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Millions of Jews and non-Jews participated in the Passover Seder this year and listened to the age-old question: “Why is this night different from all other nights?” – usually posed by the youngest member at the table. For many, the answer was obvious. With Israel involved in a bitter war, anti-Semitism raging in the United States and Europe, and more than 130 Jewish and non-Jewish hostages in the hands of Hamas and their terrorist co-conspirators, the atmosphere at the Seder was unprecedented in our lifetime.

Fu’ad Shukr served as a senior “military” adviser to Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.

(July 30, 2024 / JNS) An airstrike by the Israeli Air Force in Beirut on Tuesday night killed a top Hezbollah commander responsible for Saturday’s rocket barrage that killed 12 children in the Golan Heights, as well as a 1983 bombing that killed 241 U.S. troops in Beirut, the Israeli military confirmed.

 Campus Chaos Abounds

On campuses of public universities like CUNY, and of “elite” private institutions such as NYU, Columbia  and Harvard, chaos abounds. Student activists, supported and incited by outsiders, occupy large swatches of these ivory towers preventing unobstructed passage, freedom of speech and access to class for their fellow students. Violent actions such as looting, destruction of property and bodily harm to pro-Israel students  accompany protests in support of the Palestinians.

YU Summer Internships in Israel

Every year, Yeshiva University offers dozens of undergraduates the opportunity to live and work in Israel on programs ranging between 5 and 8 summer weeks. Fully supported by a permanent YU campus in Jerusalem and a team of talented and dedicated staff, students get the chance of a lifetime to connect with the Jewish people, their talents and their needs, and the beautiful land of Israel.

Hardly a week after the Oct. 7 attacks, The New York Times hired a committed
anti-Israel ideologue to help with its coverage of Israel. 

(July 7, 2024 / CAMERA) The New York Times has a type. 

As Jewish communities worldwide watched in horror as the events of October 7 unfolded in Israel, many felt a desperate need to help. While numerous organizations sprang up overnight to support Israel’s soldiers, one organization had already been doing this vital work for nearly two decades: Yashar LaChayal.