Uri Pilichowski, at The Blogs

Nov 19, 2024, 7:07 AM

100 times President Biden Supported Israel

One of the most essential values in Judaism is gratitude. People prefer to think of themselves as independent and not in need of any assistance. Offering our appreciation to someone who helps us is an important trait in recognizing...

Oct 7, 2024, 8:58 PM

Aliyah is an Act of Repentance

One of the perplexities of repentance is that repentance is a fundamental aspect of Judaism but isn’t obligatory. Although the Torah world stresses the need to repent during the last month of the Jewish calendar year, Elul, there isn’t...

Sep 2, 2024, 11:59 AM

The L’Chaim That Will Never be Celebrated

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to partner with an American summer teen group and host Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin, the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, as Rachel spoke to 260 teenagers about Hersh. While Rachel spoke,...

Aug 26, 2024, 7:05 AM

The Unbreakable Bond

In an article written shortly after the start of this war in Gaza, Andrew Silow-Carroll wrote about historic American Jewish philanthropy in response to past wars. “In response to the Six-Day War in 1967, American Jews donated more than...

Jul 17, 2024, 9:16 AM

A Personal Connection to the Land of Israel

Zionism isn’t solely a political movement that stands for specific principles - it is also an ideology that is built on the Jewish people developing a strong personal and individual connection to the land of Israel. As the national...

Jun 25, 2024, 3:15 PM

Trading a Chabad Fedora for a Paratrooper’s Beret

As he stood at the Western Wall immediately after Israeli paratroopers recaptured the Old City of Jerusalem in June 1967, General Rabbi Shlomo Goren, Chaplain of the Israeli Defense Forces, offered the following inspirational message, “I am speaking to...

Apr 16, 2024, 12:04 AM

Leaders Biden and Netanyahu Need Counseling

The US-Israel relationship is one of the strongest relationships each country enjoys. Tragedy tends to change relationships -- for the better or for the worse. The October 7th Palestinian terror attacks were a tragedy that has forever altered the...

Apr 8, 2024, 12:04 AM

The Confusing Presidential Israel Policies

Zionists worked hard in the farms, battlefields, and diplomatic offices of foreign ministries in their efforts to create the first Jewish state in over 2,000 years. An important factor in the early Zionists gaining international backing for a Jewish...

Dec 4, 2023, 6:47 PM

Henry Kissinger and Israeli Independence

Theodore Herzl was a man on a mission to create a Jewish state. He was so dedicated to his pursuit his doctors warned him he was working too hard and his body wouldn’t be able to handle the grueling...

Nov 12, 2023, 10:14 PM

Welcome to Israel Ambassador Lew!

Here in Israel, we are excited to have you serve as America’s ambassador and our friend President Biden’s representative here in Israel. As a former OMB manager, secretary of the treasury, and White House chief of staff, you must...

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Rabbi Uri Pilichowski is an educator. As a teacher, author and speaker, he teaches Torah and Politics, where he specifically emphasizes rational thought and conceptual analysis.

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