and why Torah memory is the only antidote
'Saddened and shocked': Israel’s groveling apology to Christian idolatry betrayed Noachides, Torah values — and…
The curious case of the 10% 'misses' that became multi-million dollar hits
The historical and biblical mandate of the Jewish people has always rested on one non-negotiable: full, uncompromised sovereignty over the Land of Israel, exercised through an independent Jewish military force that answers solely to the elected government of the Jewish people. Yet today that sovereignty is not being stripped by…
“Mofet Plugati” is an IDF commendation for exemplary service, often awarded in recognition of outstanding performance at the company level. A pluga (company) in the IDF is a unit typically numbering around 100–150 soldiers, depending on the branch and role. I served in the IDF and received this commendation in…
Loss of IDF independence is not a detail—it is the end of Jewish self-defense. It is the deliberate dismantling of the Jewish state’s vaunted sole guarantee of survival: an independent Israel Defense Force that answers only to the elected government of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel. When…
To the Jewish community and the steadfast friends of Israel, the current reality often feels like a tragic series of military setbacks or unavoidable complexities. We are told by our leaders that "total victory" is just over the next ridge in Gaza, that the northern border will be "secured" through…
In the quiet hours of a restless night in Eretz Yisrael, a siren wails. For many, the response is reflexive: a frantic scramble to wake sleeping children, a hurried dash to a concrete room, and a spike in cortisol that may not subside for days. We call this hishtadlut (effort)…
In the opening chapters of Hilchot Ta’aniyot (The Laws of Fasts), the Rambam (Maimonides) codifies a fundamental principle of Jewish existence: It is a positive commandment of the Torah, he writes, to cry out and sound the trumpets for any trouble that strikes the community. Whether it be a plague,…
In the dense, sun-drenched urban dilapidation of central Israel, a statistical miracle is unfolding under the shadow of ballistic fire—one that has transformed the misery of missile bombardment into a sudden windfall for the nation's most powerful real estate developers. While the Iron Dome and Arrow systems allegedly maintain a…
The Script We Were Never Meant to Read In the cynical world of Washington policy, documents are weapons and influence is the currency. Reports from elite think tanks are not academic exercises; they are blueprints, "menus" of options presented to policymakers who will, in turn, shape global events. It is…
In an era of perpetual conflict, where Israel’s survival hinges on unflinching realism, a peculiar and dangerous inconsistency plagues our public discourse. We, as a society, have fallen into the habit of invoking exceptions to soften necessary generalizations about our adversaries while simultaneously wielding broad-brush condemnations against our own brothers,…
For years, it was the symbol of Israeli ingenuity: a multi-billion dollar “smart fence” bristling with sensors, cameras, and automated machine guns. This technological marvel was the physical manifestation of a doctrine that had defined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for a generation—the promise of a “small and smart army.”…
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