Shovavim and the Secret of Good Health and Happiness

Posted on: January 2nd, 2013

A discussion of various practices related to the shovavim period.

This Week’s Bible Quiz

Posted on: January 1st, 2013

Mount Sinai was to be a temporary stopover to pick up the Torah, but the goal of the Exodus was to bring the Jews to Israel.

Get Out While You Can!

Posted on: December 31st, 2012

It’s time for the Jews of America to get out of the country with their money while they can.

Here Comes ‘Shovavim’

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

According to Kabbalah, the period of "Shovavim" is especially conducive to rectifying sexual transgressions.

Why Celebrate the Circumcision of Jezeus?

Posted on: December 26th, 2012

The history of January 1st should make Jews think twice before they celebrate New Year’s and take part in its heathen festivities.

Here, It’s Not Xmas At All

Posted on: December 25th, 2012

How can the Jews of the Diaspora put up with it?

January 1st is Not New Year’s

Posted on: December 24th, 2012

In galut, wee become possessed by the foreign lands and cultures where we live.

Warning! Xmas!

Posted on: December 23rd, 2012

If you think that living in a Xtrian land doesn’t affect you at all, it’s because your brain has been so saturated with dreams of white Christmases.

Why Should I Move to Israel?

Posted on: December 21st, 2012

Each individual Jew should put his life in line with the goal of Clal Israel and not just live a private, ritual Judaism, practicing personal precepts, stripped of our national essence.

We Ain’t Got a Soul in America

Posted on: December 19th, 2012

Jewish life changes when we are in Galut. Not only does our Clalli soul disappear, but every detail of our life is affected.

Graveyard, New York

Posted on: December 18th, 2012

Thriving and prospering, materially and even spiritually in galut, with an abundance of Torah learning and observance, is nevertheless defined by the Torah, our Prophets and Sages, as death.

Twas the Last Night of Hanukah

Posted on: December 16th, 2012

By and large, American Jews are not really waiting for Mashiach to come.

A Great Miracle is Happening Here Again!

Posted on: December 13th, 2012

This is the Land of Miracles, where our Redemption is unfolding today.

For the Miracles, Thank You

Posted on: December 12th, 2012

Our Sages teach that when Chanukah comes around, we are to thank Hashem, not only for the miracles that He performed for us in Israel long ago, but also for the miracles which He performs for us today. So, with your permission, I want to take this opportunity to thank Hashem for all of the [...]

My Chanukah Message: Imagine There’s No Galut (Video)

Posted on: December 11th, 2012

My rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine."

The Biggest Menorah in the World

Posted on: December 10th, 2012

We become a “light to the nations” precisely when we are living together in Eretz Yisrael.

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Potifar’s Wife is in Your Home Too: The Dangers of the Internet

Posted on: December 9th, 2012

Recognizing the terrible danger of unsupervised Internet viewing has extra significance now, at the time of Hanukah.

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Hellenism is Alive and Well in America

Posted on: December 7th, 2012

The modern day Hellenists are the Jews of the Diaspora who have the ability to move to Israel, but prefer to identify with a foreign country and foreign culture.

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Palestinians, Progressives, Peace Now, Must Unite to Ban Chanukah

Posted on: December 5th, 2012

“It wasn’t the Greeks whom the Israelis conquered. They were Palestine refugees from Syria."

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It’s All Happening at the Central Bus Station

Posted on: December 4th, 2012

Emunah, the very heart of the Torah, teaches us what God and the Nation of Israel are all about.