There’s a lot of criticism of Israel. And citizens of Israel, like myself, get uncomfortable about admitting it, but there are hard truths we need to finally face up to.…

Why did Moshe take the bones of Yosef? Couldn’t anyone else have done it? Couldn’t Yosef’s descendants have done it? What about any of the other elders? And why did…

You’ve been carrying around that emotional baggage for far too long and it seems like time to get rid of it. But somehow, it feels like it wouldn’t be right…

There’s no doubt about it, Israel is one nation with a strong obsession with fruit, and today we’re going to explore just how much and how deeply this obsession is…

Here is a collection of some of the best Jewish blogs around with blog posts and videos that, if they weren’t free, would be worth paying for. In no particular…

Rav Kook, aka Rabbi Kook, is a well-known and revered figure in Israel whose influence is felt through all of Jewish and Israeli society and throughout the world. He was…

Ah, Jews and money. When those two words are in the same sentence is liable to ruffle some feathers. Whether it’s because of the trope that portrays Jews as greedy…

It is impossible to comprehend the special, sanctified quality of the Land of Israel and to express ones love for it merely through finite, human understanding. – Rav Kook, Orot…

The day after Rosh Hashanah, the Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedaliah), marks one of the pivotal events in Jewish history that many tend to overlook. And while many Jews do…