Yehuda Leonard Oppenheimer

Shlach (Israel):

The time for grasshoppers Is over

The spies looked at themselves through the eyes of those they were meant to confront. Once that happened, the battle was already lost.

Parashat Vayakhel-Pikudei:

When the siren sounds, the nation gathers

Gathering together, making sure all are accounted for, and planning ahead: this week's Torah readings parallel Israeli citizenry's response to the ubiquitous sirens that send us all to our shelters.

Parashat Vayishlach:

The Isaac-Covenant Jew in an age of rising hatred

Standing at the crossroads, the Torah reminds us that hatred of the Jew has never been cured by Jewish self-erasure. It has never been softened by Jewish timidity.

Parting words:

My dear friend, Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer z"l

Rabbi Fischer z"l was buried next to his beloved Ellen on Erev Sukkot at the Etz Chayim Cemetery, and eloquently eulogized by Rabbi Steven Pruzansky and Rabbi Pesach Lerner alone, due to the proximity of the holiday. A friend sent added words of remembrance that include excerpts from his articles.

A time for new thinking in the haredi world

Why must I choose to either be either Dati Leumi or haredi? Why have the many people like me, haredi in our dress and way of life, been left bereft of a hashkafic home, when we are just trying to live Torah lives and support being part of the IDF?

Why a haredi spokesman is dividing religious Jews

The proposed hostage deal is a bad deal for Israel, but Haredi lawmakers backed it for their own political gain, denigrating Religious Zionists who opposed it as being less Torah-oriented. Do they think Haredim care about the hostages more than those who are actually going out to fight for them?

We need Mashiach - Badly!

The crisis in Israel shows how sorely we need Redemption. If the government gives in to the protests, it will set a terrible precedent.

Judicial Reform protest? It's just an excuse

The Left sees the results of the last election; they are out of power and likely to stay that way. Op-ed.

Being silenced is not golden

70 million-plus people must not feel that their voice has been stolen – which is exactly what the left is now trying to do. Op-ed.