Danny Danon to UN: Jewish communities in West Bank will remain, grow
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, reaffirmed that Jewish communities in the West Bank would remain and…
Rabbi Dov Lando claims statements against Israel’s wars were ‘distorted’
Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of the hassidic Degel Hatorah political faction, claimed to have been misinterpreted…
How Israel is winning the World Cup of public diplomacy in Venezuela
The first Jew in the world, Abraham, was also the first victim of antisemitism, when the self-declared king…
Israel’s government knew the risks of haredi draft evasion and ignored them
There are few moments in a nation’s history when its citizens can watch events unfold in real time…
Knesset passes Basic Law enshrining Torah study despite IDF warnings
The Knesset’s plenum passed on Monday the contentious legislation advanced by the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties that will enshrine…
Israel’s hysterical Torah study bill will backfire on the ultra-Orthodox
The coalition is fast-tracking the “Basic Law: Torah Study” – and calling it “historic.” But the truth is…
The Blogs: Matot–Masei: Is Living in Israel One of the 613 Mitzvot? Who Cares! | David Harbater
Rabbi Dr. David Harbater is a published author, Jewish educator and public speaker. His book “In the Beginnings:…
IDF veteran with PTSD blasts MKs during Basic Law: Torah Study c’ttee meeting
A soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) interrupted a Knesset House Committee debate Tuesday on the Basic…
Israel’s perpetual crisis and the five stages of Jewish survival
The hotel’s new employee was puzzled when he passed the glass cabinet labeled “Use Only in Times of…
Torah study and Israeli military service are both sacred, but not the same
At a time when Israeli soldiers are fighting and dying to defend the country, Knesset members from Shas…
The discovery rocking the Torah world
A significant breakthrough has occurred in the study of Torah manuscripts: researcher Yisrael Dubitsky identified the long-lost manuscript…
Israel must reclaim the Torah’s moral, ethics
Last week, we celebrated Shavuot, the festival commemorating the giving of the Torah. The Sages called it the…