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Israel Endorses US Humanitarian Aid Plan for Gaza
The delivery of the aid is to be facilitated by a private fund based on the principles laid out by the US administration.
Yuval Raphael, Israeli Delegation to Eurovision Song Contest Threatened by Man in Keffiyeh
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation filed a complaint with Swiss police over the incident.
Gazans Would Again Vote in Hamas, Oppose Disarmament
Eighty-seven percent of respondents still believe that Hamas men did not commit the atrocities depicted in the videos that they themselves uploaded to media on Oct. 7, 2023.
Is Trump Backing Away from Israel?
“There is no sense of conflict or issue of separation between the United States and Israel,” Mike Huckabee told reporters. “The president has made that clear."
IDF Calls Up 18,500 Reservists for ‘Gideon’s Chariots’
“The operation is intended to defeat Hamas and bring about the release of all the hostages ... We will act with great force and will not stop until all objectives are achieved.”
Golani Brigade Ends Terror Threats in More Than a Thousand Rafah Buildings
Golani fighters have located dozens of tunnel shafts, and eliminated dozens of terror operatives during their operations as well.
Israel Approves Massive Support Package for Reservists
The benefits package comes as haredi coalition partners continue their threats to bring down the government over delayed passage of a law exempting haredi yeshiva students from military service.
Speculation: IDF and Mossad Used Kabbalist’s Tomb in Syria to Rescue Missing Soldier’s Body
As some may recall, the grave believed to be Feldman’s was reportedly restored by local officials in Syria.
YU Bans LGBTQ Club: ‘Antithetical to Torah Values’
The Pride Alliance rejected the YU offer, but one of the plaintiffs in the case hailed the university’s decision as a landmark moment for LGBTQ inclusion in Orthodox Judaism.
Gazans Would Rather Eat Weeds and Turtles than Release the Hostages
“In the aftermath of the horrific massacre and as harrowing evidence of atrocities emerged, any illusions were dispelled."
‘Portuguese Dreyfus’ Captain Barros Basto Honored for Lifetime of Courage
“It is important to show this man was the best of the best in the Portuguese Army.”
WSJ: ICC Charged Netanyahu Soon After Prosecutor Khan Faced Sexual Assault Allegation
She testified that she tried to escape the room several times, unsuccessfully.
Heading to Israel this Summer?
Far too many American Jews know little about the Jewish struggle to free Israel from British control in the 1930s and 1940s.
Europe’s Illegal Land-Grab
The progressive international public has fervently bought into the red herring of Jewish settlements while hypocritically remaining silent regarding settlement activity in Western Sahara, northern Cyprus, Ceuta and Melilla, Tibet, Kashmir and the Falkland Islands.
No News Is Good News
When it comes to Jews, no news is good news.
10 BIG Lies Palestinians Tell to Deny Jewish history in the Land of Israel
Lacking any evidence of Palestinian peoplehood earlier than the 20th century, they resort to falsifying history using outright lies.
IDF’s 2025 strategy: A multi-front war focused on Gaza and Iran
"Unlike in the past, the IDF will remain in every area that is conquered in Gaza, to prevent the return of terrorism," a security source says.
What Are Palestinians REALLY Interested In?
Palestinians are far more interested in murdering Jews and setting Israel on fire than they are in "coexisting." They do not want Israel "coexisting" on even one millimeter of the Jews' own historical homeland.
State Senator Simcha Felder, Eyeing Move To City Council, On Babka, Trump, And His...
I wish I was on my father’s level of kindness, but that is what I’m trying to accomplish, and the people in my office are there to help, and it’s an honor to be working with a group of people who [are about kindness and going above and beyond].
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Ben Gvir’s US Visit
Happy Israel Independence Day! Yishai is back after his whirlwind tour of the USA with Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir. First, Minister Ben Gvir (with Yishai translating) on Tablet Mag's podcast. Then, Yishai speaks with famed intellectual and anti-Jihad activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
Goldstein on Gelt: Financial Survival for New Olim: The Cross-Border Strategy
Adjust your investment strategy to match your new life abroad—because your financial goals just got a whole new landscape!
I’m a Good Person: Isn’t That Enough???? – Pull Up a Chair [audio]
It has been said that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Is it possible that we are both architects of, and complicit in our own demise?
How To Let Go and Get Going With A Better Life – Soul Talk [audio]
Listen to Soul Talk with Rabbi David Aaron and Leora Mandel to learn How To Let Go and Get Going With A Better Life.
From Non-Jewish Nanny to Now-Jewish Nanny: A Lesson For Each of Us
An important lesson of the Now Jewish Nanny’s journey and the families that inspired her is to ask ourselves, if someone worked in our home, lived with our family, was involved in our lives and lifestyle, would that draw them closer to Judaism or push them away?
Mirrors Of Love
The Egyptians sought not merely to enslave, but also to put an end to, the people of Israel. One way of doing so was to kill all male children. Another was simply to interrupt normal family life.
The Faith Of Righteous Women
The righteous women not only saved Moshe; they also inspired him. And they inspired many others as well – including their own husbands.
The Best and Worst Treated Hostages in World History
One of the Ten Commandments outlaws kidnapping, though, unfortunately, the death penalty imposed by the Bible did not and is not likely to deter the forces of Hamas – even though they are subject to the Noahide laws which include setting up court systems which should theoretically mete out justice...
Yearning For Connection: The Secret Of The Mouth
What happens when you don’t eat? You become faint. What happens if you continue without food? You will pass out. And if you still don’t eat, your soul will leave your body and you will die. Eating maintains the connection between your soul and your body; it is what keeps you alive.
Marshmallows, Money, And Mazal: When Patience Pays – And When It Doesn’t
One major criticism of the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment is that it presupposes that the child trusts the adult conducting the experiment to actually deliver the promised reward.
Different Worlds
Throughout sefer Mishlei, Shlomo HaMelech contrasts the fool with the wise man. According to the wisest of men, the fool doesn’t refer to one with limited intellectual capacities, but rather one who doesn’t think through the consequences of his actions.
From Elimelech to Elimelech
I am anticipating a deluge of angry letters from people listing off important persons named Elimelech that I’ve ignored, but the truth remains that despite the continued use of that personal name since Biblical times, Elimelech was always a fairly rare name until the times of the Noam Elimelech.
Is Nepotism Proper?
One of the key concepts in Judaism is the idea of impartiality in judgment. In the context of leadership, the Torah calls for the appointment of leaders who are wise, understanding, and respected, without reference to familial ties.
Torah Shorts: Jewish Demonology: Parshat Acharei Mot – Kedoshim
I don’t believe in ghosts. But I’m afraid of them.— Edith Wharton
Making Pesach with Our Hands
Involving our bodies in the holiness of looking for chametz or preparing for Shabbat is something that can become a habit. That is not to say that we shouldn’t use our minds to superimpose even greater meaning on these actions while we perform them. But it does mean that accustoming our bodies to do good things has value unto itself
Torah Shorts: Parshat Pekudei: Eternal, Divine Structure
Day by day we are building for eternity ... Every gentle word, every generous thought, every unselfish deed will become a pillar of eternal beauty in the life to come. -Rebecca Ruter Springer
Flipped
Chazal tell us that every component in the earthly Beit HaMikdash is paralleled by a "twin component" in the Heavenly Beit HaMikdash. Just as there is a Menorah down here, there is a Menorah up there. Just like there is a Shulchan down here, there is a Shulchan up there, etc.
Fragmentation, G-d, and the Western Jew
the Talmud speaks about His presence moving away from the Temple only gradually during its last days. So would it not have made more sense for G-d’s presence to also come down gradually while the Tabernacle was being builtT
Gather Round
The women had to be there and also the babies, not simply because that was how it was at Matan Torah, but for another reason. Neither the women or the babies were complicit in the sin of the eigel, they didn't have anything to atone for – it was the men.
