Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Yonatan Sindel / Flash 90 Israeli school children sit in bomb shelters equipped by donors, waiting for the rocket fire to end. (Archive: June 2, 2015.) Local communities living near the Gaza border have elected to keep their schools closed this Friday after having been told they could return to their regular routine […]

Photo Credit: courtesy, Rahamim Maimon Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the US National Guard Bureau and his wife Sally with girls from the Shiluv Preparatory program of Ma’agalim, plus Ma’agalim CEO Assaf Weiss on Nov. 13 2019 in Tel Aviv A US military official says he would like to see the United States have […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press In this week’s parsha we learn of the monumental act of hachnasas orchim that Avrham Avinu performed to the three men passing by his home. There are many details in the service Avraham Avinu offered that had tremendous effects on future generations. The Gemara in Baba Metziya 86b says in the […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Question: What did our sages mean when they said that anyone who resides outside the Land Israel is like an idol worshipper? Is that what all of us residing outside Israel are – idol worshippers? M. Goldblum Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press “Avraham raised his eyes and saw the place from afar…and Avraham said to his young men: Stay here by yourselves with the donkey, while I and the lad go there” (Bereishis 22:4-5). What did Avraham Avinu see? He saw a cloud hovering over Har HaMoriah and understood that that was where […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press It’s mid-November, which means it’s nearly Black Friday and Cyber Monday! Many retailers start advertising deals in the weeks leading up to November 29 and, even if you love shopping, shifting through the many options to find the best deals can be exhausting. Here are some tips to help you get […]

Photo Credit: Kobi Richter/TPS A Tamir interceptor missile is launched from the Israeli Iron Dome towards a rocket fired from Gaza into Israel. May 5, 2019. For the second time on Thursday – and since the ceasefire began – rocket fire was launched at Israel by terrorists in Gaza. The Iron Dome anti-missile defense system […]

Photo Credit: IDF Spokesperson (((CLICK BELOW TO HEAR AUDIO))) Why did Sarah laugh? Why did Abraham defend the Sodomites? And why did God ask for child sacrifice?? Rav Mike Feuer and Rabbi Yishai Fleisher discuss the moral dilemmas of Parshat VaYera. Then, Malkah Fleisher on Israel killing an ‘Islamic Jihad’ general and dealing with a […]

Howie forwards a theory on why the Government hasn’t responded to 13 years of rocket barrages. He then talks to Alan Silver who updates on the current state of attacks. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 25 });