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From Rabbi Dr. Slifkin's Blog:And I Thought Last Week Was Bad

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  Photo Credit Mark Pelta and The Mishpacha All credit for the rest of the post goes to Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin Never think that things can't get crazier Natan Slifkin Jun 19, 2026 Last Friday I wrote a summary of a crazy and awful week in which the government of Israel, after bribing Arab MKs for their cooperation, threw the IDF soldiers and reservists under a bus for the sake of political power. This week, the US President and Vice-President, encouraged by a bribe from Qatar, threw all Israel (and 80 million Iranians) under a bus for the sake of political power. It seems tragically providential and poetic. Then last night, four precious soldiers gave their lives in Lebanon, leaving widows and orphans, and several others were wounded. Meanwhile, today’s Mishpacha magazine bemoans the terrible suffering and “persecution” that charedim are undergoing as a result of their blanket refusal to help relieve the burden on the reservists. Cry me a river. It’s all so depressing. But ...
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Barefoot but Unshaken

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  All credit goes to Rabbi Shraga Freedman June 18, 2026 The following remarkable story was related by Rav Amon Yitzchak of Shofar kiruv Organization:   Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda Meislish who was the Seagate Rav in New York for many years was invited to speak in a large shul in Montreal. After the speech, a Yid from Eretz Yisroel approached him with a heavy heart.    He had come to collect tzedakah for his daughter’s chasunah, but after three weeks there, he had not even covered the cost of his ticket.   Rabbi Meislish could see this was a special Yid with a very difficult situation.    He thought for a moment and said, “I’m traveling next to Melbourne, where there are very few meshulachim. Come with me, and I will help you over there.”   At the airport, an unusual thing happened.    During security, everyone placed their shoes on the conveyor belt. Rabbi Meislish’s came through. The Yerushalmi’s did not. The staff searched and searched, but...
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Choose Life: Chananel Gez

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  Choose Life Ha As told to Hadas Afik by Chananel Gez  14 min read June 17, 2026 Share Photo: Ariel Zar, Yehoshua Mental One year after a terror attack took his wife and newborn son, Chananel Gez speaks about faith, grief, and the courage to start over and rebuild his family. Because moving forward doesn’t mean forgetting, but rising toward the light E very wedding is a moving occasion, but this one didn’t leave a dry eye in the hall. That’s because the chassan, Chananel Gez — who has been a fount of emunah and inspiration over the past year since his wife and newborn son were killed in a terrorist attack — was acting on that deeply-rooted faith, moving his life forward into the light. It was a tragedy that shook the country and beyond. On May 14 of last year, the day before Lag B’omer, Chananel and Tze’elah — a nationally-renowned trauma therapist — were on their way to the hospital for the birth of their son. Just after they left their home in the yishuv of Bruchin in the ...
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