Israel 551 articles

The Jewish Homeland. Keep abreast of what’s occurring there not only on a national level, but on a personal one.

Dethroning Terror
Dethroning Terror
“Hamas leader killed, Arabs vow revenge.” There are more words below, but it’s hard for me to concentrate on the fine print. There is a fear that squeezes my heart, tighter,...
Jan 8, 2009
By Bassi Gruen
Second Thoughts: Back to War
Second Thoughts: Back to War
War. Such a horrible word. Born and bred in the U.S.A., I had never experienced War. Except for bits and pieces, I was too young to remember much of WWII. I...
Jan 8, 2009
By Yaffa Ganz
War Meditations in the Produce Aisle
War Meditations in the Produce Aisle
I am in the supermarket in the late afternoon, choosing cucumbers and peppers. My preschool age son sits happily in the supermarket trolley, munching on bamba. The supermarket loudspeaker announces a...
Jan 8, 2009
By Tzippora Price
30 Seconds
30 Seconds
30 seconds. Last night, as I was warming up some food for dinner in the microwave, something sparked inside of me when the microwave reached 30 seconds. 30 seconds. That’s the...
Jan 8, 2009
By Limor Friedman
Filthy Jewish Blood
Filthy Jewish Blood
Here’s a purely hypothetical scenario: You are a soldier on a battlefield, and find yourself locked in hand-to-hand combat with an enemy soldier. During the struggle you manage to wound him...
Dec 31, 2008
By David Bogner
Memories and Lessons From Mumbai
Memories and Lessons From Mumbai
I returned from Mumbai only a few days before terrorists attacked the very hotel where I had been staying, as well as the Chabad House where I had eaten many meals....
Dec 4, 2008
By David Bogner
Seeing the Future: Part I
Seeing the Future: Part I
A few months ago I went on a trip to visit OU Israel’s latest project in Tel Aviv and I saw a glimpse of the Jewish future in the Land of...
Dec 4, 2008
By Rabbi Avi Baumol
Gathering: A Look Back
Gathering: A Look Back
Sukkot- 5769 – Israel, Jerusalem, The Old City, The Kotel I was torn – do I travel in towards the Old City of Jerusalem to celebrate, witness, and feel the aura...
Oct 30, 2008
By Rebecca Kowalsky
A Rosh Hashana Prayer from Sderot
A Rosh Hashana Prayer from Sderot
One of the most powerful prayers of the entire high holidays is found not before the sounding of the shofar of Rosh Hashana nor during the ‘al chet’ on Yom Hakippurim,...
Sep 18, 2008
By Rabbi Avi Baumol
A Friend of Israel
A Friend of Israel
Dr. Max Garber, 84, of Detroit, Michigan is no fair weather friend. Neither the Gulf War in the winter of 1991 nor the intifada have deterred him from volunteering in Israel....
Aug 19, 2008
By Adina Hershberg

Discover More

email logo

Subscribe To The OU’s Shabbat Shalom Weekly Newsletter

Weekly email newsletter filled with articles, Divrei Torah, upcoming events and more! Sign up today.