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The Mitzvah of Living in Israel
The topic of living in Eretz Yisrael has taken center stage in the Jewish world over the past century. I would venture to say that there is hardly a more debated halachic topic in contemporary times.
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Does Zionism and the State of Israel have Intrinsic Value?
Zionism is a diverse movement, made up of various different streams that extend from communist Zionists to cultural Zionists. Due to the early Zionists having never defined Zionism, the movement has accepted many different variations of Zionism and hasn’t banned any particular stream from joining as fellow Zionists.
Stop Aliyah Shaming American Jews
I made a fool of myself at my wedding. It’s tough to admit, but I was an arrogant 21 year old, coming off of three years of post-high school study in Israel and had returned to America for my wedding.
Our Teenagers Take Israel for Granted
As hard as I try there is one lesson I try teaching Jewish teenagers today that never seems to sink in – today’s Jewish people live in incredible times. I try to explain what Jewish existence looked like over the past 2,000 years of exile and that today’s Israel is a privilege and luxury in comparison to our past. I ask them to think about what life was like for a Jew who couldn’t even consider visiting or moving to Israel. I juxtapose their life, in which a plane ticket is all they need to enter Israel, with their ancestor’s lives a mere one hundred years ago who couldn’t come to Israel.
What is Aliyah?
The Talmudic case is a strange one; it takes place in a divorce court with a couple who have reached the breaking point in their marriage. One of the partners has made a decision to move to Israel and the other one doesn’t want to move.
