Style & Living

The holy days of Chanukah are quickly approaching (or have arrived)! It is during these cold winter nights, long and dark, that we celebrate the miracles that have been done for us, and are still being done for us.

One lone man standing up to the ancient world’s superpower, shouting, “Mi LaShem Eilai! I’m going to fight for my G-d and His Torah!”

One small country staring down the modern world’s hatred, declaring, “We’re going to fight and we’re going to survive!”

Apply to Represent your Community at the First-Ever Retire & Relocate Fair, Co-sponsored by the Orthodox Union and the Savitsky Communal Growth Initiative

People over 60 often consider relocating or downsizing from large homes with staircases to ranch-style homes, apartments, co-ops-/condos, or townhouses. Luckily, many communities throughout North America and Israel offer the appropriate housing and resources for older adults – while also providing an Orthodox Jewish community.

Boots for Israel is a cornerstone organization within the Chamal Association, a coalition of post-October 7 charities that have raised and distributed millions of dollars in gear, equipment, and essential supplies to soldiers, security teams, and civilians in Israel.

Recap: A strange envelope with Arabic writing on it arrives at Aliza’s house. Her mother says not to open it and secrets it away. Aliza opens the journal to distract herself from her worry about the strange envelope. In the journal, Aida found out her father is in the Syrian prison. She’s working in her father’s store. Her mother is unwell.

 Since October 7, Jewish fortitude has been evident on more fronts than the battlefront. Despite a raging war in Israel on all its borders, and the evacuation of tens of thousands of Israelis from their homes in the country’s North and South, there has been a significant uptick in Jewish people making aliyah. Nefesh B'Nefesh recently reported a 70% increase in aliyah applications, compared to the previous year, from Western countries, including the U.S., Canada, Europe, and South Africa.