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“Grief is a badge we wear,” Rachel said. She made the point that it shows we know love, that we have loved deeply, that another person’s existence had become inseparable from our own

TIMES OF ISRAEL The Weight of Words: Hearing Rachel Goldberg-Polin Speak Peter Himmelman May 4, 2026 …Early on, Rachel described feeling as though she had left this world entirely after Hersh’s abduction and murder. A friend was extremely helpful,” she … Continue reading

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“Doctors Without Borders” joins “Amnesty International” demonizing and libeling Israel

JPOST ‘No longer a trustworthy humanitarian organization’: NGO Monitor releases report on MSF’s failings DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD April 29, 2026 Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has abandoned its principles of neutrality and impartiality in its coverage of the Gaza war, relying on … Continue reading

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“Invoking President George Washington’s seminal letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, and Revolutionary era financier Haym Salomon, President Trump paid tribute to the role Jewish Americans have played in the United States since its earliest days”

CHABAD.ORG Shabbat‘Shabbat 250:’ President Proclaims National Shabbat Honoring America’s 250th Birthday May 4, 2026 For the first time in American history, a sitting president has called on the nation to observe a Shabbat. As part of the White House’s Jewish … Continue reading

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“This is a glorious beat down on Mamdani and his radical cronies”

JNS Mamdani-endorsed NYC Council candidate trounced in special election Debra Nussbaum Cohen April 29, 2026 Lindsey Boylan, whom New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed and who has called the Israeli prime minister a “war criminal and a danger to … Continue reading

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“Protesters chant ‘Keir Starmer, Jew Harmer’; UK raises terror alert to ‘severe’ as anti-terror chief says attacks on Jews are ‘biggest national security emergency’”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Starmer booed at site of Golders Green terror; promises to tackle antisemitism, extremism Zev Stub April 30, 2026 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Thursday to deal with “the root causes of extremism and antisemitism” after … Continue reading

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“Israel exists precisely because Jews learned, at unbearable cost, that eloquence without power is fragile, and law without force is often meaningless”

ARUTZ SHEVA Israel is the ultimate response Dr. Alex Grobman April 23, 2026 Now that we have celebrated Yom Haatzma’ut, it is worth stating a truth that much of the West still does not understand: the greatest memorial to the … Continue reading

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“America’s team of real estate developers and financiers may beat Iran’s diplomats at the bargaining table”

TIMES OF ISRAEL The US is negotiating with Iran like a venture capitalist Ariel Beery April 29, 2026 If there is one meme that sums up the mistake many make when thinking about the negotiations between the Islamic Republic of … Continue reading

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“Jews must stop being dependent on others for our safety. By turning our communal centers into well-fortified bunkers, we’re teaching our children that it is normal to associate Jewish life and identity with anxiety, with insecurity, with lack of confidence in ourselves and in our neighbors”

TABLET MAG Armed Guards Aren’t the Answer Liel Leibovitz April 28, 2026 On a recent Sunday in New York City, my family and I went on a walk that turned from a nice neighborhood stroll into a survey of our … Continue reading

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Politico establishes a red line on Israel

JEWISH INSIDER Politico’s owner, Axel Springer, doubles down on corporate principles Matthew Kassel April 28, 2026 Mathias Döpfner, the CEO of Politico’s parent company, Axel Springer, doubled down in defense of the German publishing giant’s corporate values while addressing criticism … Continue reading

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From Judaism Unpacked: What Jews Know About Rest That We Forgot

JUDAISM UNPACKED What Jews Know About Rest That We Forgot April 2026 Why do Jews step away from phones, work, cooking, driving, and electricity every week for 25 hours? Shabbat isn’t just a day of rest. It’s a weekly break … Continue reading

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