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Jul 28, 2014, 7:00 PM

The Book of Gaza: Chapter 3

And it later came to pass that there were three boys who were going home from school, and there arose evil men who did take them prisoner and slew them. And the Nation of Israel arose in unity and...

Jul 28, 2014, 10:32 AM

The Book of Gaza: Chapter 2

For it was in those days, that there was much discord in the Middle East. The King of the House of Saud in Arabia did view with caution the new Pharaoh of Egypt. The new Pharaoh of Egypt was...

Jul 13, 2014, 6:39 PM

The Book of Gaza: Chapter 1

And it was in those days that there were Jews who lived by the sea in the Land of Israel. They lived among many Arabs surrounding them, and for many years that the Jews and Arabs would mingle in...

Jul 11, 2014, 5:37 PM

Blessed are the Cheesemakers

Dear Mr President, In between your busy schedule flying to Colorado for a fundraising event, you saw fit to pick up the phone to call our Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, to offer to facilitate peace talks between Israel and Hamas. As...

Jan 23, 2014, 3:43 PM

Knowing what you’re doing

The scion of the Soloveichik dynasty, Rav Yitzchak Ze’ev, better known by his work the Beis HaLevi, asks a question which is made remarkable in the originality of the answer. The parsha returns to the scene of Revelation and...

Dec 19, 2013, 10:55 PM

Be who you have to be – Parashat Shemot

Having fled Egypt, found succour with Yitro and living a measure of tranquillity, Moshe famously encounters Hashem at the burning bush. After being informed of his impending role as redeemer, it is important to appreciate to what lengths Moshe...

Dec 5, 2013, 10:07 AM

Theory, practice and the gap in between – Parashat Vayigash

Since the beginning of Parashat Vayeishev, Ya’akov and his family were expecting to usher in the Messianic era. We have previously mentioned that Rashi comments that Ya’akov sought to live in tranquillity, in spite of the fact that the...

Nov 29, 2013, 9:33 AM

In front of your face – Parshat Mikeitz

Consider the following scenario: a group of brothers do not get on. One of their number continually emphasises his own importance at the expense of everybody else. It gets to the point where he insists on sharing his dreams...

Nov 25, 2013, 3:13 PM

We need each other.

“I moved because life in Israel simply became intolerable in my opinion.” - One the many stories in my family’s lore was the time my grandparents first came to Israel in 1952. My father was an impressionable six year...

Nov 21, 2013, 3:05 PM

You can sleep when you’re dead: Parashat Vayeishev

The beginning of our parsha sees Ya’akov settle permanently in the land of his forefathers’ sojourns. Rashi draws attention to this dichotomy by telling us that Ya’akov wanted to live in tranquility. It is this desire that moved Hashem...

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About Me

David Gross was born in Geneva and grew up in London. He graduated from UCL in 2010 with a B.A. in Hebrew and Jewish Studies. He has previously served as Southern Fieldworker of Bnei Akiva UK. He has studied and taught in Yeshivat HaKotel, and currently teaches in Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi. He will be starting an MBA at Bar Ilan in the coming academic year.