Day: September 17, 2025

By: Fern Sidman The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday has sent waves of grief and indignation through Jewish communities in both the United States and Israel, with leaders, institutions, and ordinary citizens remembering him as a courageous champion of free speech and a steadfast ally of the Jewish state. As The Algemeiner […]

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin On both Rosh Ha Shana and Yom Kippur, we recite Unesaneh Tokef, one of the most stirring and heartrending tefillos. We live in a time where every line feels not like prophecy — but like the daily news. “Who will live and who will die; who by water and who by […]

By: Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffman Parshas Nitzavim contains a section called Parshas ha-Teshuva, The Chapter of Repentance; so called because in this chapter Moshe encourages Bnei Yisrael (the Children of Israel) by telling them that as far as they may have strayed from the Almighty, hope is never lost, and there is always room for teshuva. […]

By: Fern Sidman Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, one of America’s most recognizable entertainers and long a vocal supporter of Israel, ignited controversy on Wednesday after equating the “Free Palestine” slogan with the rhetoric of the Ku Klux Klan during a surprise appearance at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. His remarks, delivered before a packed audience […]

By: Fern Sidman Venice, long celebrated as a city of art, tolerance, and cultural exchange, has been shaken by a brutal antisemitic attack that has left both locals and international observers deeply alarmed. According to a report on Thursday at VIN News, an American Orthodox Jewish couple was violently assaulted in the city’s historic center […]

The action plan is aimed at improving health through rigorous research, outcome-based policy, community partnership, and increased public awareness. By: Lawrence Wilson The federal Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its strategy report on Sept. 9, setting the stage for dozens of initiatives aimed at improving the health of American children. The strategy document […]

President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement intervention in the nation’s capital has led to federal charges against more than 50 people over the past month.

Russia moved quickly to exploit conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s shooting death at a Utah college, with groups linked to the Kremlin spreading false and misleading claims that experts say are designed to incite violence.