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Every Rosh Chodesh, besides those on Shabbat, there are Women’s Prayers at Tel Shiloh, Shiloh Hakeduma. We gather at the spot where the Mishkan, Tabernacle was located during Biblical times, before King David declared Jerusalem as the Jewish Capital City. Joshua brought the Tabernacle to Shiloh and made it the Capital …
People often ask me, “Do you love Israel?” The pat answer is, “Of course I do!” Truthfully, though, living in Israel is similar to being married. At the beginning, when you first meet, there are lots of fireworks. The land is beautiful, it beckons. The sun is fantastic, and you …
It’s an event that takes place twice a year. Five or six THOUSAND English books…all donated and then sold for charity. It’s about community; it’s about dozens of volunteers working together. It takes place in May and in November. Just a reminder that we are days away from the Maale …
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman’s book, The 28th of Iyar accomplishes something amazing. For most people, experiencing war is something simply not on their radar. If in their lifetime there is a war, it is on distant shores. Though only a small child at the time, I have vague memories of the …
Outward behaviors and appearances have eclipsed the essence of modesty in the Orthodox community and have trampled on some other middos which are equally important.
Matti Friedman and Haim Watzman spoke about their books and their IDF experience at an author event at the Tower of David.
Israeli bus drivers are notorious for being…well…Israeli. Their personalities come shining through in many ways. They have saved lives – one bus driver “hijacked” a bus and its passengers to become an ambulance to take a passenger to the hospital when she suddenly became ill. He saved her life and …
The more you experience the vocabulary, the spelling and the sound of the words you need to know, the more likely you’ll recall them at will. Think about it. How did you learn the songs you heard on radio, albums or other recordings? Your repeated exposure to the lyrics made memories!
The prayer was very carefully worded. It does not endorse the policies of the politicians leading the State of Israel. It has us asking Gd to bless those people with wisdom and the ability to follow Gd’s instructions.
It seems like we Israelis are always complain about the treatment we get from the United Nations and its various bodies/groups/organizations such as the Security Council, UNESCO, etc. Nu, why does anyone in their right mind expect an improvement? The world is antisemitic. The only Jewish establishments/foundations/museums that can get …
