Prime Minister Netanyahu: 'All Hamas Men Are Dead Men Walking – In Gaza And Abroad'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the press following a meeting of the war cabinet at the IDF central headquarters. ‘All Hamas men are dead men walking – in Gaza and abroad’.
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion, Lech Lecha / Why Do We Call Our Mothers?
Generally speaking, children call their mothers in order to say they got an outstanding grade on a test, that something good or important happened to them. In a recording that was aired by the State of Israel yesterday, an Arab terrorist calls his parents in Gaza — with excitement and celebration in his voice — […]
Jeremy Staiman: ‘Despite All Of This, We Have Not Forgotten Your Name. Likewise, Please Don’t Forget Us’

Covert Shul in Tereizen. (courtesy) Ten years ago, my wife and I went on a “roots” tour to Prague, Czech Republic. My father-in-law, Harry Bush, z”l, grew up there, until he was arrested and sent to Tereizestadt early in the war. Thanks to a cousin who lived there in the aftermath, we were able to […]
BDE: Mrs. Ruth Katzenstein Hefter, a’h [Updated as of Oct. 25 @2:08PM]
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 20, 2023 – It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Ruth Katzenstein Hefter, a’h, mother of David (Wendy) Hefter. The levaya took place in Israel on Monday afternoon, October 23rd. Shiva Information: David will be sitting shiva in Israel through Wednesday, Oct. […]
Mike Johnson Elected Speaker of the House of Representatives
The House of Representatives has successfully elected a new Speaker, 22 days after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) vacated the post. House Republicans have chosen Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson as the chamber’s new leader. They nominated Johnson late Tuesday following a 24-hour period during which over a dozen candidates presented their leadership pitches in two candidate […]
Israel at War – Ezer Mizion: A Beacon of Hope

These are complex,painful days. Israel is engaged in a difficult battle. As our hearts are bleeding in the face of the terrible news that we are witnessing, Ezer Mizion is mobilizing in full force, as one man with one heart. Our professional and administrative team work side by side with our corps of dedicated volunteers. […]
Watch Rabbi Labish Becker on Lech Lecha 5784: Rules of Disengagement (Video)
Egyptian President: Destroy Hamas, It'll take years
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held a joint press conference today (Wednesday) with French President Emmanuel Macron. “We are working to contain the crisis in Gaza. Displacement, migration from, or leaving the Gaza Strip for Egyptian territory would be an extremely dangerous thing. The lack of a political horizon for solving the Palestinian crisis has […]
Iran's Quds Force Trained 500 Hamas Terrorists For Massacre Of Israelis – Report
At least 500 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists received specialized training from the IRGC’s Quds Force up to a month before the deadly October 7 massacre, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The terrorists were trained by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ elite forces in Iran as recently as in September, the report noted, citing “people familiar with […]
Gaza Tunnels, Terrorist Infrastructure Uncovered By Israeli Geologist
The invasion and massacre in Israel on October 7 brutally showed how Hamas has significantly improved and strengthened its tactical and strategic terror capabilities since it began to dig into and hide in the Gaza Strip decades ago. The infamous Hamas tunnels have played a central role in this worrisome development. Prof. Joel Roskin, a geomorphologist and […]