The past week has been both exhilarating and dizzying. Each day brings a surge of euphoria. With Hashem’s help, the IDF is dismantling threats from

We often think of faith in Hashem as something instinctive—either we have it or we don’t. But emunah isn’t just a feeling or an inborn

We were frustratingly so close—just days away—from entering the Land of Israel and launching the golden age of Jewish history. We stood merely a three-day

The Nazir is a colorful but complicated personality. The Torah refers to him as kadosh—sanctified—elevated by his aspirations toward avodat Hashem through stringency and heightened

The struggle to settle our sacred homeland continues. Nearly 80 years after the founding of Medinat Yisrael, and despite our yearning to live in peace

On the brink of entering Eretz Yisrael, after giving us most of His mitzvot, Hashem entered into a sacred brit with Klal Yisrael. This solemn

Two Israeli soldiers returned home this past week from captivity. The more public and widely followed return was that of Edan Alexander, who had been

Last week marked the most symbolic time of the modern Jewish calendar. Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut awaken our deep sense of patriotism, Jewish destiny

Yet another Yom Ha’Atzmautt arrives, still shadowed by the events of Oct. 7, 2023 and the ongoing struggle to defend our homeland. As we mark

The Holocaust should not be conflated with the painful memories of October 7. Though both mark unimaginable Jewish suffering, they are not the same. The

How we confront our guilt in the aftermath of sin or moral failure is a defining pillar of avodat Hashem and of religious identity. Accepting