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“The Lord said to Moses, that the tenth day of this seventh month [Tishrei] is the Day of Atonement…. Do not do any work on that day…. This is a lasting ordinance for generations to come….”

As we stand before G-d this Yom Kippur with the memory of October 7 fresh in our hearts, we must recognize our responsibility to actively shape how this chapter will be remembered.

Israel has turned a military corner with the approach of this yahrtzeit.

Israel scores a military victory by dismantling Hezbollah – and U.S. credit agencies respond by plunging its credit rating!

Hashem prefers the imperfect prayer of imperfect humans over the celestial perfection of angels.

In this clash between politicians and jurists, between woke moralism and real morality, lies a question with global historical implications.

There is no excuse for celebrating murder. A society that celebrates murder will never be a partner for peace. True peace will only come when Palestinian leaders values their people's lives more than celebrating the murder of Jews.

Some of Kamala Harris’s supporters constitute yet another ominous omen in the perturbing accumulation that the prospect of her victory portends.

Because of my early preoccupation with good and evil, already in high school, I hated Communism. How could one not, I wondered.

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When he sat down, he opened the machzor and realized that he could not read even one word of Hebrew.

It would seem that our side should be thinking about how to exploit Iranian weakness and not how to rescue them. Nor can there be any doubt that this is a period of serious exposure for Iran.

Has October 7, 2023, awakened Western policymakers to the realization that they are driven by a screensaver - rather than Middle East reality?

Hezbollah has emerged as the great energizer of the Israeli spirit—not by design but by the impact our soldiers have been able to inflict upon them.

What really happened then and what is really happening now.

French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy captures the essence of the Jewish people—and their intense love for a tiny strip of land—in his latest book, in which he deconstructs the significance of Oct. 7.

When someone criticizes Israel, we need only ask: “Are they OK with killing Jews?”

Many of the Palestinian Authority’s most sophisticated officials, stationed around the world, have lauded the mass murder, gang rapes and baby-burnings of Oct. 7.

I cannot celebrate my 70th birthday either on Yom Kippur, because of the issur on cake, or on October 7, because my country is in tears, and that's it.

Israel will need to find the best way of communicating a credible threat of limited nuclear war such that Iran and its proxies are deterred from continuing to escalate their aggression.

Some 200 cyclists gathered in southern Israel to honor the victims of Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre.

The targeted maneuvers follow months of special forces ops that uncovered staggering quantities of weapons meant for an invasion of the Galilee.

This year it would be wise for even those outside of the synagogue’s walls to accept the shofar’s invitation to wake up and reassess.

Irving Bunim, a key leader and builder of the Young Israel movement

After Iran attacked Israel with over 200 ballistic missiles, it would behoove Israel to support Iran’s ethnic groups in an uprising aimed at toppling the mullahs in Tehran.

There’s a $10 million reward on his head. Or at least there was.

To a large degree, the international narrative regarding the prime minister is shaped by media coverage in Israel. But the Israeli public isn’t buying it.

Murray, who is not Jewish, has become known as a fearless and masterful debater who has a penchant for slicing through nonsense and leaving oratory opponents sitting in a pound of their own flesh.

Crystal Ball Time! Join Jonathan Tobin in guessing what will happen in the New Year.

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