In Parshas Yisro the pasuk says: "וָאֶשָּׂ֤א אֶתְכֶם֙ עַל־כַּנְפֵ֣י נְשָׁרִ֔ים וָאָבִ֥א אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֵלָֽי" Why does Hashem compare His relationship with us to the wings of an eagle rather than any other bird? We’re all familiar with Rashi’s well-known explanation: Most birds carry their young beneath them, fearing predators from above. However, the eagle, which soars higher than all other birds, [...]
I have said that the Israeli government is Moshiach Ben Yosef Now I’m gonna lay it all out for you so you can decide for yourselves Zionism - Moshiach Ben Yosef? Are you nuts? Let's see… Moshiach in this context is another word for “Malchus”, a.k.a. government So what we’re saying is, that at its core, the Israeli government since [...]
Rabbi Shnayor Burton recently released his new sefer on Eretz Yisrael called HaAretz Asher Arecha (lit: The Land Which I Will Show You). In this sefer's debut, Rabbi Burton writes: "The product of years of study, lecturing and writing, this 208-page sefer presents my conclusions about the mitzvah to live in Eretz Yisrael. The sefer is not merely a collection [...]
In 1994, the Belzer Rebbe Shlita gave a talk where he cuts straight to the point on all the problems in Halacha and Hashkafa of living in still Chutz Laaretz BZman Hazeh. A true MUST WATCH!!
by Shmuel Sackett As I learn the past few Parshiyos, I cannot help but think about the 12 Shevatim. We have read about their birth and many of the challenges they faced. They confronted Esav, battled with Shechem and now they are in the midst of the major story with Yosef; his dreams, their response and ultimately their encounter with [...]
By Tzvia Ehrlich-Klein, Yerushalayim. It’s many years since little ol’ regular me, a third-generation American, first came to Israel. As with so many turning points in life, I didn’t realize that it was one. I just came for one year — a Junior Year Abroad study program at Hebrew University. But something happened as my suitcases were thrown off the [...]
By Rabbi Avrohom Neuberger After the Holocaust, many survivors were overwrought with feelings of confusion, loneliness, and anger — anger at the Nazis, anger at the com- placent world, and even anger at the Almighty. Some were disillusioned to the point of losing their faith. Al tadin es chaveircha ad shetagia l’mkomo. Do not judge your fellow unless you are in [...]
If we don’t mourn the destruction, are we truly in galus? By Rabbi Avrohom Neuberger You know how you occasionally hear or read something and wonder, “Wow, that’s so obvious. How did I miss it?” I just had one of those moments, and I am asking myself that very question: How did I miss it? Chareidi media has been all over [...]
By Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein A few weeks ago, Rabbi Michael Broyde sent me an article he had written regarding his reaction to a question posed to him during his sabbatical in Israel: “So what do I think of Israel so far?” In good Jewish style, he responded to the question with a question, preceded by a story. I thought [...]
