Hebron Street As A Bridge Between The Past And Future
Every time I take groups on tour to the Old Jewish Quarter, there is one street that people connect to…
Connected to the Center
This week’s haftorah, the second of the special haftorot for the three weeks, is Yirmiyahu’s first prophecy of rebuke. The…
Our War Is About Justice
With all of the talk these days invoking social justice, we have seen an ever increasing attack on Zionism. Although…
Leadership: Jerusalem Style
When Moshe asks God to appoint his sucessor he describes the ideal Jewish leader: “Let the Lord, the God of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…