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...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 23, 2023 | Ecclesiastes, Samuel
Late on a cold winter night in January 1948, thirty-five Palmach soldiers headed out, surreptitiously carrying military and medical supplies on their backs to the besieged community of Gush Etzion. Dawn broke before they reached their destination and the convoy was...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 14, 2023 | Psalms
By Shira Schechter There is a Hasidic tale about a man who went about the community telling malicious lies about the rabbi. Later, he realized the wrong he had done, and began to feel remorse. He went to the rabbi and begged his forgiveness, saying he would do...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 12, 2022 | Israel, Leadership, Psalms
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I love living in Israel and have no desire to travel abroad. For me, studying Israel’s geography and travelling the land is a religious experience. Allow me to explain. My first visit to Israel was in 1978 when I was 17 years old. My youth...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 23, 2022 | God, Isaiah, Israel, Messiah, Redemption, Temple
Many people believe that Judaism is not ‘Messianic’, and that observant Jews are only concerned about performing commandments. But one of the commandments, as enumerated by Maimonides, is to anticipate that the Messiah will arrive at any moment. Dr. Pinchas Polonsky,...
