Jerusalem Day

YERUSHALAYIM= RELIGIOUS+NATIONALIST+ UNIVERSALIST

Many describe themselves as religious-Zionists, but Yerushalayim and Rav Kook teach us that the time has come to add a third heading to our title, in order to complete all 3 ideologies of mankind and Torah.

Is it Time to Change Our Name to: "Religious-Zionist-Universalist"?

Rav Kook ingeniously explains that all ideologies can be defined within the major 3 ideologies of mankind: religion- nationalism- morality/universalism. These are also the 3 factions causing the disunity in Israel today. These 3 are all (and always were) based in Yerushalayim- the national, religious and universal capitol. All 3 are not only ideals, but also necessary to balance & make sure that the other 2 don't get extreme, and start putting down the others

What is Yom Yerushalayim? (This coming Thursday night & Friday)

“Our eyes and hearts are always directed towards Jerusalem.”

Not only is the amidah directed toward Jerusalem, but the whole prayer service is too, even when we are not facing Jerusalem.

Something to Stand Up For

It is not a coincidence that Jerusalem Day falls on the eve of the Torah reading of Bemidbar.

Yom Yerushalayim: First Kingdom, Then Temple

Let us discuss, once again, the connection between the Torah aspects of Jewish life, and the national aspects thereof – expressed only in an independent Jewish state. This topic can be intriguingly analyzed in terms of the actions of the founders of the first Jewish commonwealth, Kings David and Shlomo, father and son.

Dreams Of The Kotel

I don’t know what the medical name for it IS, but as I stood at the Kotel, my heart began to beat rapidly & my mind went blank.

The Unification of Yerushalayim and the Desert

For over a half-century, around the time of Yom Yerushalayim and soon before Shavuot, we get to read Parashat Bamidbar. Let us take a look at the connection between Yerushalayim and the desert.