יום ראשון, כ״ו אב תשפ״וSunday, August 9, 2026
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Through centuries, we survive, we thrive Though dispersed throughout the world
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Mommie assumed that within three days’ time, I would forget what I had experienced, but through a series of different occurrences, I did, in fact move to Crown Heights, as a young married woman, with my dear husband, as well as my long-awaited kinderlach who are indeed brachas from the Rebbe!
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Many Jewish communities have their own unique stories of salvation. When faced with calamity, either from a tyrant, war, or some other impending danger, these communities miraculously escaped. This is the story of a small-town in Galitzia
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From the very beginning, I felt that our kitten was a gilgul, a Jewish soul sent back to earth to rectify his past.
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We met some other young women and discussed how we would spend our short time there. They unanimously chose to go to the Eiffel Tower and see it lit up at night. I preferred another destination.
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A useful Jewish idiot can always be found to provide the haters with an excuse for persecuting their brethren.
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By giving a platform to Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi and omitting his previous role as spokesperson for the PLO, the “newspaper of record” once again sacrificed truth to promote those seeking the isolation and dismemberment of Israel.
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Tension reigned. They were watched by the Soviet security services. The KGB often would search their rooms and suitcases. They were threatened and warned and targeted in shuls.
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Out of this unobtrusive instrument, came the sounds of classical music, beautifully played.
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Like solders, they marched off! When the job was finished, I took out my wallet to pay the children. Irina stopped me.
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The US has not solved its problems in 246 years. Yet some Jews expect Israel, which unlike the US is ...
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The Western world has provided more wealth and convenience to more citizens than any other civilization in history. We are practically inundated with resources, but we are running out of people, the only truly indispensable resource.
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A “small-world connection” to be sure but this knowledge is not the surprise that Hashem yisborach had awaiting me.
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While Lieven Verstraete, an acclaimed Belgian journalist who hosts the program, "De Zevende Dag" ("The Seventh Day"), was recently interviewing two members of the Green Party, he raised the issue of immigration and called Brussels "the perfect example of a city whose neighborhoods are conquered one by one by newcomers". Newcomers? Conquered? "How?" replied Nadia Naji, […]
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The last month may have set a record for BDS failures. Touché.
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Even with so much attention directed at events of the day, the focus of the Breakfast always came back to COJO Flatbush... To all the things COJO does for those in need.
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If the Biden administration were consistent about its claim to be concerned with human rights, it would refuse to provide
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Consider news reports that sound significantly different.
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When I think back, there were other amazing occurrences that happened that day!
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BDSers are single-minded; it’s all about the Jews. They could be called “Holocausters.”
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Pointless as it may be given their myopia, let’s remind the president and his diplomats of life as it is rather than as they would like it to be in Israel and the “disputed territories.”
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Purim arrives and the likes of Haman still lives in the modern Iranian regime
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COJO Flatbush Tax Prep Coordinator Benjamin Herman says he’s especially excited about COJO’s capacity to help even more people this year.
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Esther called their marriage "an oasis of unconditional love in a sea of lies and corruption.
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This multicultural volcano is not a threat only in the distant future of Europe; it is already in place. The big question is: why is it not stopped?
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Brazil remains the oldest and first Jewish community in the Americas; it was established by Sephardic Jews in Recife in 1636.
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I had no need for my prayer book because, amazingly, my sincere heartfelt prayer came out spontaneously and instantly; I did not have to even think about what to say.
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The Sheikh Jarrah residents' intransigence may lead to their homelessness, just as their fellow Palestinians' obstinance has guaranteed their statelessness.
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Again, the Jewish establishment maintains silence against current threats, as it did 70 years ago.
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It seemed like a dream: The establishment of a Jewish homeland as guaranteed by the Balfour Declaration seemed closer offering solace and hope.
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Ultimately, the government is faced with two choices: grant or deny the US permission to reopen the consulate serving Palestinians.
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Though Fletcher should have received a Purple Heart – the medal awarded to military personnel wounded or killed in combat – black service members were routinely overlooked for commendation at a time when the military was still segregated.
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Despite all the statistics, the problem of anti-Semitism extends beyond what can be quantified.
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She writes about the stigma and fear associated with dementia and the failure of religious communities, ordinarily admirable in their outreach to the sick and the needy, to step up to the plate.
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Like other detractors of Israel, James Zogby will never understand why Americans support candidates who recognize that there is one democracy in the Middle East, and that it is the only county that shares our values and interests.
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Is it time to say, ‘who cares?’ Who cares what Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Marjorie Taylor Greene think? What I do care about is the response of their parties, which has been appallingly weak.
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I was overcome with gratitude to HaKodesh Boruch Hu for making it possible for Daddy to receive the honor that he provided for others, throughout his lifetime.
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"America cares more about pronouns than the fate of Afghan women."
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A saga of tragedy, struggle and triumph.
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In today’s world, Israel faces dangers. The turmoil and instability that abounds can be unsettling. Yet, as Jews, we can rejoice as our ancestors throughout history who saw optimism amid the darkness.
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What country, including the United States, does not fail to come close to its ideals?
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That includes disabusing the Palestinians of the notion that the United States will support their territorial demands.
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Advocates of Israel can complain about the double standards, but they are not going away.
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You cannot reach compromises with people who believe that Allah has given them marching orders to reconstitute the Islamic empire and, ideally, expand it throughout the world. For them, Israel is a cancer in the Islamic body that must be excised.
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Netanyahu: Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have handcuffed Israel to a policy of “no surprises” with the Biden administration and have abandoned the fight for global public opinion.
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“I can’t put into words how much I missed these kinds of events,” said a woman who gave her age as a young 83.
August 7, 2026 
