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HISTORY

TZIPPORI – A City Rich in Jewish History

Imagine standing on a street that the Tannaim might have walked on 1800 years ago -- talk about touching our…

PEOPLE

The Powerful Teachings of Reb Nachman

The great allure of Reb Nachman combined with his physical absence makes it inevitable that a variety of fringe elements…

ISRAEL

Two Images of Medinat Yisrael

The Six Day War produced a substantive change in Religious Zionism: until then it had been dominated by a realistic…

ISRAEL

Reflections on the State of Religious Zionism

Poised between the aggressively anti-religious nationalism of mainstream secular Zionists and the passive Messianic faith of the bulk of believing…

ISRAEL

Reordering Priorities: From Historical Action to Spiritual Achievement

The sense of a crisis within Religious Zionism has deepened and intensified during the recent past. Few within the Religious…

ISRAEL

Two Scenarios of the Palestinian State in Formation

Only a small minority in Israel accepted the Yariv-Shemtov “territories for peace” formula when it was proposed in 1974, following…

JEWISH WORLD

Sephardim and Ashkenazim: Closing the Gaps?

One of the greatest conflicts that has affected the Jewish nation dwelling in Zion in the past 50 years is…

ISRAEL

Indian Peril

Every year, upon the completion of their military service, thousands of young Israelis set out on a journey of personal…

HISTORY

Seeds of Torah on Stubborn Soil

A century ago nascent Orthodoxy on the American scene was just beginning to raise itself above the level of basic…

ISRAEL

Rx for “Orthodox Intolerance” An Israeli Speaks Out

We have heard much lately regarding "Orthodox intransigence" and "divisiveness." Recently, at a major campus in northeastern United States with…

ISRAEL

Secret Chambers of the Temple Mount

Our story of the secret chambers of the Temple Mount begins in the early 1860s. At that time, more than…

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