SUMMARY OF ACHARE MOT – QEDOSHIM
1st AliyahThe procedure for the Cohen Gadol on Yom Kippur is established: special garments, personal and communal qorbanot (sacrifices and offerings), and the ceremony...
QEDOSHIM: Navigating Our Relationship with Our Parents
In the Tora, there are two commandments that regulate parent-child relationships. The first one is "kabbed et abikha ve-et imekha," which translates to "Honor...
The infallible Segula of Abba Hilqiya
In the Gemara, Ta’anit 23a, the Rabbis describe the qualities a person must possess for their Tefilot (prayers) to be answered.
Around the year 100...
Why Is This Yom HaAtzmaut Different from All the Others?
OPENING YOUR EYES
This Yom HaAtzmaut we celebrate 77 years since the declaration of the independence of the State of Israel. And it’s not just...
Rabbi Hayim haCohen (1585-1655) and the pirates who stole books
Rabbi Hayim haCohen was born in Egypt in 1585. His father, Ribbi Abraham haCohen, belonged to a distinguished family of Cohanim, descendants of Don...
Declaration of Independence (May 14, 5 Iyar, 1948)
A MOST DIFFICULT DECISION
The British were to leave the territory of Palestine on May 15 at midnight. The Jewish leaders planned to announce the...
What Did The Prophet Zekharia See?
Look closely at this picture. Do you see anything special? Just children playing . Right? Well, not so fast…
This is the Old City of...
YOM HAATZMAUT: What did Isaiah see?
מִי-אֵלֶּה, כָּעָב תְּעוּפֶינָה וְכַיּוֹנִים, אֶל-אֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶם
There will be those who will flying like clouds, and like doves to their nests
The Tora predicted that the...
Rabbi Yehuda Alqalai (1798-1878) and Modern Zionism
Rabbi Yehuda Alqalai was one of the first rabbis (or Jews) in modern times to formulate the idea of a return to Zion. Following...
Three Miracles of the Independence War
ON VICTORY AND DEFEATOn the day that the Jewish leaders declared the establishment of the new State of Israel, on May 14, 1948 (5...
