Dr. Mordechai Kedar Why did Islamists target Yehuda Glick? And what does it tell us about Israeli Arab plans for Israel and Jerusalem? The plan for the attempted assassination of Yehuda Glick is just one phase of the long term struggle for Jerusalem between an Islam that sees itself as the true religion on the … Read more
Rabbi Chanan Morisson During the evenings of the Succoth holiday, there was music, dancing, and even juggling in the holy Temple. This joyous activity was called the Simchat Beit-HaSho’eivah, the Water-Drawing Celebration. While usually wine was used in libation ceremonies, during the holiday of Succoth the kohanim poured water — drawn the previous night from … Read more
Rochel Sylvetsky Watch young Jewish children rejoicing in the Torah – may their innocence and purity merit G-d’s granting His people a tranquil year. The Talmudic Sage Resh Lakish said in the name of Rabbi Judah the Prince: “The world continues to exist only in the merit of the utterances of ‘tinokot shel bet raban’ … Read more
by Rabbi Benjamin Blech Three phrases in the news that will help us prepare for Rosh Hashanah. President Obama recently got into trouble for three statements he made about his role as the leader of the free world. Obviously his words are important. His decisions play a crucial role in determining our national destiny. They … Read more
From Rochel Sylvetsky Ancient Jewish history can put the present into perspective and enable us to take the long view, but not everything has a precedent. Edmund Burke wrote that “people will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors”. And although the 2014 war in Gaza is – or was, … Read more
Oded Revivi To truly understand the status of this territory we have to first differentiate between the personal and the national. The recent furor surrounding the government’s decision to declare nearly 1,000 acres at Gvaot in Gush Etzion “State Land” is a classic example of the ignorance of history and law that governs most discussions … Read more
By Rabbi Chanan Morrison “Remember what Amalek did to you on your way out of Egypt. When they encountered you on the way, and you were tired and exhausted, they cut off those lagging to your rear, and they did not fear God. Therefore… you must obliterate the memory of Amalek from under the heavens.” … Read more
By Giulio Meotti Op-Ed Arutz Sheva Published: Sunday, July 20, 2014 12:45 AM These stubborn Israeli Jews are alone – alone in resisting in a battle for all of us. The people of Israel are valiant, going about their daily lives knowing that Muslim killers might explode a bomb or rocket in any public place … Read more
