Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
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(JNS) — The last 15 months have been a tragedy for the individual and a triumph for the collective. History is rife with examples of this dichotomy. The tragedy of Oct. 7, 2023, and the ensuing aftermath across the world has created an earthquake that has realigned world Jewry in the most profound of ways. Israeli Jews and those in the Diaspora have gone through a type of catharsis and have regained a sense of purpose that was dangerously close to being lost. Many American Jews had convinced themselves that they could blend into society and t...
(JNS) — In the past year, we have witnessed Hezbollah become obliterated, Hamas destroyed and the Assad regime in Syria collapse. Even Iran has become significantly weakened. These entities have been exposed as the paper tigers that they are. Their economies are propped up, their people are oppressed, and there is no freedom. What makes them paper tigers is that their societies are built on lies. Similarly, the forces in the West that protest, riot and attack in support of Hamas and Hezbollah will be exposed as the paper tiger that they are. T...
(JNS) — There has been a major shift among Jewish and Jewish-allied peoples. There has been a “great recalibration.” People have rethought many assumptions they believed were facts. There has been a recognition amongst individuals and organizations that doing things in the same way does not suffice. This extends to the secular and the religious as well as the conservative and the liberal. Before Oct. 7, the Jewish community was deeply fragmented along political lines. Conservatives struggled to understand why some Jewish people would support po...
(JNS) — The creator of the universe has given humankind the ability to forget. This is both a gift and a curse. Without the ability to forget, how can we forgive? Our ability to forget gives us room to heal. But the necessity of remembering is also of great importance. By remembering, we can help ensure that we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past. When we remember too long and too hard, we don’t allow room for forgiveness, rebirth and growth. When we forget, we allow others to fill the void with half-truths and outright lies. When we forge...
