There is a well-known verse that is recited at weddings that says: “I raise Jerusalem to the forefront of my celebration.” This symbolizes that all of our joy in exile is mired by a Jerusalem in ruins. The Gemara states that there is a prohibition to express unbridled joy in a world characterized by exile […]
Good Tuesday morning. In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we report on Birthright canceling December trips because of the war in Israel and Jewish leaders’ lukewarm response to a meeting about campus antisemitism with Education Department officials. We feature opinion pieces from Doron Kenter and Andrés Spokoiny..
The March for Israel taking place today in Washington, D.C., will be an important moment of solidarity for the Jewish community, God willing. Much will be said out loud and still more will be said without words as we “pray.