Category: Israel

Photo Credit: Jewish Press The Talmud tells us that a man’s true character can be recognized through “kiso, koso, ka’aso, his purse [money], his cup of wine and his anger.” This means that a person is usually capable of hiding his true feelings and putting on a good front for others. When he is tested, […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity. – Samuel Johnson Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); When people think about friendship, they think about reciprocity, about give and take. However, if you don’t feel like you […]

Photo Credit: Asher Schwartz On both the Jewish and secular calendar, this year marks the passing of a decade. Rav Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai Fleisher to review the last ten years in Israel and the world and also to follow the Biblical Joseph as he reveals himself to his brothers and brings his father […]

Photo Credit: Flickr / Marco Verch / CC 2.0 / https://foto.wuestenigel.com/the-new-york-times-logo-on-a-computer-screen-with-a-magnifying-glass/ NY Times: Readers look hard to find any truth in its pages {Originally posted to the author’s website} The New York Times has a tag line “All the News That’s Fit to Print.” When it deliberately omits stories of attacks on Jews within its […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Click on the image below to read the paper. The new issue will appear every Friday morning. It may take up to one minute for the print edition below to appear. Once loaded, click on it to view a full page version. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press This week’s parshah brings one of the most famous stories in the Torah to a surprising conclusion. After 22 years of separation from his brothers – after they had thrown him into a pit and sold him to a passing caravan – Yosef meets up with them again, having since become […]

Photo Credit: Youtube Screenshot of Agudah’s 12th Daf Yomi Siyum at Metlife Stadium הודו לה׳ כי טוב כי לעולם חסדו What a magnificent venue.  What a beautiful day.  And what a momentous occasion. Today is special not only because we join Jews around the world celebrating the completion of the 13th cycle of Daf Yomi, […]

Photo Credit: David Cohen/Flash90 Chasidim dance on Zot Chanukah on Mt. Meron, December 30, 2019. Zot Chanukah (this is Chanukah) is a reference in Torah literature to the eighth day of Chanukah, since on that day the Torah reading includes the verse Zot Chanukat Ha’Mizbe’ach (this is the inauguration of the altar. Numbers 7:64). Chasidim […]

Photo Credit: Ehud Amiton / TPS Snow on Mt. Hermon. April 22, 2019 Just when it was finally opened with some snow for the winter season, Israel’s Hermon mountain was closed today to visitors, by IDF order, and visitors are asked to not even approach the area. The IDF said there are no other special […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press The Torah tells us: “Venishmartem me’od lenafshoteichem” (Devarim 4:15). Literally, the verse means “Be very careful about your lives,” but the rabbis teach us that this mitzvah is referring specifically to our health. They also point out that it is the only mitzvah which uses the word “meod,” meaning very. We […]