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High Court Approves Ben Gvir’s Extended Authority over the Police Save for Investigations
Justice Minister Yariv Levin strongly protested: "In what other country can judges, who elect themselves, overturn by a single vote a law passed by parliament in three readings?"
Syria’s New Foreign Minister Leads Delegation for Talks in Saudi Arabia
“We look forward to building strategic relations with our brothers in the Kingdom across all fields.”
891 Fallen Israeli Soldiers Since October 7, Highest Death Toll Since Yom Kippur War
In the Yom Kippur War, at least 2,500 soldiers were killed in 19 days of fighting.
U. of Haifa Offers Ancient Farming Techniques to Winemakers Struggling with Erratic Climate
For winemakers confronting an uncertain future, the past might hold the answers.
‘Kinocide’ Report: Hamas Systematically Targeted Families on October 7
“The weaponization of families in war is a crime without a name, inflicted on victims without a voice."
Rebuffing Gallant DM Katz Vows Draft Bill Would Generate Myriad Haredi Recruits
At the proposed pace, Katz’s promise of “tens of thousands” of Haredi recruits would materialize around 2035, give or take a year.
Officials Probing Possible Link Between New Orleans and Las Vegas New Year’s Attacks
Both attackers used the Turo car sharing app to rent their respective vehicles, and both had previous military experience.
Antisemitism Institute Cancels Trip to Poland Over Warsaw’s Threat to Arrest Israeli PM
“For a Polish government official to threaten the arrest of the leader of the Jewish State at Auschwitz desecrates the sanctity of this commemoration.”
FBI Arrests Florida Man in Plot to Attack AIPAC Employees
AIPAC: "We will not be deterred by extremists in pursuing our mission to strengthen the relationship with America's valued ally, Israel."
Khamenei Meets Wounded Hezbollah Terrorists in Tehran
"Know that those who are running wild today will one day be trampled under the feet of believers," Iran's supreme leader warned.
Hundreds Call for Intifada in Times Square
Rally organizers spoke out against Zionism and in support of the "martyrs" of the "Palestinian resistance."
Palestinian Authority Suspends Al Jazeera’s Operations
To date, the Qatari channel which is closely affiliated with Hamas, including employing Hamas terrorists in front of and behind the camera, has also been expelled from Iraq, Egypt, and China.
Albany Beat – January 3, 2025
Hochul also expressed, as only she can, her disgust with the Electoral College, calling for it to be abolished as she presided over the 60th general proceedings of the state’s delegation to the Electoral College in Albany.
Light In The Darkness: How Telling Jewish Stories Is an Antidote to Antisemitism
Fanny framed the need to share Jewish stories in terms of education. She wanted others to learn about Jews. The implied reasoning behind this is that antisemitism emerges from a lack of knowledge, and as such, teaching people about Jews would fix the problem.
Israel Cannot Again Leave Gazan Areas For Months
Currently, the IDF is dealing with the hundreds of terrorists who remain, demonstrating the scale of the challenge posed by a well-entrenched adversary.
May Orthodox Jews Mark New Year’s Day
This article discusses the final category: federal holidays that are religious in origin but are now seemingly celebrated secularly, with New Year’s Day as an excellent example of that.
2024’s Five Best Books About Israel
That Israel's right to defend its civilians is being questioned every day all around the world demonstrates how important books that rise beyond rhetoric are – and that’s what these books do.
Abbas Reveals His True Colors
If Abbas really wants peace – as J Street and the State Department keep telling us – he would not have heaped praise on Shubaki in his eulogy.
Moving Up: An Interview with Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer
Minister Sofer: Israel needs aliyah. It is important for the resilience and solidarity of the State of Israel. To this end, we help with housing, with learning the Hebrew language through an ulpan, and with many new programs.
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Criteria for a Better Syria
Yishai and Malkah Fleisher team up to discuss how Israel has grown since October 7th including gaining the mountain range of the Hermon – which Assad’s Syria partially held. Dr. Mordechai Kedar and Dr. Michael Doran both share an understanding of the forces fighting within Syria and advise on what Israel’s play should be. Then, Table Torah on the controversy over the Biblical destruction of the townspeople of Shechem.
Israel Misreads the Enemy – Phantom Nation [audio]
Israel thinks its enemy is "terrorists"
Rabbi says: The Moshiach (Messiah) ‘Could’ Come This Year – The Tamar Yonah Show [audio]
War has come to Israel's south, north, east, and now, even Turkey has entered the fray! What does this have to do with the war of Gog & Magog, the Messianic era and the End Times?
Having A Right Does Not Always Make You Right
Challenging times do not necessarily stifle spiritual growth or intellectual achievement.
G-d In Our Hearts And Minds
Because G-d-consciousness is central to the Torah, it commands us to create and interact with objects that remind us of Him.
Ideals Lost And Found
The first stage is a gift, a spiritual high. It’s there to help you experience the goal, the destination. It’s a taste of what you can and hopefully will ultimately accomplish, but it’s not real. It’s given as a gift and is therefore an illusion.
Hanukah: Our Nation’s Message
Chanukah Sameach
Striving Higher
My family has been blessed to spend our summers at Camp Dora Golding in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, where I am part of the camp administration. The drawback was that as a shul rabbi it wasn’t easy to be away from my kehilla for two months.
Is It Proper To Re-Gift?
Surely a gift that is given absolutely without any provisions one should have no qualms in re-gifting to another if it is not to one’s taste. But, as mentioned, take care not to give to someone who you think might give it back to the original party.
Rabbi Sacks (zt’l): A 6th Chanukah Message: THE LIGHT of WAR and THE LIGHT of PEACE
Jewish law rules that if we can only light one candle – the Shabbat light takes precedence, because in Judaism the greatest military victory takes second place to peace in the home.
The Little Namesake
I asked her about the baby’s name, and she said, yes, they had named him after Daniel in the Tanach, but they had also thought of my late husband Dan when naming him. She sent me several photos and videos from the bris. I was overcome with emotion as I watched the segment where the baby received his name.
Intense Heat
Throughout Chanukah, Mr. Lichter and Shmuli lit in the glass case outside their door. On the last night of Chanukah, the flames burned brightly and warmed the winter night. The family was inside, enjoying latkes and jelly doughnuts, when suddenly they heard shattering outside.
The First Impression
After Yosef reveals himself to them and they get over their initial shock, the Midrash says – they wanted to kill him! Kill him? Just a few hours earlier they were intent on rescuing Yosef, and willing to pay any price to do so. Now that he is standing in front of them, they want to kill him?
Looking Forward – Parshat Miketz
There’s short term and long term, and we must always take the long term into account.
Infallible Pharoah?
We know Yosef never forgot his father. Even though he no longer lived next to him, his father was an ever-present influence wherever he went and whatever he did.
One Day Of Prayer
The Targum Yonasan Ben Uziel explains that the dream of the Royal Butler actually alluded to the redemption of the Jewish people. This being so, Yosef understood that the redemption could only come about if he, Yosef, would be released from prison.
Insights Into Chanukah
The reward for fulfilling the mitzvah of Ner Chanukah properly is great indeed. It is something we strive for every day. It is, comprehensively speaking, the goal of all our toil.
Abominable Bread
Where grains abound, so does baking knowledge and Egypt was also the first baking superpower. Much of our modern baking science is derived from the ancient Egyptians.
