Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: pixabay William returns to join Rav Yitzchak in a fascinating discussion on the weekly Torah Portion of Lech Lecha. Typically translated “Go forth or Go for yourself,” Rav Yitzchak explains how the Zohar teaches us it actually means to “Go into yourself.” Thus the title, “Can I get along with myself?” All too […]

Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir / TPS Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley by Benjamin Brown Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley was honored with the World Jewish Congress’ (WJC) Herzl Award on Wednesday, hailing the former diplomat’s “relentless support for the State of Israel, as a leading voice […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Sara and Rivka decided to go on vacation together abroad. Since they were coming from different locations, they agreed to book their flights independently. “Can you be in charge of booking the hotel and car rental for us?” Rivka asked. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, […]

Photo Credit: Mark Taylor via Flickr US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has condemned Iran’s reactivation this week of uranium enrichment at the Fordow nuclear site, which comes in violation of the 2015 JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) nuclear deal signed by Iran with world powers. Iranian Atomic […]

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Plaque dedicated by Sir Moses Montefoire I took my 15-year-old daughter to Kever Rachel for her birthday this week. While swiftly driving along the wondrous new roads, I had a few moments to reflect on my past visits to Kever Rachel over the last 30 plus years. I visited just days […]

Photo Credit: courtesy IAEA IAEA flag Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday for holding an emergency meeting of its 35-state member Board of Governors to discuss Iran’s decision to “go rogue” with its nuclear development activities. Iran refused to cooperate with UN inspectors who were investigating […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press The fifth great Chabad leader, the Rebbe Rashab (1860-1920), called this week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha, the “truly happy parsha” since “every day of the week we are living with our ancestor Avraham, the first person in history to dedicate his life to spreading knowledge of G-d in the world.” Our […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press If my friend is gracious enough to give me a $20 bill as a present, my gratitude would appropriately be directed at him. But if I happen to find a $20 bill on the street, to whom should I direct my gratitude? For those who aren’t particularly spiritual or religious, finding […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press In Parshas Lech Lecha the Torah tells us that when Avraham Avinu came to Eretz Yisrael he built a mizbe’ach and “Vayikra b’shem Hashem.” The Ramban explains that this means that Avraham publicized to the world that there is a creator and that He continually runs the world. He informed everyone […]