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Feb 4, 2026, 10:59 AM

Don’t Be Too Late: A Plea to Help the People of Iran

In March 2013, at Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau shared a powerful story with President Barack Obama. He recounted meeting Leo Hymas, one of the American soldiers who liberated Buchenwald concentration camp where the young...

Jun 18, 2025, 8:47 PM

Swords of Iron, Iranain Threats, and Bomb Shelters

The war Israel now finds itself in—dubbed Swords of Iron—began with Hamas’s brutal surprise attack on October 7th, a day that was both a national tragedy and a profound religious date: Simchat Torah, the joyous conclusion of the Sukkoth...

Mar 24, 2025, 9:05 PM

Freedom of Speech in Israel vs. Incitement

Goldknopf dancing

Yesterday, Israeli Minister of Housing and Construction Yitzchak Issachar Goldknopf was filmed dancing at a wedding alongside the groom, family, friends, and followers. The music playing contained lyrics that stated: "We do not believe in the rule of the...

Nov 5, 2023, 7:19 PM

Understanding Antisemitism on college campuses

As a combat soldier in the North, I personally am only aware of the uptick of global antisemitism and college based antisemitism from social media. There are no shortage of videos of college students ripping off flyers with pictures...

Oct 24, 2023, 8:11 AM

Home from the northern border for 24 hours

I have come home for 24 hours after two and a half weeks guarding the North. As the Jewish people, we mourn for the butchered people of Simchat Torah and us reserve soldiers strive to protect all of us...

Oct 6, 2023, 12:41 PM

My response to Rabbi Poupko and the Dizengoff minyan critics

Aside from the few disruptors, the initiative was highly productive: many locals joined us to shake our lulavs or engage in dialogue

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About Me

Yishai is currently a GIS specialist for KKL's land division, actively developing the land of Israel. He has in the past been an educator for Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi as well as Yeshiva Benai Akiva Givat Shmuel. On the side he enjoys hiking, and swimming when either in or out of the army reserves.