Moshe Kempinski Can there be anything more fulfilling than succeeding to become a vessel of G-d’s presence in this world? Yet how does an individual or a collective ever achieve such a state of being? How does one develop a sense of holiness? That desired state is not only an option to be desired it … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Hashem’s commandment regarding the elevated offering speaks to the very essence of our inner souls’ yearning; “This is the law of the burnt offering: That is the elevated offering which burns on the altar all night until morning, and the fire of the altar shall burn with it.”( Leviticus 6:2) The Baal Shem … Read more
Tzvi Fishman In a state of what can be called Diaspora dementia, Jews always fool themselves into thinking they belong to the societies in which they live. The Arab terrorists succeeded in stripping the masks off of the frightened faces of the Jews in Belgium. Purim celebrations have been canceled and Rabbis have told congregants … Read more
Jack Engelhard Maybe some people’s eyes were finally opened to reality. For the first time ever a sizeable portion of Americans got to know what’s it’s like for Israelis to be living in a bloody hard-hearted neighborhood. This was an unintended but highly productive consequence of AIPAC’s big showdown that featured our major candidates for … Read more
Moshe Kempinski We read in the Torah portion, again, of the hem of the robe of the High Priest; And they made on the bottom hem of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple, and crimson wool, twisted. And they made bells of pure gold, and they placed the bells in the midst of the pomegranates … Read more
by Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein Since September there have been 307 attacks or attempted attacks in 170 days, in which 33 people have been killed and 360 injured. The Israeli people are heroes. They have endured an onslaught of terrorist attacks that would have crippled any other nation on earth. Since September there have been … Read more
Rabbi Dr. Yakov Nagen A tribute to Noam Apter, Hy”d, killed in a Friday night terror attack in the Otniel Yeshiva. Translated by Netzach Sapir Daybreak – morning’s first rays peek over the horizon, the air crisp and clean, the excitement of a fresh start. According to Halakha, the day opens with netilat yadayim, ritual … Read more
by Lesiba Bapela I went to Israel expecting to witness an apartheid state, but I immediately understood that I had been misled. There is a difference between somebody who is exposed and someone who is informed. I recently took part in an educational tour to Israel and Palestine. This was a remarkable exposure trip, coordinated … Read more
