The hills of Beit El, Israel. Winter of 1977. Â A group of senior students from Mercaz Harav Yeshiva, in Jerusalem, comes together to establish there a Yeshiva and the whole community. Â As Jacob dreamt in Beit El: Â “Behold the ladder is positioned on the ground, and its head reaches the heavens.” The Beit El [...]
Purim Inspiration – Purim: Esther’s role – in this shiur Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg discusses Esther’s role in the megillah, and the seeming switch in her persona. Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg has been teaching at Michalah Jerusalem College for Women for the past fourteen years. He has been on staff at Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh at the Kotel [...]
Kaltura just announced that it has secured $20 million in a round of financing led by new investors  Nexus Venture Partners and Intel Capital. Existing investors .406 Ventures, Avalon Ventures, and Silicon Valley Bank also participated in the fundraising round. Kaltura, Israeli company,  is the developer of the first and only open source online video platform. [...]
The Kol Haloshon network allows you to listen to thousands of shiurim over the telephone. They have a huge range of shiurim available. The first shiur, 5 years ago, was given by Rav Mordechai Silber of  Congregation Toldos Yehuda of  Stutchin.  Since then more than 150 maggidei shiurim have recorded their shiurim Live or have [...]
In the aftermath of the Carmel Forest fire, the worst in Israeli history, NU Campaign teams up with Israeli rapper SHI360, to bring the HOPE for Carmel Forest T-shirt and video Campaign. The song “Hopeful“, produced by  and featured in the video, expresses his childhood bond with the Carmel forest and the incredible shock in seeing it [...]
A father and son from Brooklyn, New York sent an iPhone into the stratosphere a few weeks ago to record a video of the earth’s curvature. The two spent eight months researching and testing their homemade craft, which was made of a weather balloon and a styrofoam case for the iPhone, before launching in Newburgh, NY. [...]
The 5th lesson from the series Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Davening: Open the Gates! True Atonement – in this shiur, Rabbi Michael Taubes examines how the bulk of the Yom Kippur davening (prayers) is comprised of  Mussaf, in which the details of the Yom Kippur service are described. Rabbi Taubes analyzes the major components [...]
The 4th lesson from the series Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Davening: Open the Gates! Returning to G-d -Â In this shiur (Torah class), Rabbi Michael Taubes discusses the fundamental aspects of the Yom Kippur Davening (prayers), in particular Kol Nidrei and Viddui (confession). Drawing from a variety of sources, Rabbi Taubes enhances our understanding of [...]
The 3rd lesson from the series Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Davening: Open the Gates! Crowning Our King - In this shiur (class),  Rabbi Michael Taubes discusses the Musaf prayer of Rosh HaShana. This unique Shemoneh Esrei contains essential themes of the holiday. The prayers of  Malchiyot,  Zichronot and Shofrot are explained with particular relevance to our [...]
The 2nd lesson from the series Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Davening: Open the Gates! “Shofar: A Call to Return” - Rabbi Taubes discusses the significance of the Shofar that is blown during the Rosh HaShanah davening. The shofar is a wake up call to renew ourselves and re-examine our unique potential at the start of a [...]
Itâs a shame to admit, but not every comedy should dish out unapologetic language and rude/crude behavior. Believe it or not, the laugh track sometimes belongs to seniors who donât appreciate humor involving incest and/or child abuse. Those wholesome types usually prefer squeaky-clean titles like My Big Fat Greek Wedding or Spanglish for shits and [...]
Gidi Gov (Hebrew: ×××× ××× – born in Rehovot, August 4, 1950) is an Israeli singer,  entertainer and actor. As a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces, he toured the country with the Nahal army entertainment troupe. In 1973, he formed the band Kaveret together with Danny Sanderson and Efraim Shamir, with whom he performed in the Nahal troupe. [...]
With almost three years experience in the iPhone apps,  especially these concerning Jewish issues,  it becomes increasingly difficult to enrapture. Almost all aspects of Jewish life have its counterparts in apps. From naming your child to Izkor (text for the mourning rituals in Judaism). There are apps promoting organisations, communities and events. We can use guides [...]
The Handbook Birds in Israel is now out for iPhone. The Handbook contains hundreds of photos, videos and other useful information on more than 200 birds. You can browse through the different kinds of birds,  quickly and easily in a library. Tap on the bird and the information on it will display, tap again to return to quick browsing. [...]
The Jew Rezso Kasztner who faced down Eichmann, saved thousands â and paid with his life. True stories rarely contain a historic mystery, a courtroom drama, a political murder, and a family saga, but all can be found in the contentious story of Rezso Kasztner. In Nazi occupied Hungary, Kasztner, a Jew, dared to negotiate [...]
