None of us is going to miss Bashar Assad who escaped from Syria the other day, but what exactly is going on here? Without a
We are now in the Hebrew month of Kislev, with the light-filled holiday of Chanukah soon approaching. Did you learn about Kislev and Chanukah in
A Special Brit Milah On Simchat Torah, a brave officer who dashed off to rescue his Jewish brothers and sisters in Kibbutz Nir Oz, arrived
Eden Dawi is the older sister of Ro’i Dawi, who was killed last year together with 10 other soldiers when their armored personnel carrier was
Four years have passed since the loss of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, zt”l, and one year since the outbreak of the Iron Swords conflict. In
Aluma Ha’itan is the sister of Amichai Vanino, who fell in a heroic battle defending Kibbutz Kfar Aza on Simchat Torah. She wrote to me
Of all the amazing, joyful and meaningful events on Sukkot, two powerful moments stand out in my mind. One was on the morning of Simchat
Each year just before Sukkot, I am reminded of some of the first words of Torah I ever heard. I was 15 and was attending
Where were you on the Saturday morning of October 7, 2023, Simchat Torah 5784? When did you first hear the devastating news from Israel? At
The simanim are special foods that are a central part of the festive meal on Rosh Hashanah. We dip an apple in honey and wish
What Message Would You Hang Over the Ayalon Highway? During these tense times in Israel, here is an open question for anyone reading this: “You
Every night, there are more and more people flocking to the Kotel for Selichot. It’s not yet the middle of Elul, yet it already looks
