Post “Avocados are Bad for You!” and Other Absolute Truths In 1912, as the women’s suffrage movement was beginning to pick up steam, the brilliant former President of Princeton University and the newly elected President of the United States, Woodrow… Read More
Post Exquisite Balm of Gilead Discovery in Jerusalem The Land of Israel continues to give forth its precious treasures! Just last week the City of David tweeted a “New Discovery Alert” of an incredible recent find in Jerusalem…. Read More
Post Hiram: The pagan who built Solomon’s Temple Every Shabbat, after the Torah is read in the synagogue, an additional reading is made which is taken from the Prophets. This reading is called the haftarah and is thematically… Read More
Post The Artist Behind the Construction of the Tabernacle Even though no man ever came as close to God as Moses, when it came time to construct the Tabernacle, God assigned the task to Bezalel (meaning “in the shadow… Read More
Post The Clouds of Glory: Living in God’s Shelter After the Tabernacle is fully assembled, God descends upon it in a cloud of glory: The Hebrew word for ‘glory,’ kavod (כָּבוֹד), is perhaps more precisely translated as impressiveness, magnificence,… Read More
Post The Joy of Building a Home in Israel The construction of my house was an epic saga I am passionate about telling. I was the contractor for my house in Gush Etzion, and when the builder was short… Read More
Post Two Sticks, One Kingdom The Torah portion of Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27) completes the story of Joseph’s slavery in Egypt. The story culminates in a dramatic meeting between Judah and Joseph, ending in revelation and… Read More
Post Where are We in the Messianic Process? Many people believe that Judaism is not ‘Messianic’, and that observant Jews are only concerned about performing commandments. But one of the commandments, as enumerated by Maimonides, is to anticipate… Read More
