Tal Rotem

Tal Rotem

38 Articles

Travelers to “Mama Rochel”

Date of Passing: 11-Cheshvan. Thus said Hashem: "Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears - they will return from the enemy's land. There is hope for your future ... and your children will return to their border" (Yirmiyahu 31:15-16) Hashem promises to bring His children back to their borders!

Rebirth of the Judean Flute

Rabbi Lazer Brody commissioned Shilo flute-craftsmen Joe Bazer to build him a replica of the exact same flute that was played in the Holy Temple; it sounds exquisite…

Breslever Shabbat Songs

The Breslev Chassidic movement is famous for its treasury of rich and varied melodies. Music has always held a central part in the Breslev community…

Shulem Lemmer’s Home Runs

Chassidic singer Shulem Lemmer is making history. If music were baseball, he'd be hitting musical home-runs out of the ball park, one after the other…

The First Haircut

Chassidim as well as other Orthodox Jews wait until a male child reaches the age of three before his first haircut, during a ceremony known as the Chalakeh...

David and the Syrian Goliath

Tel Facher was the site of an impregnable Syrian bunker that made the lives of Galilee residents miserable for almost two decades. The Golan Heights was conquered. Read the story of a soldier who fought - and fell - in that battle. 

Aliyah – Why so Tough?

Many of those who have made abortive Aliyah attempts come back to the West and tell horror stories that scare away anyone other than the lion-hearted who long for Zion.What exactly is the problem - and its solution?

Loving Lenience

The young man was adamant - he wanted a divorce! His wife had failed failed to observe the gebroks custom; she let a few drops of water touch a piece of matza...