Category: Israel

Photo Credit: Jewish Press I studied under many teachers when I was growing up. Many of them were considered the gedolim of the generation. I remember when I attended Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh and my rosh yeshiva was the tzaddik Rabbi Chayim Yaakov Goldvicht. I recall the teachers I was privileged to have when I attended […]

Photo Credit: David B. Gleason / Wikimedia The Pentagon, 2008 Turkish forces in northern Syria “accidentally” shelled a contingent of US Special Forces, according to an exclusive report published Friday by Newsweek Magazine. The publication was told by an Iraqi Kurdish intelligence official and a senior Pentagon official that the shelling by Turkish forces was […]

Photo Credit: #WeWantNaama on Facebook Naama Issachar On Friday morning, Naama Issachar, 25, an Israeli-American tourist, was convicted of smuggling 9.6 grams of Charas (Indian and Jamaican hashish, made from the resin of the cannabis plant) and sentenced by a Russian court to seven and a half years in prison. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Three Hebrew words for gathering are associated with Sukkot: “asifah,” “aggudah,” and “kehillah.” * The holiday is called Chag HaAssif (Exodus 23:16 and 34:22) because, Rashi explains, Sukkot is a person’s last chance to gather (“asifah”) and bring his produce indoors before the rainy season. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press “When I call out the Name of Hashem, attribute greatness to our G-d” (Devarim 32:3). Rashi explains this pasuk as follows: “When I mention Hashem’s name, I will bring greatness to Hashem and bless His Name.” Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Question: In which direction should a person wave the lulav first? Menachem Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Answer: The Torah (Leviticus 23:40) states, “U’lekachtem lachem bayom harishon pri etz hadar, kappot temarim, va’anaf etz avot ve’arvei nachal, u’semachtem lifnei Hashem […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Yom Kippur has passed and we are entering the happy holiday of Sukkot. Do we really feel as though we were given a second chance? Do we actually understand that we were facing some terrible decree and because of the mercy of the Judge, we were let off the hook? Perhaps […]

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Photo Credit: Jewish Press Lawyers For The Whistleblower Have Democratic Connections Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Charles McCullough, one of the attorneys representing the whistleblower at the center of the impeachment movement targeting President Donald Trump, worked for the Obama administration and reported directly […]

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