Alyse Lichtenfeld, 25/10/16 11:06 The reason UNESCO is against us is one that we are proud of. Jews in Israel and around the world are in an uproar after the UNESCO passed a resolution rejecting the historical Jewish connection to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. Naturally, this resolution caused unrest. In fact, the … Read more
Rabbi Chanan Morisson The Midrash relates how the first letter of the Torah was selected. Before the world was created, the letters of the alphabet presented themselves before God. The letter Aleph then announced: I should be used to create the world, since I am the first letter in the alphabet. But God replied: No, … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Life Lessons from the Parsha The wonders of a garden are immeasurable. Every flower a glimpse of creation, every blossoming tree a whiff of immortality. To quote Victor Hugo in Les Miserables “A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in–what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and … Read more
by Lauren Shaps A long time ago I ran away from home. Little did I know that it would teach me the meaning of Sukkot. A long time ago and far, far away, I got mad at my parents. This was many years before the concept of stranger danger had become part of every pre-school … Read more
Dr. David Lazerson The fault for the lack of peace clearly lies with the Palestinian Arab so-called “leaders.” A more accurate term for them, Ashrawi included, would be the “misleaders.” The recent New York Times Op-Ed piece, “Shimon Peres: The Peacemaker Who Wasn’t” – was filled with the paper’s usual distortions, generalizations, and misleading statements. … Read more
By Moshe Kempinski Drive through many streets in any city in Israel and you will find colorful stands selling the spiritual tools of Sukkoth, lulavim etrogim and assorted decorations for the sukkah dispersed throughout . Our Torah tells us; “And ye shall keep it a feast unto HaShem seven days in the year; it is … Read more
By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks \At the end of his life, having given the Israelites at God’s behest 612 commands, Moses is instructed to give them the last; command 613: Now therefore write down for yourselves this song, and teach it to the people of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be … Read more
Ron Jager, The Palestinian Authority’s grip on Judea and Samaria is weakening, with its disintegration a distinct possibility. A possible solution. Not long ago, the head of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Mahmoud Abbas, spoke at the UN General Assembly, basing his remarks on three basic Palestinian beliefs that reflect the PA’s inability to be partners … Read more
