Article in the Washinton Times by Chayyei Sarah (Sarah Bronson). I myself probably would not have gone to visit Azzam Azzam. I do not know if this is something that I should be ashamed of. A show of support By Sarah Bronson JERUSALEM — I recently spent a weekend in the historical lakeside town of [...]

Post I in the series. I have spoken with a few (people), but was not really satisfied with their answers. They more spoke to the idea of the chiyuv for living in Eretz Yisrael, and the ideals of Religious Zionism in terms of building the state and reishit tzmichat geulateinu, whereas I am more asking [...]

I just added the ability to see how many times a post has been loaded. There is also a link at the bottom of each post listing labeled Google It!. If you click on the link it will open a Google search in a new window that uses the post’s title as a search time. [...]

This is an article from Today’s Arutz-Sheva mailing. If you don’t want to read the whole thing, here is the least paragraph: “It used to be that the Land was desolate,” he said. “But now, what excuse can there be for not coming? This is our place. There are difficulties, and problems – but I [...]

I was recently sent an email by a friend with the following question (edited for spelling, clarity and to remove any identifying information): I am interested in reading supporting arguments (or hearing your own) for religious Zionism (both independently and as opposed to other hashkafot…). Basically, as part of the process of determining in which [...]

Hirhurim reviews an article in this months Jewish Observer. The article talks about the social and religious dangers of making aliyah with children who may have difficulty adapting. Though this article is geared more towards the Hareidi hashkafot (it also talks about adjusting to the “kollel lifestyle), the points made are valid to some degree [...]

Said to my wife at a meeting today while they were talking about religion: “Well, Jews are good people. After all, god was a Jew”

From Arutz-Sheva 18:34 Dec 14, ’04 / 2 Tevet 5765 Not only has North American Aliyah (immigration to Israel) reached a 21-year high, but the new immigrants have been absorbed with remarkable success. According to a study commissioned by the Nefesh b’Nefesh Aliyah assistance organization, Over 70% have found jobs in their fields within a [...]

From Isralert Barry Shaw – The View from Here OK. So I understand that you are ticked off at Israel, and in love with the Palestinians. That’s fine with me, as long as you have truly weighed up all the facts. So, you want to boycott Israel? I’ll be sorry to miss you, but if [...]