• Jerusalem shuts down as haredi Jews mass protest IDF draft – in Jerusalem, public transport shut down as large ultra-Orthodox protests erupted over the Israel Defense Forces draft

• Mashiv haruach umorid hageshem in the age of super technologies – despite hi-tech water-management in the Land of Israel, the article argues that natural rain remains halakhically and agriculturally indispensable

• World Zionist Congress coalition deal ‘blows up’ as Likud taps PM’s firebrand son for top WZO post – a coalition deal at the World Zionist Organization collapsed when Likud attempted to appoint the prime minister’s son to a top post

• Rabbi Yaakov Ariel: ‘I believe Rabbi Yosef regrets his words against bereaved father’ – a leading religious Zionist rabbi maintains that the controversial remarks by a senior halachic authority were a regrettable slip of the tongue, not a systemic rejection of his movement

• Beren’s New Eruv: A Behind the Scenes Look – on a modern Jewish campus, students and rabbis collaborate to build and maintain a new eruv, reinforcing communal identity and halachic responsibility in practice

• Which states are worst at protecting freedom of faith groups – a U.S. legal-index highlights wide state-by-state variation in protections for faith-based nonprofits, with some states ranked as significantly hostile and others exemplary

• Archaeologists Discover 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Military Fortress in the Sinai Desert – archaeologists in Sinai uncovered a 3,500-year-old Egyptian fortress with towers, ovens, and a garrison of 400-700 soldiers, illuminating ancient military architecture near Canaan

• RM Taragin – The Gift and the Duty 

• Eruv checker – This NY rabbi’s job is so specialized, he hasn’t vacationed in 26 years. But now, technology can help

• A Judge Just Upheld Religious Liberty in New York

• The war is not over

• Not all yeshivos – Drastic Cutbacks Exposed: Funding for Yeshivos Slashed By Up To 90%

• Marking global centennial, Reform movement aims to build bridges, strengthen Israel ties

• Rabbinate seeks retrial over women’s exam ruling

• What a forgotten synagogue dedication in 1825 Philadelphia can teach us today

• ‘Tragic, sudden loss’: Rabbi Moshe Hauer, OU leader, dies over holiday

• OU’s Rabbi Moshe Hauer leaves ‘countercultural’ legacy of openness, empathy

• RM Taragin – Sukkot: Walking with strength – even with human mastery, we remain God-dependent; Sukkot reinforces that truth

• This is a catastrophic failure of rabbinic leadership if this unique opportunity to strengthen faith is going in the other direction – Two years in, some are asking if the war in Gaza is changing Judaism – the Gaza war’s toll and moral strain have triggered a crisis of faith, leading many Jews to question God, Judaism’s ethics, and Israel’s spiritual direction

• Sometimes you have to hold your nose while you vote – Andrew Cuomo apologizes to Orthodox Jews for past handling of COVID-19 restrictions – Cuomo apologizes to Orthodox Jews for his COVID restrictions, sharing video ahead of Yom Kippur

• Neuroscience research finds a great reason to observe Shabbat – neuroscience shows a weekly rest supports sleep, reduces fatigue, enhances mental health—validating Sabbath

• M Kinderlehrer – The Jewish Link as a Sefer HaChaim? – the paper argues it is a “sefer hachaim”—a record of living Torah-driven communities and positive deeds

• S Halpern – America’s Almost-Seal, the Sukkah – it shows Founders almost selected the sukkah as U.S. seal, tying America’s identity to biblical protection imagery

• 2 Years After Yom Kippur Clashes: “Hashem Hu Elokim” In Gan Meir In Tel Aviv – over 1,500 prayed publicly in Gan Meir, Tel Aviv, under police protection two years after Yom Kippur riots

• Christian photographer wins case challenging law forcing her to work same-sex weddings – a court ruled a Christian photographer cannot be compelled to work at same-sex weddings, affirming religious freedom claims

• Chief Rabbis: Pray for the release of the hostages – Chief Rabbis of Israel urge rabbis nationwide to designate special prayers in Yom Kippur and Selichot for release of the 48 hostages

• RM Taragin – The emotional landscape of repentance – teshuva demands sincere inner effort, not mere ritual; repentance must include intent, confession, and spiritual churn

• RS Aviner – Teshuva the right way – verbal confession is essential to teshuva: it forces ownership of sin and resists self-deception

• I have an article on forgiving unrepentant evil-doers (in contrast to Erika Kirk) in this magazine – COLlive Magazine: A Rov’s Ascent, Donor’s Story, and Wine by Shluchim – Halacha distinguishes forgoing from forgiving. True forgiveness requires sincere teshuva, restitution, and reconciliation. Terrorists without repentance cannot be forgiven; withholding forgiveness may itself protect justice and memory

• He was a friend of Torah Musings – Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer OBM – in memoriam: Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer, a prolific Torah teacher, journalist, and public voice, has passed away

• My Jewish Action apology video made it to PR Daily – The Scoop: Bots and AI propelled Cracker Barrel backlash – Rabbi Gil Student laughed at a Jewish magazine’s error of printing musical notes for a non-Jewish song, calling it “absolutely hilarious” and accepting blame with humor

• New York becomes latest experiment in subsidies for Jewish day school tuition – New York Federation launches a $15M, three-year pilot to subsidize Jewish day school tuition (up to $20,000/student)

• The Blood Will Be on Their Hands’: Chief Rabbi Urges Parents to Vaccinate – the Chief Rabbi warns that parents who refuse vaccination act contrary to Torah values and bear moral responsibility

• It is absolutely permissible to call co-workers by their first names. The workplace has changed since 1990 and it is no longer considered friendly but expected – The Great Musical Note Scandal of 5786 and Two More – a Jewish publication mistakenly printed musical notes from a song honoring a non-Jewish deity, causing halachic debate

• Golden age of Israeli ministers quoting scripture, experts say – Israeli ministers are increasingly quoting Scripture in speeches, suggesting a revival of religious-political rhetoric

• Why are they only realizing this now? – Troubling trends in public education demand Jewish leadership – urges Jewish leadership to engage public education challenges from within to counter systemic decline