Living Among the Secular and Irreligious

Opportunities arise, and opportunities vanish: We must seize the opportunity immediately when it presents itself to us. Often, the chance will not present itself again in the future. No matter how unrealistic the scenario seems at that time, and that maybe, a better...

Aliyah Just Under The COVID-19 Wire

The final few weeks before boarding an aliyah flight are hectic ones for all olim. But for Kerri and Gavin Sacks, they were far more frenzied than usual. Getting here took decades of preparation and a few days of frantic packing. Kerri grew up in a home that...

The Predicted Demise of Daas Torah

Is the erosion of faith in spiritual leaders, part and parcel of the redemptive process?  In a previous article I discussed ancient sources which view a pandemic as a stage in Israel’s redemption. What about the erosion of faith in spiritual leaders? Is this too, part...

3 Safe Rooms, 3 No-Fly Zones?

Sources from Chazal on a Pandemic as a stage in the Geula, why you should be in Israel now and what we can learn from this. (Written in early May 2020 – before the onset of widespread civil unrest in the US) On 9/11 when the Twin Towers came down, all air...

The Aliyah Mindset

When a Jew starts looking into making aliyah, they can get completely overwhelmed by all the logistical issues that pop up. Our brains are flooded with questions like: • What the heck is an apostille and how did I get to this age without ever hearing of it? • How did...
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