There is a heavy sadness that has fallen over the Israeli people that is shrouded in anger, sadness, fear, and anxiety. That is why the DC rally was so important and uplifting.
National Unity Party MK Matan Kahana initiated and organized the meeting between religious Zionist leaders and protest leaders.
Lone soldiers are also disproportionately represented in new draft data.
The Jewish population here has been profoundly affected by the horrendous events of the Simchat Torah massacres, proving that Jews have an inbuilt concern for one another.
We cannot go back to a pre-October 7 world where we thought those on the other side of the political or religious aisle were our enemies.
In the midst of turmoil after Hamas's attack, a remarkable transformation occurred: We found God. The Jewish identity, often taken for granted, became a unifying force.
The feeling across many Jewish communities is that this outburst of unity following Hamas's massacre must be a divinely-ordained correction of some sort for the earlier divisiveness.
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