Watch the important short documentary, just released, called Echoes of a Shofar, which tells the story of the brave Israeli teenagers who defiantly blew shofar at the Western Wall at Yom Kippur’s end – during the British Mandate years, when it was illegal to do so. A reminder why Israel should never relinquish control of Jerusalem’s Old City.

An entire generation of Religious Zionists was orphaned by the passing of the legendary Dr. Burg. His departure left Religious Zionists up on the hilltops with Hanan Porat, far from the national consensus or from influence on public discourse.

In our day, to be a ‘Doresh Yerushalayim’, a seeker of Jerusalem, involves the demand of a surety, the demand of title, the staking of a political, national and exclusive claim to the city.

One slab of limestone in Jerusalem’s Har Tamir cemetery stands out for its simplicity. Three modest words suffice to record the deceased’s powerful life and times: “Nehama Leibowitz, Teacher”.

“Servants of …

We just completed a major home renovation, after living in our home for 15 years and raising six kids. In recognition of this milestone, below is a reprint of a 1997 oped column I published when we were first building our home….