Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Return Again (Vayera)
The joy was palpable. Avraham and Sarah were told they would be blessed with a son, and for the first time in many years, the future looked bright and optimistic. Yet, in the very moment Avraham’s family was to expand, the Divine plan for the destruction of Sodom was taking shape. _x000D_ “And the Lord said, […]
Report: Assad Agreed To Send Russian Missile System To Hezbollah
The US has intelligence that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has agreed to provide the Hezbollah terrorist organization with a Russian-made missile defense system, CNN reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the intelligence._x000D_ According to the report, Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group, which operates in Syria, has been tasked with carrying out the delivery of the […]
'Stop Talking About Losses – Let's Crush Them'
Maj. Gen. Itzhak Brik, who warned against the failings that led to the current war, spoke with Arutz Sheva – Israel National News to analyze the course of the war so far._x000D_ “I’m satisfied, but also worried,” begins Brik. “I want to say that definitely in the three weeks since we were attacked, the IDF should have […]
Parshas Vayeira – The Moment of Truth
Many of us have grown up being taught about the contrast of the kindness, and compassion Avrohom Avinu felt for others — that compelled him to pray to G-d to spare the degenerate inhabitants of Sedom from destruction if there would be just a handful of righteous citizens among them — with the self-absorption of […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion / Counting The Newborn Babies, Too
“Shalom Sivan, I am a midwife at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.On a difficult day in which we counted our fallen soldiers, I wanted to share another count:Yesterday we discovered that we had broken the record for births in a single month with 1,823!This statistic is courtesy of families from the south who […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty On All Counts At Fraud Trial
A jury has found Sam Bankman-Fried Thursday guilty on all counts in the fraud trial against the former crypto billionaire._x000D_ CNBC reported at around 4:55 p.m. Pacific time that the jury found Bankman-Fried guilty. The verdict was reached around four hours after the jury began deliberations._x000D_ The co-founder of the digital currency exchange FTX was charged […]
Watch: Let's Talk Kashrus with Rabbi Akiva Niehaus – For The Saké of Heaven (Video)
Saké, also referred to as Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Let’s listen to Rabbi Akiva Niehaus, certified saké sommelier and Director of Kashrus Operations at the cRc and the Rabbinic Coordinator of the Liquor Industry at the cRc, […]
House of Representatives approves $14.3 billion in aid to Israel
The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel amid the war against Hamas._x000D_
Rabbis Rebuke Reform Judaism Leadership for Misdirected “Humanitarian” Demands
In a strongly-worded letter sent to leaders of the Reform Judaism Movement, Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in matters of public policy, rebuked the Reform leaders for calling for a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza. The rabbis said such a pause would be “anything but humanitarian,” as it would cause further pain […]
Jeremy Staiman: They Just Don’t Get It
“You guys get it,” he says._x000D_ “My friends, who don’t have anyone in the Army, they don’t get it! They want to talk about work. About their car troubles. They have no idea what we’re going through, not seeing our son for a month, and hardly ever talking to him. We’re usually very close with these […]
