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Im Tirtzu - Bringing Zionism Back To Israel
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http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=60167491887 Im Tirtzu is an extra-parliamentary movement that engages in on and off campus Zionist advocacy, in an effort to strengthen the values of Zionism in Israel, with the aim of securing the future of the Jewish people and the State of Israel and advancing Israeli society in its struggle to overcome the challenges it is currently facing. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=60167491887
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Im Tirtzu is an extra-parliamentary movement that engages in on and off campus Zionist advocacy, in an effort to strengthen the values of Zionism in Israel, with the aim of securing the future of the ...
In the first half of this week’s parshah, the Torah describes the event of the inaugural service of the Tabernacle...
With the momentous occasion of Birkat Hachama happening last week, I wanted to try something which is unusual for this blog but which I think can lead to an incredible discussion...
A common idea about Peasch that we have become familar with is, that every year when we are sitting at the seder on Pesach we need to feel as if we have also just come out of Egypt...
Before a holiday, I like to take the time to really understand its meaning, especially one like Pesach, which is so clouded with its stigma of being difficult, a hardship, all that cleaning…As I related in a previous post (See “Rosh HaShana, the Sweet Circle”), there is the idea that time...
Rabbi Avraham Itzhak Hakohen Kook had a calendar which he updated every month with an often-cryptic but always inspiring phrase. On year, for the month of Nissan, he wrote: “The Redemption from Egypt will forever stay the Spring of the entire world”...
Everyone here probably knows the “Vehi Sheamda” part of the Haggadah. What I am going to say right now is pretty self-evident but, for some reason, I’ve heard a lot of people make a mistake understanding this...
In the first six verses of this week’s parshah, two things seem out of the ordinary...
This week marks the beginning of the book of “Vayikra” (Leviticus), the third book of the Bible. Essentially, the entire book consists mainly of the details of the sacrificial offerings performed within the Mishkan (Tabernacle)...
I started getting involved with an absolutely incredible organization called Im Tirtzu. I encourage you all to join the facebook group of the organization and also to visit the website to learn of ways to support the organization...
I was walking along Yaffo Street in Yerushalayim last night. As I came to the corner with King George, a group of foreigners reached me and waited with me at the traffic light. They were speaking in English. I listened quietly...
A terrorist attack was planned in Haifa where a stolen car had 100 kilograms of explosives set to go off in a parking lot which could have caused the whole lot to go up in flames. The bombs failed to go off...
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I was walking along Yaffo Street in Yerushalayim last night. As I came to the corner with King George, a group of foreigners reached me and waited with me at
The story of Purim is full of “coincidences”, actually small miracles which led to the complete survival of the Jewish people against all odds...
Last Shabbat I went on a shabbaton called Jewlicious and I came back from it with a feeling of optimism and excitement. The shabbaton was geared towardsJews from all different denominations of Judaism and I was curious how this shabbaton would cater to everyone...
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The Dvar Torah Dan Illouz gave at his Aliyah Party a few days before moving to Israel. In the dvar torah, Dan explains the ideological reasons which led to his decision to relocate to the holy land.
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Here are some of my thoughts as I move to Israel in the upcoming week: “The great dreams are the foundation of the world. There are different levels:
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Last week the Torah gave a detailed account of the structure of the Temple. This week, the Torah portion of Tetzaveh further discusses different elements relating to the Temple and its service...
As I will be celebrating Shushan Purim this year, I thought I should re-post this incredible Dvar Torah. Rav Kook had a sefer in which he would put a statement for each month of the year which would represent the meaning of the month...
In this week’s parshah, we learn about the construction of the Tabernacle that the Jews were commanded to build in the desert...
Here is an interview from a year ago, with Rav Weiss, Rosh Yeshiva of the High School next to Merkaz HaRav which most the victims of the terrorist attack were attending. This is probably the most inspirational interview I have seen in my life! It comes with english subtitles...
Near the end of this week’s parshah we come upon the well-known words of “Na’aseh Venishmah” (“We will do and we will hear”) that the Jewish nation expressed concerning their commitment to God and to following His commandments...
Here is the dvar torah I gave at my going away party towards Israel! Sound and video quality could be better but I think the message can be heard...
I’venoticed something lately. Nobody likes talking about G-d. It seems almost taboo, and euphemisms are even used to refer to Him as if it’s embarrassing to say it directly. Or looking at it more positively, maybe it’s just a very private thing...
In this week’s Torah portion, we read about the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Within the Torah’s description of that untimely event, the parshah lists the “Ten Commandments” that were passed down to us from God...
Here are some of my thoughts as I move to Israel in the upcoming week: “The great dreams are the foundation of the world. There are different levels: The prophets dream- “in a dream will I speak to him.”The poets dream while awake...
Last week we developed the idea that the law of establishing the new month is meant to be a calling for us to internalize what changes may be necessary to make in our lives. But once we decide to undergo these changes, what’s the first step we must take...
Reposted from last year since it is very relevant to me now that I am graduating Law School...
Did you ever wonder why, according to the Jewish calendar, a Jewish “day” begins at night time...
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=61128912848 One year ago, on Rosh Chodesh Adar II, eight holy and devout Jewish boys were murdered in a senseless terrorist attack on Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav. On that day, the entire Jewish Nation stood together in mourning for those who were murdered...
bs’d YOU are an anomaly. Did you know that the fact that you exist appears to “defy nature”? According to sociological convention, as Jews, we shouldn’t be around anymore. We are a small peoples who have outlived great dynasties despite great adversities, and against all the odds...
In last week’s Torah portion, we read about the first confrontation between Moshe and Pharaoh, where Moshe demands that Pharaoh free the Jews from the Egyptian bondage. This request upset Pharaoh greatly and caused him to intensify the workload on the Jewish people...
On university campuses, in the media, and in the general population, there is an warped undertone, even amongst some who support Israel’s right to defend itself, that Israel still has a lot to apologize for, mainly because of the wide gap in numbers of civilian deaths from each of the sides in...
In last week’s parsha, Shemot, we read how Pharaoh ordered for all the Jewish males to be killed upon their birth. Later, he demanded that all males born, including Egyptian males, were to be killed...
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