Tzvi Fishman
Before making Aliyah in 1984, Tzvi Fishman taught Creative Writing at the NYU School of the Arts. He has published nearly twenty novels and books on a wide range of Jewish themes, available at Amazon Books and the tzvifishmanbooks.com
Movie Brings You Back to Gush Katif
Neta Sternberg was nineteen when she filmed the documentary movie, “Between Heaven and Sand” which tells the tragic, yet unexpectedly inspiring story of the evacuation and destruction of Netzarim, one of the communities buried...
The Caged Lion
This year, the 3rd day of Elul, the yahrtzeit of Rav Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook, falls on August 27. In addition to having been a master in all disciplines of Torah and a great...
Chocolate Chip Cookies and the Land of Israel
Believe it or not, chocolate chip cookies were one of the things that made me realize that a Jew’s true place is in Israel. When I started to learn about Judaism in Hollywood, someone...
Operation Hallel
The Last Secular Jew in Israel
It’s no secret that a tremendous spiritual revolution is approaching in Israel. Even the secular Jews know it, and that’s why they’re so uptight. In a big way, it’s...
My Life-Changing Encounter with an Elder Kabbalist
Sunday of this week, the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Av, marked the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yitzhak Luria Ashkenazi, the holy Arizal, who is universally considered the father of modern Kabbalah. The...
The Squeaky Door
In honor of the yahrtzeit of Ze’ev Jabotinsky, here is an excerpt from Chapter 13 of the historical novel, “The Lion’s Roar,” the third volume in the “Tevye in the Promised Land” series by...
Days of Mashiach
A Short Story by Tzvi Fishman
Even before the jumbo jet came to a stop on the runway, Dr. Elliot Miller unfastened his seat belt and jumped up from his seat.
“Where are you going?” his...
Grass Can Kill
Two years ago in Israel, the Knesset passed a law legalizing the use of cannabis for medical purposes. Now, a new bill has been submitted that would legalize marijuana use for everyone. Before, commenting...
Corona and Rabbi Akiva
Is the COVID-19 Epidemic all bad? The legendary Jewish Sage of old, Rabbi Akiva, teaches us that even in the Coronavirus we can discover some good. Interestingly, for the first forty years of his...
You Too Can Be a Giant!
Certainly the book, “Orot,” written by HaRav Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook, is a classic for the generation of the Redemption. His vision of the rebirth of the Nation of Israel was light years ahead...