These Modern Orthodox and "observant" Jews Sympathize with the Gazans & Palestinians

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

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.

Pro-Hamas Turkish Student Detained, Video Shows Masked Feds Handcuffing Her

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested the Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk, a doctoral student at Tufts University in the Boston area, for supporting Hamas, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Ozturk was “granted the privilege to be in this country on a visa,” a senior spokesperson at the department told JNS. “A visa is a privilege not a right.”

“Glorifying and supporting terrorists who kill Americans is grounds for visa issuance to be terminated,” the spokesperson added. “This is common sense security.”

Ozturk’s arrest comes as the Trump administration seeks to detain and deport those on student visas partaking in “antisemitic, anti-American activity,” as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order to combat antisemitism.

Ozturk, who is Muslim, was arrested on Tuesday outside her apartment in Somerville, Mass., en route to break the Ramadan fast with her friends, according to a statement from her lawyer, the Associated Press reported.

“We are unaware of her whereabouts and have not been able to contact her,” the attorney stated. “No charges have been filed against Rumeysa to date that we are aware of.”

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered that Ozturk remain in the state without advance written notice from the government to the court. Someone with Ozturk’s name, who was born in Turkey, is in custody at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, La., per the ICE website.

Video circulating on social media appeared to show multiple plainclothes officers, some with badges displayed, arresting a woman in a white coat and pinkish head covering. Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, posted a screenshot of the video.

Stop Antisemitism wrote that Ozturk, after graduating from Columbia University, “led pro-Hamas, violent antisemitic and anti-American events as a Ph.D. student at Tufts.”

Frum Zionist Israelis growing increasingly critical of Charedim

 Religious Zionist Israelis are becoming increasingly critical of ultra-Orthodox communities and their disconnect from the rest of the nation, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Truman Institute at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Just over 900 people, marking a representative sample of Israel’s Jewish population, were polled in the survey, which follows a similar study conducted in July 2024. The findings show that an increasing number of religious Jews believe it is important that the Haredim share the burden of military service with the rest of the nation. At the same time, fewer of them believe that the Gaza war has highlighted contributions that the ultra-Orthodox make to the general society.

“Investigating these trends is important because the ultra-Orthodox society is becoming increasingly crucial in Israel, in policy decisions, political decisions, and internal processes regarding the war and the conflict,” Truman Institute head Prof. Ifat Maoz told The Times of Israel over the phone. “For this reason, we need to understand what their attitudes are regarding their participation in Israeli society and the war.”

The survey is part of a larger endeavor by the Truman Center to conduct more research on Haredi society.

Religious Zionist Israelis largely enlist in the army, and tend to be over-represented in combat units.

Young Haredi men registered in ultra-Orthodox yeshivas, meanwhile, have received blanket exemptions from mandatory military service for decades, a practice that the High Court of Justice outlawed in June. Since then, Israel has been grappling with a profound social and political crisis, as ultra-Orthodox political parties have been steadfast in refusing any compromise to start drafting at least some Haredi youth. The rest of the country is increasingly frustrated by their unwillingness to share the burden of service, even as the nation fights the longest war in its history.

Asked whether they agreed with the statement, “Against the backdrop of the war, the importance of equal burden-bearing and the recruitment of Haredim into the army is increasing,” 77.7 percent of religious respondents said they did, up from 68.6% in July.

At the same time, religious respondents were less likely to express appreciation for Haredim’s contribution to the country. Only 52.9% agreed with the statement, “The war emphasized the partnership and contribution of Haredi society to Israeli society,” down from 65.1% in July, while the percentage of those who disagreed rose from 35% to 47.2%.

In both cases, the most recent results narrowed the gap between religious respondents and the general Jewish public, 81.5% of whom agreed with the first statement and 43.1% with the second.

“The religious community used to generally view the ultra-Orthodox as allies, so it is interesting to notice the trend,” Maoz said.

The researcher also said it was important to note how ultra-Orthodox respondents reacted to the questions.

Some 86% agreed with the statement praising Haredi contribution to society.

“There is a large gap between how the ultra-Orthodox see themselves and how the rest of society sees them, but I believe that this data still shows that they do want to contribute and value being part of the nation,” Maoz noted.

In addition, the percentage of Haredim who support ultra-Orthodox conscription to the army rose from 19% in July to 24%.

“We are doing further analysis to understand better how significant this increase is, but in my view, it does show that something is happening within the community,” Maoz noted.

The post Religious Zionist Israelis growing increasingly critical of Haredim, new survey shows appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Chareidim Shout At Two Teenage Girls in Ramat Beit Shemish Dalet, Residents Chase them Away

 Late last night, a commotion broke out on Berachia Street in RBS "Dalet 4," after several Chaeidie extremists began shouting at two teenage girls who were sitting quietly  in a public park.

In response to the shouting, residents from nearby buildings came outside and confronted the Chareidiem. The situation escalated into shouting matches and verbal altercations, which intensified until police forces, MDA, and Hatzalah arrived on the scene.

After about an hour, the incident calmed down and the disturbance dispersed.

Abdul-Malik, the leader of the Houthis Eliminated!

 

BREAKING: Reports indicate that Abdul-Malik, the leader of the Houthis, has been eliminated. pic.twitter.com/nNtqSlLBCl

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 24, 2025

Columbia Lying to Trump to get the $400 Million ....Allows Masks while Telling Trump "they are Cracking down"

 The powerful chair of the House Education Committee accused Columbia University of “double dealing” on its promised mask crackdown Tuesday — after the school’s leader privately assured faculty there was no ban in place.

“Columbia University’s apparent double-dealing only hurts Jewish students and faculty – that is unacceptable,” said Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI).

“The Trump administration was clear that strong, decisive actions must be taken by the university to address the out-of-control antisemitism festering on Columbia’s campus.”

Columbia’s interim president Katrina Armstrong downplayed a slew of Trump-ordered policy changes during a tense meeting with faculty over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Armstrong assured staffers there was no mask ban in place, according to a transcript of the meeting obtained by the newspaper.

It followed a highly-publicized statement from the Ivy League university capitulating on a sweeping list of reforms pitched by the Trump administration in the aims of reining in antisemitism on campus, including a total ban on masks at protests.

In a statement later Tuesday, Armstrong said she regretted “any confusion” about a mask ban and insisted the policy changes “are real.”

“I regret any confusion and inconsistent statements and want to make sure our position is clear as we go forward,” she said. “Let there be no confusion: I commit to seeing these changes implemented, with the full support of Columbia’s senior leadership team and the Board of Trustees.

“Any suggestion that these measures are illusory, or lack my personal support, is unequivocally false. These changes are real, and they are right for Columbia.”

Columbia, on Friday, said it would allow cops to “remove individuals from campus and/or arrest them when appropriate” and that “face masks or face coverings are not allowed for the purpose of concealing one’s identity in the commission of violations of University policies or state, municipal, or federal laws.”

The university caved to the Trump admin’s demands after it was given a month to bring its policies in line, under threat of losing some $400 million in federal grants.

However, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Tuesday that it wasn’t yet assured the elite NYC school’s actions were enough to ensure the funds would be restored.

“They have to abide and comply with the terms that we have set down and [we’ve] talked with them and they’ve agreed to,” McMahon told reporters at the Education Department’s headquarters near Capitol Hill.

Taking a cue from Chareidim the left’s favorite yet deranged go-to insult is to label any opposition a Nazi

 I’m beginning to wonder if most Democrats these days even know what game they’re supposed to be playing.

When their shock troops aren’t calling Donald Trump Hitler, Elon Musk a Nazi and painting swastikas on Teslas, Russian roulette seems to be their game of choice.

Take for instance, the tsunami of hate the party is directing at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

He’s their top guy, but he committed a grave sin by voting to keep the government open instead of using the filibuster to close it.

Apparently shutting down the government in a dispute over funding is not only a suitable way to express opposition, it’s also the path to expanding the Dems’ record-low appeal.

At least that’s the conclusion of the hard left, which is making all the rules.

And because Schumer didn’t obey, his new bosses want him to give the leader job to somebody more radical.

At least that’s the conclusion of the hard left, which is making all the rules.

And because Schumer didn’t obey, his new bosses want him to give the leader job to somebody more radical.

More Drama in Gaza but Al Jazeera Refuses to Cover it

 

The photographer describes the crowd chanting, "Out, out, Hamas out!" while Al Jazeera reporter (and Hamas member) Anas Al-Sharif entered the Indonesian Hospital nearby and refused to cover the event.

Meet Staff Sergeant Talya Buzaglo

 Meet Staff Sergeant Talya Buzaglo, sister of Sergeant First Class (res.) Moshe Buzaglo, of blessed memory, who fell during IDF operations in Gaza.

Argentina to Release Secret Files on Nazi Fugitives

President Javier Milei has ordered the declassification of documents revealing how Nazi war criminals found refuge in Argentina after WWII. 

"There's no reason to keep this information hidden," Milei stated.
 

Jaber Amar who the IDF Murdered Was the Only Hamas Guy Who Told the Truth!

 

Jaber Amar, a founding member of Hamas:

“We don”t fight Jews because they are Jews, or even because they are criminal Zionists. Our prophet commanded us to eliminate them, and God ordered us to wipe out every Jew.”

The IDF eliminated him this morning.pic.twitter.com/W1NR0qyeNm

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 25, 2025

Muslims Building Huge City in Texas

 

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Khalil the about to be deported Hamas Agitator Knew about the Oct 7 attack BEFORE it happened!

 Columbia Pro-Palestinian Group Posted “We Are Back” 

Minutes Before Oct. 7 — Now Sued for Alleged Hamas Coordination and Prior Knowledge

A lawsuit by former hostages and hostage families filed in the Southern District Court of New York alleges that several U.S.-based activist groups had prior knowledge of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel and provided support to Gaza’s terrorist organizations.

The lawsuit claims that Columbia SJP reactivated its dormant Instagram account just minutes before the October 7 attack, announcing a meeting and advising supporters to “stay tuned.” Additionally, 83 SJP chapters, including Columbia’s, reportedly issued statements supporting Hamas on the day of the attack, suggesting prior coordination.

Protests in Gaza Against Hamas Spread to Beit Hanoun and Jabalia

 Gaza residents are burning tires as demonstrations calling for an end to the war expand across the Strip

Why Israel should annex at least parts of Judea and Samaria

 

By Israel Kasnett, JNS

Israel’s strength stems from its people, but its continued presence on the Jewish nation’s historic homeland is vastly important as well—both from a security as well as a nationalistic perspective.

With a deeply pro-Israel U.S. administration currently in the White House under President Donald Trump’s second term, the question many Israelis have today is whether Israel will annex any part of Judea or Samaria.

Enia Krivine, senior director of the Israel Program and the National Security Network at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS, “It’s very hard to predict what Trump will do.”

She said this administration’s staffing, different from the last administration, “will impact decision-making.”

Krivine pointed out that Mike Huckabee, a minister, former governor of Arkansas and Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel, is “someone who has a long record of being vocally supportive of annexation.”

She noted that Huckabee “is also an emissary to Trump’s powerful Evangelical base, a large percentage of whom are supportive of Israel and believe that the Land of Israel – including Judea and Samaria – was promised to Jews in the Bible.”

“A lot will depend on who Trump empowers to manage this file,” she said.

Huckabee is not the only major U.S. figure to express pro-Israel views. U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Trump’s appointee as UN ambassador, was asked in her confirmation hearing in January if she agreed with the view that Israel has a “biblical right to the entire West Bank,” to which she replied she did.

The Leftists and Gedoilim Like R' Feldman and R' Kotler are on the Same Page vis-a-vis WZO Voting

After running as a candidate last time, Abraham Silberstein will not even be voting in this year’s election for the World Zionist Congress.

In 2020, Silberstein had joined a liberal slate from the United States vying for representation in the congress, a unique legislative body that lets Jews from all over the world have a say in Israeli affairs. A critic of Israel, he agreed to join the Reform movement’s list of candidates. Serving in the congress, he felt, meant having a seat at the table. 

Founded by Theodore Herzl 128 years ago, the congress has influence over Israeli policy on immigration, land use and religious affairs through its control of institutions such as the Jewish Agency and the Jewish National Fund. It also distributes about $1 billion a year to Jewish causes.

Given his position near the bottom of the list of candidates, Silberstein knew he had no chance of being elected. But his willingness to participate was an expression of his politics at the time: progressive and Zionist. 

The war in Gaza has changed that outlook — and his approach to the current election, which remains open for voting through May 4. 

“I have in general become disillusioned with progressive Zionism since Oct. 7,” said Silberstein, a doctoral student in modern Jewish history at New York University

Silberstein vehemently objects to Israel’s conduct and no longer believes in the possibility of changing Zionism from within. Even if he did, he can no longer ethically participate in the election. That’s because voters are required to say they accept the Jerusalem Program, an evolving set of principles that serves as the official platform of the Zionist movement. 

Biden Granted $830 MILLION FOR a Survey consisting of just 10 QUESTIONS on an 8x11 paper