As kayitz zman drew to a close, I sought closure, not only because of the sudden death of my madrich and friend, IDF soldier, Michael Riback, z’l, but for my entire shanah aleph year in yeshiva. While I spent extra time learning in the beit midrash, I also went on impromptu tiyulim, most recently, to […]
New Elevator at Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs Irks Jews and Muslims Alike. 'The Objective of the People in Charge of the Tomb Was to Project Control of the Site, Even at the Cost of Severe Damage to It'
Contrary to Its Public Image, the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound Is a Very Quiet Place – at Least Most of the Time. However, There Aren’t Many Other Places That Are at the Heart of So Much Violence
Cops stop a number of individuals with goats or lambs as they try to bring them to sensitive holy site to perform ancient ritual; act seen as having explosive potential
Activist Rafael Morris, head of group calling for slaughtering lambs for festival, is arrested for alleged plan; Western Wall rabbi introduces ban on bringing animals to holy site