Moshe Kempinski War against terror rarely reaches a definitive conclusion. Such is the case with the last conflict Israel has endured.At the best Israel will experience a time of dangerous and sinister quiet, yet it is clear that that Israel will have to deal with the venomous terror and murderous hunger that has become the … Read more
Moshe Kempinski In the Torah portion of Re’eh , Hashem admonishes the people of Israel to make the right choices. “Re’eh – See, I give you today a blessing and a curse.” (Deuteronomy 11:26) The war that Israel has been fighting during these hot days of the summer of 2014 has not been against an … Read more
by Chanan Morrison As a condition for inheriting the Land of Israel, the Torah demands that all forms of idolatry be destroyed: “You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you are driving out worship their gods…. You must tear down their altars, break up their sacred pillars, burn their Asheirah trees, … Read more
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison Rabbi Akiva’s Martyrdom When the Romans decreed that teaching Torah is a crime punishable by death, RABBI AKIVA’s reaction was not surprising. The great scholar, who had supported Bar Kochba in his revolt against Rome, gathered people together and gave public Torah lectures. It was not long before Rabbi Akiva was … Read more
Moshe Kempinski We read in the torah portion of VaEtchanan the following words; Now therefore hearken, O Israel, to the statutes and to the laws which I teach you to do, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which Hashem, the G d of your fathers gives you.( Deuteronomy 4:1) That … Read more
by Captain Netanel Amitai I spent three days in Gaza and was released to bury a close friend who was killed in action. The following text was emailed to Congregation Beit Torah in Westchester, NY. My name is Netanel Amitai, I served in the IDF for 7 years, my last position being a company commander … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The thought that anything in this world is random is the spiritual antithesis to a divinely created and directed world. The purpose of the faithful is to connect the dots and look for heavenly direction. This is true of all of creation but is especially true of the Jewish people. In the words … Read more
due to the situation in Israel we have not been able to update the podcasts…with G-d’s help we hope to soon..instead lat us simply focus on the reciting of tehilim-psalms Psalm 20 1. For the conductor, a song of David. 2. May Hashem answer you on a day of distress; may the name of the … Read more
