Today, besides Hamas, Hezbollah, and Ayatollah Khamenei, we are hated by U.N. officials and innumerable college faculty, students, commentators, journalists, and government officials around the world.

The Torah's juxtaposition of Amalek (seeking destruction) and Yitro (offering wisdom) teaches us that protection and engagement aren't mutually exclusive.

The worst mistake Israel made before October 7th wasn’t a failure of intelligence; it was a failure of imagination. This has been one of the most painful realizations as findings from probes ...

The war we have been waging to defend our people and our land has made the words of the Bible come alive. God granted this land to His people, intending it to be a stage for moral greatness, a ...

If there is a message for this Purim, for this moment in history, it is this the story of the Jewish people is not just a ...

South Africa showed a “deep historical ignorance” in misattributing how the Israeli prime minister referred to Amalek, his office said. (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

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Purim, we’re told, will be with us even after all other post-biblical holidays are no longer celebrated. And there’s a solid reason for that. Judaism is about making distinctions. Distinctions ...

Purim and the Bible’s modern-day message for Israel after Oct 7.The post King David’s hostage negotiations appeared first on JNS.org.

On Purim and we will read the story of how Haman, a descendant of Amalek, persuaded Achashveros, King of Persia, to destroy ...