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The Bulletin Board
One Soldier Wounded in Car Ramming Attack
A terrorist was neutralized by the force when he tried to escape.
Yoav Gallant Quits Knesset
Gallant, however, will remain in the Likud Party.
2 Israelis Among Dozens Injured, 15 Dead in New Orleans Terror Attack
FBI on the attacker: "We do not believe he was solely responsible."
Binyamin Settlers Decry High Court’s Decision to Destroy their Natural Springs
On December 17, 2024, the High Court of Justice ruled that the pools must be sealed with dirt and the water supply must be blocked.
IDF Dismantles Rockets & Weapons Factory in Rafah
The factory, which contained medium to long-range rockets, was discovered and destroyed by the troops during a raid in northern Rafah.
Seventh Hanukkah Candle: ‘The Fight Against Antisemitism’ at the Western Wall
"In these days of battling great darkness . . . there are nations and countries, led by the United States, standing by our side in this struggle with the torch of freedom in their hands."
Defense Ministry Launches New ‘AI and Autonomy’ Administration
“Our mission is clear: to achieve global leadership in military AI and autonomy."
‘Fauda’ Star Idan Amedi Surprises Children at OneFamily Hanukkah Camp
The actor became a real-life war hero and symbol of hope for the country after he was severely injured in an explosion that killed six of his fellow unit members while on IDF reserve duty last January.
United Hatzalah AI Predicts Medical Emergencies before They Occur
As the AI continues to refine its predictive capabilities by processing new data daily, it is set to redefine global standards for emergency medical services.
Trump Not as Menacing as We’d Like on Hostage Release
“We’ll see what happens,” Trump said.
Ben Gvir Walks into an Orchestrated Lynching on his Home Turf, ‘The Patriots’
For the record, Ben Gvir messed up big time, and few on the right were able to stomach the images of Netanyahu and Bismuth suffering––physically and emotionally––to save the vote.
Toying with Israel, Hamas Proposes Providing Hostage List on Day 4 of Ceasefire
The New Year celebrations in Israel began with alarms sounding in the Gaza Envelope settlements at exactly midnight.
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.
The Gray Lady’s Latest anti-Israel Hit Job
Lest “The New York Times” be accused of basing its entire screed on anonymous sources, it made sure to include a quote from—you guessed it—a Gazan.
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.
Antisemitism Is Fast Becoming A Major Problem – The Jay Shapiro Show [audio]
Antisemitism is fast becoming a major problems for the Jewish communities in the US and Europe
We Can’t Be Extinguished
The IDF today stands in Syria where the Maccabees defeated Greek-Syria!
The Destruction in Gaza is Staggering – Phantom Nation [audio]
It should only be complete
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.
