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Protests Increase with Media Backing The protests against Prime Minister Netanyahu have become a major issue this week, as they grow in size and in...

A Fascinating Passage in the Zohar “Listen to this,” said Rav Uri Zohar, his gaze firmly fixed on the text of the Zohar. “This is...

The Shechinah’s Pain Is in the Air Chazal tell us that when the month of Av arrives, we must decrease our joy. In Yerushalayim, this...

Davening at the Kosel for a Return to Normal What does a Jew do during the Three Weeks, or at any time when he feels...

An Attempted Lynching in the Shomron This week, we will begin our rundown of the news with the latest actions of our enemies here in...

Rockets in the South As usual, this country is continuing to produce news stories with dizzying speed, and I am not sure that is...

Historic Opportunity or National Tragedy? As I always comment, the State of Israel manufactures news at a furious pace. New headlines are constantly emerging—about the...

The Virus Has Moved to Tel Aviv The coronavirus is refusing to leave us in peace. We are not privy to Hashem’s calculations, but if Chazal...

Corona Update The coronavirus is still on the top of the public agenda, not only because the virus is stubborn, but also because of the...

A Shavuos at the Kosel Unlike Any Other The summer has begun, but if we thought that the coronavirus was behind us and we could...

The Kosel Will Not Be Open to All on Shavuos We have been counting the days for nearly seven weeks, and everyone is excitedly anticipating...

Two Prime Ministers and a New Speaker It is Sunday. I am sitting in my office in the Knesset building, and excitement is running high...

Will the Kollelim and Yeshivos Reopen? If you were to ask me to identify the most pressing issue that we dealt with this week, I...

A Lag Ba’omer Like No Other This Friday night, we will count the 30th day of the Omer. If you happen to be reading this...

Learning in the Living Room This is it. We have begun saying Tachanun again. The month of Nissan is behind us, and we have recited...

Celebrating Pesach Without Leaving Home Naturally, our main topic this week is coronavirus. There are other issues to discuss, but it is impossible to ignore...

Looking Forward to Pesach Another year has gone by and we are heading toward Pesach and the Seder night again. May Hashem perform miracles for...

Everyone Is Davening - Including the Scientists I know that I don’t have to describe the feelings we are experiencing here in Israel, because you...

A Matter of Life and Death Bittul Torah is pikuach nefesh. Torah learning is no less vital for our lives, and perhaps even more so,...

Bibi Waits for the Press It is like something out of Megillas Esther. Events here in Israel—and in America too, I’m sure—are unfolding at an...