Modern Orthodox Judaism

Elijah and the Burning Sacrifice retold by Erin Younglove “Come near, “come here to me,” (sermocinatio) Elijah announced to all the citizens, When all the citizens had done so, he rebuilt the alter of the King of Kings which had been destroyed. Elijah rearranged 12 stones, one for each tribe in the family line of Jacob, to whom the Lord’s message had come to Jacob, “Your name shall be Israel.” Elijah built an altar with the stones in honor of the Lord and dug a ditch around it…

The Bible is like a small library that contains many books written by many important authors. The word "Bible" comes from the Greek word biblia, meaning "books" (“Passing Stories”). In the article “Passing Stories”on American Bible Society.org “it took more than 1,100 years for the book to be written down, and it was many more years before the list of books now known as the Bible came together in one large book.” The bible was made in many different times one person did not just sit down and…

I do not think that Keller should remove Bronner only because his son is joining the IDF, he said that "either you are the kind of person whose intellectual independence and journalistic integrity can be trusted to do the work we do at the Times, or you are not,” which proves that Bronner holds his journalistic ethics high, mostly because he feels such a respect towards his own profession. In fact, Keller made Bronner the bureau chief because of Bronner honest reputation and experience. I think…

They worked hard to create fertile land modern methods of farming. To appease their ideas, they put in modern devices such as electricity and running water. The Palestinians believe they should have Israel because they descended from the Canaanites. If they descended from the Canaanites, then they were really there first…

In the Israeli political sphere, controversial issues fly through society each day. From the Knesset to the Shabbos dinner table, politics is a central component of living in Israel. Avigdor Lieberman is the leader of Yisrael Beiteinu, a right-wing, nationalist party. While his party is certainly far from being the largest in government, he often plays the role of kingmaker when building right-wing coalition governments. Lieberman’s variant of conservatism involves strong nationalist tendencies…

Difficulties in the Middle East can be dated back to the Old Testament and Abraham and Sarai’s and their lack of faith to give them a child. The first conflicts between European’s and the Middle East first started with the Crusades trying to overthrow the Middle East between 1095 and 1250. At the end of World War II and the world found out about the Holocaust, gave a new argument for the Jews to have their own land. “The origins of the problems can be found in imperialism, poverty, government…

1 It made me very happy when they said to me, "We will go into the house of the LORD". 2 (Now) our feet are standing inside your gates, Jerusalem! 3 Jerusalem is a city with buildings that fit near together. 4 The tribes go up there, the tribes of the LORD. They go there to thank the LORD. All Israel will see it. 5 The thrones of the house of David are there. Also, they sit there to judge the people. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. (Pray that) the people that love (Jerusalem) will be…

The Forces of Creation From a long time ago, myths were created to provide an explanation about nature, the birth of the universe and other phenomena that are not easy to understand. Some cultures adopt different facts to find such explanation. The book of Genesis explains about the beginning and creation of nature (15); meanwhile, the Chinese beliefs are based on a cosmic egg that mix the two forces of the Yin and Yang (27). These creation stories help humans to understand where they came from…

Why God not gods? The great prophets of the Old Testament are particular lucid and ironical in exposing the intrinsic illogicality of idolatry. And everybody, reasonable or exaggerate from the Hebrew to the Greek Iconoclasts, and from the Moslem Caliphs to the English Roundheads , has always applied, rightly or wrongly, what I may call this a joke of the Old Testament; that mere idolatry is idiotic in itself. Why is idolatry wrong? Above all, why is idolatry funny? The Hebrew Prophet saw the…

The Perils of Indifference “He was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart. He thought there never would be again” (“The Perils of Indifference” Wiesel). Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the Holocaust who was freed by American troops, has released a speech that is still commemorated today. His speech, The Perils of Indifference, expresses and delivers compassion for those who suffered from the Holocaust. First of all, Wiesel reminds us that these people were men, women, and children that were…