Added: 13th November 2008 Posted By:isralife Views: 206 Comments:0
Exclusive - Jerusalem Mayoral Candidate Nir Barkat Promises A Brighter Future For Israel's Capital City. Nir Barkat, the city's secular mayoral candidate, is confident that under his command, Jerusalem will offer job opportunities and affordable housing, a better and improved education system - a...
Added: 16th November 2008 Posted By:ourtorah Views: 346 Comments:0
Weekly Torah Portion: Chayei Sara - And Abraham was old, advanced in days (Genesis 24:1) The original Hebrew verse is best translated as, And Abraham was old, arriving in days. Our sages teach us that when a person dies and seeks entry into the next world the days of his life come forward to...
Added: 31st August 2008 Posted By:tourtheholy Views: 915 Comments:0
The word Klezmer comes from two Hebrew words: Kli - instrument and Zemer - song. The word Klezmer refers to Hasidic and Ashkenazic Jewish music especially using instruments like clarinets, violins and accordions. The annual Klezmer festival took place in one of the most musical cities in the...
Added: 7th September 2008 Posted By:israelreporter Views: 222 Comments:0
A street beat series of short reactions from mostly Israelis on the corrupt Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert. Mostly in Hebrew and some in English - Israelis vent their feelings about a prime minister with the lowest approval rating in the history of the country.
Added: 28th September 2008 Posted By:ourtorah Views: 189 Comments:0
"And I will surely hide My face in that day." (Deuteronomy 31:18) When we transgress our covenant with G-d it is our own feelings of remorse and self disappointment that create a distance between ourselves and G-d, causing Him to hide His countenance from us. But this terrifying sense of...
Added: 6th October 2008 Posted By:ourtorah Views: 299 Comments:0
Weekly Torah Portion: Ha'azinu "Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! And let the earth hear the words of my mouth!" (Deuteronomy 31:2) The word of G-d from Mount Sinai speaks to us constantly, day and night, calling upon us to repent. It is up to us to hear this voice. Man himself has a...