Aliyah Is Not a Geographical Change - It's a Personal Transformation By Leah Kahalani I firmly believe that I can choose to live anywhere on the planet and the choice is solely mine to make, except when moving to Israel. The land of Israel has a share in the process of my move and plays... Continue Reading →
Rejecting the Land of Israel by HaRav Kook
Rav Kook Torah Rejecting the Land of Israel "And [the spies] began to speak badly about the land that they had explored." (Num. 13:32) A dispirited discussion took place at Beit HaRav, Rav Kook's house in Jerusalem, not long after the end of World War II. The Chief Rabbi had passed away ten years earlier; now... Continue Reading →
Why is Aliyah so Hard?
Check out this amazing shiur from Rabbi Lazer Brody that will answer all your questions about why it may seem that aliyah is so hard. If you can check in live, go to the link provided. If not, look for it on Lazer Beams on yom Rishon (Sunday). See you at the shiur! http://lazerbrody.typepad.com/lazer_beams/2015/06/aliya-why-so-hard.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FpGFj+%28Lazer+Beams%29
Reflections on my Aliyah
Reflections on my Aliyah: The Decision, Days Leading Up to Departure, Second Thoughts, the Three Year Itch Wednesday, May 27th my husband and I left for Denver, Colorado to visit our children and grandchildren. Sometimes it feels like just yesterday that we were saying goodbye to them in order to embark on our aliyah journey... Continue Reading →
Moving to Israel Just Got Easier – For You and the Postman via @ArutzSheva_En
Moving to Israel Just Got Easier - For You and the Postman via @ArutzSheva_En.
Getting Ready for Jerusalem Day with Torah From Rav Kook
A Warning from Eretz Yisrael The sages in Eretz Yisrael were furious. True, Hananiah was a great scholar, among the greatest of his generation. But even after he left for Babylon, Hananiah continued to set the Jewish calendar, deciding whether to add a leap month and determining the first day of the month. The sages... Continue Reading →
Yom Yerushalayim: the Six Day War
Yom Yerushalayim: the Six Day War G-d’s Miraculous Intervention on a Scale of Epic Magnitude By Ariella Bracha Waldinger On Saturday night May 16th, the 28th of the Hebrew month of Iyar, we begin the commemoration of the mind blowing, national holiday called Yom Yerushalayim or Jerusalem Day. This day, etched in the heart and... Continue Reading →
Judaism: The Intrinsic Sanctity of the Land of Israel via @ArutzSheva_En
Judaism: The Intrinsic Sanctity of the Land of Israel via @ArutzSheva_En.
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