But Versus And

An Unfiltered Conversation with the Man Fighting Israel’s Media War: Eylon Levy

חיילי המילואים במחאה נגד הפוליטיקאים

Yearning for Mashiach

Zionist Gamer Deregistered From Tournament Without Notice

How many times have you heard the utterance, "My son only calls me when he needs something"?

I have been listening to various clips posted from Rabbis who have been saying the time is ripe for the redemption. But, we have to show Hashem we want it for His sake. Many of us are hoping for Mashiach in these trying times, but are we calling for Mashiach to come because we want to be able to fulfill all the mitzvot and bask in the Divine presence, or are we calling to Hashem to bring Mashiach because we need something - we are having financial difficulties, health issues, marital problems, etc.?

Think about it while you sing along with the song below.

Hei-asfu - Assemble

The Gemara (Pesachim56a) says that Yaakov wanted to reveal when Mashiach would arrive. The Shelah says he therefore told his children to assemble, since the Redemption can only come if all Jews are united in one group.

Yet it seems Yaakov is repeating himself. In this pasuk, he says “hei’asfu — assemble,” and in the next he says, “hikavtzu — gather.” The Malbim explains that “kibbutz” and “asifah” are not synonymous. The word kibbutz means gathering together, while asifah is a gathering at a later stage, ushering into a designated place. Therefore, kibbutz should come before asifah. Yet Yaakov says it conversely.

Why? Since Yaakov’s original intentions were to tell his sons about the Final Redemption, he commanded them to band together as a unified “asifah” — a level of spiritual unity, higher than physical “kibbutz.” Only with such unity could they prepare themselves for the Geulah.

Continue reading: https://mishpacha.com/a-rose-by-any-name/

R’ Shmuel Yaniv, Grandfather Of Hallel And Yagel And Yehonatan Luber HYD Sings Asher Bachar Banu

Rabbi Shmuel Silber - Parsha Perspectives: A Better Burial (Vayechi)

מסרים מצדיקים על הגאולה ומהרב עמוס גואטה

"Humanitarian Aid" to HAMAS Must Stop! | The Caroline Glick Show

Held to Account

How to Not Bear a Grudge: 4 Effective Strategies

Twenty years waiting for the BBC to be held to account

One Last TIme

CNN anchor chokes up reading letter from captive's mother

Amazing October 7th Miracle

הרב קוק-האם האיומים האחרונים יביאו כבר את הגאולה

Pilloried

Stephen Fry decries antisemitism in Christmas video, is pilloried online

Antisemites Thrive When Jews are Embarrassed about their Judaism

The Netherlands spied on Jewish Holocaust survivors, considering them a danger to democracy

The Inspiring Photo

Picture of the Day

HOW HIGHER EDUCATION GOT HIJACKED

The Bag on the Bus

Many people have taken upon themselves kabalot during these fraught times. I heard a person on the radio this afternoon who related that last night, people were calling up the radio station, stating which kabalot they were accepting. One spoke about reciting Tehillim. The radio host said that he was going to start his program with a chapter of Tehillim, and he proceeded with Mizmor L'Todah.

I started learning Shaar Habitachon - Gate of Trust, and I found a nice explanation to accompany the text in English at a Chabad website. While I was on the bus this morning, I came across a line which caught my eye.

A reflection for happiness: If G‑d recreates you every moment and G‑d only does good, then everything in your life is good.

Soon after, a woman approached the front of the bus, asking the passengers if the bag in the back of the bus belonged to anyone. When no one answered in the affirmative, the bus driver went to check the back of the bus and told the passengers to disembark, as he had to call in the incident. Quite soon afterwards, two police officers got on the bus and determined that a sapper would be needed to determine what to do with the item. A young woman arrived in a special white van, donned protective clothing, and went to investigate. I started saying Tehillim as a second bus approached, and I was able to proceed to my destination.

I would like to convey my thanks to the bus driver, the policemen and the young woman who put their lives on the line to protect Israeli citizens. I do believe that the bag was left inadvertently by a former passenger, as I saw the bus driver following our bus, a few minutes later. A special thank you to G-d who recreates us every moment. Mizmor L'Todah.

הרב יגאל כהן | גם בחושך - לא מפסיקים לאהוב את אבא

Hundreds Volunteer to Recite Kaddish for Victims of Simchas Torah Massacre; 543 Still Needed

The Miracle of the Twins

Shaar Habitachon - Gate of Trust

College Students offer Money Toward Killing Jews

TEFILLAH

TEFILLAH IS A BATTLE

Jewish tourists attacked and accused of ‘killing babies’ in Spain

Fasting on Friday

Fasting on Friday?



HOW HIGHER EDUCATION GOT HIJACKED

Before Mashiach

IDF Soldiers Who Said Shema In Jenin Mosque Respond To Suspension

Young Americans Want to See the End of Israel | The Caroline Glick Show

What Is Asarah B'Tevet (Tevet 10)?

התחבאנו בבור ושם הרגשתי את סבא שלי ובורא עולם ואמא שלי חלמה באותו רגע את סבא-ניצול מהמסיב

יחיא סינוואר היה בידיים שלנו

Bringing the Messiah

Prescient Song About Gaza Disengagement

Going woke has endangered American Jews

Killed in Action

Widow of fallen soldier: 'Rabbi Druckman taught us we are living in a miracle'

המשגיח שמע על סבלו של המקובל מהצפון - זוהי הבקשה החריגה שביקש בטלפון

The Remarkable Story Of Righteous Gentile Uriah Bayer, Killed In Action In Gaza

Face Facts

Face facts

Why I am running against Ilhan Omar: America as we know it will cease to exist

New Rule: From the River to the Sea | Real Time with Bill Maher

Let Israel DESTROY Hamas!: KT McFarland

Even in Incubators

IDF Soldiers Find Hamas Weapons Even in Incubators at Adwan Hospital

‘Not the life I wish for us’: In Berlin, ‘afraid to be visibly Jewish or talk Hebrew’

To the Gold

FROM THE GLITTER TO THE GOLD

POISON IVIES

Cuomo: Footage from Oct. 7 attack on Israel shows ‘Hamas wanted war’

The Donuts

This morning I was listening to Kol BeRama, an Israeli radio station that broadcasts in Hebrew. There was a woman who was interviewed who spoke about an incident that happened to her son recently. He is 13 years old, and went with some friends to a mall and ate at a Kosher McDonald's store. When they exited the food establishment, they came across a Roladin bakery and were ogling the beautiful selection of donuts on display. They were just looking, knowing full well they could not indulge at the moment, for they had eaten a meal with meat and had to wait six hours until they would be able to eat dairy food.

A secular woman saw them eyeing the donuts and told them to choose whichever ones they wanted and she would pay for them. The boys declined, but she was insistent. The Roladin donuts were not cheap, but she wanted to spoil these Orthodox Jewish boys. At the end, they acquiesced, but took the donuts home so they could eat them after the requisite six hours they needed to wait between eating meat and dairy products.

When the young boy got home, he related the story to his mother and told her.

"Since the war, I have felt that the Israeli nation is bridging the differences between them and I see people from whatever background smiling at each other. You know what I wish for? I wish that this feeling of unity and feelings of trying to make others, regardless of their diverse opinions and lifestyles, smile, would last after the war when we return back to our regular routines."

All I can say is 'Amen."

Turkish lawmaker who had heart attack after saying Israel ‘will suffer the wrath of Allah’ dies

Remarkable Faith

SON OF HAMAS - “Israel is Fighting This War For The World.”

Stolen Palestinian Land? An Arab Israeli Responds

We are Guilty

HaGaon Mutzafi: “Soldiers Are Falling? We & Only We Are Guilty”

Click here to watch the video.

The poor level of professionalism of the Guardian

Jonathan Pollard Recounts Powerful Hanukkah Stories in Prison

Found in Gaza

Journalist on IDF duty: 'This is what we found in Gaza homes'

Rabbi Yonah Sklare on Chanukah: Radiate Your Beauty

סוד המלאך מגיד שהתגלה למרן בית יוסף על ימות משיח הרב נפתלי ניסים שליט"א

Holocaust Remarks

Berlin finds Abbas’s 2022 Holocaust remarks incited hatred, but can’t pursue charges

Leftist Israeli Discovered Her Gazan “Friend” Collaborated With Hamas

Born in Bethlehem

Why the Woke Are More Outraged By Pronouns Than By Hamas

We are told that when Pharaoh asked for Yosef to be taken out of prison to interpret his dreams, they ‘quickly’ brought Yosef out (41:14). Why do we need to know that Yosef was granted his freedom so speedily? The Chofetz Chaim answers with two points. Firstly, it’s important to note that the removal of Yosef from prison was actually the start of the redemption of the Jewish People from Egypt. For Yosef coming out of jail led to his interpreting of Pharaoh’s dream, which in turn guaranteed Yosef’s rise to power – and thus the ultimate safety and separation of the Jewish People in Egypt was sorted even before the brothers came down to Egypt. This is why Rashi (Psachim 108a ‘arba’) writes that the four cups of wine on seder night represent the four cups in the butler’s dream. Why the butler’s dream; what does that have to do with the Exodus? For, as we have said, Yosef’s being freed from prison was the first step in our redemption – which was facilitated by the butler’s dream. For Pharaoh only knew about Yosef’s dream-interpreting skills from this butler who had seen Yosef successfully interpret his dream two years earlier. Based on this, the Chofetz Chaim writes that the reason we are told that Pharaoh’s officers hurried Yosef out of prison, is to teach us that when the time for the redemption comes, HaShem will not delay it by even a second – just as the time of Yosef’s redemption was calculated and precisely on time, so too will our ultimate geulah not be delayed by an instant; bimheirah beyomeinu – literally…

https://www.shortvort.com/3704/

What She Wanted

hai Graucher Asked Shoshana, Shot In Stomach By Terrorists, What She Wanted

The Teddy Bear

Terrorists hid weapons in a teddy bear

Douglas Murray challenges author who 'demonsied' whole race of people to a debate

Candlesticks for Shabbat

Jewish Woman Beaten Unconscious in London, Left for Dead

In the Spotlight

Parshas Vayeishev - In the Spotlight

Why should we light the Chanuka candles?

The Arab Revolt against Hamas: Israel’s Golden Opportunity?

Quacks Like a Duck

San Francisco coffee shop apologizes after video of anti-Israel staffers blocking Jewish woman from restroom

I’ve never witnessed anything like this: Rep. Stefanik

Former Miss Israel: What happened to humanity?

Those of you who do not wish to hear gruesome details of October 7th should skip to the video at the 6 minute mark when the journalist interviewing the former Miss Israel extends his hand to shake her hand, but is met with a comment that she does not shake hands. What a brave woman.

On Campus

What’s It Like to Be a Jew at NYU?

צדיקים נסתרים במסר חשוב

Ish Matzliach

Watch: Rep. Stefanik grills Harvard University President on antisemitism

Vayehi Hashem Es Yosef Vayehi Ish Matzliach

Boarding a Bus

British police investigating claim Jewish children were prevented from boarding a bus

mekayim the 613? Of course…me and you-we’re brothers!

מסר מיוחד לקראת חג האורות

Shot Three Times

Heroic Nurse Shot Three Times by Hamas Terrorist

London Authority Refuses ‘Inharmonious’ Plan To Allow Kohanim To Use Tube

צריכים להיות מוכנים | הרב רונן שאולוב

Shukran

The Messiah will be Groomed in Arabia - Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

A friend sent me a link to part of an interview in which Moshe Feiglin relates an anecdote about an Arab boy who was brought from Gaza, along with his mother, to an Israeli hospital, so that he could get an operation using an Israeli donor. They took care of her, and her son and the operation was successful. Afterwards, the mother said, "Shukran, Hopefully he will grow up and merit being a Shahid."

אין שגרה אנחנו בחבלי משיח הרב אלדד שמואלי שליט'א

Yigal Yaakov

Incredible Story of Divine Hints & A Mothers Faith Surrounding The Release of Yigal Yaakov

Ryna Workman removed as NYU student bar president after blaming Israel for Hamas attack

IDF discovers Gaza rockets, missiles hidden under UNRWA equipment

UNRWA Demands Proof of Staff Collaboration with Hamas, and Social Media Readers Comply

הרב מאיר אליהו | לא יאומן! איך תסתיים המלחמה

The Bottle of WIne for Kiddush

Rabbi Shmuel Silber - Parsha Perspectives: Space Between the Herds

In the House of Lavan

Senator Rubio on Hamas

Rabbi Ori Strum - Chasam Sofer - The Secret Sauce of What Made Yaakov Avinu Successful in the House of Lavan

‘Oct. 7 Was Just A Rehearsal,’ Warns Sinwar

In 2008, Sinwar survived an aggressive form of brain cancer after treatment at a Tel Aviv hospital.



חייל שנהרג בא בחלום

Is Diaspora Jewry in the Same Place As Jews Were in Europe in 1938?

Spreading Beyond

Antisemitism in the schools spreads beyond the Ivy League

What a hero. Watch from 13:27 of this video. Douglas Murray HITS OUT At 'Far-Left' Journalists Questioning Israel's Statements

Hostages held in homes of Hamas-sympathetic UNRWA employees

PA presents Israeli boy killed by Hamas rocket as Arab child killed by IDF at UN Geneva

Anti-Israel protesters defend Hamas as Oakland city council meeting descends into chaos over cease-fire resolution

Merov Kol

The True Evil of Hamas | The Caroline Glick Show In Focus

Someone who has everything

Jewish groups sue UC Berkeley over 'unchecked' antisemitism

הנרצחת בפיגוע הגיעה לאמא שלה בחלום עם מסר מדהים

The Escape

Gazan who escaped to Israel, converted to Judaism shares his story

An Interview with Father of Fallen Soldier | Caroline Glick Show

"Ordinary Gazans" had a chance to save a Jewish hostage. Instead, they handed him back to Hamas.

Demanding Arrests

Do We Need Another Tragedy to Secure Our Shuls?

רבי אברהם- חוזה רעידת אדמה

Yossi Gestetner Pushes Back Against Mayor Adams, Demands Arrests in School Riot

משפחות החטופים שאלו: מה לברך? צפו בתשובת הגר"י זילברשטיין

Aviv Gefen – Don’t Disrespect the Shomrei Shabbat

In Hiding

Pro-Israel teacher hides in Queens high school as ‘radicalized’ students riot: ‘They want her fired’

Have you read the Hamas charter?

Sky News host blasts Hamas leader for ‘completely untrue’ claims in fiery clash

Watch out! Antisemitism is soaring in US medicine

"אנחנו לא חוגגים" | המסר של אח של אחד החטופים ששוחררו

“They Hate ISRAEL Defending Itself” | Douglas Murray Slams Pro-Palestine Protesters

The Interview

I don't know what compelled me to listen to the interview between Piers Morgan amd Norman Finkelstein last night, but I was incensed when Finkelstein compared Gaza to a concentration camp numerous times. I wanted to ask him to show how many Gazans are branded with number tattoos, how many were subject to grotesque medical experiments by Dr. Mengele, or how many concentration camps feature hotels on Trip Advisor complete with a swimming pool and a view of the beach. This morning, I saw on Israellycool that Douglas Murray had already responded to the interview.

The JC has reported BBC journalists barred from attending march against antisemitism

Awaiting Mashiach

Antisemitic Hate Speech Calling For Jewish Deaths In Several UK Mosques Amid Israel-Hamas

In the video above, Imam Ajmal Masroor is invited to give his thoughts about hate speech. Here is a video by a person named Ajmal Masroor who voices his thoughts about Gaza.

נס אלוקי אחד החזקים

Holding Responsible

We Support and We Hold Responsible

These are the 2 Jewish blessings I’ll say when the hostages are released

Speaking Out

A Jewish student speaks out at Columbia University about Jew hatred

Son of Hamas Co-Founder Denounces Group at UN, Exposes 'Savage' Indoctrination of Palestinian Kids

Ninth month - Ninth day - Ninth hour and Nine minutes - Rabbi Alon Anava

The Media War

Combatting the Media War Against Israel: A Conversation With Ben Shapiro

Wake Forest professor resigns after saying she’d be ‘tempted to shoot up’ dance parties like Hamas — then claims school let her down

Dwelling Alone

We Have Each Other and We Must Treasure Each Other

3/4 of Palestinians SUPPORT Hamas | The Caroline Glick Show In-Focus

“Palestinians Walk Away From Peace Negotiations” Says Einat Wilf | Jonny Gould

The Gratitude Attitude

The Gratitude Attitude

הבחורים ממקסיקו חששו לשוב לישיבה בארץ; זו התשובה שקיבלו

Osama bin Laden’s Letter to America Goes Viral

הרב רונן שאולוב בשיעור חריף ביותר

New Song About War in Israel is Based on a Classic

Your Personal Fight

Pal of Israeli peace activist killed by Hamas fears her friend was burned to death: ‘There’s almost nothing left of her’

Megyn Kelly Slams Gayle King After CBS Interview with Father of Israeli Hostage

Children as Young as 10 Took Part in Hamas's Oct. 7 Terror Attack, Survivors Say

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters — including A-list actress — shout ‘Long live the Intifada!’, pass out maps of pro-Israel locations to target in NYC

'Genius of Israel' Offers Hope in Midst of War

Your Personal Fight | Rabbi Mordechai Alster

Day of Mivtzoim

Largest Day of Mivtzoim Ever in the US Capital

Jewish Centre in Slovenia Defaced with Anti-Semitic Graffiti

Propaganda Education

High school shown ‘propaganda in favor of Hamas’ that called Oct 7 attacks ‘retaliation’ by Amnesty International affiliated group: report

MUST-SEE INTERVIEW with Douglas Murray: Is the West Dead? | The Caroline Glick Show

Shomer Shabbos

Freed Captive Ori Magidish’s Uncle Is Now Shomer Shabbos

אדירה! תגידו 17 פעמים ותזכו: "מה שתבקש לאחר מכן יתקבל בשמיים

Forced to Apologize

Message from Above

BBC Forced to Apologize Over Claim IDF ‘Targeted Medical Teams and Arab Speakers’ in Raid on Hamas Base Hidden Under Hospital

Reinforcing our Faith

Two contrasting videos on Rabbi Leo Dee's Facebook posts here and here.

Opinion: American Jews a century ago faced upheaval, bigotry and division — all familiar today

True Value

TRUE VALUE

DansDeals Is On A Mission to Provide Tefillin to Over 3,700 Soldiers In The IDF

מסר מיוחד לקראת המהלך הבא של הגאולה 💫 הרבנית סעדה רביבו

Soldier's Sorrow

SOLDIER'S SORROW Jewish D-Day veteran, 98, tells of his despair at tragic October 7 Hamas attack

Expert reveals grim details from Hamas massacre site: They ‘relish’ their barbarism

Through Prayer

Charedi Leaders Call For Day of Prayer This Monday

בעקבות פניית הקצין: ההוראה של הגר"י זילברשטיין לבני התורה

הצוואה המצמררת של יוסי הרשקוביץ שנפל בעזה

Herzog to BBC: Mein Kampf found in children's room used as Hamas base

Mark Levin: The New York Times has blood on its hands

KikarHashabat has a link for saying Tehillim for the soldiers and the retrun of the hostages. Please click here to recite a chapter.

No Offence

Tom Cotton Goes Off On 'Guilty' Barack Obama, Claiming He Emboldening Iran And Hamas

‘No offence,’ say police after ‘curse the infidels’ speech at London mosque

The Victims

'HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT'

היא ברחה מהמסיבת טבע וחבר שלה בא אליה בחלום אחרי שנרצח , לא תאמינו מה הוא אמר לה

Watch: Piers Morgan Rips Into Man Caught Tearing Down Posters Of Israeli Hostages

Talk is Cheap

Resigning from serving as advisor to the WHO

Yad Vashem to World Leaders: Talk Is Cheap, Start Putting Out your Antisemitic Fires

The Real Reason

Any regrets?

Knife-wielding NYC woman arrested for threatening Jewish volunteer who confronted her for tearing down Israel hostage posters

Got a whatsapp message in the past hour - I changed a few of the words.

Hey everyone just heard amazing miracles that happened to a cousin of a dear friend whose son was in the IDF. They were surrounded by hamas they thought they were goners and when they fired their weapons it didn’t work and they were able to take them out. Then a bird flew into a trip wire and blew up saving that unit twice. So we see tfilos, mitzvos, chesed works. Thank u HaShem

ביאת משיח הגיעה מלחמת העולם ה 3 התחילה העולם בזעזוע עמוק - מסר חשוב ביותר מהרב פינטו שליט"א

Professor shocked by confrontation with antisemitic student

Woman's daughter was killed by Hamas. Her family's ordeal was livestreamed on Facebook

ISRAEL AT WAR: CHIZUK At Yesod HaTorah Yeshiva

The Motivating Factor

IDF expedites soldier's conversion due to war: 'I want to die as a Jew'

? הרב יגאל כהן | מה יהיה בסוף

A Life

Elite colleges failed to fight antisemitism. But these academics did.

A life to die for

Activists need to show 'Jewish lives matter' like BLM, deputy PM says

Listening to the Message

Rebbe: ‘Antisemites Oppose Israel Regardless of its Actions’

שעת סכנה: מה אמר הבבא אלעזר על אחרית הימים? "התפילה שמסוגלת להצלה בעת צרה

On Simchas Torah, the Message Hashem Was Sending Was Clear: Are We Listening?

Count the Stars

Jordanian national arrested in Houston allegedly planned attack on Jews

החייל נלחם בטבח, מת מוות קליני וסיפר: זו המלחמה שראה בשמים

החייל מוסר נפש בשבילך – תמסור נפש בשבילו... כשאתה שומר שבת, אלוקים שולח מלאך שישמור על עוד חייל

החשש לעשות קניות בשופרסל: הישראלים מספרים על יחס מזלזל ומפחיד מצד העובדים הערבים

Another Sport

'Free Palestine' Is Just Another Sport in the College Oppression Olympics | Opinion

מסר חשוב! משיח לא בפתח הוא כבר בפנים! הרב ישראל אברג'ל שליט"א

Call for Action

Brandeis: Harvard Must Take Action Against Prof. Marshall Ganz under the Civil Rights Act

Unbearable: Israeli Lawmaker Faints, Others Left in Shock, After Knesset Shows Video of Hamas Atrocities to Members

Jesse Watters: We've had it with the Middle East

The Chess Match

Chess Match in Washington Square Park Had High Stakes

British Jews are 'full of fear, like I've never seen before'

Stars of David graffiti in Paris aim 'to terrify'

The Rebbe's Letter

What the Rebbe Wrote to Ariel Sharon

Bring Back My Daughter

The Big Test

Lech Lecha Avraham leaves… whats the big Test??

Dvar Torah on Parashas Lech Lcha by Rabbi Tzvi Twersky, Rav of Bais Medrash Makarov

Hamas official storms out of BBC interview after being quizzed on civilian killings

Judge Jeanine rips pro-Hamas college students: 'There will be consequences'

Lech Lecha

Lech Lecha

Rather than protecting Jews, authorities are telling us to hide — again

"בקרוב ממש הולכים להיות ניסים עצומים": הרב דוד גרוסמן בגילויים מדהימים

Matan Classes

More than ever, get strength from learning with Rabbanim and Rabbaniyot in all our Matan branches.

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Jewish students locked inside library as anti-Israel protesters bang on the door

Disgraceful Karine Jean-Pierre’s words are just callous amid Hamas violence

An Open Letter

An Open Letter to an Israeli Soldier

אחד הנרצחים בא לאביו בחלום וסיפר לו מה קורה לו בשמיים

White House Speaker Answers Questions on Anti-Semitism

How the Democrats betrayed the Jews

Why Every Crown Heights Resident Must Attend the Hate Crimes Summit

Karine Jean-Pierre Answers Question On Rise Of Antisemitism By Calling Out Islamophobia

Jean-Pierre Refuses To Answer If Biden Sees Anti-Israel Protests On Campuses Are 'Anti-Semitism'

A Miracle Story

This Is Every Jew’s Fight

Hamas Attack Survivor Tells Amazing Miracle Story

What Happened in 1938

Chicago Shliach Welcomes Release of Gaza Hostages From His Community

Nazi Germany survivor: This is exactly what happened in 1938

Comedian Dave Chappelle’s Disgraceful Diatribe Against Israel

An Ish

An Ish

Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert's great-grandson faces anti-Jewish mob at UK university

Noach & Tower of Babel: Surviving The Destruction of The World

October 7

While I was traveling on a plane yesterday, I was seated next to a woman and we ended up engaging in a theological discussion. Afterwards she started to watch a movie called "The Covenant," which took place in Afghanistan. She turned to me excitedly and pointed to ther screen. "Do you notice anything strange about the numbers?" She pointed out to me that October 7th was the day Us troop entered Afghanistan. It was also the date Hamas breached Israeli borders. Additionally, 1300 soldiers had been sent to Afghanistan, and initially, the reports constantly made references to 1300 killed in Israel.

Not being a glory supporter

The Letter

1 Minute Vort on the Parsha

Wedding Was Postponed Due to War Until Volunteers Stepped In

The Dove

Jewish student's dorm room door set on fire at Philly university, reports say

A sweet explanation about the dove

Lechem (Bread) and Milchama (War)

Petition mounts to oust Ivy League Columbia prof who praised Hamas attack as ‘awesome’

The Real Nasser Mashni Stands Up After Sanitized Version Served Up For Australian Television

Many women have been baking challah and performing hafrashat challah in the merit of the hostages and for those soldiers involved in the war. As I was watching the video below of the inimitable Sonya, who was demonstrating how to make challah, I was reminded that lechem and milchama come from the same three letter root.

What Is the Connection Between the Words Lechem (Bread) and Milchama (War)?

Time to Grow

Time to grow… UP!

It is with a heavy heart that the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce, along with our esteemed partners, calls for a widespread boycott of Starbucks. Opinion.

Lessons from the Rebbe

Echoes from the Battlefield: Lessons from the Lubavitcher Rebbe

How could the world allow political elections establishing a party which has such a charter? Look at the end of Article 7.

I began a new blog a few days ago with posts stressing positive behavior that will make Hashem proud. Today, I posted about a man at the rave who undertook to keep Shabbat. After seeing countless protestors around the world vehemently denying what had happened, I believe the hasbarah we should be working on is to Hashem. Please learn extra Torah, take on good deeds, and pray.

Praying to G-d

Praying to God and self-introspection as Israel is engulfed in war

Minnesota native, who had protested Israeli military action in Gaza, and her husband were among those killed

Stanford instructor removed for targeting Jewish students as ‘colonizers’ after Hamas attack on Israel

British author Douglas Murray: Only Israelis are asked to respond proportionately

Victor Davis Hanson sets the record straight for those who support Hamas

הרב רונן שאולוב בשידור מיוחד | חרבות ברזל | ישראל במלחמה

Moral Bankruptcy

HaShem is your shadow; a major principle

Moral bankruptcy

The Tzadik who Foresaw the Attack

הרב מיכאל לסרי | 💥מלחמת חרבות ברזל האם זה סוף העולם

Singing at brothers' funeral: Most important thing is not to fear

In Their Merit

HEATED DEBATE: Cornel West, Alan Dershowitz spar over Israel-Hamas war

First, we were hit with the Corona virus. Now, the war. Is there a message we are supposed to absorb? I was heartened by the display of unity as we banded together to provide for those who are affected by what transpired on Simchat Torah. Yes, we finally got the message of unity. Please let us continue to unite, and only speak good about each other. I was frightened when I heard a rabbi speaking this week about the damaage we cause when we speak badly about a fellow brother, as the Satan can then use our words to demand to exact punishment on us. To this end, I have started a blog called 'In Their Merit," which aims to focus on positive stories. Click here to read the first post. I welcome contributions from one and all.

The Educational System Versus Morality

Alan Dershowitz Excoriates Anti-Israel Bias In Academia: 'No Moral Compass!'

An individual posted on Facebook "Tehillim on audio? Planning on going on long drive today iy”H. I would love to be able to recite Tehillim while driving (under safe conditions, obvs)

Someone posted a reply that one can find such an option "On Spotify, Meaningful Minute has a podcast that just recites each tehilim! You can slow it down so that you're able to say it out loud with him. It's amazing!"

Click here to try it out.

Actress Joan Collins’ Minces No Words Over “Barbaric” Hamas Massacre

BLM is filled with jobless, godless, hateful Marxists: Former BLM activist

What ON EARTH is going on at Harvard??

Perek 91

After the deluge of shiurim, posts, interviews and news articles over the past number of days, I have tried to: 1- Increase Torah study - one segulah I heard about was to learn two halachot about shemirat Shabbat. I started yesterday by clicking here.
2- Say Tehillim, - one segulah I heard about this week is to recite Perek 91 in its entirety, but to start with the last pasuk in Perek 90.
3- Not speak badly about any single fellow Jew - If one speaks badly, then the Satan has ammunition in his court case against the Nation of Israel.

Commitment to Shabbat

How a Commitment to Shabbat during the Rave Party Saved One Jew from Terror & Slaughter during the Horrific Invasion from Gaza

Operation Iron Swords: The Massacre that Triggered the War H/T Shirat Devorah

ערב שמחת תורה: כשהגר"מ זילבר פרץ בבכי והזהיר מהסכנה

Why did Hamas start a war they knew they would lose?

A Pogrom

Trending on TikTok: Israeli girls are cutting up their immodest clothing in the merit of a safe return of the soldiers

A POGROM ON SHEMINI ATZERES

Rome buses recount story of a Jewish boy who avoided Nazi deportation by riding tram. He’s now 92

If You Think What Just Happened in Israel is Terrible..

הרב יגאל כהן - שעת מלחמה - השיעור שייתן לכם את הכוח לעבור את הימים הקשים של המלחמה

הרב זמיר כהן - מה בידינו לעשות למען עם ישראל והשבויים לביטול הגזרות ולהחיש ישועה

Terrorists Can’t Infiltrate Shomer Shabbos Community Near Gaza

The Qualities of Leadership

25 Tishrei: The Ethical Will and Last Teaching of the Chasam Sofer on His Yahrtzeit - Rabbi Daniel Glatstein explains the qualities of leadership exhibited by the Chasam Sofer. Interesting to listen to, especially since today is the yahrzheit of the Gadol.

Below are excerpts from a post written by someone who reported for duty in the IDF a few days ago.

Keep Positive

You cannot change the facts on the ground, but you can choose how you (and they) experience them. In the timeless words of the third Rebbe of Chabad: “Think good, and it will be good!”

Add Spiritual Light to the World

Jewish men and boys: Wrap tefillin and pray for us. If you do not have a pair, your local Chabad rabbi will be more than happy to help you out.

Jewish women and girls, your Shabbat candles bring light and tranquility to the world. This Friday night (and every Friday) before sunset, light candles and restore some of the bright and shining souls that have been snuffed out.

Pray for Us!

The NYPost derides the spineless celebs regarding the massacre of Israel's citizens.

But the senseless slaughter of at least 900 Jews in Israel and kidnapping of countless more — gleefully broadcast by bloodthirsty Hamas terrorists — has sadly triggered a relatively anemic response from the boldface social justice class.

The article highlights Kyle Jenner, who deleted a pro-Israel post.

After all, just over a week ago, Jenner launched her new Power Plush Longwear Concealer along with her angled vegan brush, which is “cruelty free” as she noted in an Instagram post.

Hamas official: 'We have not killed any civilians'

Asking for Prayers

The Main Thing Is Not to Be Afraid At All

Below is a Facebook post that I saw today written by a soldier in Gaza.

Today our hearts beat with fear. Who among us is going to die? And who will return safe and sound? We are your messengers in battle. We fight so that you can live in peace with your children. So you can stay alive. We are your protection. Will you be one of us? We go on this dangerous mission knowing that some of us will not return, but will ascend to our next position in a storm to heaven, as Eliyahu the prophet did. We go there with devotion and dedication. We ask you to be our protection through your prayers. Protect us by going beyond yourselves through spirituality and good deeds. Pray for us. Pray that you will not see another mother bury her son. Pray that you will not see our women as widows raising our children in tears. Pray that our children will grow up knowing who their fathers are. Pray that we eliminate the terrorists who aim to destroy us, and that we do not harm innocent women and children. Please, we implore you, as you read this, don't just move on to the next thing you do. Say a chapter of psalms. Awaken King David to ask the Almighty for full redemption and peace for the whole world. Take upon yourself another good deed. And please pass this on. I am sure your prayer will make a difference. Remember, we are in this together. We are on the front lines with weapons and you fight with us in your prayers. Every word of your prayer gives us strength, protection and success.

האדמו״ר הרב יאשיהו פינטו שליט״א

Just saw a short video of men who were saved from the music rave attending shul and bentching gomel.

הסגולה להינצל מכל פגע רע

כשעיניו דומעות, הגר"י זילברשטיין סיפר: "בגלל הדף הזה לא יכולתי לישון כל הלילה

Hilchot Shabbat

Mark Levin: We have an appeaser in the Oval Office

אל תפספסו את דברי החיזוק של הגאון רבי אלימלך בידרמן על המלחמה | צפו - This evening begins the Chatam Sofer's yahrzheit - in the middle of the video, the rabbi relates an anecdote about the Chatam Sofer's son, The Ksav Sofer.

Names for Tefillah

Submit names for Tefillah

The horror of Hamas and why we Israelis will finally defeat it

Massacre in Nir Oz: Entire family, mother, father, children, butchered by terrorists

My Grandmother

That's my grandmother! They took her to Gaza'

בהוראת הגר"ד לנדו: להתמיד באמירת פרק צ"א בתהילים | הפרק המלא לקריאה

הרב יגאל כהן במשדר חירום

Watch: Reservist participates in son’s Brit via video call

עת צרה ליעקב וממנה יוושע | אמירת ספר התהילים ברוב עם עם גדולי הרבנים

Please Say Tehillim

כנס חרום צעקה ותפילה עם הרב שמואל אליהו והרבנית רחל בזק, לרגל המצב הבטחוני בדרום

US Office for Palestinian Affairs calls for Israelis to stand down — then deletes post

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran Back Hamas in War Against Israel

Analyst: We forgot to act as brothers - and we received a war

מתעדכן: כל אירועי הקפות שניות בוטלו בגלל המלחמה

Amidst the Rubble

Shocking footage: Terrorist runs up to family car, opens fire repeatedly

5784 and the End of Galut Yishmael

רה"מ על תקיפת הרב ליאו די בת"א: "אין גבול לשנאה, תתביישו

Amidst the Charred Rubble, One Precious Envelope Remains

Another Apology

AGAIN: Canada Apologizes For Lauding Another Soldier Who Fought For Nazi Unit

US: “Morally, Historically, and Politically Wrong” About Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount

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Timeless

TIMELESS TRUTHS

Nikki Haley: We will always have Israel's back