The Blatt

• Religious Zionist rabbis, judicial reform protest leaders talk unity • HaRav Yitzchak Yosef Is Mattir Agunos From October 7th Massacre • RY Motzen – They turned us into monsters • Y Kurtzer – Oct. 7 is reshaping the American Jewish left

• Jewish great awakening follows Oct. 7 terror attacks • ‘Awakening of unity’: Hamas attack, war spark outpouring of support for Israel in haredi communities • Besoros tovos – The Hebrew Language’s Expression of the Year • Jewish Life At MIT: An Orthodox Perspective

• Rabbis serving in reserves try to bolster troops, communities • Are Haredi Jews in the IDF the new normal? • RA Rakeffet – Theodore Herzl and Contemporary Zionism in the Context of Joseph and His Brothers

• Does Pope Francis have a Jewish problem? • Special report: What’s it really like to be Jewish on campus now?

• Rabbi Eisenman: The Odyssey of Attending a Rally • Should Israeli hospitals treat Hamas terrorists? Jewish law explains • M Oliner – The failure of US Jewish leadership

• Chief Rabbi: Keep Shabbat in honor of hostages • RM Hauer – We Support and We Hold Responsible • Dr E Brown – Thanksgiving: This year in Jerusalem • Conservative Judaism’s flagship in mourning after death of 3 influential scholars • This guy is dangerous to the Jewish community. Whoever is his rebbe needs to have a very serious talk with him ...

• RM Hauer – We Have Each Other and We Must Treasure Each Other • Who is Javier Milei? Argentina’s president-elect who studies Torah and loves Israel • How my toddler grandson convinced me it was time to leave Conservative Judaism • Why baby’s father didn’t leave Gaza for his son’s brit

• RM Taragin – The Long View of Jewish History • A Human Solution To A Difficult Halachic Problem In Israel • Yeshivah high schools ask college recruiters to prove campuses are safe

Meet Me in the Middle: Collected Essays on Contemporary Jewish Life by Michael Feldstein A A Passionate Writing Life by Joseph C. Kaplan

• Achdus Begins at Home: A Modest Proposal • Shame on the authors for politicizing this event. It is their fault that sponsors are forced to respond – Jewish sponsor withdraws from National Book Awards after learning of authors’ plans for Israel ceasefire statement • Agreement That Children “Shall Be Raised in the Orthodox Jewish Tradition” Is Unenforceable