The origins of the Chief Rabbinate, it's problems, the needs it can fill, and the start of a better system. From the 11th of Av, 5773...

Rav Bar Hayim discusses the history of religious zionism and points out the issues which plague it.

Does the Torah command us to give over land to save lives? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Part One: Should We Say Hallel? Yes. That's clear halachically. Hear the sources and an explanation of the nasi. So why do so many Jews...

Hear Rav David Bar Hayim interviewed on the Yishai Show (Galei Yisrael) Zionism, halachic process, and more

Shabtai Ben Dov A response to the massacre at Mercaz haRav Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

A critique of Mercaz haRav