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Seven Reasons for Hope on October 8

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NAZA's Biggest Claims, and Why the IDF Says They're Wrong

NAZA is the documentary everyone is talking about. At the Venice Film Festival on September 10, 2026, it earned a record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation, and won the Special Jury Prize. Its charge is devastating: that Israel's army knowingly accepted massive civilian casualties in Gaza. The film was commissioned by Britain's The Guardian and made by […]

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Isaac Newton and Genesis

The story of the Tree of Knowledge occupies just 25 verses in the Torah. Beginning in the third chapter of Parashat Bereshit, the story of Adam and Eve eating from the tree quite literally changes the course of humanity. Here is the basic synopsis: Following the story of Creation, the Torah presents the story of […]

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The World Says You're a Jew. Now What?
At NYU, my nephew took a stand and lost friends overnight. He knew why he was targeted but no one ever explained to him why being Jewish was worth it.

On the morning of October 7, 2023, my nephew, a student at NYU, woke up and reached for his phone. His feed was already flooded with posts attacking Israel. He didn't yet know what had happened there. Only after scrolling through post after post did he piece together what had happened hours earlier. Hamas terrorists […]

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An Oct 7 Hero's Widow Marries Her Husband’s Former Commander
Out of the pain of October 7, a young widow found the courage to love again. Her wedding showed what makes the Jewish people unbreakable.

Beneath a wedding canopy near Ma’ale Adumim on June 23, 2026, Miriam stood beside Ofek, preparing to begin a new chapter in her life. They were surrounded by family, friends, music, and celebration, but also by tears. Present in every heart was the memory of Captain Ori Mordechai Shani, Miriam’s first husband, the father of […]

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Survivors of Kibbutz Be’eri

Hamas terrorists kidnapped dozens of Israelis and slaughtered more than a hundred others at this kibbutz. Some survivors returned a month later to rebuild.

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