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Long Island Village Raises Property Tax 87% Amid Anti-Lubavitch Campaign
The Village of Atlantic Beach is facing significant financial consequences from the ongoing legal battle against Chabad.
India Eliminates Daniel Pearl’s Killer in Operation Targeting Pakistan
Pearl's last words were, "My father's Jewish, my mother's Jewish, I'm Jewish. My family follows Judaism."
Dermer Meets Trump Before Mideast Visit; Israel Worries Over JCPOA Revival
Trump’s envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and his team are expected to hold another round of nuclear talks with Iran on Sunday in Oman.
Justice for Daniel Pearl: India Eliminates Terrorist Commander Behind His Murder
Azhar was killed during India's Operation Sindoor.
Israel Shuts Six UNRWA Schools in Jerusalem
The Knesset passed a law in October making it illegal for the terror-linked agency to operate in the Jewish state.
Israeli Attack in Yemen: More Than $500M in Damage at Sana’a Airport
The airstrikes came in response to a hypersonic ballistic missile strike by the Houthis on Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport.
Massive Israeli Airstrikes Target Hezbollah Infrastructure in Lebanon
The airstrikes targeted Hezbollah terrorists, weapons and tunnel shafts around Beaufort Ridge.
Columbia U Invites NYPD to Remove Terror Supports After They Seize Butler Library
Wearing black-checked keffiyehs and face-concealing masks inside Butler Library, the anarchists linked arms and shouted, “We have nothing to lose but our chains.”
Pakistan Claims Downing 25 Israeli Kamikaze Drones Amid Escalating Skirmishes with India
A senior Pakistani security official told CNN that the overnight clash between India and Pakistan marked the largest and longest aerial confrontation in modern aviation history.
Iranians Targeting Israeli Embassy in London Arrested in Counter-Terrorism Raids
While officials have not named the location publicly, the intended target is understood to be Israel’s embassy in Kensington, west London.
Syria’s President Confirms ‘Indirect’ Talks with Israel
The United Arab Emirates is quietly facilitating the backchannel talks, which are focused solely on security and intelligence issues.
Reuters: US, Israel in Talks Over Potential US-Led Administration in Gaza
The US-led administration in Iraq was awash in massive corruption, as billions of US dollars shipped on cargo planes to Baghdad disappeared.
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.
Not Just a List of Names
Should the list with the names of the hostages be disposed of like other sacred documents, and ultimately buried in a Jewish cemetery?
Keeping Israel Weak
The scent coming from these old-guard European and American denizens is antipathy toward Israel. They simply cannot stomach a strong Israel.
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.
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.
Israel Strikes Back – Phantom Nation [audio]
A major attack
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.
