Personality, Passions and Jerusalem
We are now situated at the cusp of Sukkot, a transition period in our busy and emotionally volatile month of…
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The Communal Judgement of Jerusalem
Yerushalayim has a special status during the Days of Awe. Regarding Rosh HaShanah, the Mishna teaches us that when Rosh…
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The Sweet Sounds of the Shofar in the Shiloach Are No Longer Silenced!
It was a well known Yemenite custom for many shofars to be blown in unison during the selichot period in…
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A Growth-Oriented City
We generally think of teshuva as the reaction to and rectification of a sin. A person makes a mistake, rebels…
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Newest Purchase In The Shiloach Heights Is A Game Changer
When Ateret Cohanim facilitated acquisition of two large buildings on the top of the Shiloach (Silwan) just before Ramadan, it…
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The City and the Field
This week’s parsha delineates the blessings and curses that the Jewish people will receive based on their loyalty to God.…
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The Shiloach Heights Needs You!
One of the keys to community resilience is neighborhood contiguity. The ability for members of a community to share and…
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Jerusalem, the Jewish People and God’s “Marriage”
This week’s parsha juxtaposes the laws of marriage with the laws of divorce. The Talmud teaches us that these two…
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Jerusalem Connections
Our parsha opens with the laws of the Jewish judicial system. There are to be judges in every Jewish community…
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An Oasis In Jerusalem’s Old City
When we started the Old City Ecological Initiative at Beit Prachim (Flowers Gate Compound), the idea was to inject a…
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