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Shemot 25:8: חוְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָֽׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם

“They must make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell in their midst.”

Our free will leads us to exciting destinations, but…

When anti-Israel sentiment started to grow around the world at the beginning of this century, partly as a long-term impact of the UN resolution declaring Zionism as a form of racism in 1975, Natan Sharansky addressed the issue as to how…

The “sovereign red lines” of the Egyptian state are turning green—the color of the US dollar. As international consortia have officially submitted bids to take over the management and operation of Hurghada International Airport. This…

The Mainstream Media isn’t Mainstream: Or…Why Doesn’t the Mainstream Media Report on Jew-hatred?

Eleven (and counting) Jew-hatred events occurred this month alone, most in the past week: Thailand, Madrid, Andorra, two related to the…

A lecture in Netanya was announced. Protests followed. The municipality said it was canceled. Days later, it took place.

What began as an educational event at Planetanya, Netanya’s science and space center, turned into a diplomatic dispute…

Passover is one of the most significant holidays of Judaism. Many Jews consider it second to the Shabbat. It is the first command given to the Israelite ancestors during the period when Moses was rescuing the Israelites from Egyptian slavery….

The claim that Africa was “behind” Europe is not a historical observation. It is a civilizational judgment.

For centuries, Africa has been described as primitive, undeveloped, awaiting history rather than shaping it. The phrase “Dark…

God created the world, a home for us. This is how the Torah begins. In this week’s parashah, the inverse begins to happen. The Jewish People are commanded to build a house for God, a Mishkan:

וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ…

The Torah has a tradition of inner spiritual life which is a devotional path — a derech avodah. While the past decade has seen an uptick of interest in meditation apps and Eastern practices, it is helpful to know what we have “at home”…

We don’t do much “God talk” in my house. I grew up in a yekke household — we spoke about kashrut, Shabbat, all the practicalities — but not about God directly. Then we moved to a Yemenite moshav with a Chabad rabbi, and everything…