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America is worth fighting for.
In his Yom Kippur sermon this year at Manhattan’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflected on the miracle of Jewish survival, the persistence of anti-Semitism, and the condition of American Jews—especially of those in New York City—before ending with a moving tale of one Israeli’s heroism and self-sacrifice. (Video is available here.) He posed the following question:
In his Yom Kippur sermon this year at Manhattan’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflected on the miracle of Jewish survival, the persistence of anti-Semitism, and the condition of American Jews—especially of those in New York City—before ending with a moving tale of one Israeli’s heroism and self-sacrifice. (Video is available here.) He posed the following question:
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September 24, 2026
America is worth fighting for.
In his Yom Kippur sermon this year at Manhattan’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflected on the miracle of Jewish survival, the persistence of anti-Semitism, and the condition of American Jews—especially of those in New York City—before ending with a moving tale of one Israeli’s heroism and self-sacrifice. (Video is available here.) He posed the following question:
In his Yom Kippur sermon this year at Manhattan’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflected on the miracle of Jewish survival, the persistence of anti-Semitism, and the condition of American Jews—especially of those in New York City—before ending with a moving tale of one Israeli’s heroism and self-sacrifice. (Video is available here.) He posed the following question:
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Avoiding the mistakes of UN troops in Lebanon.
Palestine Uprooted is an affront to historical scholarship.
America is worth fighting for.
A medieval rabbi’s exegesis.
And it’s not because of income, free time, or even religiosity.
Avoiding the mistakes of UN troops in Lebanon.
Palestine Uprooted is an affront to historical scholarship.
America is worth fighting for.
A medieval rabbi’s exegesis.
And it’s not because of income, free time, or even religiosity.