What is the connection between Zionism and planting trees in Israel?
Trees have repeatedly been destroyed by war, fires, and other causes, but we have always planted again as an expression of Jewish resilience and rebuilding.
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Parashat Shoftim: Wholehearted – and well
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Parashat Re'eh: The tyranny of ‘one’ truth
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Parashat Re'eh: The choice to choose
Even those who observe Jewish tradition have areas of choice that they have already conquered, while their struggles lie elsewhere, each person according to their own level and circumstances.
'Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II': Tracing Jewish survival from exile to war - book review
Moshe Taragin’s wartime essays argue that Jewish faith is carried not only through ideas, but through the people whose resilience has preserved it across history.
'The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel': Groundbreaking way to explore the Book of Samuel - review
Koren’s new Samuel does more than explain the biblical text. Through archaeology, maps, manuscripts, and photography, it restores the physical world in which the story unfolded.
Parashat Eikev: With respect for the past
Moses shattered the Tablets, yet their fragments were preserved beside the new ones. Their message endures, what appears broken can still carry holiness, meaning, and strength.
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Parashat Eikev: The things we step on
Parshat Eikev teaches that the greatest threats to our values begin not with rejecting them, but with neglecting the small practices that keep them alive.
On Shabbat Nachamu, Isaiah reminds us that human power is just an illusion
Isaiah declares, “Behold, the nations are as a drop from a bucket, and are regarded as the dust on the scales... All the nations are as nothing before Him” (Isaiah 40:15,17).
At Israel's biggest Bible study gathering, thousands turn to Tanakh for answers on politics
The event, founded initially 33 years ago by Rabbi Yoel Bin-Nun as a summer professional development program for teachers, has grown into a major annual gathering that is open to the public.
Parashat Va'ethanan: The positive within the negative
The Ten Commandments are not an independent list of fundamental principles, but rather the nucleus from which the entire Torah unfolds - its genetic code.
