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Rabbi Shlomo Aviner

News and updates about Rabbi Shlomo Aviner

Parashat Balak:

The blessing of modesty

Clarifying some of the laws of modesty in an interview with Rabbi Mordechai Tzion.

The blessing of modesty

Parashat Chukat:

Thanks to Hashem

The section on the Red Heifer, teaching purification from the impurity of death, is a preventive measure, a spiritual remedy for the inner trauma of the anticipated encounter with death in Israel’s wars for its Homeland.

Thanks to Hashem

Parashat Korach:

The complainers

The existence of the State, in and of itself, is a mitzvah, and transgressions performed within it do not invalidate its sanctity.

The complainers

Parashat Shlach:

The sin of the spies

Yes, the desert with its manna and Divine Presence is more conducive to spirituality but this is not the Divine goal. The goal of the Torah is to build the Kingdom of God in the earthly realm with all its challenges

The sin of the spies

What is Torat Eretz Yisrael?

Explaining the Torah we received on Shavuot when observed in the Holy Land as it is meant to be..

What is Torat Eretz Yisrael?

For 10 Iyar, Herzl's birthday:

Theodore Herzl - The visionary of a Jewish State

A clarification of the many false claims made about Herzl, some of which caused the Haredi community to look askance upon Religious Zionism for its appreciation of Herzl’s dedication and bold Zionist endeavors.

Theodore Herzl - The visionary of a Jewish State

Is this the Redemption?

The Redemption is gradual, it relates to the increase in light, yet it is also possible that within this process there will be times of great darkness.

Is this the Redemption?

Why the Pesach sacrifice?

The miracle of the angel of death passing over the Jewish houses teaches us a momentous lesson.

Why the Pesach sacrifice?

IDF investigating rabbi's visit to Syria

According to the IDF, while an IDF official approved Rabbi Shlomo Aviner and his assistant's visit to soldiers on the front lines in the Syrian Golan, that official was not qualified to do so.

IDF investigating rabbi's visit to Syria

The 7th day of Pesach: Haftarah

Let the Dry Bones live!

The Haftorah for the Shabbat of Pesach is the Vision of the Bones. For Jews, the Exile is not life, but only a place of survival like dry bones until we return to Zion.

Let the Dry Bones live!

Rabbi Shlomo Aviner visits Syria

Rabbi Shlomo Aviner and his assistant Rabbi Mordechai Tzion visited soldiers on the front in Syria 'to strengthen their fighting spirits as reservists of the Military Rabbinate.'

Rabbi Shlomo Aviner visits Syria

How to clean for Pesach in a day

Remember: "Dirt is not chametz and children are not the Pesach sacrifice,"

How to clean for Pesach in a day

To Serve or not to Serve

Moshe Rabeinu served in the army; Yehoshua served in the army; King David served in the army. These holy heroes of the nation were great in military prowess and great in Torah.

To Serve or not to Serve

Parashat Zachor:

Amalek – the Enemy

In the face of such evil – to attack the weak and those free of sin without reason and with baseless cruelty, which reminds us of the unlimited Nazi-Hamas hatred – there is only one possible response.

Amalek – the Enemy

When will there be peace?

The concept of peace found in the Torah is not necessarily built upon that of peace-loving neighbors, but often built upon the fear we instill in them:

When will there be peace?

Yehuda the Maccabee was a realist

Spirtual Q & A on Hanukkah that brings the past to bear on the present.

Yehuda the Maccabee was a realist

Decline of the West in the Book of Ovadia

Yes, Esav rises high up to the top of the ladder, but eventually Hashem orchestrates his fall. It was prophesied then and it is happening before our eyes.

Decline of the West in the Book of Ovadia

Vayetze:

Only in Eretz Yisrael

Yaakov understood that through the holiness of Eretz Yisrael, which was the “house of G-d and the gate of heaven,” he would be able to fulfill his task of connecting heaven and earth.

Only in Eretz Yisrael

Linking to Sarah

All of Israel emanates from Sarah; likewise all the converts who joined the Nation during every generation, even though they are not directly linked by a biological chain. Every convert is called the son of Sarah.

Linking to Sarah

11th of Cheshvan:

Rachel – Comfort on the way

As long as Rachel is crying for her children, she is alive. And so are we. She suffers over our plight, but she is still very much with us. As long as she responds to our prayers and comforts us, she continues to be.

Rachel – Comfort on the way

My Fellow Rabbis – To the Land of Israel!

The mitzvah of the moment is to awaken your congregations to take immediate steps to begin the process of Aliyah.

My Fellow Rabbis – To the Land of Israel!

The snake and the Smartphone Family

Interview with the head of Yeshivat Ateret Yerushalayim addresses the hard truth about the smartphone.

The snake and the Smartphone Family

Crises as we build our national life

'The difference is that Diaspora Jewry is feeling the spasms of death while the Jews in Israel are experiencing the spasms of birth.'

Crises as we build our national life

Shaked: Women can do anything, including lead a country

Former Justice Minister respectfully tells rabbi off, says 'women can do anything.'

Shaked: Women can do anything, including lead a country

Bennett: Rabbi Aviner's comments are disgraceful

New Right leader slams prominent Religious Zionist rabbi for saying women should not be in politics.

Bennett: Rabbi Aviner's comments are disgraceful

Rabbis against New Israel Fund: 'It fights against Judaism'

Rabbis Eliyahu, Lior and Aviner call upon religious Zionist organizations to sever contact with NIF. "They seek to destroy us from within."

Rabbis against New Israel Fund: 'It fights against Judaism'

Rabbi Aviner: Commanding a mixed unit a violation of halakha

Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, rabbi of Beit El, says he did not authorize religious officer to serve in mixed-gender unit

Rabbi Aviner: Commanding a mixed unit a violation of halakha

Rabbis, MKs: High Court Has Something Against Us

Hundreds of people joined a large crowd in Beit El to recite afternoon prayers near two buildings the High Court ordered torn down.

Rabbis, MKs: High Court Has Something Against Us

Rabbis Slam Bennett's 'Saving Religious Zionism' Comments

Religious Zionist rabbis who transferred support to Ha'am Itanu criticize Bennett for saying he saved religious Zionist vision in Knesset.

Rabbis Slam Bennett's 'Saving Religious Zionism' Comments

Rabbi, Students: No Place for Zionists at Hareidi Rally

Yeshiva students, former IDF Chief Rabbi, urge religious-Zionists who are planning to attend hareidi rally to reconsider.

Rabbi, Students: No Place for Zionists at Hareidi Rally

Senior Rabbis Forbid Taking Spanish Citizenship as Reparations

Religious Zionist rabbis, including Rabbi Sholmo Aviner, forbid obtaining Spanish passports, compare to 'reparations' for expulsion.

Senior Rabbis Forbid Taking Spanish Citizenship as Reparations

Jonathan Pollard and Israel's New Year Prognosis

 Jonathan Pollard and Israel's New Year Prognosis

The Custom of Eating Fruit on Tu B'Shvat

 The Custom of Eating Fruit on Tu B'Shvat

A Clear Messianic Sign

 A Clear Messianic Sign

Putting Fellow Man First: Jonathan Pollard

 Putting Fellow Man First: Jonathan Pollard

<I>Vayigash</I>: Love & Hatred

 <I>Vayigash</I>: Love & Hatred

Lucky Yehudah the Maccabee Didn't Ask

 Lucky Yehudah the Maccabee Didn't Ask

Dreams

 Dreams

<I>Vayishlach:</I> "I Buried Her on the Way"

 <I>Vayishlach:</I> "I Buried Her on the Way"

<I>Vayetze:</I> Good Taste and Good Will

 <I>Vayetze:</I> Good Taste and Good Will

<I>Toldot:</I> Avoiding Arguments

 <I>Toldot:</I> Avoiding Arguments

<I>Chayei Sarah</I>: Acquiring Territory in the Land of Israel

 <I>Chayei Sarah</I>: Acquiring Territory in the Land of Israel

Refusing a Mad and Evil Order - Part II

 Refusing a Mad and Evil Order - Part II

Refusing a Mad and Evil Order - Part I

 Refusing a Mad and Evil Order - Part I

<I>Lech Lecha</I>: The Trials of Avraham

 <I>Lech Lecha</I>: The Trials of Avraham

Jonathan Pollard: Our Teacher in Self-Sacrifice

 Jonathan Pollard: Our Teacher in Self-Sacrifice

<I>Noach</I>: Technology and Morality

 <I>Noach</I>: Technology and Morality

Yonah: Fleeing From G-d?

 Yonah: Fleeing From G-d?

Redemption and Repentance

 Redemption and Repentance

<I>Ki Tavo</I>: Joy in the Observance of <I>Mitzvot</I>

 <I>Ki Tavo</I>: Joy in the Observance of <I>Mitzvot</I>

<I>Ki Tetze</i>: Guarding Your Tongue

 <I>Ki Tetze</i>: Guarding Your Tongue

Souls of <I>Ikvata</I>

 Souls of <I>Ikvata</I>

<I>Shoftim: Emunat Chachamim</I>

 <I>Shoftim: Emunat Chachamim</I>

<I>Re'eh</I>: The Mitzvah of Settling the Land

 <I>Re'eh</I>: The Mitzvah of Settling the Land

<I>Vaetchanan</I>: The Torah is the Soul

 <I>Vaetchanan</I>: The Torah is the Soul

In Honor of Herzl's 100th <I>Yahrzeit</I>

 In Honor of Herzl's 100th <I>Yahrzeit</I>

<I>Balak</I>: Bil'am's Wickedness

 <I>Balak</I>: Bil'am's Wickedness

Differentiation or Generalization

 Differentiation or Generalization

The Spies

 The Spies

<I>B'haalotcha</I>: Journey and Transitions

 <I>B'haalotcha</I>: Journey and Transitions






























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