What Israel Does to Your Mind
Baruch Gordon looks at the promise that Hashem made to Moshe about the Land of Israel and considers what it means for us today.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Torah from Bet El: Vayechi
The Proper Diaspora Mindset
Ketzaleh: Yesha is Growing, Despite Netanyahu
by Hillel Fendel
"It is not true that there is no Jewish construction in Yesha," Yaakov (Ketzaleh) Katz told Arutz Sheva today. "There most definitely is, even if less than in other years. But in general, Yesha growth should not be credited to Prime Minister Netanyahu; it's not because of him, but despite him."
Ketzaleh explained the situation of Jewish construction in the settlement enterprise of Yesha (Judea and Samaria): "Over the past 10-11 years since Netanyahu returned to office, construction here has been initiated mostly by the mayors, the heads of local councils, and individuals – but not at government initiative. We should give Netanyahu credit for standing by his word when he said that building Yesha is not his priority. He has in fact built less in Yesha, percentage-wise, than any other Prime Minister since these areas have been in our hands."
Netanyahu vs. West Bank Jewish Villages
by Hillel Fendel
Even though the Knesset has dissolved and new legislation will have to wait until after - way after - the elections in March (a week before Passover), efforts are still underway to get the Government of Israel to approve a very basic civilian need: hasdarah - the official hooking-up of 20 small Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria to the official national water and electricity infrastructures.
The success of these efforts appears to be dependent upon one man: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
Monday, December 28, 2020
IDF Prep Academy Hosts "Corona" Wedding
Last Wednesday night Israel's Cabinet approved a third lockdown to begin this past Sunday and to last for at least two weeks. This did not bode well for Oded, a former student and current counselor at Bet El's IDF Prep Academy, who was supposed to get married this upcoming Thursday at an open wedding hall in the Mercaz.
When Oded first came to the Academy, he had no contact with his father, no serious connection to Torah and mitzvot [commandments], and he was working in a mall with very few prospects for his future.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Urgent Appeal for CFO's Lifesaving Medication
Dear friends and supporters,
The CFO of Bet El Institutions – a real, honest, diamond of a person, and an accomplished Torah scholar – was diagnosed in the early summer of 2018 with Mesothelioma cancer. After testing several different (and unsuccessful) types of chemo, doctors finally found one that reduced the growth.
The chemo was not covered in the social medicine (Kupat Holim) basket and it cost $9,100/month. So two years ago we turned to you to help cover the cost of this lifesaving medicine – and it worked!
This man is an administrative genius, a veteran worker of decades, and plays a key role as Bet El Institutions’ Chief Financial Officer – he is the brains behind balancing the books for ALL educational and construction projects. He also volunteers for multiple causes in Bet El, including as an active member on the Bet El Town Council. As Bet El Institutions’ founder Ketzaleh says, “He is Bet El’s most important behind-the-scenes person.”
Unfortunately, the CFO was informed recently that the cancer has returned, and he will need a new medication that is also not covered in the social medicine (Kupat Holim) basket. The cost is $2,500/month and it must be taken for 6 months.
So once again, we are turning to the public for help with this out-of-budget expense of funding a lifesaving treatment for a man most worthy. Please contribute today by clicking the red button below.
Donate for our CFO's lifesaving treatment and make a difference
Many thanks for any amount.
Baruch Gordon for Ketzaleh and the entire staff
Arutz Sheva: On the Frontlines of Politics
Arutz Sheva Israel National News has been working tirelessly to provide the most current news reports of political developments to its readers.
Arutz Sheva reporters have accompanied PM Bibi Netanyahu of his official visits with world leaders across the globe, including Washington and Warsaw, for the most up-to-date coverage. Reporters are also currently in Dubai covering the Abraham Accords as they are felt in the field.
Arutz Sheva has been strengthening its connection with Diaspora Jewry via cooperations with various ministries and organizations around the world to cover important Jewish news taking place outside Israel.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Naming the Levinger Highway to Hevron
by Hillel Fendel
First Menachem Begin, Yitzchak Rabin, former Foreign Minister Yigal Alon – and now Rabbi and Rabbanit Levinger of the City of the Patriarchs [Hevron] have joined the club: They all have highways named after them in Israel.
Kvish Rabin (Highway 6) is Israel's first toll highway, from the Galilee to the Negev; Kvish Begin runs through Jerusalem; and Kvish Alon in the Jordan Valley. The latest of these routes is still under construction, but it already has a name: Kvish Levinger, named after the founders of modern-day Jewish Hevron, Rabbi Moshe and Rabbanit Miriam Levinger.
Needed: Three New Shomron Highways
by Matanel Eitan, inn.co.il/besheva, translated by Hillel Fendel
The Jewish towns and settlement enterprise in Shomron (Samaria) is growing and thriving – but the challenge facing local and national government is whether the transportation infrastructures can keep pace.
Torah from Bet El: Vayeshev
Secrets of the Return to Zion in the Story of Yoseph
Baruch Gordon looks at the story of Yosef to find out his secret in bringing the Mashiach ben Yosef. He discusses a teaching of the Vilna Gaon, who shares a remarkable insight into the powerful character of Yosef and how his example inspires us today in the Land of Israel.
Torah from Bet El: Vayishlakh
The Importance of Purchasing Land in Israel
Baruch Gordon looks at the story of Yaakov returning to Israel after being abroad, and his purchase of a field. Why does the Torah bother to tell us about this purchase and what is its significance for us today? Watch the video to find out.
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