Light And Truth
By Yochanan Gordon
There is a verse in Tehillim that states, “Send your light and truth, they will lead me.” The Midrash equates the words “light and truth” with Eliyahu...
Chanukah, Hellenism, And Hamas
Jewish history is not random. Selected to represent Hashem and inspire moral and religious spirit, our battles aren’t local and aren’t purely geopolitical. We stand against toxic cultures that...
Solving Sinat Chinam
After decades of struggles and challenges, in Parashat Vayeishev, Yaakov Avinu aims to settle down and live peacefully. Instead, the conflict between Yosef and his brothers rips Yaakov’s family...
The Miracle Of The First Day
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
This past Friday night we hosted about twelve guests around our Shabbos table, including a Jewish mother in her 70s and her almost fifty-year-old...
Lighting Candles Of Hope
During my childhood in London, I was privileged to know Rabbi Hugo Gryn, a charismatic and beloved spiritual leader, who was a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Rabbi...
Parashat Vayeishev: Together
Orphaned of both parents at a young age, Reb Yehudah Leib Alter was raised by his grandparents, Rebbetzin Feige and Rebbe Yitzchak Meir, the first Gerrer Rebbe also known...
The Plot Against Jacob
By Rabbi Norman Lamm, zt”l
There is an important and apparently ancient theme in the Aggadah concerning the episode of Jacob and his children that is both intriguing and disturbing.
The...
Upholding Morality
Our environment poses a constant challenge to our morality, specifically regarding the core Jewish values of modesty and sanctity in the intimate realm. We are surrounded by what appears...
Glimpse of a Gadol: Rav Dovid Feinstein, zt’l
By Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow
Klal Yisrael suffered a tremendous loss last week with the passing of Moreinu Rav Dovid Feinstein, zt’l. There will be much written, be’H, about the gadol...
‘The Empty Wagon’: A Review Of R’ Yaakov Shapiro’s Attack on Zionism
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro’s "The Empty Wagon" is one of the most controversial books to hit the Orthodox world in decades. Its 1,373 pages deal with the...
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Israeli Forces Push Deeper into Khan Yunis; 250 Hamas Targets Hit
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(December 10, 2023 / JNS)
Israeli forces continued to advance into the Hamas stronghold of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday,...
US Admin Approves Emergency Sale of Tank Rounds to Israel
(December 10, 2023 / JNS)
The Biden administration approved the sale of 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition to Israel for about $106.5 million, the Pentagon...
Yemen’s Houthis Vow to Target every Israel-Bound Ship
(December 10, 2023 / JNS)
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels announced on Saturday night that they will target every Israel-bound ship in the Red Sea regardless...