by Ram ben Ze'ev Herzog Park and the Erasure of Irish Jewish Memory Something deeply unsettling happened in Dublin this week. Dublin City Council decided that Herzog Park should be renamed. The stated reason is to honour an Arab girl from Gaza, Hind Rajab, whose death in the aftermath of the terrorist invasion of Israel, has been widely publicised. That this girl was killed is not in dispute. What is in dispute is the speed with which her story was weaponised to overwrite the

Loving Me, Loving You! Two Types of Love From HaGaon Rav Zevadia HaCohen Shlit”a, The Head of the Batei Din in Tel Aviv(translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds United Kingdom) From Christina Mattison Ebert’s D’rash Designs series We read in the Parashah Yaakov’s exit from Be’er Sheva to travel to Charan and his labour by Lavan for 20 years; 7 years for Leah, 7 for Rachel and 6 further years. During that time, he also married Zilpa and Bilha, and they bore

by Elisheva The Torah, Walking in the Ways of HaShem The Torah is love; it's how to live our lives. It is an eternal covenant HaShem made with the Jewish people — a holy and living Torah, to live and to serve HaShem. The Torah is the voice of heaven as it is heard on earth, the words that give light to the world. Matan Torah  is literally the beginning of the relationship with HaShem: His Torah and the Jewish people pairing together at Chorev. Our nation is a nation only on a

by Ram ben Ze'ev The Rise and Fall of DOGE: When Politics, Ego, and Economics Collide It was not so long ago that President Donald Trump and his then-ally Elon Musk stood side by side, celebrating what they branded as the Department of Government Efficiency — DOGE — a cheeky nod to Musk’s obsession with Dogecoin and his habit of amplifying jokes until they become headlines. For a time, the two men were perfectly matched: each revelled in spectacle, each thrived on disruption,

by Ram ben Ze’ev When the Tower Falls – Bitcoin’s Collapse and the Reckoning Ahead for Strategy Bitcoin’s recent freefall marks one of the most dramatic asset reversals in modern financial history. Only days ago, Bitcoin hovered near £126,198 per coin — a level hailed as proof that digital scarcity had conquered traditional economic gravity. Today it trades around $80,915, a decline of more than $45,000 per BTC. This is not a correction; this is a structural rupture. Whales h

When may we and when should we, be economical with the truth From HaGaon Rav Zevadia HaCohen Shlit”a, the Head of the Batei Din in Tel Aviv (translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds United Kingdom) Image Source: My Jewish Learning (Click) This Shabbat we shall read that Yitzchak wished to bless Esav. However, Yaakov, with his mother Rivka’s assistance, succeeds in receiving the berachot instead of Esav. He wears Esav’s best clothing and places on his hands

by Elisheva The Inner Dimension of Torah Judaism has a body and soul; the two are in harmony and find expression through embracing the body, which comes alive through merging with the soul. The body and soul in Judaism are halacha . Halacha  means “The Way” — the way we live, the way we do things, or don’t do things. The soul of Judaism is Kabbalah , the hidden wisdom and inner dimension of Torah. Jewish spirituality is deeply rooted in our past, in the revelation at Har Sina

Belief in Hashem at all times and regarding Shidduchim too, and why a young man studying well in one Yeshivah shouldn’t change yeshivot to enhance his Shidduch prospects! From HaGaon Rav Zevadia HaCohen Shlit”a, The Head of the Batei Din in Tel Aviv(translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds United Kingdom) From Christina Mattison Ebert’s D’rash Designs series This Shabbat we shall read how Avraham sent Eliezer to find Yitzchak a bride. Throughout the whole

by Elisheva A Yid is A Yid is A Yid! Judaism isn't just about you or me; it is about us. A covenant HaShem didn’t make only with Avraham and Moshe. It was made with all of us, the Jewish people. Our holy Temple, the Beis HaMikdash , was destroyed, and the Jewish people were scattered around the world. But our faith didn’t stop there. We built schools, yeshivas, kollels, shuls, and mikvehs. Three times a day, men show up in shul to daven , to connect to HaShem. The Torah isn’t