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…
Read MoreIt was a well known Yemenite custom for many shofars to be blown in unison during the selichot period in…
Read MoreWe generally think of teshuva as the reaction to and rectification of a sin. A person makes a mistake, rebels…
Read MoreWhen Ateret Cohanim facilitated acquisition of two large buildings on the top of the Shiloach (Silwan) just before Ramadan, it…
Read MoreThis week’s parsha delineates the blessings and curses that the Jewish people will receive based on their loyalty to God.…
Read MoreOne of the keys to community resilience is neighborhood contiguity. The ability for members of a community to share and…
Read MoreThis week’s parsha juxtaposes the laws of marriage with the laws of divorce. The Talmud teaches us that these two…
Read MoreOur parsha opens with the laws of the Jewish judicial system. There are to be judges in every Jewish community…
Read MoreWhen we started the Old City Ecological Initiative at Beit Prachim (Flowers Gate Compound), the idea was to inject a…
Read MoreOur parsha tells the unfortunate story of the Ir HaNidachat. When an entire city repudiates God and the Torah and…
Read MoreOur parsha opens with a charge for us to remember the significance of even the smallest details of our lives.…
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