Daily Archives: December 7, 2023
Finding meaning this Chanukah season
This year, unlike many others, it seems like a challenge to embrace the spirit of Chanukah. The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, worry about hostages still left in Gaza, and most palpably, here...
TV network lights up with Chanukah programs for kids, families
The Jewish Life Television Network (JLTV) is beefing up its lineup for Chanukah to provide comfort to people as the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization that runs the Gaza Strip continues.
“This...
The search for success
Chanukah, the beautiful "Festival of Lights," begins on Dec. 7. Everyone knows the story: The Maccabees defeated the mighty Greek armies and reconquered Jerusalem. When they wanted to kindle the Menorah in the Temple,...
The moral collapse of the West
The evidence is becoming overwhelming of a profound moral collapse in the West.
Since the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom in Israel, it’s been open season on Diaspora Jews with an enormous increase in antisemitic attacks.
Students...
Gaza and the Vulnerable President
Oct. 26, Biden reportedly apologized to five Muslim leaders for questioning Hamas’ casualty figures, even lowering himself to admit he was “disappointed in myself.”
His Oct. 26 comments could be translated thusly: “Please turn out...
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah: You will be responsible for turning Lebanon into Gaza
If the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group chooses to launch an all-out war against the Jewish state, it will be responsible for "turning Beirut and Southern Lebanon into Gaza and Khan Yunis," Israeli Prime Minister...
Cochav Elkayam-Levy meets with senior White House officials
Senior White House officials met on Dec. 6 with Cochav Elkayam-Levy, chair of Israel’s civil commission on Oct. 7 crimes by Hamas against women and children, per a White House readout.
Jennifer Klein, assistant to the...
Israel to open Kerem Shalom to inspect aid trucks
Israel will open the Kerem Shalom Crossing to inspect humanitarian aid trucks in the coming days. However, the trucks must still enter Gaza via the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
The Kerem Shalom Crossing, located at...
US asks Israel not to respond to Houthi attacks
The United States has asked Israel not to respond to attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen lest it spark a wider regional conflict, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
The United States told Israel to let...
US still wants Israel-Saudi normalization, top envoy says
Washington still hopes Israel and Saudi Arabia will normalize relations, despite the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, a top Biden administration official said on Thursday.
"I think that not every road is a straight...