All posts tagged "Jews"

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Semantic Insights for Parashat vaYehi – Gen. 47:28-50:26

  Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. This Parashah deals with Ya’aqov’s death, yet the name of the Parashah – vaYehy-ויחי – suggests life – hayim....

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Stories of the Baal Shem Tov – Israel

  Parshas VAyEchi.  And then there was the time, shortly before his leaving this world, that the holy Baal Shem Tov called for...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Vayechi: The Blessing of Love’s Unity

  By Ariel Ben Avraham. The unity of Israel as Jacob’s family and as a Nation is the main message of Vayechi, and...

• Steve

  Larger Than Life – Eye2Israel

  To lighten  up the world a bit  here is a sweet video by eye2Israel. How many sights around Israel can you recognize....

• Blogs

  The top 10 Israel Science Stories of 2011

  By Abigail Klein Leichman. In an impressive year for Israeli science, ISRAEL21c reviews some of its most popular stories of the year,...

• Steve

  Happy New Year from Israel

  Happy New Year from all of us at IsraelSeen. Here are a few short videos  that share our hope and desire for...

• Blogs

  Women on the Bus

  by Miriam Kosman.  An acquaintance of mine who writes for a secular women’s magazine here in Israel called to ask if I...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The Idea of One – the complete belief in the unity of Israel and HaShem

  Here is another point of view regarding the weekly parasha/Torah/Bible reading. PARSHAT VAYIGASH by Yehuda HaKohen. “Thus Israel settled in the land...

• Video

  The Israel You May Have Never Seen Before

  Can ancient prophecies about Israel be true? Is the Bible true or relevant today?   httpv://youtu.be/ydwxy9yqhzM

• Blogs

  Semantic Insights Parashat vaYigash – 44:18-47:27

  Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. The Name of the Parashah and its Meaning. The key word for this Parashah is va’Yigash (ויגש), a verb...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The Day Forgiveness Was Born

  This is one of the most profound Dvar Torah (commentaries) written about forgiveness. We all should surely take the time to read...

• Blogs

  Second Temple Era Seal Unveiled

  “The Israel Antiquities Authority unveiled a rare ancient seal that underscores the bond of the Jewish people to Jerusalem. The tiny seal,...

• Blogs

  Adam Levick Exclusive Interview with Smadar Bakovic, who fought anti-Zionist bias in UK Academia & won!

  This is a re-post of  the Adam Levick ,CIF  Watch”s exclusive interview. We at israelseen consider him one of the champions in...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Semantic Insights for Parashat miQez Gen. 41:1 – 44:17

  by Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. The Parasha is called MiQeZ מקץ, namely “at the End” or rather “from the End” and reflects on...

• David Hazony

  Mikeitz: Joseph’s Torture

  By David Hazony How to make sense of Joseph? http://www.jewishideasdaily.com/content/detail/continue-reading-josephs-torture This week we learn of his nearly pathological efforts to ensnare, baffle,...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Yosef recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. – BEREISHIT 42:8

  PARSHAT MIKEITZ by Yehuda HaKohen “Yosef recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.” (BEREISHIT 42:8) On this verse, the Gaon...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  CHANUKAH – Israel’s Mission

  We enter a time when voices resound in the call for redemption. What that means and in what form  it should or...

• Video

  Chanukah – Top Video Celebration

  Enjoy these recent Chanukah Videos.   httpv://youtu.be/Jzh-TKzXN2k Buy this song on itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/light-up-the-night/id489421512 A Hanukkah song by The Ein Prat Fountainheads, from...

• Blogs

  Israeli Daniel Jonas – Speech at French Embassy Reception

  The speech at the French Embassy reception was made by Daniel Jonas of Havruta. Havruta- Religious Homosexuals in Israel was founded by...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The power of Redemption is personified by the Hebrew Nation’s potential to build a society

  PARSHAT VAYEISHEV by Yehuda HaKohen While the power of Redemption is personified by the Hebrew Nation’s potential to build a society that...