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Recap: Dovid’s parents finally get through to a rabbi in Syria, so now they hope to be able to work on rescuing Jews. Dovid’s father is niftar. He doesn’t want his mother to keep working on this. She shows him a journal from a Jewish girl in Syria so he will understand how much the Jews there need help from Jews who can help.

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 Columbia University President Minouche Shafik abruptly resigned after less than a year in office, citing the toll of ongoing anti-Israel protests on campus as a primary reason for her departure. In her resignation letter, Shafik pointed to the “period of turmoil” and its impact on her family and the university community.

So, we’ve gone through another Tishah b’Av, and Moshiach has not yet arrived. We still have all the unknowns and uncertainties of the current situations. Many are wondering: What has happened to all of the tefilahs that we’ve been saying? There are many answers to this question. We’ll share a few ideas.

160,000-Square-Foot Herald Square Location Will Significantly Expand

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Recap: Dovid’s parents have bags and bags of postcards that are being sent to world leaders to let them know the terrible plight of Syrian Jews and asking for help to get the Jews out of Syria. Dovid’s father suddenly experiences chest pain while lugging the bag of post cards.

The events of October 7 traumatized many Israeli citizens, both those who experienced it directly and those who did not. Individuals and families of victims were traumatized. In order to understand the collective Israeli experience, we can draw on our own most recent experience of national trauma, which were the terrorist attacks of 9/11.