Jerusalem’s Redemption Is Accelerating October 7, 2023, changed Am Yisrael forever. It was a day of unimaginable pain, but also a national watershed moment. Since then, enormous changes have taken place across Israel. And nowhere is that acceleration more tangible than in Jerusalem. After 25 years working with Ateret Cohanim, I can tell you: I […]
Explore moreAll Biblical Highways Lead to Our Jerusalem For thousands of years, the Jewish people prayed toward one city. Jerusalem. It is the eternal capital of the Jewish people, the heart of our history, our faith, and our future. Generation after generation, foreign empires tried to erase our connection to Jerusalem. They expelled Jews from its […]
Explore moreHave We Forgotten How to Measure Victory? There is an important pattern that appears throughout the Tanach. Time and again, after the Jewish people repented, returned to Hashem, and renewed their covenant, they defeated the enemies who sought their destruction. The periods of the Judges, Kings, and Prophets repeatedly show Israel emerging victorious over powerful […]
Explore moreRecent headlines focused on President Trump’s blunt declaration regarding Israel’s military actions: “I call the shots. I call all the shots. He (Netanyahu) doesn’t call the shots.” Such statements reflect the reality of international politics. Nations pursue their own interests. Even the closest allies often view the same conflict through very different lenses. The United […]
Explore moreIn the ongoing struggle over Jerusalem, one neighborhood stands at the symbolic and strategic center: Shiloach—known to the world as Silwan. While much of eastern Jerusalem today is firmly in Jewish hands—with over 200,000 Jews living in neighborhoods like Ramot, Ramat Shlomo, Gilo, and Neve Yaakov—the battle is far from over. In the Old City […]
Explore moreFreedom is not just the absence of slavery.Freedom is the ability to choose—to give, to love “the other,” and even to overcome our inner instincts in order to believe in something higher. Here in our communities, in the heart of Jerusalem, we speak about another layer of freedom.Not abstract. Not theoretical. Real. The freedom to […]
Explore moreWhen over 1,100 Israeli civilians were massacred by Hamas—men, women, children, entire families—the international system reacted with hesitation, equivocation, and, in some cases, moral inversion. Yet when Israel responded, as any sovereign state must, the reflex was immediate: condemn, constrain, and scrutinize. The expectation is not balance—it is asymmetry. Israel is judged not against its […]
Explore moreReclaiming the narrative as Israel secures its future. For years, the chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” has been weaponized by those who seek not coexistence, but the erasure of Israel. It has echoed in protests, campuses, and international forums—often presented as a call for justice, but in reality functioning […]
Explore moreArvut- feeling and bonding with our brethren in Israel. We are under fire.Then- You are effectively under fire!!We are running to bomb shelters.Then- You are effectively running to bomb shelters. We are at war with the head of the snake.And so are you! That’s ARVUTכל ישראל ערבים זה לזה!! Help our/YOUR families in and around […]
Explore moreAm Yisrael — the only indigenous people of the Holy Land — has risen like a lion from centuries of persecution, hatred, and vitriolic antisemitism, and has returned home to Jerusalem and the Land of Israel (from the river to the sea). From Amalek, to Haman and his ilk in Persia, to the likes of […]
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