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Eliezer Simcha WeissThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
We are living in a time of war in Israel. Alongside the external danger, there is something else we all feel—deep differences between people....
The Gold in the Walls – Rosh Chodesh Iyar The Torah in this weeks Parsha speaks about a house in Eretz Yisrael that was struck with a kind of...
Written on Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance and reflection on the suffering and murder of six million Jews—one third of our people. After these...
12th of April, 2026 / כ״ה נסן ה׳תשפ״ו l Pope Leo letter Greetings from the Holy Land, I write to you again as we approach Holocaust...
From the Splitting of the Red Sea to the Opening of the Straits of Hormuz We have just come out of the holiness of the seventh day of Passover. But...
In times of crisis, we often feel exactly as our forefathers did at the banks of the Yam Suf (the Red Sea)—trapped between a vast sea and an enemy...
4th of April, 2026 / י״ז ניסן ה׳תשפ״ו To His Excellency, Pope Leo XIV, Bishop of Rome Greetings and blessings, I write to you in...
Making the Days Count: A Talk for Today We are at the start of Chol HaMoed Pesach —that bridge between the Chag Shvii Shel Peach Shavuot and the...
*Emunah in Tough Times: From Pirud to Achdut* “*V’higadta L’vincha: If we remember, we’ll zoche—L’shana Haba’ah*...
A Straight Thought: Pesach and Shidduchim On Pesach, we dip twice. The first time “dipping” is mentioned in the Torah is when the brothers dipped...
As we get ready for the Seder night, it doesn’t feel like we’re just retelling an old story. It feels like we’re living through its sequel. In...
One of the well-known reasons we eat matzah on Passover is because when Bnei Yisrael left Mitzrayim, they left in a hurry. The dough did not have time...
We are standing at the threshold of Chodesh Nissan, the month of our redemption. But let’s be honest—this year, the heart feels heavy. For over...
The fact that the Jewish people are still here, and stronger than ever, is a puzzle to most of the world. Alistair Heath, the Editor of the Daily...
This week’s parashah, Vayakhel–Pekudei, describes the construction of the Mishkan, the Sanctuary in the desert. The Torah records every...
The events unfolding for Israel in our time are not random. Chazal teach that the deeds of earlier generations leave their mark upon later ones, and...
The Book of Esther is more than a historical record of the exile. It offers a framework for understanding how G d acts in history. Its defining...
As we move through the month of Adar—the season of Mishenichnas Adar Marbin BeSimcha (When Adar enters, we increase in joy)—we first need to...