As forefather of the Israelite Nation, Yaakov temporarily departs from his home in Eretz Yisrael with two great national tasks before him. He is to establish the foundation of the holy nation ...
Over and over, the Book of Bereshit emphasizes the centrality of Eretz Yisrael to Jewish life. Instead of merely reading through the events described in the Torah portion “Vayetze” in a superf ...
This is how Shimon HaMaccabee responded over 2,150 years ago to Antiochus’s demand that the Maccabees cede territory in Eretz Yisrael. His words are an important expression of our relationship ...