Parashat Shoftim:
The Torah’s command not to fear
Our generation has been given something Jews prayed for over the course of centuries: the ability to defend ourselves in our own land.
Our generation has been given something Jews prayed for over the course of centuries: the ability to defend ourselves in our own land.

How does the holiness of Sinai shape Jewish life across generations? The special message of an altar built without a sword or pride, and the deep bond between the Mikdash and the justice of the Sanhedrin.

Young religious Zionist Torah scholars connect each parasha with the Holy Land.

From the book by Tzvi Glatt, young Torah Scholar from America who studied at Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva.and was killed by terrorists in Hevron.

Recently-unearthed prayer by Nachmanides is translated into English for the first time.

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.

