Moshe Kempinski The system in Israel is a very painstaking and slow process. There is a great fear of using electronic methods .The traditional method of placing individual ballots in an envelope and putting it into the voting box still is used. There is a almost a romantic excitement that surrounds this method. In many … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Israel is entering into a period of important decisions and choices. In this part of the world, the political process involves choices related to life and death, to vision and blindness. As a result it is critical to discern whether those choices are being made freely or are they in fact being determined … Read more
( Shorashim note; Actually Israel is not planning to build the third temple..but G-d is…so everything is under control… THE MOSLEMS ARE VERY CONCERNED…which is a great indication ,that deep down ,they take the words of the bible very seriously even if they see them as a threat) “The construction of the false Temple on … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The thousands of years of exile has wounded and at times singed the soul of the Jewish people Exile is a cruel and demanding master as it tears a people from their moorings and moves them further from their welcome shores. It takes great fortitude and faith to remain “whole” It takes … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The Torah portion of Vayechi begins with a declaration of life “And Yaacov lived in the land of Egypt for seventeen years, and Yaacov’s days, the years of his life, were a hundred and forty seven years.”( Genesis 48:28) and ends with a declaration of hope “Yoseph said to his brothers, “I am … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Recently 400 Left-wing 400 American Jewish rabbis, cantors and rabbinical and cantorial students published a letter protesting last month’s decision by the Netanyahu government to expand building in the E1 zone between Jerusalem and Maaleh Adumim. The letter declared that this move “would be the final blow to a peaceful solution. If Israel … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The struggles of our forefathers always seem to be entangled in subterfuge and disguises. In the torah portion of Mikeitz ,Joseph begins an intricate subterfuge wherein he accuses his brothers of spying . He sets them up so that they must again face either standing courageously or risking the life of another brother. … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Everything in this week’s Torah portion of Vayeishev bespeaks a subtext of destiny. The dramatic events that are recounted which begin with the jealousy of the brothers, through the sale of Joseph and then the inward retreat of Judah away from his family are but the ingredients of a journey that will move … Read more
