Get Yer Ya-Yas Out
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October 22, 2024
One year and 10 days after masterminding the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Sinwar became a justifiable casualty of a war he unjustly started.
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A Note on the Quiet Jews
Kylie Ora Lobell
October 22, 2024
One of the hardest things I’ve struggled with over the past year is holding back criticism of the quiet Jews, especially the ones who were so openly Jewish before Oct. 7 and have been mostly silent since then.
Rosner’s Domain | The Killing of Sinwar as a Rorschach Test
Shmuel Rosner
October 22, 2024
The challenge of Gaza after him is very similar to the challenge of Gaza before him.
A Torah Was Hidden in Poland for Over 70 Years. One Man is Determined to Have Holocaust Survivors Complete It
Brian Fishbach
October 22, 2024
As Jews around the world observe Simchat Torah and celebrate another completion of the Torah reading cycle, the 85-year journey of “the Survivor Torah” from Poland is still being written.
Columbia Prof Shai Davidai Says University Barring from Campus Is ‘Personal Insult’
Aaron Bandler
October 22, 2024
In an exclusive interview, Columbia University Professor Shai Davidai told The Journal that the university temporarily barring him from campus is a “personal insult” and that “there’s a bigger of how solve this, how do we move forward, not about myself necessarily but everything that’s happening on campus.”
Oct. 7 Meets the Simchat Torah Challenge
David Suissa
October 22, 2024
Gaining the wisdom of Torah every week is an unusual way to honor the memory of the worst day in Israeli history. But by transforming the deepest darkness with the light of learning, it’s also very Jewish.
The First Simchat Torah Since Oct. 7: Leaders Weigh In
Ryan Torok
October 22, 2024
Simchat Torah, the most joyful day on the Jewish calendar, is now intrinsically connected to one of the darkest days in modern Jewish history.
All Trauma Is Valid… Unless You’re an Israeli Jew
Noam Schimmel
October 22, 2024
Naomi Klein has written a 6260-word essay in the Guardian, accusing Israelis of “weaponizing” the trauma of October 7.
A Babka By Any Other Name
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
October 22, 2024
Whether you call it babka, “ugat sh’marim” or by its modern Israeli name “crunch,” this is a truly easy and brilliant dessert for busy Jewish cooks the world over.
A Mission to Heal Wounded Soldiers
Marcus J Freed
October 22, 2024
For months, I had been asking the question; “what skilled work can I do that will help support Israel?”
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