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    Zionism is T’shuva Too!

    To rectify the blemish caused by galut, the Diaspora Jew has to stop being in exile and join the ingathered. He has to actualize the words of his daily prayers, “And gather us together from the four corners of the earth” by getting on a plane.

    Letter to a Reform Jew

    The fact that a Reform Jew wishes to adopt a counterfeit form of “Judaism” is his affair. But the religious Jew is not bound by that. The State of Israel does not have to recognize on an official level the falsehood that every Jew may adopt on a private level.

    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?

    Would Moses Make Aliyah Today?

    Moshe Rabainu didn’t say any of the other 515 excuses you usually hear. Just the opposite. Moshe begged again and again and again, 515 prayers, to be granted the incomparable blessing of entering the Land. Today, there are people frummer than Moshe. The Land of Israel isn’t glatt enough for them. Or they don’t like the government. Or they’re worried about finding jobs, as if the hand of Hashem is too short to feed them. They prefer to rely on Uncle Sam instead.

    Brit Milah on the Chopping Block in Germany

    Normally I hate the Germans, but I have to give them credit on this one! Let their banning of brit milah be a reminder to our Jewish brothers and sisters in the Diaspora that we don’t belong in foreign lands. Unfortunately, I doubt whether the new law will affect the Jews of Germany in any meaningful way. After all, if the slaughter of 6 million didn’t make them think twice about living in that polluted, blood-stained gentile land, this new measure isn’t liable to wake them up either.

    Graveyard, New York

    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.

    Sorry – the Exile isn’t Forever

    Hashem doesn’t want us in Galut forever. We are supposed to long for the higher existence of Geula - of Jewish sovereignty in our own Land, with our Holy Temple in our midst.

    Get Angry at Rashi – Not at Me!

    Two Torah scholars were sent from Israel to Babylon. Upon their arrival, they took part in official ceremonies and didn’t reveal the purpose of their visit. They were received with great honor. Gradually, they started to vent their opposition. Finally, they entered a crowded assembly and said to the Jews of Babylon, “Behold, you are a great congregation. You can be independent. You don’t need Eretz Yisrael. You don’t need Mount Moriah.” Their sarcasm was purposely stinging in order to shock the Babylonian Jews. “And you’ve also got Rabbi Ahia here. Let Ahia build an altar, and let Haninah play on a harp. But know that if you detach yourselves from the centrality of Eretz Yisrael, you have no portion in the God of Israel!”

    Don’t Feel Bad! We Didn’t Lose the War!

    Hamas's celebrations of victory are based on fantasy and lies, and their joy won’t last when we hit them ten times as hard the next time.

    “Why Should I Live in Israel? America Has Everything I Need”

    One of the questions a person is asked when he reaches his Heavenly rest is, "Did you yearn for Salvation?" If a Jew does not long for the Redemption, for Salvation from the exile, then something is wrong. If he is happy in the Diaspora, then his Judaism is out of focus, and he is out of touch with his soul's deepest yearnings. As The Kuzari poignantly declares, his prayers for Jerusalem and Zion are like the chatterings of a nightingale, melodious but empty of meaning.

    ‘I Don’t Have Strength Anymore For The Bomb Shelter’: A Personal Account of Living...

    We treated more than 40 people suffering from anxiety attacks, several who had to be hospitalized.

    What Exactly Are The Protests In Israel About?

    At the last demonstration, I strolled through the crowd and recognized agitators who staged protests against Israeli soldiers in Hevron and Samaria.

    Gentlemen, To the Land of Israel!

    One of Rav Kook's public proclamations, sent out all over the Diaspora, years before the Holocaust, was entitled, “The Great Call”: "To the Land of Israel, gentlemen, to the Land of Israel! Let us utter this appeal in one voice, in a great and never-ending cry."

    The Jackass That Brayed

    "Word came that hundreds of Arabs were gathering in front of the Hevron police station, demanding the dismantlement of the Shoshana settlement. Not wanting to miss the action, the reporters scattered like roaches to their cars. For all of his supposed extremism, Caleb Cohen was right. It seemed that all the brewing tension of the Middle East had surfaced in Meir's backyard."

    Letters to My Son in Gaza: Jihad Must Be Destroyed!

    Dear Son, Do not be confused. Know who the enemy is. With all the meaningless talk of peace agreements and cease fires, the satanic enemy...

    The Silence Will Not Be Broken

    The phenomena of Jewish writers condemning their Jewishness, or vilifying the State of Israel, is a very different kind of 'worminess'

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

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

    We Are Seeing Moshiach in Action!

    The “Amud HaAnan” Operation which Tzahal has now undertaken is intended to protect our beleaguered citizens in the south. But it is much more than that.

    If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem

    If other pleasures exceed the joy we feel for Jerusalem, then something is wrong with our Judaism.

    Torat Moshe

    Torah is to be lived. Rabbi Moshe Levinger was a completely living Torah, the Torah of Eretz Yisrael

    Litzman Explains His Resignation, Blasts Gamzu

    Said Litzman, "Gamzu doesn't understand the significance of such a pilgramage [to Uman] just like I don't understand the importance of a basketball game."

    Ben Uliel, 26, Receives Three Life Sentences, Rabbis Protest

    Asked how Ben Uliel reacted to the news, Baum said, “He has great faith. He is a follower of Breslov, and he looks for the good in everything.

    God is the Biggest Zionist of Them All

    Yes, the Ribono Shel Olam, the Master of the World is a Zionist. So was Avraham Avinu, Moshe Rabeinu, Yehoshua, King David, Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, the Macabbees, all the Prophets of Israel, including Ezra and Nechemia who led a seemingly motley crowd of sinners back to the Land of Israel from Babylon to rebuild the Holy Temple.

    No Ceasefire, My Son, Finish the Job!

    This past year, the government of Syria has slaughtered 50,000 truly innocent civilians. Does the world give a damn? No.

    Voters Beware!

    Don’t cast your vote for a party that condemns Torah values and honest and dedicated people who have led the way in the education of our youth and the settlement of Eretz Yisrael.

    I Love Reform Jews

    We can disagree with a reform Jew and even despise his opinions, but we should love him for his connection to the Jewish Nation.

    Get Out While You Can!

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

    Hiroshima on My Mind

    These “civilians” are not “innocent.”

    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.

    Where Are The Real Maccabees Buried?

    We know, however, that the open graves off of Highway 443 opposite Modi'in are certainly not from the time of the Maccabees.

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