one of the very worst moments in modern Jewish history. On May 14, 1948, Israel was reborn. Five Arab nations immediately invaded the new state of Israel, which would have to fight for its life with a limited supply of guns and ammunition....
