Friday March 25, 2023 – ב׳ נִיסָן תשפ”ג   אֲשֶׁר נָשִׂיא יֶחֱטָא וְעָשָׂה אַחַת מִכׇּל־מִצְוֺת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂינָה בִּשְׁגָגָה וְאָשֵׁם׃ (ויקרא ד:כב) “In case it is a chieftain who incurs guilt by doing unwittingly any of the things which by the commandment of his God יהוה ought not to be done, and he realizes […]

Friday March 17, 2023 –  כ״ד אַדָר תשפ”ג   Have you ever asked someone a question about Israel, made a point, expressed an opinion, or tried to challenge someone else’s claim, and received the following response: “Well, you see…it’s complicated…” “It’s complicated” is likely the most unhelpful, knee-jerk, and overused two-word response, and here’s why […]

By Rabbi Loren Sykes   Mr. Prime Minister,   I am a Zionist. I love Israel. I love what it is, what it represents, and that to which it aspires to be – a light unto the nations.   I love Israel so much that I uprooted my family nine years ago and made Aliyah from Chicago […]

Friday March 10, 2023 – י״ז אַדָר תשפ”ג     שִׂמְחָה רַבָּה, שִׂמְחָה רַבָּה, אָבִיב הִגִּיעַ, פֶּסַח בָּא! (יפה בלהה) “Great happiness, Great happiness, Spring has arrived, and Pesach is coming!” ~ Yaffah Bilha   In December 2010, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest outside a government office in the […]

Friday March 3, 2023 –  י׳ אַדָר תשפ”ג כׇּל מִי שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר לִמְחוֹת לְאַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֹ וְלֹא מִיחָה — נִתְפָּס עַל אַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֹ. בְּאַנְשֵׁי עִירוֹ — נִתְפָּס עַל אַנְשֵׁי עִירוֹ. בְּכָל הָעוֹלָם כּוּלּוֹ — נִתְפָּס עַל כָּל הָעוֹלָם כּוּלּוֹ. (שבת נד ע”ב)  “All who can protest against something wrong that one of their family is doing and […]