Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Some Likud MKs Explain Their Positions to Voters – in English
Posted on: November 14th, 2012
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773On Tuesday night, around 100 English speaking Likud members and supporters got to hear MK Tzipi Hotoveli, MK Gila Gamliel and Jerusalem City Council member Yair Gabai address some of the major issues of the day, in English. The event, which was held at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem, and lasted over two hours, was [...]
MKs Eldad, Ben-Ari Launch ‘Power to Israel’ Party, MK Ariel Warns of Damage to the Right
Posted on: November 13th, 2012
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773Eldad described a vacuum on the right, and a need for an ideological right-wing that will say things "that have been forgotten."
Jewish Home Primaries Today, Vote for the Anglo
Posted on: November 13th, 2012
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773We may be in different parties, but Jeremy Gimpel is representative of the English-speaking community in Israel. His message represents the selfless Zionist commitment of the community in the political sphere. My hope is that all Anglos who are members of the Jewish Home should make sure they turn up at the polling station and support Jeremy Gimpel and help him get into the Knesset.
Israel GDP Expected to Grow More than US’s in Next 50 Years
Posted on: November 12th, 2012
Sections → Business/FinanceIsrael’s gross domestic product is expected to grow at a much higher annual rate than the United States for the next 48 years, according to a report by the OECD.
Tevye in the Promised Land, Chapter Nineteen: A Trail of Tomatoes
Posted on: November 10th, 2012
Sections → Books → The Bookshelf → Tevye in the Promised LandThe indefatigable woodchopper, Goliath, provided the posts and slats for the fence which the settlers began erecting around the kibbutz. Ben Zion adamantly opposed the idea, claiming a fence would turn the settlement into a ghetto and curtail any further expansion.
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → Booksne Shot, authored by M. Wiseman, is an emotional drama that focuses on issues faced by some teens nowadays. In Suburbia, U.S.A., lived three extraordinary young men, Baruch, Nadav and Rafi. Nadav and Rafi have been friends forever, and Baruch joins the crew in his later teens. Pain is the bond that brings the threesome together. Baruch and Nadav have emotional pain and Rafi suffers from a physical pain; he discovered that he had advanced-stage cancer. The cancer was serious – too serious for the doctors, so they eventually stopped treating him.
Title: Not My Kind? I Don’t Mind!
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → BooksWhen the Fine family (not related to the Feiners from Alone in Africa!) move into a new neighborhood, the twin siblings named Nesanel (again, not related to Nesanel Feiner) and Nechama set out on a very important mission – finding friends to rescue them from their boredom.
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → BooksAlone in Africa, by Avigail Sharer, is an original adventure story about three siblings named Nesanel, Penina and Chezky Feiner, who are, well, alone in Africa. Except they aren't entirely alone – they have animals and two battling African tribes to keep them company.
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → Teens and TwentiesThey say the flight went down, because it was too cold, The weather had been changing, but i was never told, Now I'm alone and I'm freezing, at the bottom of the sea, There only was one parachute, and it wasn't for me,
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → Teens and TwentiesOn October 29th, the verdict was revealed As we faced what was destined as the Din was sealed With a storm that echoed the words we know to be true of B'Rosh Hashanah Yikaseivu.
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → Teens and TwentiesLiving in a house With more than 20 people Is no fun Especially when there is no gum
The Fascinating Life of Our First Matriarch
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → Jewess Press → Impact Of Women On Jewish History/Prof. L. JacksonFrom the moment she is introduced as Avraham’s young bride (Bereshit 11: 29,30,31) till her death in this week’s Torah portion appropriately titled Chayei Sarah -- The Life of Sarah , the fascinating image of our first matriarch is the subject of many intriguing Midrashic commentaries.
Yad Hashem – Shown With A Foot!
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriAs the expression goes, “Hashem fir zich der velt” – Hashem orchestrates all the events that occur in the world. Most of what Hashem does is hidden from us. However, on occasion something happens in such an open way, one would have to be totally oblivious to the world around him to not see the powerful display of Yad of Hashem.
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Crossing Borders: Masterpieces from the Bodleian Library
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → ArtsIn the eyes of the ram lies the artist’s commentary on the Rosh Hashanah piyyut “The King Girded with Strength.” From the Tripartite Mahzor (German 14th century), this illumination simultaneously echoes the piyyut’s praise of God’s awesome power and expresses the terror of actually being a sacrifice to God. The ram is but a reflection of Isaac. It is all in the eyes.
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriEver since I started this question-and-answer column, people have been coming over and asking me questions. Baruch Hashem, right?
B’nai Brith Canada: ‘Silence Is Not An Option’
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → On Our Own/Cheryl KupferSome of you are looking at the title of my column and wondering two things - why I am writing about B'nai Brith Canada – arguably Canada’s version of the Anti-Defamation League and why would it be of interest to anyone who does not live in that country - as most of you don't.
Crossing Borders: Masterpieces from the Bodleian Library
Posted on: November 9th, 2012
Sections → ArtsIn the eyes of the ram lies the artist’s commentary on the Rosh Hashanah piyyut “The King Girded with Strength.” From the Tripartite Mahzor (German 14th century), this illumination simultaneously echoes the piyyut’s praise of God’s awesome power and expresses the terror of actually being a sacrifice to God. The ram is but a reflection of Isaac. It is all in the eyes.
Posted on: November 8th, 2012
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsDear Dr. Yael: I am struggling in my marriage after just five years. I am, by nature, a very outgoing person. I love to go out with friends and have people over for Shabbos meals. My husband, on the other hand, is quieter and would rather be home and stick to our routine. This causes a great deal of friction; between work and the kids, I do not have much of a social life and always want to invite people over or go out with other couples.
Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities
Posted on: November 8th, 2012
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.
Posted on: November 8th, 2012
Sections → Family → Battling AddictionsDear Brocha, As I write this letter I am overcome with emotions. Relief, fear, trepidation, elation…the feelings are all jumbled up inside of me. Please allow me to back track. My daughter, who recently turned 20, just left to rehab. After four years of denial, lies, manipulation, anger and chaos she finally admitted she has a problem with alcohol.
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A Government Update With Jeremy Man Saltan