Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh has published online the full English translation to Rav Neventzal’s Sichot on Yom Kippur: Chapter 1 – A Good Character – the Key to Heaven (and Earth) Chapter 2 – I Have Sinned to Hashem Chapter 3 – Chukat Olam Chapter 4 – Taking Advantage of Heavenly Gifts Chapter 5 – Remember [...]

In today’s Arutz-Sheva email, there is an article about how an Investigation into Police Brutality of protestors during the exile of Jews from Gush Katif was dropped. Despite lots of evidence (including eye-witness testimony, photos and video), the stated reason that the investigation was dropped is “lack of public interest”. Yes, you got that right. [...]

I just finished reading Patterns in Time, Volume 1: Rosh Hashanah, by Rav Matis Weinberg. It is a remarkable work (as are all of his writings), developing a new way to look at Rosh haShanna through a myriad of sources from all of the different writings of Chazal. I cannot honestly say that I understand [...]

This past Shabbat I davened at the 7am “Hashkamah” minyan at shul. We finished up with davening just about when the main minyan was getting started. At that point, my wife showed up with our son. I had the privelege of watching Moshe while my wife went to daven. He slept for half of the [...]

To all of you who have been asking: Yes, we are still planning on making aliyah in the Winter. No, we never said that we were going to change our aliyah date. Yes, we know that we are moving “over the Green Line” (kind of ironic, how we seem to be fated to be living [...]

Last Friday my wife brought our Nefesh B’Nefesh application to the Post Office. It took alot longer than we thought. In addition to the personal information, the following added some time to the application process: Financial Disclosure – We are hoping to get a grant from Nefesh B’Nefesh that would help us towards the expense [...]

Arutz Sheva today reports on two very important stories: Aliyah (immigration) to Israel reached a six-year high in 5765, as more Jews from France and North America decided to end their exile and live in the land of Israel (Read the whole article) It is wonderful and inspiring to see so many Jews worldwide returning [...]

On Rosh Hashana, 1933, Rav Kook delivered an address in the Old City of Jerusalem. In it, when talking about what we say every day in the Amida in the blessing for the ingathering of the exiles: Teka B’Shofar Gadol – (Hashem should) blow on the Great Shofar. The preferred ‘shofar of redemption’ is the [...]