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The Rabbinical Alliance of America – Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 American Orthodox rabbis – calls on the Black Lives Movement to purge anti-Semitism from its platform.

Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.

David ben Shima

Rabbi Yaakov Eliyahu Menashe ben Rachel

The HALB Eighth Graders were blessed to have the rare experience of outdoor, in-person graduation! It was so meaningful for these young men and women to finish out their HALB years sitting next to each other (six feet away!) on the campus of their beloved school. Mazal Tov to our 92 graduates – we are so proud of you!

My Lone Soldier, you’ll always be

The dearest thing in life to me.

I blinked to find, that you had grown,

In this week’s parshah, Pinchas acted zealously for Hashem’s sake and was granted the covenant of shalom. This is in line with the Torah principle, “In the way a man wishes to go, he is led” (Makos 10b). If Hashem observes a person who truly desires to grow spiritually and observe mitzvos, He grants him the strength to fulfill these desires. Since Pinchas demonstrated that he wished to preserve peace, he was rewarded with a “bris shalom,” a covenant of peace.

On Tuesday, the Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 1500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in matters of public policy, expressed support for Israeli self-determination regarding extension of Israeli civil sovereignty over communities in Judea and Samaria. In particular, the rabbis deplored objection to Israeli sovereignty as “tainted with ugly bias.”