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Parshat Vayetzei 5768 Part One: Mi Lashem Aylei Part Two: Eretz Yisrael, the Ultimate Jewish Pride Part One: Mi Lashem Aylei We are a nation steeped in the search for truth....

As afternoon arrives in Jerusalem, the sun gently infuses the city walls with their legendary golden color. Among a group of 40 English speakers on a lookout platform in the ancient...

Parashat Chayei Sarah 5768 Part One: Two Eulogies Part Two: On this day…. Part One – Two Eulogies The Gemara in Megilla 3a, discusses the important contribution of the illustrious Tana,...

Land of My Birth – Is there anybody among our readers who is not familiar with the song “Al Sefat Yam Kinneret” – On the Shores of the Kinneret? Its enchanted...

“Gentlemen, bow your heads.” Thirty-five years after I used to hear that phrase in Assembly each eighth-grade morning, I still remember the scene clearly. Several hundred of us Middle School and...

Jerusalem as the spiritual center of the universe suddenly became a tangible reality recently. The discovery was made right up the street from my home in the suburban neighborhood of Ramat...

1. For the 1971 bus driver who took a spontaneous detour to Sde Boker so thirty-five American teens could meet David Ben Gurion. I will never forget the afternoon nor Mr....

Giving Thanks to The Land of Israel by Mendel Jacobson Though the reasons for thanking you are endless, and no matter how many times I do thank you there will always...

Parashat Lech Lecha 5768 Part One – The dream of 2000 years is not “in the heavens,” it is real. Part Two – The Uniqueness of the Jewish Nation Part One...

Here are thirteen glimpses at Israel, glimmers of what I love about living in the only place I will ever feel truly at home– Israel. 1. As I take my morning...