Time to Allow Pollard to Go to Israel
By Joseph Frager, MD
On October 1, 2018 the United States Department of Justice denied Jonathan Pollard’s request to transfer his parole to Israel. This was reported in Hamodia and...
Yochanan Gordon: The Soul of America
We have weekly article deadlines, and I haven’t been all that good in honoring them lately. However, as much as I tried to write my reflections ahead of time...
Should Halacha Allow People to Carry Weapons in Shul?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
The horrific tragedy in a Conservative synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Shabbos morning that left 11 people dead should cause us, perhaps, to rethink the manner...
A Closer Look at Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, z’l, was a descendant of Rav Avrohom Weinberg, the first Slonimer Rebbe, one of the leading chassidic rabbis of the 19th century. He...
A Cold Sukkos
By Yochanan Gordon
It was in shul on erev Rosh Hashanah when someone in my vicinity was conversing with a friend about how the weather in Uman is similar to...
A Chipped Glass
By Malkie Hirsch
Oftentimes, when I’m approached by someone about my writing or my social media platform, they’ll use the words “real,” “raw,” or “honest” to describe my writing, content,...
Frager: Reflections on Immigration to America
By Joseph Frager, MD
Given the situation at the American Mexican border, I decided to reflect upon my own personal immigration story. At the outset, I want to compliment the...
The Kiddush Club Crisis
By Yochanan Gordon
It seems that for anything to get attention in the Jewish community, it needs to be termed a “crisis.” Thankfully, from a literary point of view, the...
Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You About Social Media Anti-Jewish Hatred
By Cindy Grosz
I hate to say it, but it was just a matter of time until antisemitism on social media erupted into violence.
Since August, I have been reporting about...
Good Shabbos
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
We’ve gotten used to our new Shabbos routine around here. After too many weeks of scrambling to muffle our pain with plans and guests, Jeremy has...
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Houthi ballistic missile triggers sirens in Judean foothills
JNS Staff
(Dec. 1, 2024 / JNS)
A ballistic missile launched from Yemen triggered sirens in the Judean foothills on Sunday morning. The missile was intercepted before...
IAF attacks terror targets along Syria-Lebanon border
(Nov. 30, 2024 / JNS)
Israeli Air Force jets on Saturday attacked terrorist infrastructure along the Syria-Lebanon border that Hezbollah was “actively using” to smuggle arms.
“The...
Emirati official visits shiva in Israel for Chabad rabbi
Izzy Salant
(Nov. 29, 2024 / JNS)
Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, a senior member of the Emirati Federal National Council and chairman of its committee on defense,...