יום שבת, י״ח אב תשפ״וSaturday, August 1, 2026
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By Paul Gherkin
UNRWA staff numbers 30,000, 3.5X the # for rest of the world's refugees yet serves only 13% of total
By Batya Medad
Jews & Israel will have a smaller role and value in the 2016 Pres. election campaign than in decades
No one wants war; sometimes there's no choice. Sometimes it's the lesser of 2 evils. US must prepare
By Batya Medad
Despite many IDF soldiers jailed for defending themselves, families say,"Rather jailed than dead."
Why won't the gov't finally annex YESHA & Jordan Valley formalizing their status in State of Israel?
By Selena Myers
Both "Half-Shabbat" & R’ Yosef's opinion champion an extreme. There most certainly is a happy medium
By Batya Medad
Trump's slogan and story gives American restores hope to dream to: "Make America Great Again"
By JoeSettler
In their attack on Ban Ki Moon, Hamas admitted to committing a different war crime.
The ideal of Modern Orthodoxy should be not be viewed as a compromise the way most Charedim view it.
By Batya Medad
Israel shouldn't rely on US; It has an awful record in protecting allies.
The Halacha of shmirat einayim (guarding one’s eyes) is incumbent on the MAN; it's his obligation
I've decided to move away from my safety net-and I wouldn't change that decision for anything.
By Batya Medad
Was "Jerusalem" the song Matisyahu planned to perform? It was the PERFECT response to BDS campaign
If the world's winds of hatred bring Jews to Israel we are ready, joyfully offering them a home here
By Selena Myers
At what age should the realization start setting in for kids that we live in an uncertain society?
Spain's SeaWorld canceled Zionist-spy dolphin's performance unless it supports a Palestinian state
By Batya Medad
Shabbat afternoon soccer games, a tradition in Israel's league, may become a thing of the past.
Calling the Jewish Press‘closest thing to a frum English-language weekly’ insults the publication
So long as Jews dance for the sheer pleasure of thanking God, Israel will never be defeated!
By Batya Medad
Matisyahu was bounced from a music festival because he wouldn't sign pro-BDS, anti-Israel manifesto.
By Batya Medad
Danon is still young, perhaps one day he'll succeed Bibi. Representing Israel in UN is good training
By Batya Medad
I think it has been a major tactical mistake for Israel to consider Iran a particularly Israeli problem. And it is of crucial importance for Israel and Israelis to stop thinking that we have any influence on international leaders when it comes to anything, including international policy re: Iran. That's why I think that Yair […]
By JoeSettler
The very challenges that most irk Netanyahu about Danon, are the skills that will make him successful in the UN.
Professor Cohen's quotes statistics proving Reform & Conservative Judaism are in free fall.
By Batya Medad
When Israel's Left cries that Israel's mission is to be a secular democracy, they're wrong or lying.
Most that struggle abandon observance altogether. Why did these 3 remain observant?
When my cousin Rabbi Kupinsky was beheaded by Arabs this year in Har Nof his killers were celebrated
Rivlin has visited Arab victims of Israeli attacks, declaring that "his people are terrorists"
I'm a realist; When an enemy screams "Death to Israel! Death to America!" I take it seriously.
Yesterday, I wrote a mealy-mouthed piece entitled, Obama/Fareed Agree: Bibi is Pushy, Inappropriate. Why mealy-mouthed? Because I wanted to say so much more. I wanted to say, for instance, that Fareed had asserted as fact an antisemitic trope and Obama approved: Joos=Pushy. Now of course, Zakaria has no great love for Israel. Of Zakaria, Haim […]
Esav Sonei L'Yaakov: Is this how we should think of all non Jews?
By Batya Medad
Considering the difficult Israel-US history, why does the myth of US friendship&superiority persist?
By Paul Gherkin
Despite Abbas lacking ANY authority, Kerry continues pressuring Israel to negotiate with him
By Batya Medad
Frustration & anger is high amongst Israeli Jews. Our judicial & diplomatic systems favor the Arabs
By Paul Gherkin
Judaism & Islam had amazing historical finds in July; NY Times thought only 1 important-Guess which?
By Batya Medad
Judaism isn't a part-time religion. Every aspect of life has a Jewish connection.
Surprisingly, many Hareidi communities do not advocate full time Kollel study for life as the ideal.
By Selena Myers
“You’ve been out on enough dates, are you going to marry him?” Many times I’ve choked at this point.
By Paula Stern
What is left to say when a 16 year-old is dead? How will her mother and family endure without her?
By Paul Gherkin
Who said Kerry won no concessions from Iran? He secured pistachios and Beluga caviar for America!
By Batya Medad
Compare the numbers. Disproportionately too many Arab attacks on Jews have been happening.
Gentile friends of Israel came from all over Norway & Europe and they sang "Hatikva" in Norwegian!
By JoeSettler
As the incitement begins again against the settlers, the religious and the Right, let's review the list of children killed by terrorists.
Reports of a dead baby, a devastated family, and indications of a gloating attacker.
In all the years (and this week it's exactly 14 years) since our daughter was murdered, we have not found a single Arabic-language post, article, tweet or speech condemning that attack in the center of Jerusalem or the killings.
By JoeSettler
Everyone is angry at the ongoing Arab terrorism, but what does murdering a baby have to do with protecting Jewish lives or furthering Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel?
Tonight, live Meerkat interactive video tour and talk in Jerusalem.
By Paula Stern
The US doesn’t want Pollard & he doesn’t want America- release him with 1 condition: No return to US
By Batya Medad
Amongst the Palestinians (sic) what is promoted and praised for its young people? Terror & martyrdom
"If you can't negotiate with your enemy, why negotiate at all?" Great sound bite. The press loved it
The phenomenon pushing limits of Orthodoxy to the extreme left has no chance of becoming mainstream
By Paul Gherkin
{Originally posted to the author's website, FirstOne Through} Some passionate and eloquent liberals have bemoaned the state of inclusiveness among Jews today. Leon Wieseltier, editor of the New Republic penned an angry piece “J Street’s Rejection Is a Scandal” about the exclusion in 2014 of J Street from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. […]
By Batya Medad
Considering Esther Pollard's group mismanaged his case, Pollard's chances of parole are slim
By Tzvi Fishman
Detention Camps for US Jews? Sounds farfetched but it did to Japanese-Americans during WW II as well
By JoeSettler
We asked the soldiers, what will you tell your children you did during the Disengagement?
By Batya Medad
The Arab terrorist murderer who murdered Malachi Rosenfeld,(HY"D)last month, was an American citizen
By Paul Gherkin
The Kotel gained significance around 1550. Previously, many Jews prayed on the Temple Mount itself.
By JoeSettler
The "Stop Iran" rally was a voice of sanity coming from the American people, and directed at Senator Chuck Schumer who holds the keys...
Shalit Deal advocates: "Israel must do whatever it takes" to free Gilad; This proved deadly nonsense
Dear CNN: When hypocrisy rules a media outlet, its mandate to call what they do "journalism" expires
By Selena Myers
With it seems more lives than a cat, I now recognize Hasgacha Pratis is HaShem's involvement in life
There needs to be clarity about what is & isn’t acceptable in Orthodoxy; That should be the debate.
By Batya Medad
Obama, Kerry etc are promoting their "deal" like it's the genuine article, not a cheap "knock-off"
Imperative to get world's Jewish billionaires to support Jewish education like their other projects
Israel can't rely on the accord, not now nor the future. Iran is a danger to Israel & to the world.
By Batya Medad
"We Would Boycott "Palestinian" Goods, But...They Don't Actually Make Anything"
By Batya Medad
It's no surprise that the Kerry-Obama brokered "deal" with Iran was signed during the Three Weeks.
By Paul Gherkin
World capitulates to Iran on nukes; it should have remembered lessons from Syria’s nuke plant in '07
By Batya Medad
Bottom line: There's ZERO to celebrate. Iran will continue in their attempt to destroy our world
By Batya Medad
Despite mutual admiration between Glick and Rav Bin-Nun, they disagree on Jews ascending Har HaBayit
By Paul Gherkin
Photos & captions in the Times push a specific narrative: Palestinians are passive victims in Israel
No legitimate Orthodox body in the States or Israel accepts "Open Orthodoxy." They went too far.
By Paula Stern
Possible, but not easy to "out-bargain" an Iranian; you need guts and strength. Obama lacks the guts
By Paul Gherkin
The NYTimes wants Americans to be more fearful of terrorism from Conservatives than Muslim extremism
By Batya Medad
After 6 years of Obama, Americans want someone VERY different; I'd say both Trump & Sanders qualify
In 1948 Druze were the bottom of Arab society; By working with Israel, today they're envied by Arabs
By Paula Stern
You should be "seated" when you hear this joke; it's got a "bang-up" punchline!
By Selena Myers
Who knows what the future holds? So I’ll stop making Hashem laugh at my plans & start smiling at His
We saw a car stopped ahead of us, just around the bend, in the pitch black darkness of the night.
The Jewish Nation must unite in love, overcoming our many differences to protect our Land and people
By Tzvi Fishman
Rebbe Nachman's stories awaken the sleeping; our film of his stories has the power to wake the world
By Batya Medad
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY HEAD ADMITS "PALESTINIAN PEOPLE" DON'T EXIST
By Paul Gherkin
NY Times praises US killing of terrorist leaders; a different story when Israel kills the bad guys
By Paula Stern
I encourage the Times of Israel editors to re-balance their site before ToI loses all credibility
By Batya Medad
No exaggeration, I estimate 3/4 of the passengers on my bus were Arabs; this is not unique
By Paula Stern
Note the rocks' size in the hands of these Arabs as they prepare to attack the Light Rail
Obama is not anti Israel. He's just misguided, perhaps blinded by his desire to force a peace treaty
By David Herman
Herzl told the Zionist delegates,"If you will it, it is no dream."
Ramadan is SUPPOSEDLY a month of introspection & repentance; yet attacks on "Infidels" skyrocket
Moving to Israel seems crazy but this week's my first "aliyaversary," my Aliyah anniversary! WOW!
Israel & world Jewry are under attack and in grave danger but UN's focus is denouncing Israel
By Paula Stern
It’s time to stand up against the bias & no longer accept the constant UN prejudice against Israel.
By Paula Stern
Malachi Moshe Rosenfeld, injured in a terror attack in Samaria, has died (HYD)
By Paula Stern
Allah is NOT merciful: Stabbing, beheading, shooting innocents is barbaric & cowardly acts of terror
By Batya Medad
How could the Jerusalem Post think the attack could have been other than a terrorist act?
By Tzvi Fishman
Going to Mt of Olives cemetery was like visiting Jurassic Park in a jeep with dinosaurs rampaging
Hanan Porat z"l, teary-eyed said " We returned to the Gush(Etzion)we shall return to the Gush(Katif)
By Selena Myers
"Mispachology": Theory you share a common link with someone you’ve never met or been in contact with
July 31, 2026 
