Israel Travels

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Let’s Talk About Israel – Parshat Toldot
Torah: Let’s Talk About Israel A few weeks ago, we toured Masada, the impressive Herodian fortress made famous as the ...
The Power of Blessing and the Origin of Mincha – Parshat Chayei Sarah
Parshat Chayei Sarah – Torah from the Holy Land The Missing Blessing A few weeks ago, as I was walking ...
On Rebuke and Cleaving to haShem, and Psalm 95 – Parashat Vayera
Vayera: On rebuke and cleaving to haShem Torah From The Holy Land by Rabbinical Student Sam Blustin As haShem prepares ...
Lashon Hakodesh (The Holy Tongue) and Magen Avraham – Parshat Lech Lecha
Torah From the Holy Land Torah: Lashon Hakodesh (the Holy Tongue) יג וַיָּבֹא֙ הַפָּלִ֔יט וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאַבְרָ֣ם הָֽעִבְרִ֑י וְהוּא֩ שֹׁכֵ֨ן בְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜י ...
Shedding the Fur Coat and Faith – Parshat Noah and Tov l’hodot
Torah – A Tzaddik in a Fur Coat Chassidic master Rabbi Mendel of Kotzk once referred to a certain rabbi ...
Bereshit: A Primordial Light and Yotzer Or – Parshat Bereshit – Torah from the Holy Land
Torah – Bereshit: A Primordial Light Have you ever gazed longingly at the sky on a star filled night, pondering ...
The Key To Youth and the Aleinu – Parshat V’zot Ha’brachah – Torah From the Holy Land
The Key To Youth – V’zot Ha’brachah וּמשֶׁ֗ה בֶּן־מֵאָ֧ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה בְּמֹת֑וֹ לֹא־כָֽהֲתָ֥ה עֵינ֖וֹ וְלֹא־נָ֥ס לֵחֹֽה: (דברים לד:ז) Moses was ...
Directing Our Eyes, Ears, and Heart to God – Parshat Ha’azinu – Torah and Tefillah
Torah – Directing Our Eyes, Ears, and Heart to God מו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ שִׂ֣ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֔ם לְכָ֨ל־הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָֽנֹכִ֛י מֵעִ֥יד בָּכֶ֖ם ...
Loving at a Cost – Parshat Ki Teitzei
יח: וְזָֽכַרְתָּ֗ כִּ֣י עֶ֤בֶד הָיִ֨יתָ֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּפְדְּךָ֛ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מִשָּׁ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֞ן אָֽנֹכִ֤י מְצַוְּךָ֙ לַֽעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה 18: You shall remember ...
SHUL REVIEW: Raz’s Minyan (VaAni Tefillah) (Friday and Saturday Morning)
Rating: 4/5- Friday nights are wonderful and full of energy, Saturday mornings are rather lacking Services Attended: Friday Night and Saturday Morning ...