Related to the land of Israel.
As of late last night (according to North American time) the Israeli Disengagement began to be in full swing. Already, there have been numerous events transpire from violence, to looting by IDF soldiers, to soldiers melting to tears beneath the psychological burden. Although yesterday was Tisha b’Av, today will be remembered for a very long …
Over the past few weeks there have been new developments with the re-established Sanhedrin. The newest event was the election of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz as the Nasi, or President. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Steinsaltz, he is a Kabbalist rabbi who is also a prolific author, publishing approximately fifty-eight works to date. …
I recently received a Torah Resource newsletter from Tim Hegg (FFOZ) which addresses two issues of particular interest in a section entitled “Urban Myths.” Tim Hegg vs. Nehemia Gordon Hegg criticized Nehemiah Gordan for falsely claiming that the Shem Tov Gospel of Matthew is much older than the extant Greek texts of Matthew, and much …
In response to an article from the Israel National News, sent to me by the Lekarev Report, I sent this email to President George W. Bush, and urge all others to do the same. The reason a letter is necessary is because President Bush is to meet with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas either today or …
