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Moshe Grussgott

Jul 15, 2025, 12:24 AM

And the Gold of That Land Is Good

Reflections on The Land of Israel and the meaning of life; in honor of the first birthday of my daughter Sarah Yitta Golda in March 2025; Posted in July 2025 1) The Heavens and the Earth In the Beginning, God created...

Jul 14, 2025, 12:56 PM

Scrolling, Comparing, Coveting: The Silent Crisis Within

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A Torah and Psychological Perspective on Jealousy in the Thought Age If you have 30 seconds… The Torah’s View – Why “Just Thinking It” Still Matters In today’s culture, many people say: “It’s just a thought. I’m not acting on it. So, what’s...

Yitzchak Gimple

Jul 13, 2025, 11:47 PM

History of Esau and Israel – Part 2

Characteristics of Esau's Descendants Before proceeding to the history of Esau, the author would like to present a means of identifying Esau and his descendants to interpret world history especially in the messianic era of 2,000 years. The application of...

Reuven Chaim Klein

Jul 13, 2025, 2:49 PM

Standing on Stage – kan, duchan, bimah, basis

When I was a kid, we used to refer to the Kohanim engaged in Birkat Kohanim as going up “to duchan” or “duchening.” Because of that usage, I always thought that duchan was a verb in Yiddish that referred to the act of “blessing”...

Ya'aqov Shenkin

Jul 13, 2025, 7:24 AM

Let’s Combat Religious Zionism’s Existential Threat

Today is the 17th Tammuz, traditionally a fast date commemorating a bevvy of tragedies which befell the Jewish people. However, the centre of this mourning, and the nature of these tragedies, has always focused the exile of the Jewish...

Jul 10, 2025, 11:21 PM

Not Reckoned Among the Nations (Balak)

The year is 1933. Two Jews are sitting in a Viennese coffee house, reading the news. One is reading the local Jewish paper, the other the notoriously antisemitic publication Der Stürmer. “How can you possibly read that revolting rubbish?”...

G. Orah Adarah Paris

Jul 10, 2025, 11:10 PM

Infinite You, Transcendentally & Practically- Meditation on Keter

From Ora Adarah G. Paris

We breathe in deeply, the fresh clarity of spring water awakening something ancient within us. The familar scent drifts in — a cool mist kisses our skin, renewing the quiet grace of life. Droplets shimmer in the light on...

Jul 10, 2025, 9:17 PM

Balak: Misinterpreting Our Divisions

After Israel’s sweeping victories over the Canaanites in the Negev and the Amorites and Bashan east of the Jordan, the Israelites encamped on the borders of Moab. In Parashat Balak, we read that the Moabites, gripped by fear, assumed...

Annette Poizner

Jul 10, 2025, 6:56 AM

Fivefold Pathways: Jewish and Chinese Wisdom in the Palm of the Hand

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) rests on a vision of the world shaped by Five Element Theory — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. These are not inert substances but dynamic archetypes, metaphors for life processes, personality traits, and the...

Jul 10, 2025, 6:55 AM

“Rise Like a Lion”: Will Israel Finally Stand Tall and Finish the Fight?

How much longer can we watch parents, siblings, and a nation cry? How much longer can we endure the loss of our soldiers? Not to mention the financial and economic toll on individuals and the country as a whole. The...

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