The Mystical Kinneret, By: Tal Rotem
What makes Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee, so mystically enchanting, as if it were a magnet that pulls a person's heart close to it? What is the source of her exquisite beauty?
View ArticleThe Holy Rebbe Mattia, By: Tal Rotem
The holy Rebbe Mattia was lenient in most laws, but was exacting in the areas of man to fellow man and personal holiness…
View ArticleShilo, By: Tal Rotem
The Land of Israel is amazing. An hour's drive north of Jerusalem on Route 60 takes us some 3,200 years back in history, to the site of the holy Tabernacle, or Mishkan, at Shilo…
View ArticleA Special Kindness, By: Tal Rotem
After his thousands of pupils died for not properly respecting one another, Rebbe Akiva started all over with seven special pupils, one of whom was Eliezer Ben Yaacov…
View ArticleOvadia's Courage, By: Tal Rotem
Ovadia the Prophet exhibited unprecedented courage in the service of Hashem. He risked his life daily to hide 100 of Hashem's prophets from the clutches of Queen Jezebel…
View ArticleSimon the Just, By: Tal Rotem
Just a few minutes walk from the Chut Shel Chesed Yeshiva is the holy gravesite of Simon the Just, a very special place where prayers are known to be answered…
View ArticleThe Israeli Lupine, By: Tal Rotem
A gorgeous native wildflower of the Land of Israel, the Lupine was Rebbe Shimon bar Yochai's amazing tool that he used to purify ancient Tiberias…
View ArticleThe Amazing “Divrei Yaakov”, By: Tal Rotem
The accomplishments of Rabbi Yaacov Addes shlit'a are so astonishing that it's almost impossible to believe that such an individual exists in our generation…
View ArticleOur Winter Wonderland, By: Dovber HaLevi
Wintertime may be the toughest part of the year, but in Israel it is a time of blessing, gratitude, hope, and closeness to G-d. Just imagine how great the rest of the year is!?
View ArticleAliya - Why so Tough?, By: Tal Rotem
Many of those who have made abortive Aliya attempts come back to the West and tell horror stories that scare away anyone other than the lion-hearted who long for Zion…
View ArticleG-d of Rebbe Meir, Answer Me!, By: Tal Rotem
Pesach Sheni, the fourteenth of Iyar, is also the yahrtzeit of Rebbe Meir Baal HaNess, whose ability to invoke miracles is still at our disposal today…
View ArticleThe Tabernacle, By: Chaya Golda Ovadia
Shilo in Samaria is the site of the holy Tabernacle, the Mishkan, which served as the focal point of Judaism and the spiritual capitol of the Jewish People for over 369 years...
View ArticleThe Great Decision, By: Dovber HaLevi
From the beginning of Jewish history, one of our biggest challenges has been to return to the Land of Israel while times were good in our backyard…
View ArticleLiving Links, By: Dr. Rivka Levron
I take a load of towels out of the washer and continue to contemplate as I hang them on the line outside. We are back home. In Eretz Israel. Living...
View ArticleMeeting at the Well, By: Dr. Rivka Levron
Our matriarchs found their soulmates at the well. Rivka, already past 40, decided that if it worked for them, it could work for her, so she searched for the holiest well…
View ArticleYour Winning Ticket, By: Dovber HaLevi
Hashem didn't say, 'Go, and I will guarantee you a home, a job, good income, and the good life.' He didn't say, 'Go, and you will feel just as comfortable as you did in suburbia…'
View ArticleCircumventing 5 Cs, By: David Ben Horin
What unites left and right, religious and secular is a deep love of the Land. Not the political land but being outside and breathing in the air of Israel…
View ArticleThe Trampoline and the Tightrope, By: David Ben Horin
We are still asking, is it a mitzvah to live in Israel? Let's put it this way: how many secular Jews abroad have ever heard of Tanach, Lag B'Omer or the Kotel…
View ArticleLonging to Get on a Jet Plane, By: Batya Rosen
Many people are longing to come to Israel, but they don't believe that they'll be able to overcome all the obstacles; if you're one of them, here is something you must know...
View ArticleAliyah - 10 Years Later, By: Rachel Avrahami
I thought I had the life of my dreams in America, but Hashem destroyed it. Instead, He gave me the life that I never dared to dream in Israel.
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