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Obama Urging Black Voters to Support Kamala, Same as Trump Soliciting Jewish Votes
Why is Obama losing his cool?
PA Arabs Caught Looting Second Temple-Era Archaeological Site
The incident took place at Kherbet Umm A-Ros, an archaeological site located in the Judean Lowlands of central Israel.
Foreign Journalist Arrested in Israel for Espionage Suspicion Links to Iran-Funded Media Outlet
The US journalist posted rocket strike locations in Israel to an Iranian-funded website.
Three IDF Reservists Die in Blast in Northern Gaza
The soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit an explosive device in the Jabalia area in the northern part of the Strip.
Brown Votes Not to Divest from Israel, Leaves Door Open to Making Political Investment Statements
“Brown’s mission doesn’t encompass resolving or adjudicating global conflict,” stated the university’s president and the chancellor of its governing corporation.
Netanyahu Ready to Hit Iran, Not Ready to Say When or Where
Haaretz may have lied (shocking).
Gazan ‘Civilians Beat Us’: Israeli Teen Discusses Hamas Captivity
13-year-old Eitan Yahalomi from Kibbutz Nir Oz shared the harrowing details of his captivity at the hands of Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
Ma’ale Adumim Asks IDF to Investigate Tunneling Sounds Under City
Mayor Guy Yifrah asked the military to "rule out underground tunnel excavations between al-Eizariya, Abu Dis and Ma'ale Adumim."
Israel Turning UNRWA’s Jerusalem Compound into 1,440 Housing Units
It turns out the UN agency owes more than $7 million in rent for the 8.89-acre compound.
PA Antiquities Robbers Caught Red-Handed in Temple Period Caves
In the ancient Kharbat Umm A-Ros there are remains of a Jewish settlement that lasted from the time of the Second Temple to the time of the Bar-Kochba revolt.
LIVE: The Ari Fuld Project’s Annual Lion of Zion Awards Ceremony
This year the organization is honoring "dozens of incredible people who helped us support our IDF soldiers and displaced Israelis."
Quds Commander Qaani Suspected of Espionage, Suffers Heart Attack in Interrogations
The attack that targeted the meeting took place shortly after Nasrallah had entered the room.
Hope After a Year Filled with Pain & Resiliency
On October 7, every act of Israeli resistance shifted the narrative arc from millennia of Jewish suffering to another chapter in the Zionist quest to build and defend a Jewish homeland.
Starting After We Started
Teshuvah isn’t something we do, it’s something we live.
Let It Be Like Purim
It is said that while the other holy days on our calendar will disappear into obsolescence after Mashiach comes, these two holidays will endure forever. Yet at that time, according to the Zohar, Yom Kippur will shed its restrictive nature and indeed become like Purim.
2024 Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed
“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….”
From Memory To Action: Reflecting On October 7 And Yom Kippur
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.
‘May Their Memory Be for a Blessing’
Israel has turned a military corner with the approach of this yahrtzeit.
How Douglas Murray Became The Most Persuasive Pro-Israel Voice On The Planet
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.
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A YEAR OF TRIUMPH
Yishai speaks with Danny Seaman, veteran of Israel's Government Press Office, about the year that was and the war we are still fighting. Then, Canada's Pierre Poilievre is on board with Israel through moral clarity. Finally, Ben Bresky on the great author Shai Agnon. Plus: Table Torah on the Book of Jonah!
Reward, Not Punishment! – Pull Up a Chair [audio]
Standing at the cusp of the holiest day of the Jewish year, we have an obligation to expect abundant blessings including health, sustenance, loving relationships and Heavenly miracles!
Antisemitism Grows In The US – The Jay Shapiro Show [audio]
Antisemitism continues to grow in the US
How To Feel The Love: G-d’s, Others & Your Own – Soul Talk [audio]
G-d is loving, yet sometimes when I need it the most, it's hard for me to feel G-d's love.
A Wealthy Bequest
Yismach Moshe explains that Avraham was concerned about his spiritual heir. If he had no son, the man who would carry on his teachings and his philosophy was Eliezer, his servant. While Eliezer was a righteous person and could have done some of the job, no one can carry on the legacy of a father’s teachings as well as a son.
Pre-Emptive Strategic Decisions
The rabbis clearly concluded that if any information gets into the wrong hands, it can cause harm, but that doesn’t mean that devices or information for the benefit of humanity – or for the protection of innocent people – should never be invented, activated, or shared, even if there will be collateral damages.
The Kittel: When And Why?
On Yom Kippur, the kittel takes on added meaning. In addition to reminding one of the day of one's death and arousing feelings of humility and repentance, kittels are worn to emulate the angels who, we are told, wear white.
Yom Kippur: Flying Amongst Angels
As we approach Yom Kippur, we recognize that it is unquestionably one of the most important days of the year. And yet, in many ways, it is a mystery.
Is It Proper To Wear Comfortable, Non-Leather Shoes On Yom Kippur?
Shulchan Aruch rules in accordance with the Rishonim who maintain that the prohibition against wearing shoes on Yom Kippur applies only to leather shoes.
Raise Your Hands If You Are Proud To Be A Jew
We are allowing others to define us, blood libel us and tell our story. We must give our children Jewish pride, identity and roots.
Q & A: The Five Inuyim (Afflictions) Of Yom Kippur
Question: I am aware that there are five pleasurable activities from which we have to abstain on Yom Kippur. Can you explain them? Are they of equal importance?
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Aftermath Of Battle
For soldiers and other personnel returning from combat zones, exposure to the scenes of war can also lead to post-traumatic stress symptoms, even if these personnel were never in a life-threatening situation themselves.
The Three Stages Of The Rosh Hashana Tefillah
On Rosh Hashana, we cry out with a resounding kol, expressing how deeply we yearn to return to our source, to Hashem.
The Dwellers Above With The Dwellers Below
The Vilna Gaon speaks at length of the kedusha of the malachim in his commentary on the siddur. He explains that the malachim don’t wait for Israel to finish our kedusha below out of respect for us but because they have no right to attest to the glory of Hashem until they hear our mouths doing it – as they have no awareness of any other possible state of affairs.
Listening to Others so God Will Listen to Us
Though many of us remain focused on Israel’s current war, the more general polarization in Israeli society and throughout much of the world that preceded it and continues to serve as its backdrop should be an even greater concern.
Pardon Me
On this great day of Yom Kippur, the Heavenly prosecutors stand before Hashem as well, holding the black list of the Jewish people’s transgressions which they intend to reveal before Hashem. But then they hear the Jewish nation detailing those very sins themselves. When the prosecutors hear this, they feel superfluous and abandon their mission.
What An Unusual Friday!
Is there a mitzvah to eat the night before Yom Kippur? If it is merely in preparation for the fasting, it is questionable whether the night before is that helpful.
All For One And One For All
This successful symbiotic cohesion between the “all,” the “one” and the “One” – the collective, the individual and G-d – was the real secret formula of the Ketoret.
Virtuosity In Teshuva: Rav Kook On Teshuva (Part VI)
We as individuals and as a nation understand something is wrong and we are driven to fix it, even if we have no idea how to go about it properly. But it is precisely through this process, this “casting about” for something that will salve the pain of uncertainty and inspire us with a sense of purpose, that we connect through our teshuva with our higher purpose.
