After 13 years in the village, she wanted to leave//Anat Gopstein

Anat Gopstein’s latest article in the women’s online publication Eshet: Shabbat Shalom “I want to leave the village, she said. After 13 years in the village, she wanted to leave it already, as quickly as possible. “On Friday it’s important for me to arrive before Shabbat to light the Shabbat candles. I remember Shabbat by […]

Missionaries – OUT!

Benzi’s latest “Behind the Flames” column in Matzav HaRuach: Missionaries – OUT! More than once in this column, I have emphasized the dangers of missionaries, and the spread of missionary activity all over the country. The truth is that the scourge of missionaries is not something new, and it has existed for dozens of years: […]

Believe in your roots//Anat Gopstein

Anat Gopstein’s latest column in the online Shabbat publication Gilui Da’at: Believe in your roots “And now, we take upon ourselves the yoke of Heaven. Repeat after me”, said the dayan (religious court judge). “Shema Israel, Hashem Elokenu, Hashem Echad” (Hear O Israel, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One).” And she shouted […]

Pragmatism? Not with Moshe Rabbenu

Benzi’s latest “Behind the Flames” column in the Shabbat publication Matzav HaRuach: Pragmatism? Not with Moshe Rabbenu “Benzi, why are you all so extremist? Why aren’t you willing to compromise on anything? Come on, temper your statements a bit and your demands, and maybe you can get more”. Comments and remarks like these, I hear […]

Out of the Straits//Anat Gopstein

Anat Gopstein, in this week’s Shabbat publication Gilui Da’at: Out of the Straits It was two days before Rosh Hashana when we received a message in Lehava’s operations room. “I saw someone going with an Arab, I spoke with her. She’s a single mother, she has older kids, she lives on an income allowance, she […]

The melody in the heart//Anat Gopstein

Anat Gopstein presents one of her true stories from her book: The melody in the heart* Erev Shabbat, twilight, and she’s going from the Old City back home, after work. Suddenly she hears something familiar, and she stops. Her legs refuse to move. A group of young men are sitting in a circle and singing […]

Benzi presents another example of the good and holy work of Lehava

Benzi presents another example of the good and holy work of Lehava: Congratulations that another Jewish woman has come home, thanks to Lehava. Welcome back to the returnee! (The photo is a letter from the Ashkelon Beit Din recognizing the woman’s sincere desire to return to Judaism, after converting to Islam, marrying a Muslim and […]

A celebration of democracy, but only for those who are authorized

Benzi’s latest “Behind the Flames” column in Matzav HaRuach: A celebration of democracy, but only for those who are authorized Again, elections. Again, for the fourth time in 2 years, the citizens of Israel will go to the polls. And again, many parties will conduct campaigns and explain to us why they are the most […]

The Distorted Morality of the Israeli Police//Benzi Gopstein

The Distorted Morality of the Israeli Police By Benzi Gopstein, head of Lehava, for the Charedi publication B’chadrei Charedim, 23 Tevet 5781/7 January 2021 When the police suspend cops who violated the corona directives, but allowed the cops who are suspected of causing the death of a youth while on the job, it cannot be […]

May I merit to raise children\\Anat Gopstein

Anat Gopstein’s latest column in the Shabbat publication “Gilui Da’at”: May I merit to raise children and grandchildren, wise and intelligent I write this column in tears over my dear and beloved brother-in-law Rafael Dayan zt”l, who returned his soul to the Creator. Raphael was a righteous and honest man who was privileged to establish […]