Eshav Books Blog
The secular world has just passed the Gregorian reckoning of the New Year of 2013. But for Jews this isn’t a New Year. For those of you who have heard Bob’s teachings concerning the Jewish calendar then you’ll know that the New Year is not January 1st. But in case we seem like party poopers, […]
Read MoreFrom time to time we get updates from our friends Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz of http://thelandofisrael.com we want to share with you. This is one such updated because in this email Jeremy tells us how he and Ari are active participants of history in the making.
Read MoreFor You light my lamp; the LORD my God illumines my darkness. (Psalm 18:28) Hanukkah or Chanukah- either or both are correct- is the eight-day festival of light that begins on the eve of Kislev 25 – celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, of purity over adulteration, of spirituality over materiality. More than twenty-one […]
Read MoreWe recently receive the following email from our friend Jeremy Gimpel from TheLandofIsrael.com about a debate Ari had with Harvard Law Prof. Alan Dershowitz on whether the Settlements are good for Israel: A few weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal published his [Prof. Dershowitz] plan to reignite the peace process which called for a settlement […]
Read MoreThe Torah is known by many descriptors: G-d’s Law; teaching; instruction; commandments, etc. But did you ever stop to think that the Torah is not just how we are to live with each other but how we are to live with G-d as His beloved spouse? The Torah is aptly likened to a marriage contract […]
Read MoreYom Kippur is the holiest day of the year—the day on which we are closest to God. It is the Day of Atonement—”For on this day He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before God” (Leviticus 16:30). In Biblical times, when the Temple was standing, Yom Kippur […]
Read MoreThe festival of Rosh HaShanah, literally the ‘Head of the Year,’ marks the start of the Hebrew calendar year. This year it falls on 16th September, and commences the year 5773. It is the first celebration of the Fall Festival cycle that we refer to as the High Holidays, which includes Rosh Hashana and Yom […]
Read MoreThe month of Elul is a time to review, repent, and forgive. It is a time to take inventory of your life… looking back, letting go and prepare for the coming year. I recently came across as story called “A Broken Heart” in The Jewish Woman Magazine part of chabad.org and I wanted to share […]
Read MoreAs you know we have been keeping a very close eye on what is happening in Israel as well and Ari and Jeremy’s campaign to gain a Knesset seat. Below is the latest update Ari and Jeremy sent us. Shalom Friends! We wanted you to hear it from us first. At the very […]
Read MoreIt is Inventory Season and Elul, the last month of the Jewish year, is a time to review the past and look at where you’ve come in life. It’s a preparation for the upcoming “Days of Awe” – Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – when we resolve to do better this year than last. The […]
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