Thought on Israel and the World

In Every Generation We Must Take Control of the Land of Israel

May 26, 2017

“‘Take a census of the entire assembly of the Children of Israel according to their families, according to their fathers’ household, by number of the names, every male according to their headcount. From twenty ...

Jerusalem Day: Connecting Heaven to Earth

Yehuda HaKohen

May 23, 2017

Frontlines, Thought

To recognize the true significance of Yom Yerushalayim – the day on which the Jewish people liberated Jerusalem from foreign rule – one must work to develop a deep vision of Emunah. In D’at Tvunot, Rabbi Moshe ...

Israel in Exile is a Distortion of Reality

Yehuda HaKohen

May 19, 2017

Thought

“The survivors among you – I will bring weakness into their hearts in the land of their foes; the sound of a rustling leaf will pursue them, they will flee as one flees the sword, and they will fall, but withou...

Stage Two Statehood: Anticipating the State of Israel’s Coming of Age

Brandon Marlon

May 18, 2017

The Society, Thought

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Accounting for the State of Israel's survival into the 21st century exercises the mind, given the external threats and internal deficiencies it has had to cope with from the outset. The state's congenital defec...

ISRAEL AT A CROSSROADS: Hebraic Republic vs. Judaic State

Brandon Marlon

May 16, 2017

Thought

Hebraic Republic: A secular democracy with a Jewish majority. Judaic State: A polity (with a Jewish majority) based on Judaism. Recently, Israel's High Court of Justice decided in favor of the Tel Av...

ISRAEL’S INDEPENDENCE DAY: It is an Obligation to Liberate the Land of Israel

Yehuda HaKohen

May 1, 2017

Redemption Watch, Thought

In order to appreciate the full significance of Israel’s Independence Day, one must clarify what the day is meant to commemorate, as well as what this connotes within the context of Jewish history and Torah Law...

“You Shall Be Holy”

Yehuda HaKohen

April 21, 2017

Thought

“For I am HaShem your G-D – you are to sanctify yourselves and you shall be Kedoshim, for I am Kadosh; and you shall not contaminate yourselves through any teeming thing that creeps on the earth. For I am HaShe...

Are You Ready for Freedom?

Yehuda HaKohen

April 14, 2017

Redemption Watch, Thought

Between Israel’s slavery in Egypt and the final redemption in Jerusalem, the story of the Exodus continues throughout time. In every generation we find challenges and heroes in our unbroken struggle for complet...

Purim’s Lesson: Trust in G-d and Nothing Else

Yehuda HaKohen

March 10, 2017

Thought

Throughout the entire Scroll of ESTHER, G-D’s Name does not appear even once. Upon a casual reading, it would seem that Haman, Aḥashverosh, Mordekhai and Esther are fully responsible for the incidents taking pl...

“Everything in Creation belongs to Him”

Yehuda HaKohen

March 2, 2017

Thought

“Speak to the Children of Israel and they shall take to Me a portion, from every man whose heart will motivate him you shall take My portion.” (SHEMOT 25:2) It is important to note that the above verse does no...