Rabbi Nachman Kahana

The Israeli Big Brother syndrome

The time has come for Israel to stop listening to Big Brother and realize that it has grown up.

A tale of two ambassadors

Will you be part of the 80% or the 20%?

Traumatic events of the past and present

When I saw the mob attacking the Capitol, a past trauma flashed through my mind.

In Mount Zion there shall be refuge

The US is on the brink of civil anarchy which could lead to civil war, and when Esau is battling Esau, it is no place for Jews to be.Op-ed.

The Parsha and Current Events: The many faces of Kriat Shema

There are many ways to understand the most quoted verse in the Torah: Shema Yisrael Hashem Elokenu Hashem Echad.

The choices we are forced to make

Think about it: The Land of Israel, the exodus circumcision, the Torah, life, and the food we eat were all forced upon us by Hashem.

Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as our capital - a wakeup call

Trump aroused in many Jewish souls the spirit of Hanukkah, an uphill military effort that ended with rededicating the Bet Mikdash.

The Parasha and Current Events: Strength and conquest

The Esaus of the world are impressed only by strength - with which Ya’akov is endowed when necessary and which the Maccabees evinced..

The Parsha and Current Events: Surviving evil

Eventually evil devours itself, but there are times when it succeeds - and the time is not right to fight. Jacob knows that truth.

The Parsha and Current Events: The wanderings of Jews

This week we read of Jacob's flight and finished Erovin in the Daf Hayom, Yad Vashem is to get anew head and Satmar defied rules.Connected?

A message to Donald Trump from the Parasha

Perhaps, if Trump does not overturn the election results, it is so that his merits remain etched in the eternal memory of our nation.

Four eulogies

The Prophet Zecharia foresaw that two funerals would be held in Jerusalem whose eulogies would be on a par with those of Josiah and Ahab.

Cain and Abel, Abraham and Sarah, an inseparable bond

Did Adam and Eve's sin rob them and future generations of spirituality? The answer lies in the lives of Cain and Abel, Abraham and Sarah.

The Parsha and Current Events: Moments of truth

At some point in our lives, Hashem presents us with a custom-made moment of truth: to fulfill our potential or stay with what we're used to.

How does one say goodbye to the Wall?

They have been to the Land, been to Zion, been to Jerusalem, the Holy City, and been to see it. And then they leave to go "home."

The magnitude of G-d's Voice

The magnitude of Hashem's voice is perceived in accordance with the spiritual intensity of the respective place and situation.

What is Hashem planning for His people in Eretz Yisrael in 5781

Nothing of significance has ever evolved or will evolve without implicit or covert implications for the Jewish people.

A letter to Hashem

My yearly report to You on the state of Your people as perceived from this world, not from Your world of absolute truth.

The cause and cure of difficult conditions

The virus is not going away so quickly. Difficulties in life are Hashem’s messages to us to improve our ways.

Big Bang and Creation

The State of Israel is a small object in the universe of nations. But the pressure it exerts influences every part of the globe.

Ki Tetsei: The secret to defeating the enemy

There are so many soldiers in Tzahal for whom fear of the enemy does not exist because in their hearts is the fear of Hashem.

A society of great wealth has little room for spirituality

If the UAE peace holds, the rich will get richer, and roads will be clogged with Porsches and Cadillacs. So, what’s so bad?

The Valley of Dotan, near Shechem

The valley where the brothers sold Joseph was to be the valley where HItler's henchmen built a death camp. It was not to be.

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.

The Temple Mount as the “Truma” of Eretz Yisrael

We live normally and function in Eretz Yisrael despite its sanctity because Hashem separated a piece of it, the Temple Mount, from the rest.

Leadership paralysis

The situation could only be described as surrealistic, bizarre, inconceivable, and even grotesque. The nation's leaders were paralyzed!

The power of fear

Balak understood that fear is a powerful weapon.  It destroys men and nations and kills a nation’s courage to defend itself. Annex or not?

What is the rationale?

Harav Avraham Kook taught us how to think of Am Yisrael as comprising all who are born to a Jewish mother or underwent halakhic conversion.

The window of opportunity is open- now!

No one knows when the proverbial roof will fall in on the galut, but the walls are shaking, the floor is rattling, and the roof is leaking.

The Parasha and Current Events: Gifts that only Hashem can give

The very fact that so many gentile countries are opposed to our annexation is an indication that we should annex now!

A plague of human locusts

Life in the US may change drastically for young adults in the wake off local law enforcement's failure to deal effectively with the riots.

Degrees of punishment

The main avenue of sin is the international body that incorporates 193 nations, The United Nations..

Golden memories: Three uplifting, spiritual experiences

There is still so much history ahead of the Jewish people. It is a pity to stand by the wayside and view the miracles as a spectator.

Old is beautiful

The elderly venerable man or woman before you is living testimony to the living God of Israel.

Will Anti-Semitism and COVID-19 be enough?

I perceive elements out there that can do the job of encouraging Jews to return home much more efficiently, effectively, and quickly than I.

Mazel tov Am Yisrael on the 72nd year of the Jewish State!

We celebrate 2 occasions: The state's birthday and God's gift to us to be able to participate in and appreciate the miracle we are living

Mazel tov Am Yisrael on the 72nd year of the Jewish State!

The Parsha and Current Events: Leaders of Israel

The Parsha and current events:  A challenging task

The COVID-19 plague, Pesach and Medinat Yisrael

Shabbat HaGadol, Parashat Tsav: Our Father in heaven and us

Paradise lost

Catastrophe or Redemption?

Coronavirus and the Jewish problem

Tetzave-Zachor: The luxury of knowing

Declining $20,000 of Jewish money

The Parsha and Current Events: When to pass the buck

The Parsha and Current Events: Rejecting those who come bearing gifts

The Parsha and Current Events:  When anger is appropriate

The Parsha and Current Events:  An angel to guard you

The Parsha and Current Events:  Is the malady incurable?

Publicizing G-d's miracles: Miketz, Hanukka and modern Israel

The Parsha and Current Events:  Regime change of extreme proportions

Parashat Vayishlach and preparing for Hanukkah

The Parsha and Current Events:  Polar opposites

The Parsha and Current Events: Rivka’s great secret

Where is the Avraham Avinu of our time?

The Parsha and current events:  Four eulogies

The Parsha and Current Events:  Clearing the dead wood

The Parsha and Current Events:  Noach’s World