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Napoleon, Eretz Yisrael, And The Jews

A beautiful story, perhaps apocryphal, is told of Napoleon Bonaparte passing a European synagogue on Tisha B’Av and hearing inconsolable weeping coming from inside. When he asked what great misfortune ... read more

We Were Robbed

As an oleh, I was drawn to Rav Kook’s teachings about Eretz Yisrael and its fundamental connection to the Jewish people. Beyond these gems, however, I have also discovered the Rav’s vast writings on g... read more

This Day in History – 2 Elul/August 13

In 5315/1555, the first printing of the Shulchan Aruch took place near Tzfas in Eretz Yisrael. In 5556/1796, the Jews of Bologna, Italy, were granted equal civil rights. Harav Yisrael Elazar Hopstein ... read more

Meet Kinyan Eretz Yisrael: The 28 Mitzvos of Eretz Israel Are Now At Your Reach!

This presented a problem for many Jews ... four amos in Eretz Yisroel is guaranteed a portion in the World to Come” (Midrash Zuta, Koheles 7) The answer to this question is in a fascinating new initia... read more

Shvil Yisrael

“Oh, Shvil Yisrael again? Surprise, surprise.” Around Pesach time, Ori, my nineteen-year-old grandson who had finished yeshiva felt he wanted to get a better connection with Eretz Yisrael. Here is his ... read more

This Day in History – 26 Av/August 7

In 5680/1920, the Turkish government renounced its sovereignty over Eretz Yisrael and recognized the British Mandate. In 5702/1942, 10,000 Jews were sent from the ghetto of Borislav, Ukraine, to Belse... read more

Rosh Chodesh Elul Torah essay: Countdown to Rosh Hashanna

the Matan Institute for Tanakh and Jewish Studies which is training knowledgeable and talented women to become master teachers with the necessary skills and resources to excite their students and stre... read more

Curses concealed as blessings

especially under the tutelage of an outstanding rosh yeshiva who upholds the belief that soon the Mashiach will come and bring an end to the Jewish suffering by whisking every Jew back to Eretz Yisrae... read more

We Should Be Embarassed

That evangelical Christians firmly believe in Hashem’s promise to the Jewish people regarding Eretz Yisrael and Jerusalem but, by implication, American Jews do not? Christianity for millennia advanced ... read more

The Evolving Ideologies of American Jewish Summer Camp

Zionist summer camps prepared kids to move to Palestine (which they sometimes called EY, which stands for Eretz Yisrael, or “the land of Israel”). The kids were taught to farm and build, and focused o... read more

Stories and Inspiration from the Life of the Ruv Z”L – Reb Aharon of Belz

The three greatest yartzeits in Eretz Yisrael are R’ Shimon on Lag Be’omer in Miron ... In the presence of the Ruv Z”L, when one spoke about secular Jews they had to refer to them as “Yidden who don’t ... read more

An Inside Look into a Family of Gun Owners

Growing up in small town Pennsylvania did not prepare me for the reality of living in Eretz Yisrael. I was not prepared for the ... attack on Jaffa Street in July of 2008 in which three Jews were murd... read more