by tzvi fishman | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Jerusalem Day The neighborhood of Kiryat Moshe, where I live in Jerusalem, near the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva, is an interesting blend of Religious Zionists, Haredim, and Hasidim, who live in the adjoining streets of Givat Shaul. Sometimes in the morning, depending on...
by tzvi fishman | May 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Eretz Yisrael and the Secrets of Torah If it is so obvious from a simple, straightforward reading the Torah that G-d wants the Jewish People to live in the Land of Israel, why are so many Jews still living in foreign lands? Rabbi Chaim Vital, the foremost student of...
by tzvi fishman | May 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Having recently celebrated Israel Independence Day, it is an appropriate time to review some basic understandings and laws that are often neglected in the Diaspora. This neglect is due to the fact that for nearly 2000 years, we were scattered over the world, without a...
by tzvi fishman | May 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Aliyah and Making a Living When I am not writing, or translating books, or teaching, I make movies. Recently, I received a letter from a reader who is contemplating Aliyah: “I am a professional film producer based in NY who is exploring the option of aliyah. My only...
by tzvi fishman | May 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Exile or Aliyah? – That is the Question The first Chief Rabbi of Israel, HaRav Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook, received a letter asking if it was a mitzvah to settle in the Land of Israel. Rabbi Kook answered, “I am amazed at the question. How can one possibly...
