Today MK Betzalel Smotrich and the Religious Zionist party hosted the top three winners of the competition for Torah articles written by young religious Zionists. 150 articles were sent to a staff of judges who chose the winners. First and third place winners - Yehuda Lozon and Netanel Ganizi, respectively - are current students at the Bet El Yeshiva! We couldn’t be prouder!
by Emanuel Shiloh, Besheva, translated and adapted by Hillel Fendel
The news cycles spin so fast that many of us appear to have forgotten that Israel's new government is not just the boyish smile of Naftali Bennett, but rather a conglomeration of anti-Zionist and anti-religious interests that is doing genuine damage.
Though we generally strive, in this newsletter, to emphasize the many positive aspects of life in the recently renewed Jewish homeland, this time we sadly have no choice but to highlight some of the negative – in the hope that it will arouse us to prayer and action to ensure that this unfortunate government is toppled as soon as possible.
In the following article, Emanuel Shilo, editor of the weekly Besheva, explains that in addition to the government's faults, the general media is neglecting its watchdog duties while giving the government a free pass.
