Strangers At Home
This Monday we will be celebrating the 54th birthday of renewed Jewish sovereignty over the Old City of Yerushalayim. We…
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Sustainability, Sovereignty, and a United Jerusalem
For nearly 2,000 years the Jews living in the Land of Israel and those dispersed in exile longed for the…
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The Demands of Jerusalem
From our earliest sources, we find that the people of Yerushalayim took upon themselves a higher level of stringency than…
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From the Shiloach to Damascus Gate, The Ramadan Riots Are Here
The ongoing rioting in many areas of eastern Jerusalem, especially in the Shiloach (Silwan) and the Damascus Gate area by…
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Creating Context by Remembering Jerusalem
Towards the end of our parsha, nestled between the mitzvah of Orlah and the prohibition against forms of witchcraft is…
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Seeing the Hand of God
In this week’s parsha we learn about the mysterious affliction of tzara’at. The Talmud teaches that though it manifests as…
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A Divine and Human City
In the aftermath of the death of Nadav and Avihu, unclarity entered what was supposed to be an extremely well-planned…
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JERUSALEM UPDATE: 15 Families Move Into Three New Buildings
In the early morning hours on Thursday, 15 Jewish families moved into three new buildings located in the strategic Shiloach…
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Arab Residents of Silwan Warn Israel Against Demolishing Their Illegal Buildings
The Supreme Council for Muslim Law for “Palestine” has now officially warned the Jerusalem municipality and the State of Israel…
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The Conversation of Jerusalem
This Shabbat we have the privilege of reading two different songs: the song of Moshe and the Jewish people at…
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