Under the drones and missiles
It's rare, if ever, that one sits at home watching news of an impending attack that's already been launched at your country. But that's exactly what I did last night. First the IDF issued...
Hamas famine narrative evaporates as Gaza food prices slashed
(JNS) - The Popular Resistance Committees, a coalition composed of Hamas and other terrorist groups, recently announced price drops for food in the Gaza Strip. Gazan merchants said, "An average...
An Indiana court ruled that Jews have a religious liberty right to abortion
(JTA) — Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the right to abortion is no longer protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. But that seismic constitutional change has triggered a new legal debate:...
Bereaved father slams anti-gov't protesters
(JNS) - The father of an Israeli Defense Forces soldier killed in action in the Gaza Strip has denounced renewed anti-government protests, accusing demonstrators of using the plight of bereaved...
Israel to open new crossing to 'flood' Gaza with aid
(JNS) - Israel will open a new land crossing to the Gaza Strip designed primarily to facilitate the entry of foreign aid, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday. Gallant told...
- Austin: No proof Israel is committing genocide
- Christian Zionists to help 100,000 Israelis for Passover
- Orthodox Union delivers 100,000 pro-Israel letters to White House
- House speaker: Biden has 'transformed into an anti-Israel president'
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- 'My southern Jewish … way of saying bless their hearts,' says state rep who buys trees in Israel for trolls
- Met Council serves 300,000 Jewish New Yorkers this Passover
- War Cabinet favors retaliating
- Saturday Night Out at the Rosen JCC
- Canadian leader calls Jews 'a true indigenous people'
- Leading Democratic congressman wants 'assurances'
- 'No choice but to stay hopeful,' father of US hostage says
- Weekly roundup of world briefs
- RAISE accepting applications for Fall 2024
- CUFI leadership rejects Biden demands on Israel
Biden demands unconditional surrender of Israel
(JNS) — In January 1943, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the Casablanca Declaration. It stated that the Allies’ goal was the “unconditional surrender” of the Axis powers. This was a...
Why is the world morally blind to Israel?
(JNS) — Can you see the hypocrisy? I see it all day, every day. It’s hard to live in Israel, no matter how you feel about the war, and not see it. When you live in this region, it’s like the rest of the world is upside down. It’s like...
Biden's strategy: Blame Israel
(JNS) — It is appalling that Israel’s recent airstrike, accidentally killing seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen in Gaza who were bringing food to its besieged residents, has aroused as much international fury, if not more, as...
Israel making moves to secure the ties that bind
(JNS) — Given the current rancor between the White House and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the unbreakable, unshakeable bonds between Israel and the U.S. seem to be loosening a bit. While bad under any circumstances, the timing of...
It ain't over 'til it's over
(JNS) — Marking on Sunday six months since the Oct. 7 massacre, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened his weekly Cabinet meeting by listing what he called the “considerable achievements” of the war in Gaza. “We have eliminated 19 of...
Let's begin with some introspection
(JNS) — Too many people in positions of power have all too conveniently forgotten what Israel is up against. And what we in the United States are up against, for that matter. Israel has been fighting a war of no choice. It is an existential war....
'Wonder of wonders, miracles of miracles'
The story of Passover, more than any other Jewish holiday, is all about miracles. A burning bush. A staff that turns into a serpent. Ten plaques, each one worse than the previous one. The parting of the Red Sea. Manna coming down from heaven. Moses...
To mark our brokenness this Passover, let's scale back the matzah on our seder tables
(JTA) — How might we celebrate Passover differently this year? With so many Israelis brutally murdered on Oct. 7, so many soldiers killed or wounded in battle, so many people — Palestinians and aid workers — dead or suffering in Gaza, we...
Inclusive Haggadah aims to empower your Seder
(JNS) - A brand-new Passover Haggadah titled, "Empowering Seder Conversations," published just in time for the holiday, is designed to promote inclusion at the Seder table, making the special evening...
Series finale of HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' reunites Larry David-Jerry Seinfeld Jewish comedy duo
(JTA) — Those who might have described “Curb Your Enthusiasm” as a kind of “Seinfeld” on steroids got a fitting conclusion on Sunday, as the last episode of Larry David’s landmark 12-season sitcom was essentially a reprise of the...
Insights from The Orlando Senior Help Desk: Veterans benefits
There are numerous assistance programs available to veterans who need advanced in-home care. These include: • Aid and Attendance Benefits (A&A) — Available to veterans who receive a VA pension and meet certain other requirements, this program...
For savoring after the seders
(JNS) - First, the vegetable main course. Then comes the chocolate. The main course is a tasty, room-temperature side dish that you should make in advance so that when you are ready to grill, most of...
Obituary - MAURICE SALAMY
Written by Maurice Salamy Mr. Maurice Samuel Salamy, 101, of Orlando, Florida passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Advent Health Apopka following a brief illness. Mr. Salamy was born April 4, 1923, in New York, New York to the late Samuel &...
Obituary - LINDA MAYER
Written by Susan Zimmon Linda Mayer, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, and a resident of Village on the Green in Longwood, Florida, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the age of 81. Linda...