Stewart Weiss

I struggled to find something to say to Donna that would give her some comfort and re-route the river of anguish and angst that was flowing through her veins.

I think that Passover in general, and its seventh day in particular, is the perfect time to appreciate “the miracles that are with us daily,” as we say in the Amidah prayer.

Step one – as epitomized by Purim – is the struggle to bring the Jews together, to unite as a loving community, albeit in a foreign land. Step two – Passover – is the forming of our own nation.

Esther secured her place in history, joining a long, celebrated line of women who give of themselves selflessly for the good of the nation.

Donald Trump has performed some pretty “messianic” acts, both in his former term and now, with stunning decisions that make us shake our heads and whisper, “Is it Mashiach time?!”

We have to gather up our courage and dedicate ourselves to eradicating the evil called Hamas, no matter what or how long it takes.

When our brave soldiers go to war, it is with the full knowledge that they may one day have to give up their lives in defense of the state. Has every Israeli become a soldier?

We have always believed in the “long game,” the necessity to prepare for the future even at the cost of the present.

Let us remember that this terrible war that has already taken 2,000 lives, wreaking havoc on our society, began precisely because we did not hold firm during the Gilad Schalit fiasco 13 years ago.

The Talmud says that on Hanukkah, we celebrate the miracle of the oil. Secularists claim the essence of Hanukkah is to celebrate the Maccabean victory.