All posts tagged "Torah"

• Guest Contributors

  We have a wonderful country and Meat pots instead of falafel

  These are two opinion pieces from Ynetnews that are important voices that need to be heard. Enjoy!  Op-ed: Israel has warmth, intimacy,...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Parashat Lekh-Lekha – The Semantic Insights

    Sculpture by Phillip Ratner.  Dr Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. This week we continue explaining semantically encoded messages in this week’s Parasha Lekh Lekha....

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  The Courage not to Conform

    Sculpture by Phillip Ratner Lekh Lekha By Rabbi  Sacks  Leaders lead. That does not mean to say that they don’t follow....

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  Righteousness is not Leadership

     Sculpture by Phillip Ratner    The praise that Noah is accorded is unparalleled anywhere in Tanakh. He was, says the Torah,...

• Blogs

  A True Test of Brotherhood: Nahal Brigade’s Grueling March up Masada

       Last month, after six months of advanced training, soldiers of the Nahal Infantry Brigade marched with pride to complete their 57...

• Cyber Or

  CyberOr 1 The Journey

      Hello Greetings Welcome I would like to invite you to join me on a journey. I have been on this...

• Blogs

  The Messianic Consciousness in Jewish Prophecy (XXII) Isaiah

  llustration by Yoseph Savan based on The Zohar . by Ariel Ben Avraham  Our Sages call Isaiah the Prophet of consolation, in...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  What exactly is a sukkah? What is it supposed to represent?

    The question is essential to the mitzvah itself. The Torah says: “Live in sukkot for seven days: All native-born Israelites are...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The Messianic Consciousness in Jewish Prophecy (XX) Jeremiah

  llustration by Yoseph Savan based on The Zohar . by Ariel Ben Avraham  “Thus said the Lord, the God of Israel: Cursed...

• IDF

  How IDF Soldiers Observe Yom Kippur

  In 1973, IDF soldiers were called on to fight the invading armies on the holiest day of the Jewish year. Tomorrow the...

• Steve

  My Personal Thoughts for this New Year

  This blog is in honor of two of my closest friends that are no longer with us. Yoram Getzler,z”l  my co-host at...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The Courage to Grow

        A Yom Kippur message from Rabbi Sacks   I vividly remember the surprise and delight I had when I...

• Blogs

  Ancient golden treasure found at foot of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

     Hebrew University researchers on Monday announced the discovery of a rare trove of Byzantine-era gold and silver artifacts, the most impressive...

• Steve

  Yom Kippur – The Spark of Ahavat Yisrael (Love of Israel)

  As you enter into this unique and special day on our Jewish calendar, seek out your Israel Inspiration and think about how...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The Messianic Consciousness in Jewish Prophecy (XIX) Jeremiah

    llustration by Yoseph Savan based on The Zohar . In order to fully assimilate the Messianic Consciousness as the premise for...

• Blogs

  Fighting for the Jewish State, Rosh Hashana 1947

    This little-known story is being made public by Arutz Sheva, thanks to Dr. Medoff.   Thanks to Israel Resource Review/Israel Behind...

• Steve

  PM Netanyahu’s Greetings for Rosh Hashana 5774

  We at Israelseen wish all of our friends a healthy, inspired  and sweet New Year-Rosh Hashana.   [youtube=youtu.be/ay42HCyifh0&w=520&h=315]

• Blogs

  Rosh Hashana – New Year Videos

  Israelseen wishes everyone a Happy New Year  filled with Peace and Discovery.   Aiming Higher, a Rosh Hashanah New Year’s experiment. How...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  A Sense of History

      Art by Phillip Ratner – Ratner Musem. Ki Tavo begins with the ceremony of bringing firstfruits to the Temple. The Mishnah...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The Parameters of Justice

    Sculpture by Phillip Ratner – Ratner Museum In Deuteronomy 24, we encounter for the first time the explicit statement of a...