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In trying to take references to October 7 out of the Israeli singer's now-famous song "Hurricane," the competition both accidentally improved it and made her a cause célèbre.

A week of cascading humiliations

How—and what—can we celebrate in the wake of Oct. 7?

Bread or Dreams? by Rabbi Elie Mischel

As we celebrate the miracle of Israel amidst an existential war for survival, we must keep our dreams front and center.

The Israeli defense minister’s disgraceful display was—in the words of the late baseball great Yogi Berra—“like déjà vu all over again.”

“What Israel has done is take the effort to minimize civilian casualties as no other army has done,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israel Summit organized by the Proclaiming Justice to the Nations organization was relocated due to threats by Hamas supporters but has been successfully rescheduled.

“The president’s threat to veto this legislation and Schumer’s refusal to bring it to a vote in the Senate are acts of betrayal to our closest ally in the region,” said Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.

It’s almost unimaginable to see recent Biden Administration moves going from bad to worse, so much so that these defer any prospect for any real peace or an end to the war against Hamas (and Iran and its proxies).

God’s Conscious Concern for the Land by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki

God’s promises of reward or punishment are not simply rules that are then unconsciously activated by our actions. God is always watching, always concerned, always involved.