The speed and totality of the Israeli victory of the Six Day War earned Israel respect around the globe from both its friends and enemies. For many Jews around the world, the Israeli liberation of the Old City of Jerusalem is remembered as one of the milestones of the...

In 1817 Shmuel Abu left his home in Algeria and made Alia to Safad. The Jewish community of Safad at the time was a poor community and was completely at the mercy of the local Ot...

Today, (February 6th) is what would have been Bob Marley's 70th Birthday. Bob Marley popularized reggae music and brought the Rastafari religion into the public consciousness. Many of his songs are infused with Rastafarian spiritual ideas.  There is an inter...

Following the Six Day War the Arab States were not happy about the new situation. Gamal Abdel Nasser believed that only through a military initiative could Egypt regain the Sinai. To this end, the Egyptians started with limited artillery barrages. Israel responded to t...

From the dawn of time until today there has been a war raging in Eretz Yisrael. This war has had many battles and has left many wounds and scars on the land. In fact, the entire history of Eretz Yisrael has been affected by this war. Each side is constantly trying to...

This past week was the 67th anniversary of the partition plan’s passing in the United Nations. This is one of the most important events in Zionist history because, for the first time, the nations of the world were mandating a state to the Jewish People. This vote passe...

Palm Tree on Bar Kochva Era Coin

There are seven species that the Torah tells us the Land of Israel is blessed with. One of them is the date which is referred to in the Bible as honey. The "Honey" in the "Land of Milk and Honey" is referring to the fruit of the palm tr...

Meinertzhagen's Ploy-  From the Film LIghthorsemen

This past week we read the portion of the Torah in which Abraham makes a treaty with King Avimelech and the place where this takes place is given the name Beer Sheva. 97 years ago the British conquered Beer Sheva...

This week will be 19 years since the murder of Yitzhak Rabin OBM.

His assassination was not the first time a Jew was assassinated by another Jew for political reasons. The first political assassination in the history of modern Zionism occurred on June 30th 1924. The vic...

This past Shabbat  we read the special haftara for when Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh coincide. We read from Isaiah 66. In this chapter we read the following pasuk. "  

וּרְאִיתֶם וְשָׂשׂ לִבְּכֶם וְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶם כַּדֶּשֶׁא תִפְרַחְנָה, וְנוֹדְעָה יַד יְהוָה אֶת עֲבָד...