Brian Racer, at The Blogs

Sep 13, 2024, 12:30 AM

“What we must embrace is that the lifestyle and standard of living in Israel is significantly different than that in America.” “In Israel, both the old and the new come together, creating an unparalleled environment where our relationship with Him...

May 21, 2024, 1:50 PM

Laying the Groundwork for our Children

Zakai Berger (right), Ethan Birk (middle), and Noah Merkin (left) at Kotel. (Zakai Berger)

“‘Leaving everything behind’ now, becomes an investment in our future, both for our nation and future families…” “The lesson from Rabbi Zeira is clear: if we don’t seize the moment now, who knows when our next chance will come?” “We are...

Apr 14, 2024, 3:05 PM

A Major Reality Check: Which Story Will We Tell?

“We will be able to say that like the wicked generation who preferred to stay in Egypt, we let the story of the Jewish people be felt and fulfilled by everyone else, while we were forgotten in the darkness...

Mar 21, 2024, 9:48 PM

Aliyah is not a decision

“Hashem did not provide all these miracles in the desert so that Bnei Yisrael could choose if they wanted to follow Hashem and enter into Israel.” “Instead, we need to reframe our perspective, recognizing that returning to Israel is not...

Mar 12, 2024, 7:57 PM

From Relief Missions to Pilot Trips

“…our redemption can only come from a place of hardships, because we will not desire redemption if we are living comfortably.” “…these miracles that are indeed accompanying our return can only be experienced from within the borders of Israel itself...

Feb 20, 2024, 2:05 PM

A Mass Post-College Aliyah

I usually advocate that the best time to make Aliyah is straight out of high school. In short, at this stage you have the least responsibilities, have the most potential to meaningfully contribute, and can adapt and integrate gradually...

Jan 25, 2024, 10:13 PM

The Disconnect between American and Israeli Jews

We are limited by contributing from the outside. Why true contribution can only be done on the ground. On a visit to America from the Lebanon border, I experienced the immense support for Israel and the war from the Diaspora....

Jan 2, 2024, 5:21 PM

A Mass Post-High School Aliyah

Lack of involvement during the war is hurting Jewish American college students - why we must push Aliyah straight out of high school. We all remember the viral clip of presidents from three prestigious universities, who said that calling for...

Dec 26, 2023, 3:00 PM

Calling Ourselves to Action

Jews worldwide have been “Calling for action” in response to large trends of Anti-Semitism. But who exactly are we calling to action? We’ve all been truly perplexed by the number of people worldwide who genuinely believe that Hamas is justified....

Dec 25, 2023, 9:55 AM

Living and leaving with the upper hand

Why we must ditch the dream of fixing the Diaspora and leave while we’re still ahead. The rest of the world has valid reasons for hating us Jews. We follow a divine system of morals through the Torah that goes...

About Me

Brian Racer grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and made Aliyah to Ramat Beit Shemesh in 2020. After learning in Yeshivat Lev Hatorah for a year and a half he drafted to the IDF as a Lone Soldier, serving as a sharpshooter in the Nachal Brigade. Afterwards, he returned to his Yeshiva where he is currently a Madrich for incoming students.

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