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News and updates about Eretz Yisrael

Make no mistake – the Exile is a curse

The conception that is perfectly OK to live in gentile countries must be erased.

Make no mistake – the Exile is a curse

The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Timeless Torah

In the merit of the Holy Land.

The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Timeless Torah

Parashat Vayetzei: God of society

“The merit of Eretz Yisrael will protect me and my family, that no harm should befall us, and no harm should befall all of Israel…”

Parashat Vayetzei: God of society

Are they gonna do it again?

Israel must stand strong for once against all international pressure.

Are they gonna do it again?

Saying it Straight – The Lubavitcher Rebbe and Israel

The Rebbe warned against hesitating to preemptively thwart enemy plans or delaying forceful and unrelenting blows against Arab terrorism.

Saying it Straight – The Lubavitcher Rebbe and Israel

The Torah of Eretz Yisrael vs. the Torah of Chutz la’Aretz

The natural environment in the Land of Israel supports the observance of Torah; it does not depend on miracles and overcoming nature.

The Torah of Eretz Yisrael vs. the Torah of Chutz la’Aretz

Two Passover Questions

The Seder has fascinated commentators and everyday Jews for centuries. These two questions and their answers are an enlightening approach.

Two Passover Questions

The Parsha and Current Events: Judicial Reform?

What is really going on in the dispute over judicial reform in Israel? What are they protesting?

The Parsha and Current Events: Judicial Reform?

Mishpatim, the legislative parasha

Is this a random selection of mitzvot, or is there a connecting theme?

Mishpatim, the legislative parasha

Noah – The flawed tzaddik

Rabbi Yochanan perceived that something was wrong and it is not just that Noah did not try to save his generation, as is usually said..

Noah – The flawed tzaddik

Creation: The goal comes first

The story of Creation brings us closer to Hashem

Creation:  The goal comes first

An allegory for Sukkot

A sukkah is a temporary dwelling. What happens to those to whom it becomes a permanent one even though a beautiful home awaits them?

An allegory for Sukkot

Did we thank Him enough?

Forgive us, for the sin we committed before You by not appreciating the special miracle we have been privilieged to see in our lifetime.

Did we thank Him enough?

Parashat Vayeilech: Going into the future

G-d had given Israel 611 mitzvot via Moshe, only two more remain. And these two final mitzvot ensure Jewish continuity after Moshe is gone

Parashat Vayeilech:  Going into the future

Masei: Three stages of Redemption

Standing at the borders of the Holy Land, then and now.

Masei: Three stages of Redemption

The Land of Israel, Torah and the Nation are One

Rabbi Yossi bar Chalafta said to Rabbi Yishmael his son: 'If you wish to see the Shechinah in this world, learn Torah in Eretz Yisrael.'

The Land of Israel, Torah and the Nation are One

Revelation of the essence of G-d’s Name

Young Rel. Zionist scholars: When Am Yisrael reaches perfection by developing its Land and building the Temple, G-d’s Name is complete.

Revelation of the essence of G-d’s Name

God stood and measured the Earth

Young Israeli religious Zionist Torah scholars: G-d was not looking for a land large enough for His nation, He was acting as a matchmaker.

God stood and measured the Earth

Time is passing us by

Our reality is getting uglier, and we are getting older. Don’t wake up when it’s too late and be blown away by all that you’ve missed.Op-ed.

Time is passing us by

Planet of the Jews

Jewish Life in the Land of Israel is not the same as Jewish Life in foreign lands.

Planet of the Jews

Making dreams come true

Jacob's dream came true when he, near the Holy Land, saw the angels of the Land of Israel. That is the power of coming to live in Israel.

Making dreams come true

I love Shmitta

Good Shabbos, Eretz Yisrael!

I love Shmitta

The Good Land

Rabbi Gold said that there is a yetzer hara (evil inclination) that causes a person to see the Land of Israel in a negative perspective.

The Good Land

Happy Tu B’Shvat! The incomparable Torah of Eretz Yisrael.

There is only one Torah, but there are two different understandings of Torah - and many of its precepts can be kept only in Eretz Yisrael.

Happy Tu B’Shvat! The incomparable Torah of Eretz Yisrael.

The Most Important Shvat in 7 Years

This year’s planting season Starting in Shvat and going to Av in the Summer of 2021 is very important.

The Most Important  Shvat in 7 Years

A Portion in Eretz Yisrael is a portion of the World to Come

The connection to Eretz Yisrael binds the individual soul to the collective, eternal soul of Israel with a strong bond.

A Portion in Eretz Yisrael is a portion of the World to Come

The varied names of Eretz Yisrael

The choice of different names and their use for a person or object conveys love for unique characteristics. So it is with our land.

The varied names of Eretz Yisrael

Spiritual transformation, becoming someone new

Rivkah makes a momentous decision that will change her life and the lives of her descendants.

Spiritual transformation, becoming someone new

MK Haim Katz:

'We have a government that's deserting settlement'

MK Chaim Katz criticizes government conduct in Judea and Samaria during tour by Eretz Ysrael lobby in young Gush Etzion communities.

'We have a government that's deserting settlement'

The Daily Portion, Ki Tavo / Not to be ungrateful

With our entrance into the Land of Israel - and today with our return - we must live with the continuous consciousness of God's goodness.

The Daily Portion, Ki Tavo / Not to be ungrateful

Weekly Torah Study: Be wholehearted with Hashem, your G-d

All the details involved in building a Torah-true society are founded on one principle.

Weekly Torah Study: Be wholehearted with Hashem, your G-d

Reasons to feel proud

Let us be proud of who we are and Who made us what we are - He who fulfills His promises to bless our land.

Reasons to feel proud

The Talmudic Sages' love for Eretz Yisrael

Those whom the Talmud presents as the great lovers of Eretz Yisrael were not “sabras,” but Sages who returned from far-off lands.

The Talmudic Sages' love for Eretz Yisrael

Eretz Yisrael does not accept enemies of the Jewish People

The Torah says that the enemies of the Jewish People will not be able to make the land prosper. To Ramban this is a blessing, not a curse.

Eretz Yisrael does not accept enemies of the Jewish People

Rabbi Meshulam Rata's love of the Land and diligent Torah study

A positive attitude to Zionism and settling the Land of Israel was shared by Rabbi Meshulam Rata (Roth) and his rabbi, Rabbi Meir Arik.

Rabbi Meshulam Rata's love of the Land and diligent Torah study

50 reasons to make Aliyah

From getting closer to G-d to the thriving economy, excellent medical care and the availability of bagels-what more can you ask? Come home.

50 reasons to make Aliyah

Ya’akov and Yisrael – two levels

The quality of “Ya’akov” allows us to survive suffering, that of “Yisrael” allows us to reach the level in which we can declare God’s name.

Ya’akov and Yisrael – two levels

Our Inheritance

One can inherit something and not use it, but in this case, Hashem commands us to possess the land in our hearts and then with our actions.

Our Inheritance

Eretz Yisrael, the center of the world

Eretz Yisrael, the center of the world

Thursday: New e-Newsletter!

This Thursday: Launch of New Nationalist Torah Email Newsletter

This Thursday, Bet El Institutions is launching an e-newsletter, offering weekly Torah insights in the spirit of the Rav Kook's teachings

This Thursday: Launch of New Nationalist Torah Email Newsletter

Rabbi Zera’s impulsivity in entering Eretz Yisrael

 Rabbi Zera’s impulsivity in entering Eretz Yisrael

Everything in this world has a substitute

Everything in this world has a substitute

The Sin of the Spies - Today

The Sin of the Spies - Today