Professional Development Resources Tag: Zionism

When Must Soldiers Disobey Direct Orders? A Biblical, Talmudic, Midrashic Analysis of An All Too Contemporary Question

Background: A news article appearing in The New York Times on Sunday, February 10, 2002, dealt with the petition of some Israeli reservists protesting... Read more

Fate, Destiny & Shivat Tziyon: The RAV on Religious Zionism

Max Stern Division of Communal Services Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary An Affiliate of Yeshiva University   TEXTS AND TOPICS IN TEACHING LIMMUDEI KODESH... Read more

Israel Independence Day and the Halakhah

Since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, its Independence Day or Yom ha-Atzmaut has been celebrated in a variety of ways.... Read more

Suggestions for connecting students to Israel

1. “Live Broadcast”: Have a (live) phone conversation between someone who lives in Yesha (Judea and Samaria/Yehuda V’shomron) and a group of students. This... Read more

Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai Saves Torah

The three-year Roman siege of Yerushalayim portended doom for Jewish nationalism. The inhabitants of the Holy City were divided; some were wearied from the... Read more

Megillat Ha'atzmaut: Analysis and Comparative Analysis

[A full English translation of Megillat Haatzmaut follows this article. The numbers referred to in the article correspond with the numbered clauses of Megillat Haatzmaut]    ... Read more

America's Jews and Israel

  From Tradition, Vol. 18 No. I, Summer 1979   “…uphold… ideas long enough, frequently enough, and with inspiration, and some young people are... Read more