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NYT Pundit: Biden’s Embargo Will Prolong Gaza War, Push Israel into China’s Arms
This could be the year the Jews jumped ship – much like the Hispanics.
It’s 5708-09 All Over Again: KKL Archive Releases Images from Israel’s Formative Years
The KKK-JNF archive offered a collection of rare archival photos from Israel's formative years.
Direct Polls: Most Israelis Prefer Ofer Winter as Defense Minister over Yoav Gallant
81% of respondents believe that political considerations motivate Biden’s pushing Israel to a bad ceasefire deal in Gaza with the Hamas terrorists.
Slovenia to Recognize Palestinian Authority as Sovereign Nation
"The most important thing is that we have addressed a whole series of questions - when, not if, but when is the best moment to recognize Palestine."
Years Overdue: Israel Removes Bedouin Squatters to Build Negev Fast Highway
“Development of the Negev has been held up for too many years by construction offenders."
Israel: EU Chief Legitimizes Terror, Spews ‘Dangerous Mix of Ignorance, Hostility’
EU: "Israel's evacuation orders to civilians in Rafah portend the worst: more war and famine. It is unacceptable."
South African Jewish Student to American Jews: Join the Club
This young Jewish woman might as well have been channeling a Hasidic Rebbe.
Berkeley Law Professor in Hot Water for Grabbing the Mic of a Muslim Who Invaded her Home
“I never thought I would see such blatant antisemitism, with an image that invokes the horrible antisemitic trope of blood libel and that attacks me for no apparent reason other than I am Jewish."
IDF Returns to Gaza City’s Zeitoun Neighborhood to Clear Out Hamas
The IDF has been forced to return several times to the sector.
New Specialized IDF Units and Pre-Military Schools Meet Greatly Increased Haredi Recruitment
"More Haredim can be recruited into the IDF, the state just has to decide that it wants to."
Palestinian Authority Arabs Torch Joshua’s Tomb
During the visit, the attackers dumped a burning tire onto the tomb while the Jews were praying inside.
European Jewry Fears for Jewish University Students Across the Continent
Freedom of speech on Europe’s university campuses is a misnomer “if it champions violence and intimidation of Jewish students.”
Israel’s Newest Security Threat – Is the US Next?
Is the enemy, already inside Israel's gates, also inside the US?
Yom Ha’atzmaut After October 7: How We Should Celebrate This Year
We must not allow our mourning and pain to overshadow the process we are privileged to be part of.
6 Months Out: U.S. Presidential Election and America’s Jews
Jews vote in exceedingly high numbers. In several critical states, the “Jewish vote” might be particularly significant in determining the outcomes.
Why Jewish Schools Must Have A Class On The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
There is a video of a UCLA student Eli Tsives who questions a woman who claims to be a professor at UCLA. He does know how to ask, and the woman is so flummoxed she asks for help.
A Bris On Yom HaZikaron
I remembered the tragic incidents of mothers accidentally suffocating their young so the rest of the family wouldn’t be discovered. That’s when I realized how lucky we are to have babies crying at semachot all over the Jewish state and beyond.
Illuminating Tragedy: Speaking to Rabbi Leo Dee a Year After Losing his Wife &...
Rabbi Dee is active in a number of projects which give him energy and hope, and he is grateful to his family and friends, and the love and support demonstrated by the Jewish people in the past year.
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Yishai and Malkah Fleisher return to discuss post-Pesach and the pro-Hamas protests on the Columbia campus. Then, Yishai speaks with the father of Omer Wenkert, one of the October 7th abductees. Also, Yishai does a deep dive on how the Narrative War on Twitter (X) is fought. And finally, Ben Bresky on Pinhas Rutenberg and the founding of the Israel Electric Corporation.
Emergency Aliayh for Diaspora Jews – The Tamar Yonah Show [audio]
Tamar speaks with Aliyah Activist Josh Wander on a special conference that took place in Jerusalem last week on the subject of 'Emergency Aliyah'. The 'What and Why'.
American society is in deep trouble – The Jay Shapiro Show [audio]
Anti Jewish and antisemitic activities on dozens of American campuses are a sign that American society is in deep trouble
Jews Have No Future in the Diaspora Anymore – Returning Home [audio]
Wake Up Jewish Brothers and Sisters!
What We Want
Identification with Hashem’s will affects both the form and scope of our avodat Hashem.
Judaism’s Three Voices
There are holy times and holy places, and each time and place has its own integrity, its own setting in the total scheme of things.
Balancing Values
Wisdom is a broad term that can have numerous interpretations, including knowledge of Torah (Chazon Ish), spiritual ability to fulfill the Divine will (Rabbeinu Yonah), or a social intelligence wisdom (Sforno). Regardless of definition, wisdom needs the supplemental value of fear of G-d.
Yom Ha’atzmaut In The Shadow Of October 7
This year we savor Jewish sovereignty more deeply than in the past, when we may have taken it for granted.
The Issue Is The Feelings, Not The Facts
There are specific prohibitions and damnations that befall one who mistreats an orphan. The verse (Shemos 22:21-23) states: You shall not ill-treat any widow or orphan. If you do mistreat them, I will heed their outcry as soon as they cry out to Me and My anger shall blaze forth and I will put you to the sword, and your own wives shall become widows and your children orphans.
Steep Climb
Because we are so blessed with material comfort and convenience, we need to remember that growth and greatness only come with exertion, persistence, and effort. Discomfort and pain are often par for the course.
One Family
This past week in Israel we marked Holocaust Remembrance Day. Only three years following the extermination of one-third of our people, the Jewish nation rose from the ashes of the camps to declare an independent state. Such a revival needs to be our focus at the present time.
Torah And Derech Eretz
The sages teach that derech eretz precedes the study of Torah (see Vayikra Rabba 9:3, among others); this follows from human nature wherein the physical needs must be met before the intellect can be developed.
Rose On A Landfill
Shabbos is not a statute erected to commemorate that G-d created the world in the past, but rather it is an acknowledgment of His involvement in it in the present.
TORAH SHORTS: Parshat Kedoshim: The Power of Ten
An individual can make a difference, but a team can make a miracle. -Doug Pederson
