Moshe Kempinski The airwaves on the internet are filled with dire predictions and ominous signs of doom and gloom. They focus on climactic changes, signs in the heavens and significant dates in the calendar that all seemingly point to dramatic future events. All this needs to be treated with great caution and a healthy dose … Read more
Rabbi Chanan Morisson Surprisingly, the Torah never spells out exactly where the Temple is to be built. Rather we are instructed to build the Beit HaMikdash “in the place that God will choose”: “Only to the place that the Eternal your God will choose from all your tribes to set His Name — there you … Read more
Moshe Kempinski We are approaching the month of Elul and as is well known the name Elul is an acronym for a verse in the Song of Songs .The Hebrew letters of Elul are also the first letters of the verse, Ani Ledodi VeDodi Lee – “I Am My Beloved’s and my Beloved is Mine.” … Read more
Moshe Kempinski On this month my family and I are celebrating thirty years since our arrival , our Aliyah to Israel. We are in the midst of a time wherein we witness another senseless destruction of Jewish homes in Bet-El and hear the growing litany of “allies” and our compatriots across the sea conveniently set … Read more
From Rabbi Nachman Kahana The root of our problems is our lack of Jewish pride based on our intimate relationship with the Creator. Every lowlife can grab the headlines by ranting against God’s chosen people – and we remain apathetic. The Historical Beginning of Anti-Semitism The opening of my writings (and of many others) are … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The 9th day of the Jewish month of Av, Tisha b’Av, is a day that exemplifies sadness. It is a time appointed for sad things to possibly occur .Time in essence is not running along a linear path .The Torah view of the world views specific dates and appointed times are gates through … Read more
Rabbi Chanan Morisson “All who mourn [the destruction of] Jerusalem will merit to see it in its joy.” (Ta’anit 30b) At first glance, this statement seems peculiar. Why did the Sages say that those who mourn Jerusalem’s destruction will merit seeing it ‘be-simchata’ – ‘in its joy’? It would be more logical to say that … Read more
Moshe Kempinski We are in the midst of a whirlwind of words and declarations. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani happily accepted the nuclear deal his negotiators sealed with world powers on Tuesday. According to the semi-official Fars News Agency, Rouhani stated that at the start of the talks, the two major goals of Iran were to … Read more
