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Mourning Omer Neutra, Who Fell on 10/7

How many times over the past 13 months have we asked: “How much more?” How much more do we have to cry?

Though Guy’s life was tragically cut short, his legacy continues to live on in the countless people he touched.

I've always known that the Jewish people are one spiritual, interconnected body, but my travels over the past year—in Israel and along “the Hummus Trail,” the Eastern routes that many young Israelis travel after they complete their military service—have shown me just how real, how strong, and how unbreakable our connection is.

The worst of times brings out the best of our people.

In addition to changing our location this year, I found my kavanah—intention—different, too.

He doesn’t know it, but he was the little hero our shul needed that night.

In moments like this, all eyes are towards Israel. We pray for our brothers and sisters, for their safety and for peace in the entire region.

I picture myself borrowing from the light of Ori, from the light of his mother, to shine it on the parts of myself that are limited and self-absorbed.

“G‑d is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?. . . My adversaries and my enemies against me? They stumbled and fell!”

“I haven’t been able to sleep for the last two nights.”

Rachel Goldberg-Polin has spoken with strength and hope many times since October 7th. On Monday, she spoke again—this time, at the burial of her son Hersh, who was finally brought home in the worst possible way.

Amidst hostility on campus, a Jewish student finds solace and strength at Chabad.

Chabad at the University of Chicago stands strong in challenging times.

There are long lives with little meaning. And there are short lives that never cease to shine.

Lurking beneath a scholar’s cloak on our best college campuses, the same raw hatred that Hitler’s professors rationalized persists. This time, sane academics must speak up and take action.

Morale is high. Our troops are motivated to root out evil and are not afraid to do what it takes to secure the safety of their country.

Draw strength by coming together for an uplifting evening filled with hope, unity, and support.

Since the Simchat Torah massacre, I see many people having second thoughts about things they used to hold in high regard—idols of sorts.

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"...if we only knew the power of verses of Psalms and their effect in the spiritual realms, we would recite them constantly." – The Tzemach Tzedek

There was a sense of an innate connection. We were bound and connected by 3,300 years of history and a Divine mission to bring light to the world.