Next Year In Israel-Part II
Just as the Jewish People are not complete without the Torah, a Jew cannot be complete without living in Eretz Yisrael.
Next Year in Israel!
Rosh Chodesh Nisan, is Rebbe Nachman of Breslov's birthday. To honor his memory, let’s take a look at some of his teachings about the Land of Israel.
Why the World Hates Israel
Rashi teaches, those who war against Israel really make war against G-d via proxy of His people.
Letter to Our Son, the Soldier
In a world that lives by the sword, Israel must take up the sword too, not sit and pray for miracles
Why I’m Not Going to Uman for Rosh Hashanah
We prayed for 2,000 years to return home to Israel, does it make sense to leave the Holy Land on RH?
Detention Camps for American Jews?
Detention Camps for US Jews? Sounds farfetched but it did to Japanese-Americans during WW II as well
A World of Screens
Rebbe Nachman's stories awaken the sleeping; our film of his stories has the power to wake the world
Jewish Press Blogger Stoned on Mount of Olives!
Going to Mt of Olives cemetery was like visiting Jurassic Park in a jeep with dinosaurs rampaging
Yes, There are Rightist Artists – Me!
To boost aliya, Israel will encourage Marshall’s, Costco, K Mart & Entenmann’s Bakeries to open here
I Bought an Astronaut Suit
Of course there's air in America, but it isn’t the holy air of Eretz Yisrael.
The Concert to End All Concerts
The warnings came true: Among the 1000 released terrorists, many returned to terror activity
Torat Moshe
Torah is to be lived. Rabbi Moshe Levinger was a completely living Torah, the Torah of Eretz Yisrael
Rabbi Moshe Levinger – A Giant in Our Time
Without Israel, the Jewish People are scattered nomads lacking Torah’s true national grandeur&power
If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem
If other pleasures exceed the joy we feel for Jerusalem, then something is wrong with our Judaism.
The Torah’s Peace Plan
There will be peace when we listen to G-d and do want he tells us to do – all for our very own good.
You CAN Be a Mercaznik and Still Like the Stories of Rebbe Nachman
Rav Kook often studied Rebbe Nachman's writings with guests during Suedat Shleeshi meal on Shabbat
How Does an Orthodox Jew Make a Movie?
Point is, the eyes are the soul's windows and forbidden images, face it or not, pollute a Jew’s soul
Oscar Who?
My friends, if you want to save your souls, don’t watch the Oscars. If you want to be a holy Jew, you have to work on it.
When Tevye Healed the Muktar’s Daughter
An excerpt from this week's chapter of Tevye in the Promised Land.
Rav Kook’s ‘The Caged Lion’
Like the lions in Rabbi Kook’s poem, may we also find the longing for freedom.
The Super Narishkeit Bowl
After all, who has time to sit in the dark and watch narishkeit? We have a country to build.
Teach Your Children About Eretz Yisrael
The Torah commands, 'Honor thy father and thy mother, in order that thy days be long upon the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.'
Draft Diaspora Jews into the IDF!
If we can’t forcibly draft Diaspora Jews, then it’s up to them to enlist on their own.
Rabbis! Lead the Way in Battle!
The Rabbis of the religious Zionist community serve in the army; why shouldn’t Haredi Rabbis also be brave examples for their students?
The Complainers are Alive and Well in America
To all my blogger colleagues in America: if you want to complain about things in Israel, at least come live here, and play your part in the building.