By Anonymous Lawyer Over the last two weeks, we’ve seen an emerging PR tactic among Hamas-sympathizers: faced with the realization that the public will not support the beheading of babies and some of the other gruesome acts perpetrated in the October 7 attacks, such as violent mass rape, they question or deny the reality of […]
The Jewish people recently witnessed the Holocaust trauma of our nightmares playing out in real time updates, and instead of the world seeing evil as it is, unequivocally, instead too many people explained that “the complicated history needs context.” Instead academics in Harvard, Penn, Columbia, and Cornell, are justifying the evil, while their students celebrate […]
Dear Jew in the City, Is this Hamas war the war of Gog and Magog? How will we recognize it? Sincerely, David Thanks for your question, David. First, let’s address what the war of Gog and Magog is. Many people are under the misconception that “the war of Gog and Magog” refers to a conflict […]
When news broke out of the attacks on Israel over the weekend, Jews everywhere were in shock. Included in that were newlyweds Anastasia and Nahum Mittelman, whose wedding was supposed to take place on Sunday evening at sunset, October 8. The two live in Tel-Aviv and were woken up early Saturday morning by sirens, which […]
It still doesn’t feel real. It feels like I’m walking around in a daze. I kept waking up last night with images flashing in my mind of innocent hostages taken by Hamas terrorists…wondering if it was just a nightmare…realizing it still is one. Images of women, men and children plastered in my brain that could be […]
Hi JITC- What is the point of inviting these guests to our sukkah? Thanks, Max Dear Max- Thanks for your question. I see from the subject line of your message that “these guests” refers not to your corporeal yom tov guests but to the Ushpizin. “Ushpizin” is an Aramaic word that means guests. Aramaic is […]
