Yearly Archives: 2025
Rebbetzin Mattie Pil–New Beginnings and Miracles in Nissan (Planting Seeds for a Better Future)
Rebbetzin Mattie, is the rebbetzin of the Schneerson Center, a synagogue in San Francisco, California.
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...
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
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.
The Real Story Behind Ben-Gvir’s Visit to the US
Yishai Fleisher and Avi Abelow discuss Ben-Gvir's recent visit to the US. Yishai was Ben-Gvir's advisor and translator for the visit.
Answers From The Ashes
In bibliographic terms, this is among the earliest major postwar Chabad publications, and it serves as both a spiritual lifeline and a bibliographic treasure for those studying the trajectory of Torah publishing in exile.
Barriers to Entry
Before the Kohen Gadol could come into G-d’s chamber with the blood of the sacrifice, there was a barrier to entry. That barrier is called lashon hara, slander. G-d cannot abide the presence of slanderers (Arachin 15b).
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.
Juristocracy
Legal scholars have compared the situation to the U.S. Supreme Court asserting the authority to accept or reject amendments to the American Constitution. Having a written constitution, however, is no guarantee against juristocracy here in America.
Torah Without Flour
Flour is the most basic ingredient needed to feed the body, but once it is made into bread, it becomes more associated with physical urges and pleasures and thus potentially detrimental to spiritual growth.
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.”
Frum Faces Of Aliyah: The Keyak Family – From Washington Heights To Mitzpe Yericho
Living far from family is hard. When we had our fourth child, we had to call a friend to stay with our kids when we went to the hospital, but other than missing family and maybe Target and the ease of Amazon, I don’t miss America at all.
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.
Food For Thought
When we are tired and hungry, we are anxious to revive and sustain ourselves. This anxiety can cause us to lose sight of our life’s bigger picture and purpose, and eat like animals rather than human beings.
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.
Torah Shorts: Jewish Demonology: Parshat Acharei Mot – Kedoshim
I don’t believe in ghosts. But I’m afraid of them.— Edith Wharton
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.
Brandeis Center Files Antisemitism Charges Against UAW’s ‘Legal Aid’ Union
The October 7 terrorist attack triggered a surge of anti-Israel advocacy within the offices of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG).
COJO Flatbush Honors Legislators, Israeli Diplomat, And More
The annual COJO Breakfast began 46 years ago. Last year, the organization served 30,000 clients and did performed more than 60,000 services, according to its president, Moshe Zakheim. COJO Flatbush offers more than a dozen services to the community at-large.
Netanyahu, Edelstein, and Deri Unite on 2-Pronged Draft Law: One for Haredim, One Supporting...
Following the meeting, it was determined that the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee would pass 2 bills: the Conscription Act and the Serviceman Act.
Antisemitic Anarchist in NYC Indicted on Federal Charges for Attacks on Jews
Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.