by Rabbi Chanan Morrison “Moses told the people: Remember (zachor) this day that you have left Egypt, the place of slavery.” (Ex. 13:3) The word ‘zachor’ (remember) is not in the imperative tense (z’chor!), but in the infinitive absolute form. This grammatical form indicates that the Torah is not merely commanding us to remember and … Read more
Sara Yoheved Rigler There is no future for you in France. I appeal to you, come home to Israel. To My Sisters and Brothers in France, My heart weeps as I read about the ghastly attack on the kosher supermarket in Paris – the tragedy of the murdered, the precarious condition of the wounded, the … Read more
Eitan Glickman Ynet Baby from Apropo Cafe bombing is all grown up – and joining the IDF ( Note The Photo-The photo that moved an entire nation – policewoman Ziona Bushri carrying baby Shani after the bombing (Photo: Michael Kremer) Shani Winter was only 6 months old when her mother was killed in a terrorist … Read more
Moshe Kempinski In the land of Israel one has to be very sensitive to a higher and deeper subtext. Jewish history has been circuitous and at times very difficult. The voyage forward at times seemed to head in opposite directions. The people have been torn a part at times with severe sibling rivalry and jealousy. … Read more
From Dr. Mordechai Kedar Has prodigal son Qatar repented – and if so, who made it happen? and how? We are all familiar with the legend of Aladdin and the genie that comes out of the lamp he finds in a cave. The most imaginative and affecting part of the story is definitely that powerful … Read more
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison “They took Joseph and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty, without water in it” (Gen. 37:24). When the brothers threw Joseph into the pit, the exile began — not just Joseph’s personal exile from his father’s house and the Land of Israel. From that dark, empty pit, began … Read more
BY RABBI CHANAN MORISSON Miracles were no novelty for Rabbi Zeira. The Talmud in Baba Metzia 85a elates that the third-century scholar fasted for a hundred days in order to protect himself from the fires of hell. But Rabbi Zeira was not content with theoretical preparations. Once a month he would test himself by itting … Read more
Miracles were no novelty for Rabbi Zeira. The Talmud in Baba Metzia 85a elates that the third-century scholar fasted for a hundred days in order to protect himself from the fires of hell. But Rabbi Zeira was not content with theoretical preparations. Once a month he would test himself by itting down in a burning … Read more
