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Biden, Netanyahu agree ‘to advance release of the hostages’
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday night called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Air Force One to congratulate him on the elimination of Hamas terror master Yahya Sinwar.
The president "commended the IDF for...
WATCH: Netanyahu’s English-language statement after Sinwar’s killing
https://youtu.be/i9-_nvSbEo8
“One year ago, Yahya Sinwar, the terrorist chief of Hamas, launched the October 7th massacre against Israel.
"It was the bloodiest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. It was the worst attack on...
WATCH: Kamala Harris statement on Sinwar’s killing
https://youtu.be/ILlIqmkxP-w
"Today, Israel confirmed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, is dead and justice has been served, and the United States, Israel, and the entire world are better off as a result.
"Sinwar was responsible...
Sukkot and Sukkah Songs
The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the Four Kinds, and rejoicing—is the holiday when we expose ourselves to the elements in covered huts, commemorating G‑d's sheltering our ancestors as...
Heart and soul
Does it always rain on Sukkot, where you live? Here in South Africa, the farmers say as soon as the Jews put up their booths, the rains will come.
Besides the sukkah itself, on this...
Museum to open Southern Jewish Family Research Center
The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (MSJE) in New Orleans will cut the ribbon on its new Southern Jewish Family Research Center (The Center) on Nov. 7. It is the first major expansion...
Jewish anti-Zionists can’t be part of our ‘big tent’ community
Historical memory lies at the heart of most Jewish holiday commemorations. During Sukkot, for example, Jews daily welcome ushpizin—“guests” or ancestors, including the patriarchs of Judaism—into their sukkahs, which themselves are a remembrance of the...
Negotiating what with whom?
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is a decorated retired Army officer. He was supportive of Israel’s foray into Lebanon in the beginning. It would have been hard for him not to be, as...
President Biden’s statement on the death of Yahya Sinwar
"Early this morning, Israeli authorities informed my national security team that a mission they conducted in Gaza likely killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. DNA tests have now confirmed that Sinwar is dead. This is...
Hostage families praise Sinwar’s killing, urge gov’t to double down on talks
“I think it’s a chance that won’t present itself again," Daniel Lifshitz, the grandson of hostage Oded Lifshitz, 84, told JNS on Thursday in reference to Hamas terrorist chief Yahya Sinwar's killing.
IDF soldiers killed Sinwar in a...