Chanuka, taught the Amshinover Rebbe, is a window into eternity. The light of the candles glowing in our homes is not just historical memory, it is a glimpse of a deeper, eternal light. The world was created in seven days. The eighth day of Chanuka lifts us beyond nature,

A car displaying Chanukah decorations has been firebombed in St Kilda East this morning. The family inside escaped uninjured. 9News Melbourne

A Jewish families care fire bombed. Little kids asleep in the home. The car says “Happy Chanukah” need I say more? This comes 11 days after 15 people were murdered at a Chanukah festival in Bondi. More obscene hate in Australia. #antisemitism #melbourne

As we begin 2026, many people are asking the same familiar question - 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕? linkedin.com/posts/dakraus_…

Remember when Zohran Mamdani grandstanded about arresting Netanyahu if he came to New York? Now he says he opposes arresting world leaders. Antisemites have a remarkable talent for never recognizing the consequences of their own words. x.com/NYCMayor/statu…

Of the many #MLK quotes one can recall today, I believe this one has particular significance given the realities of the times in which we live. "love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. We never get rid of an enemy by meeting hate with hate; we get

Two weeks before his assassination in 1968, #MLK told a rabbinical assembly,    “Peace for Israel means security, and we must stand with all our might to protect its right to exist… I see Israel as one of the great outposts of democracy in the world, and a marvelous example of

President Javier Milei sharing a Torah insight from this weeks Torah portion, Parshat Bo at World Economic Forum #WEF2026 World Economic Forum Torah on the world stage. Ancient wisdom spoken into modern power. Global shifts indeed. What a time to be alive.

As #Australia marks its National Day of Mourning, I’m sharing some reflections on where the country stands—and what this moment demands from all of us. Dear Australia: You Were My Home. Now I’m Not So Sure. medium.com/p/dear-austral… #BondiBeach

There are no more hostages in Gaza. A bitter-sweet end to a 2.5-year tragedy. הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה The body of the final Israeli hostage, 24-year-old Ran Gvili H"YD, has been recovered and returned to Israel for burial. 843 days. Chazal teach that the bracha of Ha-tov ve-ha-meitiv

All of our hostages are now freed from the hell of Gaza. May his family and all of us be comforted and healed.

The Spaces in Between We live in an age of astonishing speed. Technology has compressed time, erased waiting, and trained us to move instantly from one moment to the next. Artificial intelligence now completes tasks in seconds that once required hours of thought. Efficiency has

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What if we’re teaching young Jews how to defend Judaism before we’ve helped them fall in love with it? For years, our communal instinct has been defensive. We equip young Jews with talking points before we immerse them in poetry, peoplehood, purpose and pride. We teach them how

There is something quietly revolutionary happening in Israeli culture. A new piece in Tablet Magazine, “Pop-Emuni: Israeli Music Is Finding Its Spiritual Voice”, captures it beautifully. Israeli artists are weaving faith, longing, and emunah into mainstream sound. This is not fringe.

Today is Zayin Adar – Moshe Rabbeinu’s Yahrtzeit “The Torah that Moshe commanded us is an eternal inheritance for the congregation of Yaakov.” “תּוֹרָ֥ה צִוָּה־לָ֖נוּ מֹשֶׁ֑ה מוֹרָשָׁ֖ה קְהִלַּ֥ת יַעֲקֹֽב” {Devarim 33:4} Our greatest inheritance is not just something we

BREAKING: It’s been revealed that protestors were paid $100 an hour to protest against Israeli president Isaac Herzog in Melbourne, Australia. The pro-Palestinian movement is organized and funded. Where is the money coming from?

What if the future of Jewish dating looks suspiciously like the past? My latest in the Jewish Journal explores why structured, values-based matching may be less innovation and more inheritance. CKJ jewishjournal.com/commentary/col…

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