Part II – Modern Anti-Semitism and the Aftermath of October 7, 2023

By: K.J. Kruger After the death of six million of our people, in a moment in history, in 1948, the Jewish people were granted a sliver of land in the Middle East in which to build … Read More

A Brief History of Anti-Semitism

By: K.J. Kruger Anti Semitism is not a new phenomenon.  My grandmother was chased home from school by a group of gentile girls who screamed, “You killed our God”. My grandmother was small, the youngest in … Read More

Tisha B’Av

By: K.J. Kruger Tisha B’Av is a day of memorial and remembrance.  It falls on the 9th of Av in the Jewish calendar (August 11th, this year), and is commemorated by fasting, the reading of the … Read More

Freedom & Holiness in Shavuot

On sundown Tuesday, June 11th, Shavuot, also known as the “Feast of Weeks” will begin. This holiday marks the conclusion of the seven weeks in which we count the Omer, as God instructed the children … Read More

Contending with Hope

by Moran Rosenblit May 2024 On the morning of Monday, May 6th, 2024, I was standing in my living room. At about 9:50am, I could not see anything outside the windows as a big storm … Read More

“Never Again” Happened…Again

by Aviram Eldar May 2024 It was noon. Eva, a six-year-old girl, held her mother Ilana’s hand, and together with her older brother, Jury, and hundreds of other Jews like them, they walked towards the … Read More

The Empty Chair

Passover 5784 (תשפ״ד) On Monday evening this coming week, my family and I will have the privilege to join Jewish people around the world in an ancient tradition called Passover. This feast of remembrance, which … Read More

Six Months Later


by Karen J. Kruger April 2024 October 7 began with the expectation of a full day of celebration ahead of us. There were grandchildren to see and dance with, as the traditional celebration of Simchat … Read More

Operation Swords of Iron – Week 24

By HFI Staff Writers This coming week, Israel – and Jewish communities around the world – will celebrate the joyous holiday of Purim, which originates in the Biblical book of Esther. Sadly, this year Purim … Read More

Hamas: An Organization in Its Own Words

By Sarah L, Staff Writer Hamas, the organization which controls the Gaza Strip and which is responsible for the brutal mass murder of over 1,300 innocent Israelis on October 7th, is, despite being labeled a … Read More