Elli Fischer
A Chareidi Zionist Moshav: Moshav Matityahu
It is easy to overlook Moshav Matityahu. It is located on a strategic hill that overlooks Ben-Gurion Airport, across the road from Hashmonaim, a Modern Orthodox suburb that is popular…
In the Footsteps of the Maccabees
In 2003, my wife, daughter and I spent the summer in Israel. We had already made aliyah, but had temporarily moved back to the US. On a whim, we checked…
What Does It Take to Build an Orthodox Community on Campus?
Start a child upon his path, even when he ages he will not stray from it” (Mishlei 22:6). This verse, in its straightforward meaning (and as expounded by Rabbi…
Eruv on Campus: The Sign of An Active Orthodox Community
JLIC Spearheads Efforts to Enhance Campus Communities A vibrant Orthodox campus community used to mean the availability of kosher food, a minyan that meets more than once a week and…