Daily Archives: October 26, 2023
Our Divine Defense System
Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman Heller (1579–1654), in his classic commentary on the Mishnah, Tosfot Yom Tov (Pirkei Avot, 5:3), offers profound insight into the title bestowed upon our forefather Avraham, known as “Avinu” (our...
Gallant promises ‘absolute victory’ over Hamas
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday night vowed to lead the Jewish state to victory over Hamas, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to rebuild and expand the border communities destroyed in the...
Former DeSantis Jewish outreach chair: ‘I love his words. His actions have broken my...
Randy Fine, a Florida state representative, served as Jewish outreach chair for the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis.
"I am the only Republican Jew elected to the Florida legislature, and you will find few people in...
David Mamet: No ‘cozy mystery in antisemitism of Democratic Party’
In the lifetime of 75-year-old playwright David Mamet, New York City was always Jewish.
"The rhythms, the accent, the humor always felt to me like home," he wrote in the British magazine Unherd. "Because they were home. The...
House votes 412-10 to support Israel, condemn Hamas and Iran
A resolution “standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists” passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday by a vote of 412-10.
Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas)...
US Jews supply thousands of tzitzit to Israeli soldiers
As the Israel Defense Forces prepare to move into Gaza to destroy the Hamas terrorist group, an American rabbi affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidic movement has launched a campaign to supply Israeli soldiers with tzitzit,...
A paramedic recounts Israel’s black Sabbath
Early in the morning on Simchat Torah, my husband woke me up and told me that there were many rocket launches towards central Israel. As a volunteer paramedic with United Hatzalah, I am available...
Humanitarian has two sides
In the first wrenching days after the Simchat Torah Massacre, Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz made what turned out to be an unkeepable promise: That no humanitarian relief in the form of water, fuel...
More than 800 civilian victims of Hamas massacre identified
Israeli authorities said on Thursday that 808 civilian victims of Hamas's Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel have been identified.
Police said this represents 84% of the civilians believed killed during the attacks.
Authorities have encountered...
Israeli hospitals go underground amid Gaza war
With a ground war in Gaza and escalation of rocket fire imminent, Israeli hospitals are going underground.
The Galilee Medical Center in the northern city of Nahariya has moved its 700 beds below ground and...