Rabbi Moshe Taragin: Responses to the Tragedy – Avinu Malkeinu
No words. No breath. Our hearts are dizzied with shock and trauma and burning tears stream down our cheeks. Our people and our land suffered their worst day in the 75-year history of our state. More Jews were killed on this one day than on any single day since the Holocaust. The pain and suffering […]
Mahmoud Abbas: Israel's Independence Is A Sham, US Occupying Palestine
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas charged that “America is occupying Palestine” just as Secretary of State Antony Blinken was reportedly planning to visit Israel and the West Bank. “When Israel says that it is celebrating its independence day, it has gained independence from whom?,” he said during a public speech in Ramallah. “Who was occupying the […]
Sephardic Chief Rabbi: Secular Public Is Jealous Of Us, And That Creates Hatred
Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef slammed the protests against the Rosh Yehudi prayers held in Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). “I see everything that is happening in the secular public,” Rabbi Yosef said. “They are to be pitied. They have no satisfaction in life. Everything is for the desires of […]
Sukkos 5784: Getting There
We are poised to enter the realm of the Sukkah. It is not merely a hut in which we sit in to fulfill this joyous mitzva, reminding us, either of the shade we dwelled in during our sojourn in the desert, or to the Clouds of Glory we were ensconced during that forty-year trek. It […]
The Religious Significance of the Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur war merged tragedy and triumph, leaving us in a confusing state of sorrow mixed with joy. Initially stunned by a surprise attack, we courageously turned the tide, achieving daring victories on two fronts. Previous wars were easier to quantify and to comprehend. The Yom Kippur war was more puzzling, and still defies […]
Ben-Gvir Backs Down From Tel Aviv Protest Prayer Service
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced on Wednesday that he has decided to cancel the prayer service that he planned to hold the next day at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv in response to the violent demonstration that occurred there on Yom Kippur, which disrupted a massive prayer service. Earlier in the day, the organizers […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion / Total Devotion: An Extended Yom Kippur Fast In Auschwitz (Video)
Yom Kippur is over, but here is a Yom Kippur story that you will never forget:The story of sisters Hanna and Sara Tesler — uncompromising in total devotion to their faith — is the story of our people. It’s the story of two girls in Auschwitz who wanted to fast on Yom Kippur (even though […]
Yerushalayim Restaurant Serves More Than Food (Photo Essay)
Jerusalem, Israel – Sept. 26, 2023 – Plans for Yom Tov meals for Sukkos are well on the way now that the Yom Kippur fast is over. Food, and more big and healthy holiday meals are hopefully in the near future for most of us. However, in Israel, the gap between those above and below the […]
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: The Traditional, Religious And Secular Residents Want To Pray. Who Are You To Interfere? Who Are You? 'Everyone Who Fought Us Is In The Dustbin Of History'
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu sent harsh criticism to the leftist Yariv Oppenheimer, who wondered why the Rosh Yehudi organization insisted on holding a Yom Kippur service with separate seating for men and women in Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv. “In Tel Aviv, the synagogues are not enough for all the people who want closeness to G-d. […]
Simchas Bais Hashoeva and Simchas Torah
The Gemara in Sukka 51b discusses the goings on of the Simchas Bais Hashoeva. Originally, the location for the women was inside and the men were located outside. This resulted in kalus rosh, so the Chachamim switched the women’s location to the outside and the men inside. This location change did not help until they built a balcony to separate the men from […]
