The Coming Annexation
There has been much talk about Annexation of the Area C settlements in the West Bank (i.e. Yehuda and Shomron), and I believe that we are definitely moving in that direction. According to the 1993 Oslo...
View ArticleIs that an olive branch or a gun?
Our adversaries have become adept at terrorizing with one hand and painting themselves as victims with the other. From the Beginning: While Israel accepted the 1948 partition plan, the Arab League...
View ArticleWhat If Israel Lost?
What if, G-d forbid, Israel was attacked by its Arab neighbors and lost? It’s an almost unthinkable thought, yet it is actually a complete miracle that Israel, surrounded and vastly outnumbered by its...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Fantasy Synagogue
We all go to synagogues that we like in some ways and don’t like in others, but have you ever thought about what your fantasy synagogue would be like if you could make one? Last Shabbat, we were...
View ArticleFacing Facts on Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is quickly approaching, and it’s an important time to think about our lives: what’s real and what isn’t, and how do we portray ourselves in terms of the fake faces that we so beautifully...
View ArticleSAR: A History of Oops!
When I was young, something bad happened to me at SAR Academy. While I had been told that it was a “bad dream” by one of their teachers, only years later did I learn that it was very real and not just...
View ArticleThe Magical Letters of Tishrei
Soon we will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and there is truly a magical and ingenious element to this that I wanted to share with you. Rosh Hashanah is the time when we celebrate...
View ArticleThe Good Things In Life Are Challenging
I heard an interesting speech today by the Rabbi Baruch Frankel at Aish about meaning and purpose in life. One thing that Rabbi Frankel said that really had an impression on me was that: Everything...
View ArticleCelebrating with Security
The High Holidays are changing for us in America and not in the ways you may expect. What I am referring to is not the solemn prayers, pulpit speeches, or even the prices of the seats, but rather to...
View ArticleTeshuva through an IDF Soldier’s Eyes
A young man from the IDF gave a wonderful speech after services in Magen David Sephardic Synagogue today. He talked about the time now between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which are the Ten Days of...
View ArticleTeach Your Children Well
This week, I am grateful to write that I had my first grandchild, a wonderful baby boy, thank G-d. Now, as with all children, comes the next very exciting part which is, please G-d, to raise and teach...
View ArticleI Know He Exists
I heard a good story about G-d’s existence in the world that I wanted to share with you all. A friend told me a story about this priest in Europe that was persecuted by Nazis. One day they threw him in...
View ArticleThat’s Called Living
I was overjoyed this week when the IDF captured the sick murderer of Esther Horgan. Esther, a wife and mother of six children, was jogging in the forest near her settlement of Tal Menashe in Shomron,...
View ArticleThe Rise of Anti-Semitism In America
Wow, look what things have come to in America already. From Antifa on the alt-left burning our cities this past summer to the storming of the Capitol this week by a mixed group, including those on the...
View ArticleLet go of the ego and follow G-d
As we continue the story of the Exodus from Egypt in this week’s Torah portion, it is clear that Pharaoh is the epitome of stubbornness. As we know, Pharaoh refused to let the Jews go from Egypt,...
View ArticleFaith and Fight in Defense of Israel
It takes both faith and fight to defeat Israel’s enemies. As we see in this week’s Torah portion, Beshalach, Israel defeated arch-enemy Amalek, when Moses raised his arms beseeching Hashem for help,...
View ArticleSuccess, Israeli Cuisine Style
I was watching this very cool show on IZZY, called The Taste of Israel. The show is a culinary journey across Israel hosted by Masterchef Tom Franz, and you can really enjoy it even if you don’t...
View ArticleA reason for everything
We heard a wonderful Dvar Torah today at the Downtown Jewish Center Chabad in Fort Lauderdale by one of my absolutely favorite Rabbis, Schneur Kaplan, about reincarnation and there being a reason for...
View ArticleThe Power of Love
As Jews, we know the lesson well that when we fight each other, we only end up hurting ourselves. This past week, I was reminded of this when we were vacationing a little in Florida, and in the hotel...
View ArticleIt’s never about luck
For Jews, it’s never about luck, but always about a combination of determination and hard work and G-d’s Divine providence for us. Today is Purim, when we celebrate the Jewish victory over the evil...
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