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Lightning from Above Thank you to Reb Aharon (aka Arthur Fridman) for keeping us updated on the current hostage numbers still not released. We pray that this week hopefully, finally, they will all come home! Still to be brought home for burial are Dror Or , Meny Godard , Ran Gvili , and a Thai worker named Sudi Rinthalak . There are certain events and occasions in life that speak to you deeply, moments that impact and shake you, even just a little. Each day, as we go about o

I am still celebrating the release of our hostages this past Simchat Torah. The release of the living hostages from Gaza was an inspiring victory, so let us continue to be optimistic, bright, and positive. It is not easythe past two years have been extremely difficult. The Jewish people have learned to simultaneously mourn in sadness and celebrate in joy. It is said that this is why we have two eyes: one that sheds tears of sorrow and the other tears of joy. There are still s

It remains heartbreaking that the bodies of 13 hostages in Gaza have not yet been recovered. The slow return of their remains prolongs the pain for Israel and the Jewish Diaspora, making it harder to move forward and focus on peace. Reports say an Egyptian team with specialist equipment has arrived to assist, using coordinates provided by Israel. Despite knowing the approximate locations, rescue efforts have been hindered by the extreme danger of the tunnels and traps. May we

It is deeply sad that I am writing about Day 746 of the war in Gaza. I was hoping that by the time I returned to this Think Again, the war would have finally ended. But it has not. Today, Thursday evening, the 23rd of October 2025, marks exactly two years and sixteen days since the October 7 pogrom and massacre in Israel. Although there is a shaky ceasefire and a roadmap to peace through the Abraham Accords, I remain filled with nervous apprehension. We still have our murdere