Opinion

Instead of fighting Chabad, Jewish organizations and communities worldwide should consider joining forces with it

After the horrors of October 7, the pain of darkness and night will bring forth a new era for the Jewish people and humanity, writes Rabbi Doron Perez

Israel is neither the cause nor the cure for modern antisemitism, but its choices reverberate across the Jewish world.

In days of local and global upheaval, Tu Bishvat invites us to pause, to look closely, and to remember: the world has been entrusted to us.

We, the Jewish people, experience the miracle of our continued peoplehood every single day

This year, wherever in the world you find yourself as you gaze outside on Tu Bishvat, look not only at the trees themselves, but rather at the hope and promise that lie within.

We have it great in Israel. Remember how back in the old country we celebrated by going to the dentist after cracking some teeth eating the hard, wood-tasting boxer (carob)?

Despite years of indoctrination and incitement, the Iranian people have not fully succumbed to the coerced messaging of the regime

But today, we are allowed to be happy. Today, we are allowed to breathe.

It’s time for a gut check. See what issues enraged you this January. Compare any of your recent political activism with the Iranian people’s compelling need for our support – now.