Hebron, the Root of the Nation
Rebbe Nachman teaches the following:
"Repentance entails returning the thing to where it was taken from. This is the aspect of zarka, about which the holy Zohar brings: It was zarak (thrown back) to the pla...
The Land of Israel is about Balancing the Spiritual and Physical
As I noted in my previous article, Rav Kook teaches the following in Orot HaTechiya 28:
“The holiness that is expressed from within the physical is the holiness of the Land of Israel. When the Shechina (Div...
Is this the end of Mashiach ben Yosef?
The ruling elites, the sacred establishers of Israel's bureaucracy are coming with their knives sharpened - closing in on Bibi Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel. After all it is their state - their esta...
Peace Depends on Israel’s Return to its Land and Kingdom
“Fortunate are you, O Israel: who is like you! O people delivered by HaShem, the Shield of your help, Who is the Sword of your grandeur. Your foes will try to deceive you, but you will trample their haughty o...
In the Land of Israel Sukkot is Complete
Immediately following the transformative intensity and spiritual cleansing of Yom Kippur, Israel begins preparing for the weeklong festival of Sukkot. These preparations involve an active reengagement with natu...
REDEMPTION WATCH: Don’t Blink, You Might Miss It
“They took in their hands from the fruit of the land and brought it down to us; they brought back word to us and said, ‘Good is the land that HaShem, our G-D, gives us!’ But you did not wish to ascend, and yo...
The Tragic Legacy of David Raziel
The twenty-third of Iyar marks the day David Raziel fell in battle during World War Two. Raziel is best known for being the commander of the Etzel (Irgun Zvai Leumi) during the late 1930s and as a model for wha...