Machon Meir English Department

Azkara For RAV NATAN SIEGEL Z”L
On his 9th Yahrzeit, 4th of Elul, 5786
Monday, August 17, 2026
5:00 pm Aliyah L’Kever at the Kfar Etzion Cemetery
6:30pm At Beit Knesset Shirat Shlomo 2 Netzer Yishai St, Efrat

ROSH HASHANAH IN ERETZ YISRAEL:
ONE DAY OR TWO DAYS

By Rabbi David Bar-Chaim

Stories and Memories
Light refreshmenets
The evening will be both in Hebrew and English

Current affairs with Rav Begon

Mazal tov to our alumnus Yitzchak and Simcha Spielberg on the birth of their baby boy!

This month is "Book Month" in Israel. In the recent edition of Machon Meir's "Torat Eretz Yisrael" page, you'll find complete books and book excerpts from leading Torah visionaries, including Rabbi Kook and his son, HaRav Tzvi Yehuda. To get you started, here is a dynamic book of short essays by Rabbi Shlomo Aviner.
https://machonmeir.net/harav-shlomo-aviner-short-essays/

Modern day Chashmonaim - our alumnus Yehonatan Jay Ben Israel writes of his experiences

The Blogs: Training in a Religious Combat Unit with the IDF From the blog of Yehonatan Ben Israel at The Times of Israel

Chag Sameach! Join us in Machon Meir for 2 days of celebration!

GET READY FOR SHAVUOT!
Step up to a higher understanding of Torah with articles by Rabbi Kook and his son, HaRav Tzvi Yehuda. Plus Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, Rabbi Dov Begon, Rabbi David Samson, Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, and many more. Your one-stop Internet warehouse with over 500 essays on Torat Eretz Yisrael.

TORAT OF GALUT VS TORAT ERETZ YISRAEL - Machon Meir English Department Every generation should cherish the Torah of the Land of Israel. But we have an even greater need for this Torah in our generation of Redemption, an era of decay and rebirth, a time of concurrent darkness and light, despair and heroism.

Lag Sameach!

Lights of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai was prepared to suffer and to accept the attribute of judgment, so that the people of Israel not suffer and the attribute of mercy would shine upon them.

Yom Haatzmaut Sameach!

Stop By and Say Hello! - Machon Meir English Department The doors of Machon Meir in Jerusalem are open to seekers who want to deepen their connection to Torah, to Am Yisrael, to Tzahal, and to Eretz Yisrael. When you get here, stop by my office and say hello!