by Elisheva Rabbi Dovid Vigler spots a hidden lesson what every Jew must know after Mamdani's victory. The world is a dark and dangerous place right now, with a lot of chaos, fear, confusion and distraction. And the rise and victory of a Shiite mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani only seems to make it worse. What is going on and where is this leading us? Watch this video to understand the hidden lesson of Mamdani's victory ### Elisheva – Celebrating the Heart of Yiddishkeit El

by Elisheva Jewish Art ♡  Brachi Horen In our busy day-to-day life, what does it mean to be inspired by faith? Most of the time we don't acknowledge experiences or overcome challenges which we have to reflect upon, sometimes greater than we could ever imagine. Moments like this require us to pause, reflect, and feel a deeper sense of gratitude. Life offers experiences of faith and wonderful opportunities to consider a way that motivates and pushes us beyond our comfort zone,

by Elisheva Jewish Art ♡  Brachi Horen When we enter Shabbos, we recite Kabbalos Shabbos  and kiddush  on Friday night as well as following with daytime kiddush  the next day. We ask HaShem to "Grant us Your holy Shabbos" even though we already received Shabbos on Friday. Why do we ask HaShem to "Grant us Your holy Shabbos?" Because there is a great difference between our Shabbos, the one we observe, and the Shabbos of HaShem. This is a light hidden from us, so in davening  w

by Ram ben Ze’ev Hidden Sparks: The Eternal Promise of the Bnei Anousim Throughout Jewish history, the story of the Bnei Anousim (בני אנוסים) —the descendants of Jews forced to convert under threat of death or persecution—stands as one of the most moving testaments to the indestructibility of the Jewish soul. From the horrors of the Inquisition to the quiet reawakening of identity in our own generation, the journey of the Bnei Anousim  is not merely a story of loss and return

by Ram ben Ze'ev “Tell No One — for the One who matters already knows.” -- Ram ben Ze'ev There was a time when goodness needed no announcement. A person’s deed spoke for itself; a quiet act of kindness was its own testimony. But today, we live in an age where every act, no matter how noble, must be photographed, posted, and praised. Even our national kindness — the good that Israel does for others — is too often paraded before the Nations. ADVERTISEMENT: Your Portfolio Starts

by Ram ben Ze'ev The Tragedy of Aher: The Sage Who Could Not Return He was once among the greatest minds of his generation — brilliant, respected, steeped in Torah and philosophy alike. Yet he would become known not by his name, but by his absence from it. The Sages no longer called him Elisha ben Abuyah ; they called him Aher — “the Other.” Elisha was born into privilege in Jerusalem during the late Second Temple period. His father, Abuyah, was a wealthy and influential man

by Ram ben Ze’ev The Reform that Failed to Reform In the wake of Reform UK’s electoral surge earlier this year, many heralded it as a political awakening — the rise of a new force prepared to shake the dust off Britain’s stale establishment. Yet, just months later, the cracks are visible and widening. As many as thirty-four councillors have either resigned, been suspended, or been expelled. For a party that won 677 local seats and gained control of ten councils, this represen

by Ram ben Ze'ev From Eber to Yehudit: The True Origin of the Language of Israel From the dawn of our lineage, the sacred tongue that we today call “Hebrew” has carried within it the breath of our ancestors and the sound of the Divine Word. Yet in the Torah itself, the language is not called Ivrit (עברית) . It is a name born centuries later. To understand how we arrived at this word, we must trace the path of our language through the generations — from Eber, to Yehuda, to Yis

by Ram ben Ze’ev The So-Called Jerusalem Cross: A Symbol Misunderstood When photographs emerged of now–Secretary of War Pete Hegseth proudly displaying the tattoo of what he calls the “Jerusalem Cross” on his chest, the reaction among Democrats and Leftists in the United States was immediate and predictably hysterical. They condemned it as “Christian nationalism,” “Crusader imagery,” and a threat to “diversity.” Yet, as usual, their outrage was both selective and shallow — be