In this Shabbat’s weekly Torah portion Yitro Exodus 18:1-20:23, tells of a visit from Moses’s father-in-law, the eponymous Jethro, and of the Revelation at Sinai. It marks a turning point in the narrative, as from this point forward, more of the text is spent on expounding the law than telling the story.
Did you know that there are FOUR Jewish new years days, one of them for trees? Ana Rina explains Tu B’Shvat it in less than 3 minutes. By the way she apologizes for the less than normal quality of this video. She suggest that perhaps the trees wanted their share of the attention, since it was their day!
This is a very important recording we are presenting about life in Israel. With permission of Nehemia Gordon and his website nehemiaswall.com, we are rebroadcasting his interview with the people of Sderot, that small town in Israel that often receives rocket fire from Gaza.
In a historic event last week, Trump revealed his vision for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he says has been one of the most difficult and complex problems to solve. He claims that his plan offers “the most detailed proposal ever put forward by far,” and that it’s a “‘win-win’ opportunity for both sides.”
We got a spike in engagement with our blog posts and news items about Trump’s Deal of the Century, it clearly was huge news.
President Trump revealed his long-awaited plan for the Middle East, setting off an intense discussion about its implications. But one undeniable historical fact is that any attempt by foreign powers to divide the land of Israel is inevitably followed by massive natural catastrophes, economic disasters, or worse.
The Power of the Essence of a Melody. Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev asks the question, why did the B’nai Yisrael, The Jewish People,when standing at the foot of the Yam Suf after it split open for them, need to sing? “Az yashir Moshe u’B’nai Yirsael et Hashirah hazot la’Hashem vyomru lemore,” then Moshe and the children of Israel sang this song to God and they said the following… (Shmot15.1) Why couldn’t they just savor the moment with
an introspective silence and appreciate the amazing miracle that was just performed for them?