Parshat Nasso

Parshat Nasso

That HaShem forgoes His Honor for the sake of making peace between man and wife comes to teach us the importance of humbling our own egos for the sake of making our relationships work.

Israeli flags on Yom Yerushalayim

Yom Yerushalayim

While the return of the Jewish people to the city that had been the central focus of our dreams for thousands of years would be sufficient to warrant establishing a new festival, Yom Yerushalayim actually commemorates so much more.

Parshat Beḥukotai: Painting of Bar Kokhba, Arthur Szyk

Parshat Beḥukotai

Israel’s deep spiritual connection to our homeland – like the connection of the soul to the body – transcends all rational human understandings.

"Outside the Fence" view of the mountains. Parshat Behar

Parshat Behar

Israel must organize its society in such a way that reflects Hebrew values while transcending the friction between conflicting economic models.

Parshat Emor: Holocaust survivors and an IDF soldier

Parshat Emor

The awareness that Israel is the national expression of HaShem in this world and that our conduct is a direct reflection of His Divine Ideal should fill us with a deep sense of tremendous responsibility.

Parshat Kedoshim: Ben Yehuda Street, Jerusalem

Parshat Kedoshim

The Segula is Israel’s inner Divine light planted within the collective Hebrew soul and revealed in human history through the Jewish people.

Parshat Aharei Mot: desert in Israel

Parshat Aḥarei Mot

Every mitzvah is like a faucet that, when opened, releases Divine blessing into our world and elevates it to a level beyond where it previously existed.

Israeli flag - a way to celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut

Yom HaAtzmaut

The fifth of Iyar marks not only Israel’s victory against England but also the day we fulfilled the collective mitzvah of sovereignty over our homeland for the first time in nearly 2,000 years.

Parshat Metzora: caravan in Binyamin

Parshat Metzora

While it is unfortunate that even observant Diaspora Jews can be corrupted by the moral values of their host countries, the greater tragedy is that they are not living up to their full potential in life.

Parshat Tazria: Rav Goren in Hevron

Parshat Tazria

Teaching a bigger Torah would not only succeed in bringing back more disconnected Jews but also in advancing the Hebrew mission of illuminating the world with the light of HaShem’s Truth.