After October 7th Security Concept Moves Local
One of the things that has become clear coming out of the October 7th pogrom is that the national security apparatus can no longer be relied on to defend communities across Israel. This is not meant to be disparaging towards the IDF soldiers, but rather a very real assessment of one of the big security […]
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Purim, Protests, and Jerusalem
This week was a pivotal week for those of us who are tired of watching the unbridled hatred displayed at the protests taking place across the country. Just today an angry mob surrounded haircutter of Sarah Netanyahu. Other protests have tried to block parliamentarians from getting to the Knesset. What Am Yisrael needs right now […]
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Beit Prachim Garden: Returning To Jerusalem
I have written a lot about the Beit Prachim Garden project over the last few years. This is not due to a lack of other topics, but because I feel strongly that the little things actually make a huge impact on our current situation. We spend a lot of time at Ateret Cohanim attempting the […]
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Keeping Up The Momentum
After the terrorist attacks in Neve Yaakov and the Shiloach over last Shabbat, what lessons can we learn about how to move forward as a nation. It is key to see that the terrorists are seeking to break our rightful hold over our eternal capital – Jerusalem. This is why the importance of returning to […]
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Defeating The Enemy Within
Regardless of how one holds on ascending the Temple Mount in terms of Jewish Law, Minister Ben Gvir’s visit had a powerful affect on Israel and its relationship to its enemies. Whole world screamed and Hamas threatened, Ben Gvir’s purpose in going up was to show Israel’s enemies who the real boss is. After all, […]
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Chanukah, Jerusalem, and Sovereignty
One of the key take aways from Chanukah was the centrality that the Temple and Jerusalem played in triggering the Hashmonaim led rebellion against Greek rule. After all the Greeks and their Jewish Hellenist partners defiled the Temple and took control of the Jerusalem. Defeating Israel’s enemies meant that real sovereignty was restored. Not much […]
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A United Jerusalem And The End To Terrorism
The double bombing in Jerusalem last week and subsequent search for the suspects in Eastern Jerusalem brings up the need to continue to return Jewish life to all parts of Jerusalem. This includes those neighborhoods where Arabs came in the 1920s, 1930s and ultimately between the years of 1948 and 1967. It is impossible to […]
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Gardening Jerusalem
We often times focus on Jerusalem for its spiritual, political, and historical importance. Yet, Jerusalem can be seen as something else as well. The current urban green movement has only recently reached Israel. We see amazing green buildings in Tel Aviv and even a few in the more modern areas of Jerusalem. However, we can […]
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Elections, Security, and A United Jerusalem
Israel’s election results gave the Jewish State the type of decisiveness the electorate had been craving for after 5 elections in 4 years. Netanyahu will now once again become Prime Minister and this time he will have the stable rightwing coalition his supporters always claimed he lacked to get anything done in Israel. The central […]
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Strength Is The Only Answer To Arab Violence In Jerusalem
Ever since the Arab occupation of Jerusalem began in the early part of the 20th Century, the Jewish population understood that the only real recourse has been strength. This is what led the early Jewish defense forces like the Bironim, Lechi, Irgun, and Haganah to fight for freedom and safety in Jerusalem – even though […]
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