Intro to Bava Kama This choref zman (winter semester) we are learning masechet Bava Kama ( literally first gate),o ne of three tractates...

“The Sages taught: When Adam the first man saw that the day was progressively diminishing, he did not yet know that this is a normal...

Hello All! Below is dvar torah (which I wrote looking at the view from atop the Gilboa mountains) about the massacre committed by Shimon...

I recently attended an introduction class to Hasidut by Zevik Kitzes who did a doctorate in the history of Hasidut . He explained that...

Climbing up the steps to the Beit Midrash, I see the beautiful emek hamayanot (Valley of Springs) spread out serenely beneath me. On top...

Ari (Left), Zinny (Right), and I enjoy a water hike at Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea. The Coffee Machine Living in the Yeshivat Orayata...

As the wheels of my United Airlines Boeing touched the runway at Newark Airport and I took my first steps on American soil, I felt a...

As I wrap up my experience at Yemin Orde, I remember how it started. During my first Shabbat here, as an effort to bond at a Friday night...

As we celebrate Lag Baomer this week-- the 33rd day of the Omer-- it begs the question: why are we counting the Omer for 49 days in the...

Experiencing the euphoric air and sheer excitement of Purim in Jerusalem and the attraction of thousands to a Haredi funeral in Bnei...

On March 4, Niv and I traveled to the South Hebron Hills with the second trip of the program Extend. In the first village we visited,...

Is it okay for gap year students to see and experience the undesirable sides of Israel? It’s hard–even painful– to look at the face of...

It’s Friday night at 3:00 am in Jerusalem - what scene can you expect to see? People in their homes fast asleep, getting shut eye so they...

What is a common denominator between the Super Bowl and Makhtesh HaGadol? The geological phenomenon called makhtesh מַכְתֵּשׁ is a...

Witnessing Israel as a tourist is one thing, as a student is another, but as a first responder it’s a completely different ballpark. In...

At the beginning of January my yeshiva went on a trip to Poland to visit ghettos and death camps to learn about the Holocaust first-hand....

On Friday, December 24, I joined a Breaking the Silence tour of the South Hebron Hills- an area in the southern West Bank designated as...

At Hebrew University, I am participating in a “Hamsa Aleichem” dialogue group for Israeli and Palestinian students. Organized by the...

KINNERET The hot sun is beating down…..I could see the Kinneret by my side….I was so tempted to just jump in. * * * During Sukkot break,...

Shalom L'chulam! The Jewish afternoon prayer, Mincha, is not something you usually rave about. It is relatively short. People are tired,...