Ayeka to Hineni: A Machzor Companion for the Yamim Noraim

I’ve lived through this war surrounded by people whose courage, grief, and sacrifice deserve to be understood far beyond our borders. These are the interviews I would conduct: 1. The stories of the people who got into their cars on October 7th and drove towards the danger to save people. Parents, friends, strangers. I would want to know why they grabbed their keys in the middle of the holiday, jumped in their cars, what they saw and experienced, and how their lives have been

Between Fauda coming out with a season about Oct 7th and the fallout, and "NAZA" getting a 25-min standing ovation at an international film festival in Venice, I think many of us are reeling. Fauda is now number one in Lebanon. Charting in many Arab nations around us, and around the world like Jordan and UAE, Bahrain and Qatar, Egypt, Morocco, Oman and Turkey. It was also reported in the Top 10 in 43 countries worldwide. There are millions of people who are learning the story

Pink writing about how lonely it is to be a Jew and stand up for her own people, Mamdani cosplaying Mr. Rogers with a bunch of Jewish kids "celebrating RH", Ben Cohen from Ben & Jerry's receiving an award from CAIR for his pro-Palestinian advocacy at their gala on Rosh Hashanah, this politician said this, that one said that, drama, BS, narishkeit, antisemitism. The internet basically punched me in the face last night. The thing is, I walked to shul on Shabbat morning, the fir

May your coffers be overflowing: covering your needs, allowing for fun, available for tzedaka, sustaining everything you hope for. May your fridge be stocked. May your bank account bring you joy. May your phone be full of messages you want to receive. May your table be surrounded by faces you love. May your health be robust. May your trust be secure. May your home be safe. May there be more laughter than worry. More ease than stress. More good news than bad. And may your chal

Right now, the news is "warning us" about Iran planning "another Oct 7th." About the danger lurking for Jews in the Diaspora because of the chagim approaching and the insane upswell in antisemitism cloaked as "anti-Zionism." There are warnings about where they can go safely, and how they can live their regular lives safely too. About WHO is safe- which concert, movie, or TV show isn't spreading blood libels or supporting those who do. Which brands they can buy from that "acce

Shalev Biton lost his leg in 2021, when an anti-tank missile was fired from Gaza at the military vehicle he was in inside Israel. Another soldier was killed. He survived. He learned to live with a prosthetic leg, became a runner, and years later Adidas Israel featured him in a campaign promoting its Single Shoe program, which allows amputees to buy one shoe instead of having to pay for a pair they literally cannot use. A lovely idea. Except Shalev once served in the IDF. So,

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She said about Macklemore performing his disgusting "Free Palestine" performance -- "Awful." She commented under a post that said, "Jewish fans bought tickets to see Ed Sheeran sing last night in NJ, not to be ambushed by Macklemore's anti-Israel propaganda. Instead, Macklemore walked onstage in a keffiyeh, shouted "Free Palestine," accused Israel of a false "genocide," and turned a mainstream event into a political nightmare against the Jewish state. Concertgoers are owed ap

This weekend, Macklemore opened for him at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, in front of tens of thousands of people who had bought tickets to see Ed Sheeran. He walked onstage wearing a keffiyeh and told the crowd he wanted to say two words that were “near and dear” to his heart: “Free Palestine.” Then he performed Hind’s Hall, his explicitly anti-Israel protest song, while enormous screens behind him showed footage from Gaza, pro-Palestinian campus encampments, Israeli soldier

Here's a taste of what it's like to be in a hospital in Jerusalem: Yesterday I went to Hadassah Ein Kerem to visit a friend. I came early and had an hour to spare before the visiting hours reopened in the maternity ward. So I sat in the very large atrium at the hospital entrance and got to observe. This is what I saw: There are patients, doctors, nurses, staff, and visitors of every denomination, color, and religion. There was a chassidish man in a wheelchair deep in conversa