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Mar 22, 2025, 11:14 AM

Israelis, Wake Up—Protests Are Tearing Us Apart!

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Am I the only one who sees the cracks forming, the heart of our nation trembling, the voices of brothers turning to shouts, while our enemies smile in the shadows? Am I the only one who watches with fear, as streets fill with anger, as...

Oct 11, 2024, 2:13 PM

The honking index: Our last chance for unity

This is not another post about the horrificly challenging year that has gone by, but rather about how, maybe the next 24 hours could get us a bit closer to what we are all hoping for: unity & solidarity. Our...

Sep 3, 2024, 12:16 PM

BS”D What is it Unity? The nebulous concept of unity is one which is often spouted in Jewish sermons, throughout the year. A small people like ours should be able to stay fairly united? If anything, with so many enemies in...

Elchanan Poupko

Aug 16, 2024, 12:48 AM

Dvarim: We Cannot Solve Eicha, We Can Solve Badad

This week, Shabbat Chazon, we focus a great deal on the similarity between the book of Eicha and the painful Echa exclaimed by Moses. The word Eicha can be meant as a question, but it does not have to expect...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Aug 9, 2024, 6:44 PM

Mourn baseless hatred more than loss of the Temples

Our relationships with each other are more important than with G^d That's what our Tradition says all the time. Abraham put G^d on hold to talk to three idol worshippers, to bring them closer to what he believed. Baseless hatred...

Jul 24, 2024, 11:07 AM

Fasting for a Better Future

Reflecting on Unity, the Connection to Israel, and Jerusalem Photo of Jerusalem sunrise (taken by myself) As the first light of dawn broke over Jerusalem on the 17th of Tammuz, I sat on my balcony overlooking the rebuilt Jerusalem, deeply reflecting...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jul 10, 2024, 4:09 PM

Some things never change

We read in Parshat Chukat (Bamidbar 21:1): “When the C’naanite King of Arad, dwelling in the Negev, heard that Yisrael were coming by the route of Atarim, he attacked Yisrael and took captives.” What is the route of Atarim? According to...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jun 5, 2024, 10:25 PM

What we can learn from Yom HaMeyuchas

There is a holiday coming up this Shabbat called Yom HaMeyuchas, “The Day of Distinction.” What makes it a special day and what can we learn from it? Yom HaMeyuchas takes place on the second of Sivan, the day after...

May 30, 2024, 7:18 PM

Consensus for Change

Most of us agree that we need Jewish unity. We understand how critical our internal strength is in the current war and in our future ability to maintain a secure and strong Israel. We understand how internal strife and...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jan 10, 2024, 2:52 PM

What unity in Israel?

If you don't see the divisions, you cannot work for unity. It is not true that to be united, we just need to have unity between the secular and the religious or between the Jews and the Muslims! In so many...

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