At today's Senate Health Committee hearing on antisemitism on college campuses, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) assailed witness Kenneth S. Stern, Director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, over his defense of Mahmoud Khalil, a legal resident and pro-Palestinian activist detained by ICE.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Let me tell you a despicable story about the Israeli Left!
Let me tell you a story, a despicable story. A story I would never have known about if I hadn’t heard it first hand from the MK’s TikTok.
— Hillel Fuld (@HilzFuld) March 27, 2025
MK Galit Destel from the Likud was going to her office in the Knesset the other day. As she approached Israel’s parliament, she found… pic.twitter.com/bWiIg0Jgg6
Brutal takedown of NPR CEO Though Surrounded With a Team of Attorneys
NPR CEO Katherine Maher was completely caught off guard today after Rep. Brandon Gill started reading her past tweets to her one by one.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 26, 2025
Absolutely brutal.
Gill: Do you believe that America is addicted to white supremacy?
Maher: I believe that I tweeted that. I believe much… pic.twitter.com/TfBt0h1qDF
A Third Of All DC District Judges Were Not Born In United States
LAWFARE: The D.C. federal court has hijacked the executive branch—yet a third of its judges weren’t even born in the US, and not one had prior judicial experience. This madness must stop. pic.twitter.com/BB4qUtnbfE
— @amuse (@amuse) March 27, 2025
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the source of many of the cases interfering with President Donald Trump’s authority, has 15 judges, (Counting Chief Judge James Boasberg) and five of them were born outside the United States.
While country of origin doesn’t come up in most jobs, it is worth asking if judges with ties to foreign nations and cultures are the right ones to make decisions affecting the U.S. military or immigration.
The concept of foreign-born judges is a newer phenomenon in this district. In addition to the 15 main judges, the D.C. District has 10 older, senior judges who still occasionally hear cases in the district. This group, nominated as far back as Ronald Reagan the 1980s, were all born in the U.S.
But starting in 2014, former President Barack Obama appointed Judge Tanya Sue Chutkan, born in Kingston, Jamaica. She was in the U.S. by 1979, attending George Washington University. Before sitting on federal court, she had no experience as a judge. Chutkan is overseeing the legal challenge to DOGE’s work to slash excess government spending.
Listen to this dumb Professor who argues that a Nuclear Iran would bring peace!
John Mearsheimer argues that a nuclear Iran would bring peace to the Middle East.
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 26, 2025
This could possible be one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. Iran chants “Death to America” and this clown wants them to get a nuclear missile.
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Do you "buy" the Gazan Protests Against Hamas?
Fun fact: If Hamas were winning, Gazans wouldn't go and protest, but rather celebrate and glorify Hamas as heroes.
— Vivid.🇮🇱 (@VividProwess) March 26, 2025
They don't hate Hamas. They hate the consequences of the war.
I don't buy those protests at all.
These Modern Orthodox and "observant" Jews Sympathize with the Gazans & Palestinians
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| Rashid Khalidi, a Mideast scholar at Columbia University and author of “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine,” meets members of the audience at a Smol Emuni event in Manhattan |
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| Esther Sperber, right, introduces Hassan Jabarin, the founder of Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, at a meeting of Smol Emuni on the Upper West Side, |
Close to 30 Jews met recently at a private home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, sitting on borrowed folding chairs to hear Karin Loevy, an Israeli legal scholar at New York University. She spoke about President Trump’s “absurd and immoral” idea of emptying Gaza of its beleaguered residents and turning it into what he called the “Riviera of the Middle East.”
Loevy’s talk was a mostly in-the-weeds survey of how international law applies in Gaza and the West Bank, and it was her personal story that seemed to most animate the audience. She recalled attending a secular public school in Jerusalem where “racist slurs” — including “death to the Arabs” — were heard regularly. In her teen years she rebelled against her upbringing and became active in a joint Israeli-Arab youth movement. When she joined the IDF, she was part of a group that declared they wouldn’t serve in the occupied territories.
She became a lawyer, Loevy explained, “out of my academic and intellectual interest in law as a language of change in Israeli society.”
IDF Finally Eliminating Rock Throwers
Soldiers from Unit 636 acted on Wednesday evening to thwart an attempted rock-throwing attack near the Huwara Bypass road in Samaria.
During an ambush conducted by the force, lookouts identified a masked terrorist holding rocks, on his way to hurl them toward the road. Following the identification, the soldiers opened fire at the terrorist, neutralized him, and eliminated the threat.
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit stated, "IDF forces will continue to operate defensively and offensively to ensure the safety of residents."
The road connects Tapuah Junction to the hilltop communities, bypassing the Palestinian Arab town of Huwara to the east. Until the central section of the road was opened in November 2023, Highway 60 passed through Huwara.
Earlier on Wednesday, a suspect in an attempted car-ramming attack that occurred on Tuesday near the Adumim Junction was arrested.
After an extensive pursuit carried out by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), IDF troops and police officers from the Judea and Samaria District, the forces were able to locate and arrest the terrorist in an open area near Azaria.
The suspect, a resident of Qalandia in his 30s, is suspected of having tried to run over two pedestrians who were near the Adumim Junction.
Former Chief of Staff the Leftist Anarchist Bogie Ya'alon prohibited from entering IDF bases'
Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced his decision to prohibit former Defense Minister and Chief of Staff Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon from participating in events held at Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bases.
This decision follows a formal request submitted by Itzik Bonzel, father of Sergeant Amit, in collaboration with the Im Tirtzu organization. In their letter, the petitioners expressed strong opposition to Ya'alon's participation in military events.
The letter highlighted several unacceeptable statements made by Ya'alon, including allegations that IDF soldiers were engaged in ethnic cleansing in Gaza, his characterization of the war as "useless," and remarks implying that he hoped "Israel would not send soldiers to murder infants in Gaza."
Additionally, the petitioners cited another statement attributed to Ya'alon: "If those responsible for the law have enacted illegal laws, it is our duty not to comply." They further criticized the decision to invite him to speak at a military event, arguing that his statements had been widely quoted by Israel's adversaries and had contributed to antisemitic sentiment.
The petitioners urged the Minister of Defense to prevent Ya'alon from attending the military event, emphasizing that the facility in question is a government-owned military installation under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense, rather than a private venue.
In response to these concerns, Minister Katz has decided to grant the request and prohibit Ya'alon from participating in official events held at IDF bases.
Sarah Schenirer who went against Most Gedoilie Hador Built a Generation of Torah Loving Girls!
Girls today should learn all aspects of Torah necessary to protect them from falling prey to the disinformation from without but even more, from within the Jewish society. There is no aspect of Torah that a girl today should not learn, in order to shield her soul.
Even in this comments section, krumkeit and idiocity is often quoted in the name of Torah. From there, its a short path to abandoning one’s entire heritage. That is not to say that she has the same chiyuv of limud as a man, but without the protection of lifelong Torah learning, a Jewish woman is in great spiritual danger.
The 26th of Adar marks the yahrzeit of Sarah Schenirer, a visionary whose impact on Jewish education for women continues to resonate deeply.
Born in 1883 in Krakow, Poland, the third of nine children of Bezalel and Rosa (Lack) Schenirer; the Schenirers were a distinguished rabbinic family with ties to both Belzer and Sandzer Hasidism.
Sarah Schenirer grew up in a time when girls were not encouraged to pursue formal education, particularly in Torah. In fact, the prevailing belief was that women should focus on domestic duties, while Torah study was reserved for boys. Yet, Sarah Schenirer saw things differently.
She recognized that Jewish women had untapped potential and deserved the opportunity to learn Torah and deepen their spiritual lives. With great determination, Sarah founded the first Bais Yaakov school in 1917, a groundbreaking step that defied societal expectations. At a time when few thought it was necessary for girls to receive formal Jewish education, Sarah Schenirer boldly set out to create an environment where girls could engage with Torah in a structured, supportive setting.
The Bais Yaakov movement she started in Krakow was not embraced. Most Torah leaders in the Jewish community opposed her idea, believing that it was inappropriate for women to study Torah. However, Sarah Schenirer was unwavering in her commitment to provide Jewish girls with the tools they needed to lead lives rooted in Torah and tradition. She saw that an education that combined both spiritual growth and practical knowledge was crucial to empowering women to contribute meaningfully to their families, communities, and the Jewish world at large.
Despite the challenges, the Bais Yaakov movement gained tremendous momentum, spreading across Poland and eventually to other parts of Europe and the world. The idea of Torah education for girls was embraced by many Jewish communities, including various Hasidic groups, who established their own girls’ schools modeled after Bais Yaakov. This further cemented Sarah Schenirer’s revolutionary approach and ensured that her vision would endure for generations to come.
Through her efforts, Sarah Schenirer not only transformed the lives of countless Jewish girls but also reshaped the landscape of Jewish education for women. Her vision of Torah education for girls became a cornerstone of Jewish life, ensuring that future generations of women could engage deeply with their faith.
Today, the Bais Yaakov movement continues to thrive, with schools and institutions dedicated to Sarah Schenirer’s principles of Torah study, modesty, and spiritual growth. Her legacy lives on in the thousands of women who have been empowered by her teachings to study Torah, lead their families, and contribute to Jewish communities in profound ways.
As we reflect on Sarah Schenirer’s remarkable life on the 26th of Adar, we are reminded of her unwavering belief in the importance of Jewish education for women and the lasting impact her work continues to have on the Jewish world. Her courage to challenge the norms of her time and her dedication to the education of Jewish girls created a path for generations of women to engage with Torah and live lives of meaning and purpose.
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