![]() Birth of a NationThe memory of our ancestors can inspire us all and infuse us with hope: our nation itself was born in exile., 11/30/2014, 7:07 PM ![]( "צילום: פלאש 90") Loving-kindness and Truth175 years ago this week, on Shabbat Parashat Toldot, 2nd Kislev 5600 the Kotzker Rebbe threw his hassidim, and ultimately the entire hassidic world, into turmoil., 11/20/2014, 10:59 PM ![]( "צילום: שלומי ארביב") The Forefathers as Forerunners of Jewish DestinyHowever we interpret Abraham’s actions, it is obvious that he didn’t leave the Land of Israel, the Land which G-d had promised to his descendants, simply because he could find chocolate-flavoured puddings cheaper in Egypt. , 10/31/2014, 8:52 AM ![]() The Death of Evil PeopleMishnah, Sanhedrin: "The death of evil people is pleasant and beneficial for them, and pleasant and beneficial for the world.”, 10/23/2014, 10:30 AM ![]() The Ultimate SabbathThe sequence of Yom Kippur falling on Shabbat four out of five years is extremely rare., 9/30/2014, 10:18 PM ![]() Gaza: How to Perpetuate the ConflictIs demilitarisation of the Gaza region feasible? It has already been tried. In the Kadesh Campaign, 1956. It lasted for a day and a half., 9/1/2014, 9:26 AM ![]() 9th of Av: 5774Destroying the Temples affected the entire world. And how little the world has changed since that calamitous day 1,944 years ago!, 8/5/2014, 4:14 PM ![]() Mattot: The Purpose of WarThis week's Torah reading includes the command to wage war under certain circumstances., 7/17/2014, 10:39 AM ![]() CompassionPinchas exhibited compassion in a way that G-d ratified., 7/10/2014, 12:16 AM ![]() Chukat: The King of Arad Takes a CaptiveA nation that is worthy of independence in its homeland goes to all-out war to defend its own – and even to bring back a servant who is held captive., 6/26/2014, 12:47 AM ![]() A Second ChanceThis Torah reading includes the quintessential second chance., 6/6/2014, 3:15 PM ![]() The Return of the Estranged WifeThis is the sole example where a person’s guilt or innocence is determined not by a court, not by witnesses or by evidence, but by G-d’s direct miraculous intervention. , 5/30/2014, 6:57 AM ![]() The 6 Day War - Paradigms of MiraclesIn many ways, the Six Day War straddles the boundary between hidden miracles and revealed miracles. Both happened before our eyes. And they are still happening, but we have to look., 5/27/2014, 7:29 AM ![]() In the Eye of the BeholderAs long as we realize that events are not happenstance, G-d will reward and punish us according to our actions., 5/15/2014, 3:00 PM ![]() Whose Land is This Anyway?This is the parashah in which G-d decrees that the Land will return to its original owner., 5/8/2014, 8:59 AM ![]() The Dawn of Redemption “Such is Israel’s redemption. At first it comes slowly by slowly, and as it progresses its light increases”. , 5/5/2014, 5:21 AM ![]() A Wide-Ranging Torah Reading"Rabbi Hiyya taught that this Parashah was said in the assembly [of the entire nation] because most of the Torah’s essentials are dependent upon it.", 4/24/2014, 9:00 AM ![]() Shabbat ZachorIn leap years (as this year), Parashat Tzav is either Shabbat Zachor (the Shabbat immediately before Purim, as this year), or else the Shabbat immediately after Purim. Parashat Tzav is connected either to Purim or to Pesach., 3/14/2014, 2:14 PM ![]( "צילום: פלאש 90") Elders of IsraelThree landmark events in the first redemption, the redemption from Egypt, when G-d called to Moses and then spoke to him, which were the three times when He gave honour to the Elders of Israel, 3/6/2014, 9:20 AM ![]() Shabbat Parshat ShekalimThe Torah reading this week is Pikudei, but at the end of the reading a different chapter is read, the one on giving donations - shekalim - to the holy Temple. The Sabbath is therefore called Shabbat Shekalim., 2/28/2014, 12:38 AM ![]() Preparing for EternityHashem commanded Moshe to construct the Mishkan in the Sinai Desert; yet the Enumeration of the Mitzvot of the Mahara”m Hagiz clearly states that the mitzvah is “to build a Holy Temple when they enter the Land of Israel”., 1/30/2014, 8:41 AM ![]() We Inherit the Land Through JusticeThe weekly portion contains ordinary work-a-day laws, mundane rules which do not appear to be particularly inspiring. But they are the basis of justice., 1/23/2014, 7:15 AM ![]( "פלאש 90") What's In a Name?The significance of the name changes in the book of Genesis., 10/25/2013, 3:52 PM ![]() Verdi and the Temple MountA clever Israeli outwits the police on the Temple Mount. Strangers in our own land., 10/17/2013, 3:13 PM ![]( "פלאש 90") Countdown to RedemptionAn original explanation for the Torah's different 'countdowns' for the Egyptian exile., 10/11/2013, 9:03 AM ![]() Be An Etrog!A look at The Four Species - a look in the mirror., 9/17/2013, 5:26 AM ![]( "צילום: פלאש 90") The Ultimate PunishmentWhy the change from plural to singular in the tochecha from Leviticus to Deuteronomy?, 8/22/2013, 8:06 AM
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