The Torah says that during the exile of the Jewish people, as they wandered the ends of the Earth, the Land of Israel will be desolate and barren, unable to support large thriving populations. And then comes the next part.
As Bnei Yisrael were exiting Egypt, a small appearing plant of that name had a role in the observance of Passover that year and in the redemption; a small plant whose importance is immeasurable.
Sukkot celebrates Hashem’s protection of Bnei Yisrael in the desert and also the uniqueness of that particular generation.
Until 1939, as anti-Jewish oppression intensified, the US State Department continued to avert its eyes from the nightmare that was the Hitler regime. And in the present, efforts by the US to create a terrorist Palestinian State continue. Opinion.
According to a study published on October 11, 2022, by Regavim, there are 81,317 illegal structures in area C. Op-ed.
Trees planted have been regularly uprooted and the paths made by volunteers have repeatedly been destroyed.Op-ed
The 67 nations and 33 agencies which aid UNWRA do not demand a change in its policies that support the perpetuation of conflict. Op-ed.
This was the slogan in 1927 when Chief Rabbi Avraham Kook urged Rabbis to have their ongregations buy Matzot from the land of Israel. Op-ed.
The WJC appealed to the League of Nations to come to the aid of Austrian Jewry, “exposed completely to Nazi barbarism.” No response.Op-ed.
To the Iranian Mullahs, like Haman, Jews sitting at‘their gate to the King (the Almighty) in Jerusalem as sovereigns, is intolerable.
A true story from WWI on the futility of wasting precious hours arguing about the unimportant things in life.
By showing empathy, despite their own suffering, the Israelites hastened their redemption. It can redeem us as well. Op-ed.
The Turks had fallen, cheering crownds lined the streets..The London Jewish Chronicle,called it an “Epochal event.” Op-ed.
Before being elected, Trump said: "Together we will make America and Israel safe again.” He said it and he meant it. Op-ed.
Ezra and Nechemia appealed to the nation on Rosh Hashannah, effecting a spiritual renewal which paved the path for Jewish continuity.
Philosopher Franz Rosenzweig describing the joyous praying in a hasidic synagogue in Warsaw: “I have never heard such praying.”
1,100 Jews were cited for valor at the end of WWI. Three Jewish soldiers received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Only one road supplied the Jews of Jerusalem in 1948 and it was blocked by the Arab Legion. Read the heroic tale of the Burma Road. Op-ed.
