We are in the midst of mourning for and yearning for the absent House of G-d. by Moshe Kempinski The book describing the people’s journey through the wilderness (the book of Numbers) is reaching its completion. It is not happenstance that this book of Bamidbar is culminated in the midst of the “three weeks of … Read more
Moshe Kempinski At the end of last week’s Torah portion we hear of Hashem’s instructions after the failure of some of the Israelite with the Midianite women and we then hear of Moshe’s directions; “The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and hang them before the Lord, facing the sun, … Read more
By David Hayisre’eli David Hayisre’eli tells the story of his son, who was wounded in Gaza a year ago and ‘strengthens all of us with his spiritual prowess.’ Almost a year has passed since my son, Yehuda Yitzchak Hayisre’eli, was wounded in Operation Protective Edge. Yehuda Yitzchak cannot speak yet, so I thought that I … Read more
Ron Ben-Yishai YNET Analysis: The impressive fighting abilities demonstrated by the Islamic State in northern Sinai pose a new challenge to the IDF. The use of simultaneous suicide bombings, imported from Syria and Iraq, could one day be directed at Israel. The terror offensive launched Wednesday by the Islamic State (ISIS) organization in the Sinai … Read more
Moshe Kempinski In this week’s portion, we read of the great fear and disdain Balak the king of Moab has for the young nation of Israelites; “Moab became terrified of the people, for they were numerous, and Moab became disgusted because of the children of Israel.Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this assembly … Read more
by Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider Exploring the contemporary meaning of the first tragedy that occurred on the 17th of Tammuz, the breaking of the tablets at Mt Sinai. The fast of the 17th of Tammuz commences a period of mourning of The Three Weeks which concludes with the fast of Tisha B’Av. The Talmud records that … Read more
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. BY MICHAEL OREN And got it stomped on. Israel’s former ambassador to the United States on the president’s naiveté as peacemaker, blinders to terrorism, and alienation of allies Days after jihadi gunmen slaughtered 11 staffers of the Charlie Hebdomagazine and a policeman on January 7, hundreds of thousands of French people marched in solidarity … Read more
