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What Benjamin Netanyahu Can Learn from Jacob About Forming a Government
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Israel just held its fifth election in three years. For a while now, Israel has been struggling to find a leader who can form and maintain a coalition made up of different...
David’s Stain
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I think I am blessed that I grew up before the internet took over the world. I would hate for some social media program to remind me of the foolish ideas I had when I was...
Who Can Ascend the Temple Mount?
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz King David begins Psalm 15 with a question: A psalm of David. Hashem, who may sojourn in Your tent, who may dwell on Your holy mountain? Psalm 15:1 And in a few short...
Finding Your Place
I was complaining to a friend that I had never traveled and never seen the amazing sites around the world. He suggested a road trip to Las Vegas. ‘“I work hard for my money and hate gambling,” I...
Psalm 14: Refraining From Evil is not Enough
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz If any wisdom could be learned in the hustle and bustle of Queens, New York in the 1980s, Steve had learned it. With a belly that entered the room three full minutes before...
Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims’ Antisemitism is Still Felt Today
By Rabbi Tuly Weisz The recent surge in antisemitism from the black community regurgitates age-old tropes, namely that another group has replaced the Jews as God’s Chosen People. When Christianity...
Sigd: A Little Known Israeli Holiday
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Today, the 29th day of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, is Sigd, a holiday unique to Beta Israel Ethiopian Jews. Celebrated 50 days after Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sigd...
An Eternal Cry
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Because I have spent a lot of time walking the land of Israel, when I read Psalms I generally think about how they were composed by a young, redheaded shepherd, wandering...
A Most Unusual Circumcision Ceremony
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I recently had to consult with a rabbi about a matter in Jewish law. I am not an incredible scholar with an encyclopedic knowledge of Jewish law, but like most...
Digging Our Own Wells
By Rabbi Elie Mischel Abraham was the man who brought monotheism to the world. He and Sarah taught thousands upon thousands of their fellow men and women about God. Their tent was always open for...
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