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Reuven Chaim Klein

Dec 2, 2023, 11:48 PM

Yosef and His Many Names

Jacob’s penultimate son was born to him by his beloved with Rachel after many years of her going childless. The Bible relates that upon his birth, Rachel exclaimed, “Hashem has gathered up (asaf) my embarrassment,” further noting that she...

Nov 30, 2023, 9:23 AM

What is G-d waiting for?!

When G-d's behavior is inexcusable Many of us haven’t had a good night's rest since October 7. We are obsessed with Israel’s war against Hamas, and we’re constantly checking for updates, desperate for some good news. The hostage deal is...

Nov 29, 2023, 6:00 AM

Ballad of Jacob Isaacson – أغنية يعقوب ابن إسحاق – הבלדה על יעקוב בן יצחק

This is a rock ballad. I wrote the lyrics, and I sing them to an old Dylan tune. Then I set the song as the soundtrack to an animated rock video which I produced. This is the English language version...

Nov 22, 2023, 7:31 PM

Life and death are in the power of the tongue (see Proverbs 18:21)

It’s hard these days to escape the debate over the parameters of free speech. Legal brains are continually picked for clarification of this cherished constitutional freedom and its limits. All agree incitement to violence is not protected by the...

Nov 21, 2023, 10:18 PM

The Reason They Hate Us

The Root Cause of anti-Semitism & its Powerful Cure Never before have we seen so much blatant, shameless anti-Semitism as we are seeing today. From the highest offices in the land to the classrooms and sidewalks, this pathetic support for...

Nov 21, 2023, 6:39 PM

Climbing Jacob’s Ladder

This week’s Torah reading begins with the story of Jacob’s dream of the ladder ascending to heaven and the angels going up and down. At the end of the dream, G-d speaks to him. It is a promise to...

Nov 21, 2023, 1:16 AM

Rebekah’s Choice

Artwork courtesy of Hadassah.

What is an individual’s obligation to make God’s assertions come true? For Rebekah, the second biblical matriarch, the answer was easy, even if it required a bit of subterfuge. The book of Genesis brings us into the time of the biblical...

Nov 17, 2023, 7:51 PM

How I became a friend of Israel

As an Irish teenage Christian convert in the mid 70's, the go-to book on Israel was The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsay, published in America. I cannot now vouch for its theological veracity - but it steeled...

Nov 14, 2023, 5:44 AM

When 105 School Children Were Taken Hostage in Israel…

The Most Flawlessly Co-ordinated Military Campaign in History Our hearts are shattered into 240 pieces as we pray for the welfare of our soldiers and citizens in Israel and the safe return of all 240 of our hostages kidnapped in...

Reuven Chaim Klein

Nov 12, 2023, 12:58 AM

Shakers and Doers

Back in November 2021, the inimitable Rabbi David Bashevkin of the OU challenged his Twitter followers to consider the following question: "What’s the difference between a shtadlan and an askan?" Both Hebrew terms refer to those tireless individuals who busy themselves with...

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