The Ugandanists still exist The same weakness of character that saw some Zionists abandon Israel for Uganda still exists among the Jewish people today. Rabbi Uri Pilichowski Jan. 9, 2025
Eating the fruit of the land of Israel For a Jew, consuming produce grown in Israeli soil is an act of deep connection, especially the wild plants. Shlomo Vile Sept. 6, 2024
Submerging into our land Five natural springs are within a 20-minute walk of my home; at least one of them was used by my ancestors during the time of the Temple in Jerusalem. Shlomo Vile Sept. 5, 2024
Connecting to our mothers and fathers Every Friday night after the Shabbat meal, I walk down the street to visit the ruins of the ancient winery our ancestors built more than 2,000 years ago. Shlomo Vile Sept. 4, 2024
How I became a West Bank settler meme A year ago, a friend sent me a text with a link to a viral Twitter post with my picture. His comment was “Shlomo: You’ve become a meme.” Shlomo Vile Sept. 3, 2024
Dealing a blow to Zionism There is no legal, historic or religious basis for the Zionist left’s campaign to stop Jews from buying land in Judea and Samaria. Stephen M. Flatow April 26, 2021
Tu B’Shevat: An annual reminder to appreciate the beauty of the land of Israel One can only marvel at the transformation of the landscape described by Mark Twain to that of today and look forward to a future when the native forest species described in the Bible dominate the landscape. Gary Schiff Jan. 24, 2021
How Israel rescued the Promised Land from devastation and neglect Part of the Israeli miracle is the restoration of a depleted, deteriorating land through determination, ingenuity and back-breaking work. James Sinkinson July 7, 2020
Rabbi Jacobs, Eretz Yisrael and the reformatting of Reform Judaism The Midrash makes it clear that the Bible specifically notes land purchases and transactions, so that nations can never castigate the Jewish people and say, “You are occupying stolen territory.” Yisrael Medad Nov. 4, 2019
