by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 27, 2017 | Antisemitism, Gratitude, Revelation and Prophecy, Tazriah
The bitter debate between David Ben-Gurion and Menachem Begin over monetary reparations from Germany was one of the most divisive issues confronting the young State of Israel in the early 1950’s. Despite Begin’s strong opposition, the Knesset approved the deal with...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2017 | Antisemitism, Education, Faith, God, Israel, Temple
When the United Nations (UN), in October 2016, passed a contentious anti-Israel resolution denying the Jewish connection to the Temple Mount and Western Wall in Jerusalem, I decided to go full-steam-ahead and “Bombard Them With Bibles”. With your help, I visited the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 13, 2016 | Antisemitism, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Humility, Israel, Obadiah, Vayishlach
As the situation for European Jewry began to deteriorate, the Chofetz Chaim was asked in 1933 about the fate of the Jewish people. As recorded by one of his close disciples, the revered rabbi answered, “Hitler shall fail! No one has ever succeeded in destroying our...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 1, 2016 | Antisemitism, Chosen Nation, Covenant, Free Will, God, Holiness, Purity, Shemini
This week’s portion contains one of the basic fundamentals of kosher eating – the list of animals that are permitted as well as a list of animals that are not. Chapter 11 begins: Speak to the people of Israel, saying, these are the living things that you may eat among...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 6, 2015 | Antisemitism, Chayei Sara, Chosen Nation, Israel, Redemption, Revelation and Prophecy
4,000 years ago, Abraham established Jewish ownership in Israel; today, twice as many Evangelicals than American Jews believe God gave Israel to the Jewish people. This weekend, tens of thousands of Jews will arrive in Hebron to spend the Sabbath in the place where...
