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In Israel, war ends politics, diplomacy as usual

Hamas’s Saturday-morning assault on Israel was more than just a shocking demonstration of barbarism. The toll of Israeli dead and wounded — not to mention those kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip by these murderers — is sickening. more

10/12/23

A year after the last Gaza conflict, a hard look back

It’s been a year since Operation Protective Edge saw the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas engage in a brutal fight that killed at least 2,104 Palestinians, 66 Israeli soldiers and seven civilians in … more

By Micah Danney | 8/13/15

The National Council of Synagogue Youth’s summer program continued in Israel despite the fighting in the Gaza Strip. Woodsburgh resident Jakob Deutsch on a bike ride in the Golan region.

Visiting Israel during a time of conflict

When I signed up for the National Council of Synagogue Youth Kollel summer program in Israel last fall, little did I know that armed fighting would break out between the Jewish state and the terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. more

By Yitzchak Carroll | 8/13/14

National Council of Synagogue Youth summer program participants annually visit the Western Wall of the Second Temple at the end of Tish B’Av.

Remembering those who have perished

Though better known as the holiday when Jewish people fast to atone for their sins, Yom Kippur does not hold a candle for melancholy to Tisha B’Av, which is considered the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. more

By Jeff Bessen and Yitzchak Carroll | 7/30/14

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