Thanks to those who go up to the Temple Mount, our sovereignty over the Mount, and the entire country, becomes clear.
One needs to always remember that behind very dark cloud the sun never ceases to shine and miracles never cease..
In 2017,Rabbi Sacks spoke about the impact the Six Day War had on him as a young student at university..
Why didn''t King David establish a Jerusalem Day when he brought the ark to the Holy City?
Prophetic words from Israel's first Chief Rabbi: There are two heralds of the return to our holy city and they bear two different messages.
Jerusalem Day is intrinsically connected with the promise in this past Shabbat Torah reading ending the Book of Leviticus.
The parasha leads us to a pictorial comparison of Jerusalem then and now.
We are custodians, not owners, of this world.
Rabbi Simcha Bunim observed that the Torah tells us not to fool others, but if you are a hassid, you don’t fool yourself either.
We walk in tears, but “our mouths will fill with laughter”- at the time of redemption, the joy hidden within Am Yisrael will burst forth.
Parshat Behar Bechukotai: Why does Sefer Vayikra end with technical chapter about how donations are evaluated?
The time has come to put the needy in their proper place.
Within the blessings that G-d blesses the people of Israel in this week's Torah portion, there seems to be a mistake in the calculation.
There are clear halakhic decisions against women serving as congregational rabbis. In the case described below, that has been ignored.
Is it the land lying fallow that is the central theme, or are the Jews who do not work it during the shmita year the focus?
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
The bulk of American Jewry voted for the left and against Israel. Who are they? Op-ed.
What is time? Where does it come from? Where does it go?
Others may love and be impressed by Jerusalem. But only the Jewish people have been inextricably bound up with the city for 3000 years.
Rabbanit Chana Henkin, whose son and daughter in law were murdered by terrorists, in a message to strengthen us at this time.
Just as the kohanim must sanctify themselves for their service, so every professional should strive to contribute his utmost to his field.
Torah from Israel's first chief rabbi: When did David arise during the night to meditate and pray? And what did it signify?
Ordinarily,Sefira customs associated with mourning end on Lag Ba'Omer, but this year they have, tragically, been extended.
This week's Torah and Haftarah are a most fitting riposte to Yom Ha-Atzma’ut, and an equally fitting introduction to Yom Herut Yerushalayim.
In this week's Torah portion the Kohanim are told not to become ritually unclean and the Sages interpret it as a commandment to all Israel.
The Torah speaks about Shavuot as 'after the Shabbat.' Is Shavuot 7 weeks long? Why is it defined by being 'after Shabbat?'
“Teach us to number our days in order that we should become wise hearted,” said the Psalmist, a message fitting for the period of the Omer.
We don’t need to wait for a Pesach Sheni or Lag B’omer to appreciate second chances
Two opposing ideas or opinions can appear to be correct to the same degree but, in fact, only one is true.
Oz Torah: The paradoxes of Lag Ba'Omer, the story of a Jewish Pope and the Torah's view of cosmetic surgery.
This semi-holiday is utterly unique in the calendar of the Jewish people.because it commemmorates a passive event.
In the Jewish view, dates and appointed times are gates through which time flows in a cyclical, upward spiral fashion, toward a purpose.
Who were the students of Rabbi Akiva that we should mourn their deaths so many centuries later?
Should there be a mass thanksgiving prayer of all those who survived corona?
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
The world suggests it’s wiser to maintain the walls that separate neighbor from neighbor. But what does G-d want?
How do we re-establish parental control at home after a year of the corona? A parental counselor gives some pointers.
Zionism was a movement led by the secular, but it led to the preservation of religion and Jewish identity
The commandment “You shall not insult the deaf” is less spoken about than the one that follows it about the blind.
In this week's Torah reading, why begin the description of the Avoda on Yom Kippur with telling us of the demise of the sons of Aaron?
If we see or hear about an authority figure or any other person, for that matter, who harms another, it's our responsibility to act.
Torah from Israel's first Chief Rabbi, iconic leader of Religious Zionism: "Teshuva allows us, in a sense, to rewrite the past."
The Chief Rabbi of Tsfat on Parashot Acharei- Mot and Kedoshim.
The Torah reading this Shabbat teaches us that the Land of Israel is intrinsically a holy land which cannot stand to be defiled.
This week the Parsha begins with one of our biggest mission statement as a nation - Be Holy!
As parents, we know that there is no greater pleasure than seeing our children getting along with one another.
Isn't it enough to be a good, honest, caring human being without all of the details that make up the bulk of this week’s Torah reading?
Every human was created in G-d’s image. If G-d can’t be canceled, neither can His image.
The good news is: there once was a Moses. Because of him, the people survived. The bad news is: what happens when there is no Moses?
Tzara’at is a result of a spiritual deficiency, so the punishment is educational, encouraging the metzora consider and regret his behavior.
The spiritual experience of praying on the Temple Mount awakens gratitude for the miracles we have seen along with yearning for Redemption.
The ability to live in a country where we can be Jews freely requires from us as Jews, at the very least, simple gratitude.
The two ways of reading a word in the parsha - "vehuva" or as our Sages said "vehu va" have a world of meaning.
Why does the Torah introduce tzara'at habayit with words that sound like a blessing? What does it teach us for Israel's Independence Day?
One who slanders is implying that he is better than the slandered person - but worth is not based only on how others judge someone.
Torah from religious Zionist yeshiva students: The early pioneers did not see swamps in Eretz Yisrael, they saw potential farm land.
Having and raising children is a positive act of faith in the future, and unlimited generosity towards others.
All numbers have symbolism in Judaism, but eight is a higher level than 7, which in turn is higher than 6.
The bird’s call is so raucous and so recognizable that some say it is the source of our word 'shriek' - but in Hebrew, it means a whistle.
