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Sergio Carmona

“It’s a weird and wonderful time to be Jewish,” the actor and comedian Josh Peck told the teens. “It’s always been.”
We’re fighting the same enemy. If Israel doesn’t finish them now, they will come to the United States,” declared Natalie Sanandaji, 28, of Long Island, N.Y.
“As a society, we need to create a world without bigotry where everyone can live together with respect and tolerance,” said Dean Trantalis, the Democratic mayor of Fort Lauderdale and summit chair.
An organizer in San Diego told JNS that she broke down crying but is certain “that we’re going to get through this.”
The former U.S. president claimed that Hamas wouldn’t have attacked Israel if he were still in the White House.
“You never get over it. You just learn how to deal with it,” Adam Hertzman, of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, told JNS.
“Gov. DeSantis and I unequivocally stand with the state of Israel, our one true friend, our most valued and trusted partner in the Middle East,” said Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez.
“We did not move the carrier for Hamas. We moved the carrier to send a clear message of deterrence to other states or non-state actors that might seek to widen this war,” said Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security adviser.
The Orthodox Union is modeling the program aiming to create a Jewish leadership pipeline on a now-defunct Yeshiva University fellowship.
“We were a little nervous about it, but thankfully, it worked out very well,” one traveler told JNS.
This experience reminded me that Israel is an “everlasting homeland,” a junior told JNS.
Ahead of the High Holidays, Aleph Institute rabbis visit those who are in jail for high crimes and misdemeanors.