Moshe Kempinski ” all the soldiers repeated the same refrain…tell them at home that we are winning Baruch Hashem” In the last portion of the book of Bamidbar (Numbers) we read of the 42 stations in the wandering of the people of Israel in the wilderness until their arrival at the gates of the land … Read more
Moshe Kempinski In this week’s Torah portion of Mattot we read how Moshe commands the children to battle with Midian fiercely and completely because their earlier attack on Israel was not only physical but was designed to create a deeply spiritual wound. Balaam came to curse the Jewish people but is barred from doing so … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The three young boys Gilad, Naftali and Eyal ( HY”D) were kidnapped and executed by the Palestinian murderers several hours before their disappearance became known. The prayer meetings, the gatherings. The Torah study and the waves of loving-kindness all began to develop when those three holy souls were already resting in the comfort … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Three children are kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists and the fractious and contentious people of the state of Israel become united in moments. The incredibly faithful and sensitive families of these boys have been heroic in their ordeal and in their incredible need to strengthen the rest of the people of Israel in in … Read more
by Sara Yoheved Rigler How should Jews respond to crisis? We did not find out about the kidnapping on the Internet. Early Friday afternoon, my husband was praying the afternoon prayer in an ancient synagogue in our neighborhood, the Old City of Jerusalem. The prayer leader appended Psalms 121 and 130 onto the regular liturgy, … Read more
Moshe Kempinski This is a land wherein the miraculous is clearly seen in the natural. One example of this is the Birthright Israel program .The program was created by its founders as a project to send thousands of young Jewish young people from across the Diaspora, for a visit, home, to Israel. Their purpose was … Read more
By Moshe Kempinski Darkness always fills the void when light ceases to shine. It is critical to remember that darkness is simply the absence of light, and not to give darkness itself too much power and strength. Yet, there are times that darkness seems to engulf the light. There are times darkness seems to work … Read more
Moshe Kempinski We are living in times wherein history is unfolding in biblical proportions. A people battered and broken come together and build a nation like skeletons being recovered with sinews and flesh. A people dispersed and spread out throughout the world are gathered together from the four corners of the earth. If one wants … Read more
