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The Shepherd We Keep Forgetting 

Israel has tried politics for 80 years. At times, it feels as though the nation is like a flock moving endlessly through the desert while searching for its shepherd. Maybe we're looking for the wrong shepherd?

Trust Trump? Trust God!

There is a phrase in the MAGA movement: Trust Trump. If we can put our trust in a mortal to do the best for his people because he really wants what is best for them – should we not trust G-d as well?

When the World Rediscovers Shabbat

Shabbat 250 (May 15-16) The Sabbath has sustained the Jewish people through all their exiles. Where entire empires have vanished, the Sabbath has remained alive. It has protected Jewish identity, preserved homes, and given the people of Israel spiritual respite amidst the trials of history.

Simple yet Proven Segula

What miracles we are seeing! How Hashem is protecting us! Rebbe Nachman explains that when most of the Jewish people have Likutei Moharan, Mashiach and the Redemption will come with mercy. Make sure to have your copy!

Israel and Aliyah

The Shepherd We Keep Forgetting 

Israel has tried politics for 80 years. At times, it feels as though the nation is like a flock moving endlessly through the desert while searching for its shepherd. Maybe we're looking for the wrong shepherd?

What the Haredim Do for Israel

Most Israelis live in a world measured by deliverables, deadlines, salaries. If you can’t graph it, invoice it, or post it on LinkedIn, it must not exist. But there’s another layer to this country — a quiet one — and you can’t scan it with an app or quantify it on Google Analytics. 

Jewish Music and Arts

One More Dance

A few days before Simchas Torah, as the entire Jewish people held their breath in prayer to see our brothers and sisters return home, Yonatan Razel and Shulem Lemmer released this heartfelt new song.

Avo El Hamelech (I Will Come Before the King)

“Avo el Hamelech” is from Megillat Esther. Queen Esther gives us the strength throughout all of the intensely beautiful prayers of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and lets us know ‘whether you feel it or not, whether it makes sense to you or not, AVO EL HAMELECH – SHOW UP AND COME BEFORE THE KING.  

Free as a Bird

“Free as a Bird” was originally recorded in 1977 by John Lennon. Yonatan Razel's rendition marks the 80th birthday of John Lennon and 40 years since his assassination.