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Dvar Torah - Vayeitzei

What is the meaning of life?

Usually, we avoid the question because the answer just seems so difficult. If I am selfish, living only for myself, I am overcome with loneliness and meaninglessness, if on the other hand, I am selfless and live for others I enter down a path that has no …

Poll: 72% Support Humanitarian Pause; 20% Favor Unconditional Ceasefire

A large majority of Americans support short-term humanitarian pauses in Israel's fight against Hamas to allow for hostage releases, according to a Jewish Federations of North America survey. The poll found that 72% of the general public said they supported such pauses, as did 69% of Jewish …

Dvar Torah - Toldot: Who do you resemble?

Isaac resembled Abraham

This week's Torah portion starts out speaking about the similarities between Abraham and Isaac. Rashi explains that G-d made a miracle and the physical appearance of Isaac mirrored that of Abraham. 

Don't children look like their parents? 

At first glance, this d…

New Polling Shows Strong US Support for Israel to Combat Hamas

More than eight in ten Americans believe Israel has a responsibility to protect its citizens and strike back.


82% support Israel sending troops into Gaza to attempt to free hostages and eliminate the Hamas terrorist threat. 


Overwhelming majority holds Hamas responsible for humanitarian…

Nearly 300,000 gather for largest pro-Israel rally in history

“We come together as a family - one big mishpacha - to march for Israel. There is no greater and more just cause than this.” --Israeli President Israel Herzog at the March for Israel


On Tuesday, Nov. 14, the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major …