Photo: Home Front Command responds to the deadly missile strike in Beit Shemesh. Courtesy: Israel Defense Forces.
The war with Iran has escalated significantly since I wrote to you on Sunday. Hezbollah has joined the conflict. Iran is striking back across the region, hitting Israel, US base…
While we were sleeping on a warm, spring-like Shabbat evening, the Armed Forces of the United States, together with the Israel Defense Forces, launched a highly coordinated military operation against Iran to end the existential threat the Iranian regime has posed to Israel, and the broader t…
The world was loud last week. And in the middle of it, I was standing in a quiet room in Mexico City, watching teenagers lead a Holocaust remembrance ceremony. The Shinshinim, young Israeli emissaries, stood beside them. The room was still. Jewish memory, passing forward to the next generati…
My word this year is mindful. Barely three weeks in, it's already being tested.
Iran. Minneapolis. Venezuela. The headlines are difficult to read.
Some of you have reached out wondering why we haven't said anything. Others are asking us to stay focused on Jewish needs here.
Many a…
This time of year always makes me reflective. I look back at the year behind us and ask what we’ve carried. And what we’ve built together.
Last January, after a heavy 2024, I chose light as my guiding word. I didn’t know how much this year would ask of us, or how often we would ha…
