יום שישי, כ״ד אב תשפ״וFriday, August 7, 2026
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Shmuel Sackett is the founder and director of the Am Yisrael Chai Foundation.
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Discussion on the Trump Peace Plan reminds me of a multiple-choice test: A) I like the plan B) I do not like the plan C) I'm in the middle D) None of the above. My answer is simple. It is a definite, positive “D” – “None of the above”. Let me explain....
For 2,000 years we have been waiting for some hero to ride into town and simply “save the day”. Unfortunately, this is not a Jewish concept.
I cannot stand with those people who are posting – all over social media – that Jews need to “leave America NOW, before it’s too late!”
Be full of joy – yes, real “simcha” – especially now during these challenging days.
If you think that elections in Israel are finally over… think again, because the fun is just about to begin! The only part that’s over is election day
Israel is a Jewish state--heck, even our Ninjas are Jewish!
Over Shabbat many ex-JDL’ers shared stories about what they did to protect Jews in Philadelphia, Miami, Toronto and even in Ottawa.
Make time to learn with your children. Sit with them, not just on Shabbat, but during the week as well and light their neshamas on fire! Make Torah fun for them and show them you genuinely care about their connection to Hashem. Show them how you are growing closer to Hashem and they will want to do the same thing!
The Arabs of Israel must become similar to “green card” holders in the USA. Someone with a USA green card can register his kids in public schools, obtain a driver’s license and even get social security and medicaire benefits. The one thing they cannot do, however, is vote in federal elections.
A few years ago, I realized something that changed the way I look at Tisha B’Av and while I can’t say I look forward to Tisha B’Av I started to focus on what I call “The Tisha B’Av of Today”. I focus on the national tragedies of what is happening right now – and what I can do to prevent them from continuing.
While I am not a member of the Rashida Harbi Tlaib fan club, her twisted logic has actually scored two points in my book, without her even noticing!
Sometimes the longshot does win.
, Zehut (“Identity” in English) is a new political party in Israel that was started by myself and a few others, including Moshe Feiglin who is our party’s Chairman. The Zehut plan calls for assisted emigration for all Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Part 1 deals with those who want to leave and offers them full compensation for their homes (if built legally) and financial assistance to take their families out of Israel.
If you jump from Chanukah straight to Purim, you will have missed one of the most special, beautiful and meaningful holidays on the Jewish calendar called “Tu B’Shvat”.
Conquer Gaza now! I guarantee you that not one existing member of the Knesset will say those three words, but that is exactly what needs to be done
We need to stop being naïve and innocent: anti-Semitism always was and always will be, and in most places across the world it’s getting worse. How ironic that on the very Shabbat that I was in Hebron talking about what was done to defend Jewish lives in America and how we miss Rabbi Kahane’s leadership and couragea terrible massacre occurred to innocent Jews.
Being a Torah Jew means "Making It Happen" 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. It requires determination, focus and lots of positive energy but it's all worth it because we were chosen for this job above 99% of the world so Hashem knows we can do it.
Next time someone asks, “But where will the Palestinians go??” give them this article and tell them about a straight swap on population transfer.
We have history on our side. Am Yisrael Chai!!
Israel has the highest rate – per capita – of population growth in the developed world,” he said. “The population in Israel grows by more than 2,000,000 people each decade… Israel averages 3.1 children per family compared to just 1.7 in Western countries… Arabs average 40,000 births a year in Israel while Jews average over 100,000.”
Is there some way to let all Jews take part in Tu B'Shvat in a real and significant way, as opposed to just not saying "tachanun" in shul?
So much is spoken and written these days about Emunah but I beg to differ. What is needed is Bitachon – strength and resolve in the future and the courage to take on those challenges
The same nations that condemn us daily in the UN and send money to Hamas and Hizbullah will one day run to Jerusalem to make peace with us.
What does Bibi Netanyahu mean when he says that "Jerusalem is the capital of Israel"? Trump was very clear what he meant, but I cannot figure out what Bibi means
Why did we make aliya? We didn’t run away from the bad… we ran towards the good! My wife and I believed that when the Jewish Nation calls, the Jewish individual responds! After 27 years I can honestly say that our only regret is that we didn’t move earlier.
Let’s stop living as guests in someone else’s home. Yes, the hos-America-has been very kind to us, but we have overstayed our welcome. The time has come to thank the host and move out to our own place, with our own culture and traditions.
In the first conversation HaShem had with him, Avraham was told to live in Israel, or in modern terms, make Aliyah.
While NFL players are running away from their country and refusing to stand during the national anthem, Israel’s professional athletes are doing the complete opposite! They are connecting to their nation and showing just how proud they are to be Jewish.
I want Jews to come home because their lives are not complete outside Israel. I want Jews to come home, regardless if they keep Mitzvot or not, because that is where the Jewish family lives… and families stay together.
There are 5.5 million Jews in America today and experts believe that in 20 years, that number will be 2.5 million – a loss of 3,000,000 Jews! The first thing we need to do is figure out a way to cure this epidemic
The stores that closed on the night of Tisha b’Av did so out of love, not fear. They love their people and they closed to be part of the Jewish nation regardless of the loss of profit.
Why was it so important for the US Ambassador to the United Nations – in her second official trip - to visit Israel? Why didn’t she visit Finland, for example? I mean, who wouldn’t want to visit Finland?
“Dayenu” – Enough is Enough! End the occupation now and forever! I agree with 99% of what “Peace Now” says; no more war, no more stealing land, no more violence and no more occupation!
These 4 Etzel fighters were held in the infamous Acco prison. On the night of the 26th of Nissan, at 4am, they were taken from their cells and hanged, one at a time. Walking to the gallows they sang “Ha’Tikva”
Ask 100 fellow Jews the following simple question; What’s the next Jewish holiday? Read the article and learn the SURPRISING answer
Open your eyes. Read and absorb the Haggada and realize, at the end of the seder, when we say “Next Year in Jerusalem,” we commemorate not just the Pesach of the past, but the Pesach of the present!
Israeli schoolchildren, all across the country, will leave their classrooms to plant trees… but this Tu B'Shvat, things will be very different.
While I am no fan of Obama, I must state–loud and clear–that he did not betray Israel. Everything that happened in the UN on December 23 was due to one person and one person only: Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The world loved Shimon Peres because they thought he was the best chance they had at getting rid of or weakening the Jewish presence in Israel. And they are truly sad because that hope just died.”
Since that day, back in 1999, the project I started - called “Israel Trees” - has planted a bit more than 120,000 new fruit trees all across Israel.
Rosh Hashanah is just 4 weeks away so get ready, Come to Israel and join the weight of the nation (approximately 6,000,000 Jews in Israel @ an average weight of 150 lbs, that’s 900 million lbs)
If the Bet Ha’Mikdash was destroyed because we turned a nation into individuals, why wasn’t it rebuilt when the individuals returned to being a nation?
Today, in the modern world, the #1 expert to talk to is… the lifeguard at the beach!
Every building project in Judea & Samaria, every road, house, Yeshiva, factory and mikva can only be built with… the signature of the Defense Minister! Well, Defense Minister Lieberman, will you sign?
Chanukah, when you think about it, really doesn’t make much sense; What EXACTLY are we celebrating?
The 10 spies (Bad Damn Spies (BDS)started BDS. They screamed "Don’t move to Israel! Boycott Israel!"
Even if his predictions are completely wrong he can still be called an expert!
Bibi's speech to Congress will bring respect and honor to the Jewish Nation from the US & the world
Existing leadership in Israel does not believe that all of Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people.
Do you seriously think that as you kidnap our children we should medically treat and help yours?
"I pray that fellow Jews open their eyes & connect themselves to the national side of being a Jew"
In the areas where over 1,000 rockets and missiles fell, Israeli farmers will plant 100,000 new fruit trees!
I have always felt that the Daf Yomi would be the leader of that "Ahavat Chinam". In all my experiences attending those various Daf Yomis across the globe, nobody ever asked me what Kashrut I observe, how big my Kippa was or if my wife covers her hair. We were all one nation, one people studying the same page of Gemara. And then it came crashing down.
I don't need to tell you how important the upcoming US presidential elections are, and you can be a part of that! Don't look at the numbers. Don’t ask: "Will my vote really matter??" Simply register, with no cost involved, and let the powers in America see how many expats voted.
August 7, 2026 
