PARSHAT SHOFTIM (by Yehuda HaKohen) SHOFTIM deals primarily with statutes pertaining to Israel’s leadership. Because leadership is not a position of personal...
By Ariel Ben Avraham The purpose of the three major Jewish festivals (Pesach, Shavuot and Succot) is to see the Creator...
JERUSALEM – The statement made by Amnesty International in response to the August 18 terrorist infiltration into Israel demonstrates Amnesty’s continued abuse...
By Ariel Ben Avraham In previous commentaries we have insisted that there is not such a thing as the apparent conditionality of...
By Daniel Goldschmidt My first summer in Israel has been full of excitement with very mixed experiences. As is usually true of...
By Lee Diamond, rabbi Isaiah cries in the name of God: “Why, when we fasted, did You not see? When we...
By Ariel Ben Avraham In the book “God as Love” we say that loving our Creator is the Essential Commandment to fully...
By David Hazony In reviewing this week’s Torah reading, a competent editor might have asked Moses what he really needs it...
A point of view: TISHA B’AV by Yehuda HaKohen Throughout most of the year, we are satisfied and grateful as we appreciate...
By Steve Ornstein. It was a site to behold. I was so proud to be a part of this middle class revolution...
Another point of view PARSHAT DEVARIM by Yehuda HaKohen “They took in their hands from the fruit of the land and brought...
Ezer Mizion’s ‘very special’ girls This is one of the most effective and amazing service organizations in Israel. It’s reach is...
This is a powerful short talk on his experiences of being a Muslim watching the recent developments in the Middle East unfold....
By Joseph Puder In his 1984 bestseller, “The Haj” (Doubleday, NY), Leon Uris captured the essence of the Arab-Israeli conflict through his two protagonists:...
Another point of view of this weeks Torah portion. PARSHAT MASEI by Yehuda HaKohen. “You shall possess the land and you shall...
By Ariel Ben Avraham This portion recalls the journeys of the children of Israel since their Exodus from Egypt under the guidance...
By Steve Ornstein. Social and Genetic research reveal that many Palestinians are genetically Jewish and still today remember or maintain practices and...
By Ariel Ben Avraham Our mystic Sages explain that the highest awareness of our connection with God’s Love (represented by the Jewish...
by Rabbi Ari Kahn Sometimes, biblical stories are complex or densely and intricately woven; other times, the storyline seems straightforward, morally unequivocal,...
By Rabbi Lee Diamond “What an amazing place! Everyone is Jewish! Even the taxi drivers are Jewish! Even young children speak Hebrew!”...
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