He was a very popular actor and comedian in his country. He transformed thousands of sins to millions of merits.

Recently Rabbi Uri Zohar z”l passed away. In his youth he was a very popular actor and comedian in Israel and lived a secular lifestyle. After having conversations with Rabbi Yitzchak Shlomo Zilberman, Zohar became convinced that Orthodox Judaism was … Continued

Rashi and the Sages Who Lived Slightly After the Temple’s Destruction, Claim The Original Temple Mount Was 500 by 500 Cubits.

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In an article in Hebrew that I have only partially published on the internet, I raise the possibility that maybe and I stress maybe, Radbaz believed, that the Temple Mount’s Eastern Wall was beyond the current Eastern Wall that we … Continued

J’lem Pride March: Over 20 Jews detained due to their religious appearance

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  Source: https://www.honenu.org/j-lem-pride-march-over-20-jews-detained-due-to-their-religious-appearance Honenu has represented many citizens whose fundamental rights, including freedom of expression and freedom of protest, have been violated with regard to pride marches. Please click here for a list of relevant posts.Two detainees; Photo credit: Itamar Carmon, Hadashot … Continued

The King of the Khazars Accuses the Jews of a Lack of Sincerity in Their Commitment to Zion – Excerpt from Kuzari Chapter 2 – Is This True Today?

Rabbi Yehuda Halevi records a conversation of the Gentile King of the Khazars with a prominent rabbi that led the King to convert to Judaism. The Kuzari book is a record of the conversation. Rabbi: Regarding what they said in … Continued

How by Mistake Log Ba’omer Was Transformed From the Day of Happiness of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai to the Day of His Death.

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The following is an excerpt from the article: Monotheism Vs. The Outlook That Everything is G-d Recently it became known that a photocopy containing passages from the original handwriting of Rabbi Chaim Vital made it by some way to the … Continued

“And the inhabitants shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven iniquity” – Laws of the Land of Israel 1:1

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Pe’at HaShulchan, Laws of the land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael) is based on the Vilna Gaon’s halachic system and view on Seder Zeraim and was written by Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov, disciple of the Vilna Gaon in Jewish year 5596. … Continued