The Israeli State and Goverment

The Difficulties Involved in Waking Up – as in the Days of Yore

The Difficulties Involved in Waking Up – as in the Days of Yore

The magnitude of the miracle of the establishment of the State of Israel

The new, recently published book shows the extent to which we are not aware of the miracles that God does for us. Now we can get to know them a little more.

Can We Count on Israel? Partially.

Just like we don't rely totally upon the State to build Yeshivot, so too we cannot rely blindly upon it to actualize the values of Zionism.

The Value of Nationhood

Translated by Hillel Fendel

In the Book of Shmot, we are no longer individuals, as in Breishit, but rather begin to appear in history as a Nation. Why is a national framework so critical?

How Can We, As Orthodox Jews Support & Celebrate a Non-Religious State?

The most basic quesion in religious-Zionism, is how can we religious Jews support & even selebrate on Yom HaAtzma'ut, a non-religious Jewish State? True, it's a lot closer than anything else around, and today, Israel is clearly the Torah Center of Judaism, and aside from the holiness and mitzva of Eretz Yisrael, what should our relationship be towards Medinat Yisrael? The Rambam already presents a precedent where we celebrate 200 years of sovereignty on Chanuka, even though admitting the Macccabean dynasy was problematic religiously (they were Kohanim & also for most of the 200 years not that religious, hellinists etc.). The she'ur concisely explains in 5 points, why a Jewish State is so important, even if it's not as religious as we like.

May I Participate in the Census?

Is the State of Israel permitted to conduct a census of its population? Does an individual violate the mitzvah by being a census taker, or by providing the census takers with his information?

The Status Quo