Leadership: Jerusalem Style
When Moshe asks God to appoint his sucessor he describes the ideal Jewish leader: “Let the Lord, the God of…
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Only Our Return Can Bring Peace, One Step At A Time
With all of the discussion surrounding the extension of Israeli sovereignty to Judea and Samaria as well as the storm…
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Sovereignty In Jerusalem Is Not Guaranteed
While most of Israel and the Jewish world focuses on whether Prime Minister Netanyahu will or will not extend Israel’s…
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The Eternal Hope Of Jerusalem
The Parah Adumah is the classic “chok” or mitzvah that is not comprehendible to even the wisest humans. It is…
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Korach: The Opposite of Yerushalayim
Korach’s rebellion was a complex affair. While other negative episodes in the desert focused on a single complaint (lack of…
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Green Zoned Areas And Parkland Destroyed By Arabs In Central Jerusalem
We all know how important are our green zoned areas, parks, gardens and open spaces for any and every resident.…
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Jewish Rights To Petra and Imperial Hotels Finally Upheld In Court
Buying and selling in a Democratic society. Yet another court ruling against the Greek Orthodox Church. This saga has been…
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Seeing the Good of Jerusalem
All of life is a mixture of good, bad and the neutral. Before the sin of Adam and Chavah eating…
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Discrimination Against Jews In The Heart Of Jerusalem
One of the biggest challenges in restoring former Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem that we have in Ateret Cohanim is the…
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Fearing and Seeing God
At the end of this weeks’s parsha we read about the uniqueness of Moshe Rabbeinu’s prophecy: “With him I speak…
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