One thing is never lacking in the world – verbal abuse. No one needs to search for it. It finds each one of us. Verbal abuse is a general term for the humiliation, insult, embarrassment, and belittlement people suffer from those around them. Sometimes the aggressor is the closest of family, and… [Read more...]

We dream of a world that's full of peace and prosperity. That won't be attainable as long as power and privilege prevail. That's just one of the reasons that we're yearning for… [Read more...]

Should Haredim serve in the IDF? Israeli media personality and spokesman of Hevron Rabbi Yishai Fleisher interviews Rabbi Lazer Brody. This interview is not at all politically correct, but truth has nothing to do with political correctness. Here's what we need to know to make an equitable draft… [Read more...]

You know the old expression: Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me! Whoever coined that never learned Torah and didn't understand much about the human soul. Many have emotional scars from a derogatory nickname that someone gave them when they were… [Read more...]

The Creator doesn't do anything without a reason. The fact that He put you on earth means that the world cannot exist without you. If you compete with or compare yourself to anyone, you can't be focused on your life's mission. Here's how and… [Read more...]

The main news item in Israeli media right now is the release of the hostages in Gaza after months of war and negotiation. What’s more, many of the hostages are no longer alive. Even worse, the price tag of their freedom is the release of over one thousand terrorist murderers from Israeli… [Read more...]

On the way to the combat zone, or on the way back, many of the soldiers stationed in the Gaza area are inspired to put on tefillin. Yet, for a variety of reasons, their tefillin are not with them or they lack tefillin altogether. Seeing the need for tefillin in the Kibbutz Be'eri synagogue, Emuna… [Read more...]

To maintain our emotional and spiritual health, we must look for opportunities to practice daily soul-searching and self-assessment. That way, we open a window to our souls. Let's look inside and ask ourselves why we're not… [Read more...]

The age-old expression says to grab the bull by its horns. What does that mean? And why did the ancient Greeks command the Jews to, "Write on the horn of the bull that you have no portion in the G-d of Israel," Heaven forbid? In 22 centuries, nothing has changed...… [Read more...]

Draft the Haredim? Don't draft the Haredim? First, Israel must decide what type of army they want. A conventional army sometimes wins, sometimes not. An army like Gideon's adheres to one set of rules only, and they're neither conventional nor politically correct. But, they always… [Read more...]

The "Thunder Cats" are the bravely dedicated operators of the IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozers that spearheaded the ground operation in Gaza and paved the way for the rest of the troops. Their mission has always been indescribably… [Read more...]

Someone notifies you that your son has been badly wounded, rushed by helicopter from the battlefield to the hospital. Nearly berserk, you get in the car and drive as fast as you can to the hospital… [Read more...]