Ancient Connection – Modern Pioneers
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Can I deny everything I believe in? On the other hand, can I deny my own child? On the other hand how can I turn my back on my faith, my people? If I try to bend that far I will break. On the other hand… There is no other hand. — […]
Our parsha opens with the mitzvah of bikkurim, the commandment of separating the first fruit and bringing it to the Beit HaMikdash in Yerushalayim. The details of this unique commandment are a strange blend of several areas of halacha. On one hand, bikkurim has all the telltale signs of a zeraim (plant oriented) mitzvah. Like […]
“Dear and beloved people, it is with sorrow that I inform you that my dear and beloved son Roy has passed away. My hero, Roy, chose a command path. He commanded as a platoon leader in the Tomer Company of the Givati Brigade’s Rotem Battalion. The soldiers in the company come from religious homes. They […]
THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS TILL JERUSALEM DAY !! (כ”ח אייר) IT’S THE TIME OF YEAR FOR OUR YOM YERUSHALAYIM (Jerusalem Day – 4/5th June) WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN. Ateret Cohanim annual fundraiser! Plus our annual Jerusalem Day dinner for those in the TriState area of New York. Tuesday Evening 4th June – Yom YerushalayimThis year we (American Friends of Ateret Cohanim) are honouring Shai Graucher for […]
This past Shabbos afternoon, our Shul was jam packed with almost 2000 people forgoing their Shabbos shluf to hear from our very special guest Douglas Murray. English commentator, journalist, world renowned speaker, best-selling author and Israel supporter extraordinaire. As he walked in and stepped up to the pulpit he was visibly taken aback by the […]
Kidmat Tzion has always been viewed as the last piece of an essential fabric of Jewish neighborhoods in the eastern part of Jerusalem that when approved will spell the end of a “palestinian” state. It essentially blocks a potential corridor from Abu Dis to Jerusalem’s Old City. Abu Dis is an Arab occupied neighborhood or […]
Many of the Ateret Cohanim families across Jerusalem live in sensitive areas heavily populated by Arabs. So it should be no surprise that when Ateret Cohanim and generous donors sponsored a Chanukah get together for kids, their mothers jumped on it.
Below is just a sample of candle lighting throughout our neighborhoods.
Americans Against Antisemitism with participation of American Friends of Ateret Cohanim. This BBQ was at an army base not far from Be’eri which is close to the Gaza border. The soldiers took the food from this BBQ straight to chayalim in Gaza. It was a powerful experience and one we hope to repeat again and […]
