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