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
From Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaacov Amidror Calculated risks versus unnecessary ones. A level-headed perspective on Israeli decision makers’ choices in Gaza. Over the past few weeks, some have argued that Israel should have launched Operation Protective Edge sooner, and that it should have taken the initiative before Hamas’ tunnels became an actual threat. Others have … Read more
by Chanan Morrison As a condition for inheriting the Land of Israel, the Torah demands that all forms of idolatry be destroyed: “You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you are driving out worship their gods…. You must tear down their altars, break up their sacred pillars, burn their Asheirah trees, … Read more
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison Rabbi Akiva’s Martyrdom When the Romans decreed that teaching Torah is a crime punishable by death, RABBI AKIVA’s reaction was not surprising. The great scholar, who had supported Bar Kochba in his revolt against Rome, gathered people together and gave public Torah lectures. It was not long before Rabbi Akiva was … Read more
