Eight Jewish Trends to Watch Closely in 2026

Why Good Leaders Get Ignored

From hostage negotiations to Moses in Egypt, influence begins with genuine empathy and understanding.

Israel Isn’t “Banning” Aid Groups from Gaza

Thirty-seven aid groups are pulling out of Gaza; they don’t have to.

An Open Letter to Candace Owens

Your lies and hatred say nothing about the Jewish people, but they certainly say a great deal about you.

 

What Candace Owens Gets Wrong About the Talmud & Slave Trade

Why Owens' claims about the Talmud, Jews, and the Atlantic slave trade are false and what Jewish texts actually say.

Why the Tenth of Tevet Feels Uncomfortably Current

The Tenth of Tevet marks not destruction, but the moment decline begins—when isolation, moral confusion, and normalized hostility take hold, a pattern hauntingly visible in today’s antisemitism and Israel’s delegitimization.

Ben Shapiro’s Moral Courage

In standing up to Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro deserves support for calling out right-wing antisemitism and speaking the truth, even when it’s costly.

The Dark Deal That Enabled Bondi: A Bakery, a Warning, a Massacre

It starts with a harassed bakery and ends with a massacre. How antisemitism is enabled by state actors.

The Heroic Pilot who Stayed with Entebbe’s Jewish Hostages

Capt. Michel Bacos recently died at age 94.

We’re Living Through Miracles But Can’t See

From Hanukkah to modern Israel, Jews struggle to recognize miracles while they’re happening, and only grasp them in hindsight.

He Survived the Nazis. Civilization Failed Him

Alex Kleytman survived the Holocaust only to be murdered for being Jewish in Sydney, Australia in 2025.

Bondi Was a Jihadist Attack — Not an Isolated Hate Crime

What happened in Sydney is not “ordinary” antisemitism. It is part of global jihad. And until the West recognizes that, it faces mortal peril.

Sara Yoheved Rigler

Hersh’s Hanukkah Lights

In the wake of the Sydney massacre, dare we hope?

Massacre in Australia: Hanukkah in the Shadow of Terror

How do we light candles, gather with family, sing songs of gratitude, spin the dreidel, and eat latkes in the shadow of such devastating loss and tragedy?

Embrace Your Jewish Identity

After the Hanukkah attack in Australia, the call is clear: stand firm as Jews, learn your story, and carry Jewish light forward.

Hanukkah’s Three Lights of Courage

As Jews everywhere seek strength and meaning, Hanukkah offers three lasting kinds of Jewish bravery that are especially resonant today.

The Deeper Meaning of Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

The popular book is more than just a fun kids’ book. It conveys a powerful message for adults about confronting evil and bringing light into darkness.

Undercover in the World of Radical Islam

Posing as an Arab, Zvi Yehezkeli infiltrated terror hotbeds throughout the Middle East, Europe, and America, revealing how jihad spreads and why the West still misreads it.

Marwan Barghouti & Hollywood’s Whitewashing of a Terrorist

Over 200 celebrities are calling for the release of Marwan Barghouti. This is morally wrong.

The First Orthodox Jewish Woman to Become a U.S. Mayor

Michele Weiss just became America’s first Orthodox Jewish woman mayor—ready to unite a diverse Ohio city and confront rising antisemitism with integrity and courage.

850,000 Reasons to Tell the Truth: An Open Letter to the UN

The UN built institutions for Palestinian refugees while ignoring Jewish ones from Arab lands and Iran. That silence fuels myths—and blocks justice.

Mamdani and the Future of American Jewry

Mamdani’s election signals a turning point for American Jews, pushing us to confront rising hostility, rethink old assumptions, and decide what kind of future we’re building for ourselves and our children.

Your Environment Shapes You

Your children are impacted by their surroundings. Choose wisely.

Shai Albrecht: Fighting Israel’s Online War with Truth

Fitness entrepreneur Shai Albrecht paused her business after Oct. 7 to fight anti-Israel misinformation, engaging in the online battle with fearless truth-telling rooted in family, faith, and chutzpah.

What Great Leaders and Great Parents Get Right

Great leaders and parents succeed by seeing people as they truly are and guiding them into roles where they can thrive. Real growth starts with genuine attunement.

Wikipedia’s Antisemitism

A coordinated assault is injecting anti-Jewish and anti-Israel content into Wikipedia articles.

Hatred of Israel Caused Iran’s Water Crisis

Engineers from the Jewish state built an efficient infrastructure. Then came the 1979 revolution.

Blood Libel in the UK

A UCL lecturer revives the long-debunked Damascus blood libel, exposing how ancient antisemitic myths are resurfacing today to justify hatred, distort history, and endanger Jews worldwide.

Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, and the Test of True Friendship

Ben Shapiro’s stand against Tucker Carlson’s platforming of antisemites reminds us: Friends don’t let friends embrace antisemites.

Ms. Rachel and the Mainstreaming of Antisemitism

Accepting Glamour magazine’s award as Woman of the Year, the popular YouTube host amplifies Hamas propaganda and vilifies Israel.

Bringing Hadar Goldin Home for Burial

After 11 long years, the return of Hadar Goldin’s body reminds us that justice, dignity, and moral courage cannot be compromised.

Kanye West, Antisemitism, and Mental Health

A Jewish psychiatrist reflects on Kanye West’s meeting with Rabbi Pinto, exploring the intersection of mental illness, accountability, and repentance.

BBC’s Outrageous Anti-Israel Agenda

A shocking new report documents years of BBC misinformation, spreading Hamas propaganda and lies around the world.

After Mamdani’s Victory: A Message to New York’s Jews

Now is the time for Jewish unity, courage, and renewed leadership — to turn loss into strength and division into resolve.

Jews Who Support Mamdani

As some Jews rally behind Mamdani despite his anti-Israel rhetoric, we’re reminded of Abraham’s legacy—to stand boldly for truth while still reaching out with love to our own.

Argue Like a Jew

The Jewish way isn’t to silence debate, but to elevate it — to argue, care, and stay at the table together.

Faith in Full Color: Half of This Atlanta Congregation is Black

Shaarei Shamayim, a small shul with a big heart, welcomes all Jews from diverse backgrounds.

The Rabbi and the Gang Leader

A late-night stroll in Los Angeles turns tense when a rabbi is surrounded by a tough Hispanic gang.

Violent Attack on Jewish Children in Suburban Chicago

A peaceful afternoon in Skokie turned violent when Jewish children were attacked in a park—raising urgent questions about antisemitism, safety, and community response.

Vienna’s Historical Warning to New York on Mamdani

Vienna’s tragic past warns New York: when populism turns antisemitic, hate becomes the new normal.

The Road to October 7

Historian Dr. Rafael Medoff traces October 7’s horrors to centuries of antisemitic indoctrination—revealing how hate education, from Crusaders to Hamas, shaped history’s deadliest patterns of Jewish persecution.

No Jews Allowed—Again

From England to Indonesia, Jews are once more barred from public life. The bans spread quietly, but their implications are deafening.

On TikTok, Kids Are Learning the Holocaust Never Happened

Teens are learning Holocaust denial on TikTok. Nazi networks are exploiting algorithms to radicalize kids. Survivors are fighting back, but time is running out.

The Jewish Nation: Shattered Yet Unbreakable

At Daniel Perez’s second funeral, I witnessed the paradox of our people: devastated yet resilient, broken yet unbroken.

The Hostages Are Home and We Can Finally Dance Again

After 736 days, the hostages return home, reminding us that true unity is forged in family, faith, and love—differences intact, yet unbreakably one.

Chief Editor's Blog

The Ceasefire and Return of the Hostages

This fragile ceasefire carries our greatest hope—that every hostage will return, and our people will know peace.

As A Jew

Who gets to speak for the Jewish people today?

Ugly Lies, Deadly Consequences: How Falsehoods Fuel Antisemitism

When celebrities and media outlets spread lies about Israel, the damage isn’t cosmetic—it’s lethal. Here’s how falsehoods fuel antisemitism worldwide.

Report Israel: Photos In the Wake of October 7

A selection of moving photographs that captures the unbreakable soul of Israel.

The Best Things in Life are Not Things

How the holiday of Sukkot contains the key to finding happiness.

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