According to Jewish tradition, it is a mitzvah (commandment) to make the bridegroom happy on their wedding day. And although this deed often manifests itself in singing, dancing, and performing for the couple at the wedding itself, one Evangelical power couple took it...
On January 1, 2012, Rabbi Tuly Weisz sent his first daily newsletter to several dozen friends and family members and hasn’t missed a day since. “I was inspired by the verse in Deuteronomy,” said Weisz, “that God’s eyes are upon the Land of Israel each day, ‘from the...
Ilana is a Holocaust Survivor living in Israel with barely any family. She only has one daughter who does her best to look after Ilana to the best of her abilities. But there's only so much she can really do. As a survivor of the Bergen Belsen concentration camp,...
I felt like I was praying with my legs as I raced through the streets of our holy city in the Jerusalem Marathon this past Friday. With Biblical verses running through my head, I was thrilled to “run through the streets of Yerushalayim” (Jeremiah 5:1) with my son...
Since Abraham purchased a burial cave for his wife Sara in Chevron nearly 4,000 years ago, the town has been beloved by Jews as the “City of our Matriarchs and Patriarchs.” Chevron, or Hebron in English, has always been a central holy place for the Jewish people....
Two books had an outsized influence on my desire to make Aliyah and move to Israel ten years ago. The first was the Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible, which through my daily readings led me to recognize that the number one theme in the Torah was the Land of Israel. The second...
Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the passing of my beloved father, Michael Weisz. He was the major influence on my life, and I think about and miss him every single day. My father’s top priority was his family and he was a proud father and grandfather and a devoted...
Hashem said to Avram, “Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.
As the sun rose on Saturday, September 11, 2021, Liran Chohen was trying to leave for synagogue but couldn’t get his door to open. He tried everything, but the door wouldn’t budge. He called the Holon Fire Department, who responded by dispatching a team of...
Israel advocacy became the buzzword of the summer after several high-profile issues shook the foundations of global support for Israel sending alarm bells throughout the pro-Israel community. Rabbi Tuly Weisz took a leading role as a thought leader and activist...