Rabbi Haber's Torah Tours

Lots of fun guiding my old friend and chavruta Rabbi Etan Tokayer and his family today! We learned a lot of Tanach while enjoying the beautiful scenery of Israel - starting at "Nabi Samuel" (which - I proved to them - can't be the grave of the prophet Shmuel even though many people seem to think it is), and followed in the footsteps of Yehoshua's army all the way to Tel Azeka near Bet Shemesh, where we met (future) King David as he defeated the giant Goliat (we watched the battle from box seats)!

It was a great privilege to guide the extended Feiler family on their trip to Israel. First time for all of the children and one of the adults, and for several others, first time in decades! We saw ancient Caeserea, modern Haifa and medieval Akko, and talked about what all this means to us as Jews in the 21st century! Also had time for a fun horse-and-buggy ride, cable car in Haifa and ended with a delicious dinner!

This is the second part of my blog post on antisemitism. Luckily, I had written most of it before my daughter went into labor!

Comments welcome, of course!

The War Against Antisemitism – Part Two From the blog of Alan Haber at The Times of Israel

Earlier in the war, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel is fighting simultaneously on seven different fronts. It’s now becoming increasingly clear that there is an eighth front, quickly becoming one of the most threatening: the explosively virulent hatred directed against Israel and Jews all over the world.

I hate to admit it, but I was wrong about this. I predicted the exact opposite, almost six years ago.

The War Against Antisemitism – Part One From the blog of Alan Haber at The Times of Israel

Would you like to invite me to speak in your shul, campus, school, organization (or anywhere else)?

I'm currently beginning to plan my next speaking trip to North America, tentatively scheduled for November.

As of now it appears I'll be available as Scholar-in-Residence for the Shabbatot of Parshiot Vayera and Chayye Sarah (November 16-23), and for speaking engagements during the week in between.

If you're interested, please be in touch - I'd love to discuss it!

First day back from Pesach vacation at Midreshet Torah V'Avodah - we took the girls to Hebron. Great way to begin "Summer Zman" and get into the mood for the upcoming observances of Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron, Yom HaAtzmaut, Yom Yerushalayim. As I explained to the girls before we started: these days are about our deep connection with the land of Israel, and the difficult struggles we have gone through to be here. It all starts in Hebron.

The slogan is posted everywhere in Israel: ביחד ננצח - Together, we will win. Over the past months, we have seen how true this is - we were hit when we were divided and now, thankfully, we're united and winning.

The big challenge, though, is how to maintain this going forward. In this 42-minute shiur I discuss a revolutionary essay written by Rav Kook almost 120 years ago that I think contains the seeds of an answer

"The Generation" - Jewish Unity Re-Examined After 4.5 months of war in Gaza and much contemplation about the "Achdut" (Unity) we are experiencing and how to preserve it, I was drawn to revisit a classi...

For some reason Facebook keeps removing this post as spam (it isn't) - so I'll post without the link.

I'm very excited about my online self-guided mini-course at Herzog College Global, which starts next week. Although designed for limudei kodesh teachers, it can also be of interest to any person interested in Torah study, the land of Israel, and the relationship between the two!

As I said I can't post the link here but if you are interested in registering or getting more info, PM me and I will send you the link! Hope to see you online!

I'm excited to announce that I'll be giving an online mini-course this spring under the auspices of Herzog College, called "Bringing Eretz Yisrael into Your Classroom". Although it's designed for teachers, it could also be of interest to anyone who wants to know more about the land of Israel and its relevance to Torah study.

In this six-unit self-guided online mini course, we will explore different ways to incorporate maps, videos, and photos from Eretz Yisrael, as well as introducing knowledge of topography, roads, and archeology into your classroom, empowering students to explore the insights these tools can yield.

The course costs opens on February 25, and costs only $40. For more information and to register, click the photo.

Bringing Eretz Yisrael into your Classroom - Herzog College In this short course, Rabbi Alan Haber will explain how to bring the subject of Eretz Yisrael into your Judaic Studies classroom.

Rabbi Haber's Torah Tours is now on WhatsApp.

Where can you see so much water in Israel? Stunningly beautiful nature at the site of an ancient city where the Tanakh comes alive? Tel Dan! One of the sites we'll be visiting be'h on this summer's trip to the Golan! More information and to register: https://rabbihaber.wixsite.com/tanachretreat

Tel Dan שמורת טבע תל דן מסלול טיול בשמורת הטבע תל דן בתחילת הסרטון זרימת המים מכל מקום ובהמשך האתר הארכאולוגי של תל דן הליכה לאורך אפיק נחל דן אל עץ פו הדוב, בריכת שכשוך ומעין "גן ה...

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