Monthly Archives: October 2023
250,000 Israelis displaced, bodies identified three weeks after mass murder
Some 250,000 Israelis have been displaced by the war so far, and the Israel Defense Forces are working with local councils to care for devastated communities of traumatized people from the south, including children...
‘Let the arms cease,’ Pope Francis says
Pope Francis called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during his weekly, Sunday address in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City.
"In Gaza, spaces must be left to guarantee humanitarian aid and the hostages...
It’s about time for a global reckoning
My staff and I had the profound honor this week of taking Or Got of Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel to Capitol Hill. Kibbutz Be’eri has been a beautiful oasis of convivial neighbors, family...
The Gaza War and International Law: An Informed Assessment
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In its obligatory war against Palestinian terror – a criminal process encouraged and sustained by Iran – Israel is acting within the bounds of pertinent international law. Though this assessment is difficult to...
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,...