Israel At War

Torah for this Hour: A Word on the War | June 19, 2025

Posted on June 19, 2025

A Word on the War: Thoughts from Rabbi Yoav Ende Since October 7th, we’ve been living in a state of rupture — torn between grief, anger, urgency, and determination. While we’re still deep in it, the escalation with Iran marks a turning point that can’t be ignored. For decades, Iran has made its goal clear: […]

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War with Iran: A Message from MERCAZ USA’s President

Posted on June 17, 2025

” … The entire world owes Israel an enormous debt of gratitude for taking action that no other country took.” June 17, 2025 At this very moment of my writing this, I was supposed to be landing in Israel with Sharon and Hadar. Of course our plans have changed as have those of so many […]

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Iran-Israel Conflict Explained

Posted on June 17, 2025

STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS Iran Questions Answered: Behind the Headlines (June 17, 2025) A deadly war now being waged over the skies of Iran and Israel is killing dozens and threatening not only Israel’s existence, but also the global economy and even world peace. This edition […]

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Hostages Wait Because of History’s Oldest Hate

Posted on June 10, 2025

STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS What Hamas Holds Hostage: 10/7 Victims, Gazans and Public Opinion While Iran continues to weave its global web of terror, its apprentice, Hamas, continues to hold Israelis, Americans and foreign nationals hostage. Hamas leverages skillful propaganda and manipulates media to stoke the flames of antisemitism worldwide, […]

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Fiery Attack on Jews

Posted on June 4, 2025

STORY MAKING NEWS: Fiery Attack on Jews in Colorado A terrorist in Colorado attacked a group of Jews marching in support of Israeli hostages who are still held in Gaza – stunning the nation and the Jewish community worldwide. The attacker, an Egyptian national who spent a year planning the assault, screamed “Free Palestine” as he was […]

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Torah for this Hour | May 29, 2025

Posted on May 29, 2025

The weekly portion, Be-midbar, begins with taking a count — counting the male Israelites able to go to war, divided according to tribes. Today we are in the midst of several counting activities at once: We are counting the days between Passover and Shavuot, the“counting of the omer,” and we are almost finished. We are […]

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Jews Targeted in America’s Capital

Posted on May 28, 2025

STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS From Rhetoric to Tragic Reality: The Murders at Capital’s Jewish Museum Shockingly, in the nation’s capital, an enraged gunman brutally murdered an American Jew and an Israeli Christian on the street in front of the Capital Jewish Museum – little more than […]

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Statement on Jewish Community Security Needs

Posted on May 23, 2025

May 22, 2025 | New York, NY Last night, our community lost Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, two shining lights who believed in service to their communities, to a cowardly act of hate-fueled domestic terrorism. The tragic murders of these two innocent young Israeli embassy employees, who were attending an American Jewish Committee event at […]

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From Hiding Under Dead Bodies to Center Stage

Posted on May 20, 2025

STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS The Jewish People’s Enduring Spirit: From Trauma to Triumph Israeli Oct. 7 Survivor Excels at European Song Contest: ‘I won at life’ The unthinkable happened on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, when Yuval Raphael was among the many young people celebrating […]

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Is the U.S.-Israel Alliance at Risk?

Posted on May 13, 2025

Issue: May 13, 2025 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS Navigating a Turbulent Region: Why the U.S.-Israel Alliance Matters Hamas hostage Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli – held in Gaza for 584 days, was just released to Israel and welcomed by his family in a deal brokered between the […]

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