Richard Mather, View from UK Rationality and facts have no bearing on the issue. In the past few days, two very high-profile figures have spoken out about the dangers of anti-Semitism. Both Prince Charles and Pope Francis have expressed concern that Judeophobia is a growing problem in Britain and Europe. In a speech praising the … Read more
Moshe Kempinski We are in the midst of the three weeks of longing. Longing for the House wherein G-d’s Presence was felt so powerfully and has since been so lacking since its destruction. We long for the day when all mankind will long for its rebuilding and will in fact be a participant in its … Read more
by Michael Freund, The Jerusalem Post June 18, 2013 Eleven years ago, a middle-aged, up-and-coming Iranian cleric sat down for a rare interview with ABC News. Though largely unknown to the West at the time, the bespectacled mullah served as chairman of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and was a key adviser to the Iranian … Read more
by Khaled Abu Toameh http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3755/palestinian-radicalization Palestinian Authority leaders have radicalized Palestinians to such a point where many do not want to hear about peace with Israel. The Israeli government this week barred Jibril Rajoub, a former Palestinian Authority security commander in the West Bank, from entering Israel to attend a conference organized by the left-wing … Read more
Parshat Korach and Teshuva Moshe Kempinski The Mishna teaches that a dispute that is for the sake of Heaven, will yield lasting results while one that is not for the sake of Heaven will not yield lasting results (Avot 5:20). The classic example of “heaven-centered disputes”” are the long standing disagreements between Hillel and Shammai. … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Sivan 21, 5773, 30/05/13 Distinguishing betweeen tchellet (the blue color of the fringes) and white. On the ninth day of Av the people of Israel made a choice that spiraled into one of the greatest tragedies in the history of the Jewish people; “They spread an evil report about the land which they … Read more
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons The shooting case has become the mother of all fauxtographies. It’s the case that seems to never die. Twelve years after the “shooting of Muhammad al-Dura” on the second day of the Intifada in Gaza, the Israeli government has now concluded that IDF fire did not kill Muhammad al-Dura, and there … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Do the Kohanim ( Aaronic Priests) bless the people of Israel or do they pray for them? Is there a difference? We read the following in the Torah portion of Nasso “HaShem spoke to Moses saying: Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying: This is how you shall bless the children of Israel, … Read more
