Tzohar

Some couples meet at a café.

Others meet while serving Am Yisrael.

Barry and Maya met during their IDF service. Over the years, their relationship grew stronger through love, shared experiences, challenges, and meaningful moments.

Their beautiful wedding was a joyful celebration and a much-needed moment of light in a challenging time.

As they stood beneath the chuppah and began building their home together, Tzohar Rabbi Eitan Bar-Or’s words said it best:

“This is what Am Yisrael’s victory looks like!” ❤️

Barry and Maya, may you build a home filled with love, joy, and shared purpose.

Mazal Tov! 🥂

When it comes to love and marriage, there is no greater commitment. 💍🤍

Tzohar’s Heskem B'Ahava (Halachic Prenuptial Agreement) helps couples begin that journey with intention, mutual respect, and peace of mind.

Signed at a time of love, it reflects a simple but powerful idea: commitment is not only about the wedding day. It is about choosing to build a life together based on trust, clarity, and responsibility. 🥰

Sign it here →
https://www.tzohar.org.il/heskemeahava2/en/signing-love-agreement/

If you feel that way today, there’s a good reason.

Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. ☀️

For thousands of years, people marked time by looking up: at the sun, the moon, the seasons, the harvest, and the changes in the world around them.

Jewish life is built around that kind of attention. Shabbat, festivals, Rosh Chodesh, Sefirat HaOmer, the agricultural rhythm of Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot. Time in Judaism is never just a date on a calendar. It is a way of noticing where we are, what season we are in, and what that moment asks of us.

It is no coincidence that ancient Jewish traditions associated this turning point in the year with the beginning of Tammuz, the season of summer, harvest, and long days of light.

In a world that often rushes us from one task to the next, perhaps there is something to be learned from simply paying attention to the season we are in.

What does Judaism have to say about civilian gun ownership?

As more Israelis consider carrying a weapon, questions of safety, responsibility, and ethics have become increasingly relevant.

In this new guide from the Tzohar Center for Jewish Ethics, Rabbis Yuval Cherlow, Shaul Bruchi, and Yaron Moskowitz examine the halachic and moral questions surrounding civilian firearm ownership, including the balance between protecting life, safeguarding the public, and the responsibilities that come with carrying a weapon.

Read the full guide and share your thoughts >>

Shield of Israel – Halachic Principles of Carrying a Personal Weapon for Self-Defense – צהר לאתיקה Strict Warning! This compilation does not act as a permit or recommendation to carry a weapon not in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel: Carrying a weapon obligates the carrier with halachic and moral responsibility and requires strict enforcement of general principles of caution as wel...