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William Barclay

Jan 10, 2025, 5:32 AM

UNRWA Is Not Alone

In 2024, the Executive Director of UN Watch, Hillel Neuer, bravely exposed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a terrorist enterprise and complicit in the October 7th massacre in Israel, whereby the Palestinian terrorist organization, Hamas,...

Philip Bendheim

Dec 25, 2024, 5:42 PM

Rekindling the Flame of Hope This Chanukah

Every year, the story of Chanukah reminds us that miracles often arrive quietly, without grand spectacle or fanfare. Simple gestures—like filling the menorah with a small supply of oil—can carry extraordinary power. Just as that small act led to...

Dec 17, 2024, 2:02 AM

KESHET: The Rainbow Connection

Just a few weeks ago, my Baltimore synagogue and every synagogue around the world read the story of Noah’s Ark as part of weekly Biblical portion traditionally read in Judaism. Coming out of the ark, Noah was unsure if...

Dec 10, 2024, 11:23 AM

Helping Is Our National Coping Mechanism

Last month I was running in the park when a missile alert went off. I heard the siren in my headphones and pulled them out to hear it around me as well. A large bridge was a few hundred...

Dec 6, 2024, 10:47 AM

Turning Poison into Medicine

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A man in prison called my cell. I picked up an unknown number and heard an automated message: an incarcerated individual from a California prison was trying to reach me—would I accept the call? I’ve taken calls like this...

Michael Feldstein

Dec 2, 2024, 10:48 AM

A Dollar a Day: The Genius of DailyGiving.org

During the last few months of the year, I get swamped with solicitations from non-profit organizations. Right before Rosh haShana I received at least two or three requests a day via postal or email from yeshivas, chessed organizations, and...

Nov 30, 2024, 9:36 AM

Giving Tuesday: A Creative and Meaningful Approach to Tzedakah

Giving Tuesday is almost here—the perfect antidote to the consumer chaos of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It’s a day dedicated to generosity, to thinking beyond ourselves, and to embracing the Jewish value of tzedakah. But let’s be honest:...

Nov 27, 2024, 6:28 AM

Filling What is Empty, Emptying What is Full

Our original free restaurant Love to Table in the Tenderloin in San Francisco

In 2019, I found myself living in a meditation retreat center in Northern California, a tranquil haven nestled amidst Mendocino County’s majestic redwood forests and the winding Navarro River. My days were simple yet deeply fulfilling. I spent my...

Philip Bendheim

Nov 12, 2024, 11:57 AM

From Crisis to Care: How Yad Sarah Met Unprecedented Holiday Need

As the Jewish holidays came and went this year, they brought not only gatherings and prayers but also a season of heightened need. At Yad Sarah, we always anticipate an uptick in requests during these special times. Families seek...

Nov 4, 2024, 7:28 AM

Malaria research in Israel?! You read that right!

It doesn’t make sense! Israel is largely desert! Where are the mosquitos? And yet, two doctoral students at Hebrew University's Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases have made it their mission to gain a deep...

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