Israel's new leaders want to drag us back to the Dark Ages, imposing their beliefs and bigoted views on the rest of us.

How will Jews outside Israel, many of them secular, relate to a staunchly right-wing government starring Smotrich and Ben-Gvir?

New York's Jews have been subject to increasing antisemitic street violence over recent years. In July 2022, the NYPD reported that antisemitic hate crimes were up by 114%.

The bus was dropping off Jewish elementary students from a local Orthodox Jewish school in Chicago, in the West Rogers Park neighborhood before four men jumped into it, terrorizing the children.

I am less concerned about the direction of the emerging new government than I am about the hysterical reactions to the possible government by foreign and hard-left observers.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims that Ukraine has dispersed these lightweight mines throughout residential areas of the Donbas region.

Russia ordered the withdrawal on Wednesday after it said it attempts to maintain its position and supply troops were "futile" in the face of a mounting Ukrainian counteroffensive.

If our concerns and fears signal impending doom, rather than being simply a sign that we need some assistance, what is the point of hope or even prayer?