It is hardly necessary to preface this with the reason why I wrote this. Very much needed information that is being suppressed or denied by our enemies.

The Ongoing Jewish Presence in the Land of Israel, Part 1

More to follow, G-d willing. Please forward to whoever could benefit from this information! Hope you enjoy! And may all our hostages come home soon, and may all our soldiers come back safely!

My article, All Hands on Deck: Chessed Amid Crisis, is in this week’s Hamodia’s Inyan Magazine. It’s about the volunteer efforts in Israel during the current war. All the people I interviewed are very inspiring! Hope you enjoy!

Sharon, the blogger at Remember Jerusalem, reviewed my latest book, The Return to Yerushalayim.

While I’m writing a blog post, I want to thank all the readers who reached out and asked how my family and I are doing in Israel, in light of the current events. It’s hard to formulate a response. Thank G-d, we’ve seen miracles. And yet, how can I say that we are fine when over 200 Israelis, among them babies, are held hostage in Gaza? And when our soldiers are in the lion’s den, fighting for a brighter future for Israel?

What I can say is that the unity displayed throughout Israeli society in the past three weeks has been incredibly moving and heartwarming. The amount of chessed going on here, the kindness and care shown to anyone impacted by the war are astounding and inspiring. We feel very fortunate to live here and to be part of this amazing community.

It is unfortunate that it took such horrific atrocities to bring us together. But this unity is precisely what the Jewish people need at this point in history. This war is bringing out the best in all of us, no matter what our religious or political views are.

And that’s our response to the antisemites, who have shamelessly raised their voices all over the world. They hate us because our mission is to be a light unto the nations. Our existence reminds the evil forces of the world that they are evil. In response, we must work harder on being that light unto the nations and on bringing more light and good into the world.

We don’t need to justify our existence to the antisemites, but we do need to justify it to ourselves. We need to remember that we are here on a mission and to do the work that G-d put us in this world to do.

May G-d help us succeed in our mission and may He keep Jews safe all over the world and bring the hostages home, safe and sound!

My story, To Dream Anew, is in Hamodia’s Sukkos Story Supplement. Hope you enjoy! Good Yom Tov!

My new book, Return to Yerushalayim, is now available in Israel – in bookstores and online at Artscroll Israel and Amazon (free shipping). And if you’re anywhere near Ramat Beit Shemesh Daled, you can also get it from me directly – please be in touch.

Also, if you’ve read the book and enjoyed it, I’d really appreciate if you could leave a review on Amazon or GoodReads.

Thanks so much!

My story, Grandfather’s Triumph, is in Hamodia’s Inyan Magazine this week.

Also, my new book, The Return to Yerushalayim, is now available at Artscroll.com and your local Judaica bookstore.

Have a good Shabbos!

My story, War and Torah, is in this week’s Hamodia’s Inyan Magazine. Hope you enjoy!

Even more exciting – my book, The Return to Yerushalayim, is available for pre-order from ArtScroll! It should be in stores very soon, IY”H.

My story, A Link in the Chain, is in Hamodia’s Pesach Story Supplement. Hope you enjoy! Good Yom Tov!

My story, Politics and Pastries, is in Hamodia’s Sukkos Story Supplement. Hope you enjoy! Good Yom Tov and shana tova!

My story, A Load of Scrolls, is in this week’s Hamodia’s Pesach story supplement. Hope you enjoy it!

Chag kasher vesameach!