What Apartheid?
Last week, I woke up one morning in my Nazareth home and was astonished to discover I was living under a racist, apartheid regime whose only purpose is “the promotion and perpetuation of the superiority of one group of people—the Jews.”
A United Hatzalah EMT Talks About His Experience As A First Responder in NYC...
One of the thousands of people who were first responders on 9/11 is a resident of Efrat and a United Hatzalah volunteer. His name is Eric Andron.
Grandfather Of Murdered Newborn: ‘Terrorist Should Never Again See The Light Of Day’
With a few Kalachnikov bullets, this despicable terrorist cut off the life of my precious and pure grandson, Amiad Yisrael, Hy"d.
The Trenton Trial: Was It Kidnapping To Free An Agunah?
FBI’s undercover agents contacted ORA (Org. for the Resolution of Agunot) pretending to be an agunah
When Water Came Out Instead of Gas: A Child’s Memories of Surviving the Holocaust
Eliyahu has rarely spoken about his experience of a child during the Holocaust, but after witnessing the world’s fading memor and after the advent of Holocaust denial he has changed his mind.
80th Anniversary Of Kristallnacht
This Friday, November 9, marks the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht. To commemorate this tragic date – the beginning of European Jewry’s destruction – The...
The Prayer Service That Spawned A Revolution
As we look back over the past 50 years, we feel enriched that the Almighty has given us this opportunity to provide something that has proven to be so successful and so influential.
Ari Fuld on Remembering Yehoshua Friedberg [video]
I don't want to go to a memorial service, I can't stand military funerals and I can't forget. I hate this! Too many thoughts...
This Is What It Takes?
He could be hit by a bus in Toronto, or die because he is a Jew in Israel. One death is meaningless; the other has infinite meaning.
Three Doors Down From The Friday Night Massacre in Halamish
We sat down, ate, drank, sang, ate dessert, started singing some more – and in the middle of our Shabbat song the commander's military phone started ringing...
“Tell Your Children the Story”
Telling the story – the miracle story of the Six Day War – is my duty.
Ari Fuld on Remembering Yehoshua Friedberg [video]
I don't want to go to a memorial service, I can't stand military funerals and I can't forget. I hate this! Too many thoughts...
4th of July in Riga, Latvia: Memory, Distorted Behind Recognition
Latvia, July 4, 1941 they forced many Jews in the shul putting it on fire; everyone was burned alive
When the Arabs Surrendered Hebron: Rabbi Goren Recalls How He Reclaimed the Cave of...
Rav Goren, a general and the Chief Rabbi of the Israeli army, recalls the excitement of and hurdles to being the first Jew to open the gates of the Cave of the Patriarchs in more than a thousand years
Attacked at Jaffa Gate
I decided that I’m not going to let terror keep me away from what I love to do, and all the more so, Jerusalem and guiding throughout Israel.
The Photo On The Wall
Today (10 Nissan – April 18) is the 21st yahrzeit of my daughter Alisa Flatow, Hy”d. I’d like to share with readers of The Jewish Press some personal reflections on the events of 1995 and what has happened since.
Concentric Circles
Each circle is crucial. Each circle reinforces and enables the others, and each contributes to the extraordinary effort that we must collectively make.
Saved From Hitler, Nearly Drowned In Palestine, Shipped To Mauritius
At dawn on November 25, the first couple of hundred passengers from the Atlantic, including my parents, started boarding the Patria.... At 9:00 a.m., the bomb exploded.
The Agricultural Settlement on the Sand Dunes Near Tel Aviv
I was there! I was in Bnei Brak. Not on Thursday evening, not at the raucous, red-shirted, “progressive” women’s demonstration. I was in Bnei Brak on the Sunday before...
Torah And Terror: A Tale Of A Resilient Nation
We are in this together and we will win this, no matter how long it takes. We have no choice. As a nation, we’ve gotten through much harder times. They hurt. We lost so many. But we are here and we are not going anywhere.
International Farhud Day: An Insider’s Eyewitness Account
The Farhud occurred June 1&2 1941 in Iraq, effectively ending 2,600 yrs of Jewish life in Arab lands
Remembering Yehoshua Friedberg HY”D [video]
I don't want to go to a memorial service, I can't stand military funerals and I can't forget. I hate this! Too many thoughts...
A Tribute to Irving Yitzchak Moskowitz z”l
The True Builder of United Jerusalem in Our Times
In Appreciation of Jewish Women Role Models
“I hold the woman’s place over that of men in every fundamental aspect of public and private life."
Scents of Geula
Our world seemed to shift overnight. Flights canceled, a family bar mitzvah postponed, the resurgence of online school – we were thrust back into a lifestyle reminiscent of the covid era.
What Our Children See
They are scared. They are dealing with emotions adults struggle to deal with. Breathe, I say to my youngest son. Breathe and know we have each other.
‘America And Israel Are More Than Friends…We’re Mishpacha’ – Remarks By Vice President Pence...
We will continue to oppose Iran’s malign influence. And under this president, America will never allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.
A Nation Mobilizes
But of course, despite all these signals that something was very, very, very, wrong, nothing in my wildest imaginations conceived of the full horror that confronted me upon opening the news motzaei Simchat Torah.
Blessed Times In Israel: Reflections Upon My Return From The Holy Land
Pesach in Israel is extraordinarily special. You can actually feel the chag in the air. For days beforehand, everyone is busy cleaning and preparing for the holiday.
The Miracles of AIPAC
This year though I want to highlight a different aspect of the Convention – I’d like to talk about why 14,000 Jews leave their busy lives each year to come to AIPAC.