It has been one tough year for Israel, but 2024 has also been one of extraordinary achievements for the Jewish state. It proves that good things happen when Israel is strong.
I, a non-Jew, subscribe to both Future of Jewish and Moral Clarity in an effort to support a good cause. I am getting tired of recycled articles. And most of what both are doing is preaching to the choir. Is my money helping the Jewish cause at all or just rewarding big egos?
Perhaps not everyone is as informed as some of us, and need to hear the messages--maybe for them it is for the first time? Hopefully those people will also share the articles. In social media and regular media, the lying, antisemitic voices far outnumber truthful articles like we find on this site and on Conservative media. So, I don't mind if the message is repeated.
As an appreciative choir member of Future of Jewish since October 2023, as stated before FOJ and its founder Joshua and his Guest writers are to me at least, a godsend. I follow on youtube Mahyar Tousi; Israelmychannel (and other channel Mansour); travelingisrael; the israel guys; jihadwatch (sporadically); Leo Kearse as often as possible... he's brilliant and hilarious; my national newspaper's weekend edition which has about a dozen fab journalists who I read nearly every week; the weekly Parasha of Torah and online lessons of several orthodox Rabbis; plus recently seeing many lessons from Ephraim Palvanov; Rabin David Lapin's daily short lesson in Talmud, etc. 'Rewarding big egos'? Many of the writers on FOJ are heroic and yes... some only in their own mind. The essayists must WRITE and channel their most current and most concerned thoughts and yes occasionally the an essay here and there may be recycled. So what. That is part of this process especially since Simcha Torah ie Oct 7, 2023. And THIS essay we are responding to is an energetic moral booster for the incursion of goodness to prevail.
additionally via JOS I came to MOR, Management of Reality and everyone should be taking time to read those longer essays. Further... as Dana Ramos notes in Comment below... I have also Shared numerous essays from JOS and other sites I've mentioned. Those are mostly not going to 'the choir'.
A wonderful essay that speaks to the reality of strength being the real influencer to bringing peace and it being the true deterrence to war. That's what works in the Middle East when you are dealing with a culture of hate.It was truly a great year for Israel and hopefully as the author said, it will lead to more happening with the Abraham Accords. My hope is that the Saudis come aboard in 2025.
Okay great year for Israel but a terrible year for Diaspora Jews. Frankly, the worst year in my 70 years living in the US and Canada. I am sure the same has been for Jews in Europe and Australia.
You can take all the strategy and intelligence and strength that Israel has shown and you will see the complete opposite in the Diaspora, The Diaspora Jews have shown disorganization, no unified strategies and utter weakness when facing the enemy in the Diaspora.
Its pretty sad when Jews in the US are hoping and relying on the incoming administration to save our asses. In Canada we are hoping that the Conservatives will come to power to save our Northern butts. In Europe, it just may be too late.
You automatically have my empathy. My six grandnieces/grandnephews are each in or completing their B.A. or B.Sc in six different universities in the USA. Fortunately six out of six are at USA Universities where peace and studiousness and good lifestyles are the norm. Obviously those are each a university that has great leadership from the admin and faculty. As a 'diaspora' Jewish person (long living out of the USA)... YES, the Jewish communities in the USA (especially) have a huge percentage that are profoundly 'secular' or 'may as well be'. So YES there is a schism within. Personally, I don't believe there is any single force that can allow us ALLOW us to unite other than a deep, earnest, daily unrelenting attempt to connect with Torah in all the meanings which that implies.
Congrats on the grandnephews and grandnieces. They must bring you so much joy and they will bring so much good to society and the world.
I dont think the Jewish problems in the Diaspora have to do with a schism between secular and non-secular as a schism exists in Israel as well. There are a number of reasons but the main one IMHO is the lack of leadership and direction from the large Jewish Organizations who seem to be only unified in their requests for donations.
BTW, I sent you an invite to FB group but you never joined?
Worth mentioning the arrogant ignorance of some Western figures in advising Israel on its security, for example renowned military expert Kamala Harris, who said she studied the maps of Rafah and concluded the population could not be evacuated. Israel evacuated it in 3 days.
The most notable success in Syria is cutting off Hezbollah's supply line.
A great year of success for Israel, and solid start for 2025, when a great friend of Israel, President Trump, takes office.
As it has been written and said by better informed researchers of Jewish history — ancient and modern — the future of Jewish Israel is threatened much more from within than by external enemies and “friends” (most of EU, Canada, Australia, Ireland, UK). All Nachum Kaplan has written is moot for the divided and self-destructing society. In this sense, 2023-2024 have been atrocious, terrible years of the unraveling of Israeli society. I hope this is a reversible, manageable situation…
I agree with all of this except for one thing: What is the point of closing the embassy in Ireland?! For the sake of the momentary media signal value, it now seems that the embassy will be turned into a Palestinian museum. And how must the small number of Jewish Irish citizens feel now that they have even less representation in the pitiful antisemitic country (would love to hear from any Irish Jews that disagree). Surely the embassy could have done much more by staying open and working hard to shine a light on antisemitism… rather than vacating their post. I feel the same way about Jews resigning from professorships and board roles at academic and corporate institutions. I strongly feel that Jews need to stand their ground and advocate from within. I don’t think that running from the fight does anything to serve our cause and frequently creates a vacuum to be filled by radical Islam or useful idiots.
I read a detailed account from the Israeli ambassador to Ireland, and it was apparent, based on the increasingly hostile environment which she and her staff faced, that she was left with the difficult but necessary choice to close. I’ve also closely followed the rabid antisemitism and “woke” ugliness which have caused some in the academic and corporate worlds to finally quit, and my impression was that, like the Israeli ambassador, they were victimized beyond all reasonable limits and thus acted accordingly. I don’t think we can fully appreciate and fairly judge such responses, taken only after undergoing terrible and relentless duress, if we don’t have to walk in these individuals’ shoes.
What used to make us wonder is how ignorant/ gullible/ hypocritical/ stupid most of the se so called great media personalities were. It has only later dawned on us how powerful the Leftist/Jihadi/ Woke ecosystem is. To this day , nobody talks about the Israeli hostages, and nowhere in America or Europe the photograohs of these hostages are allowed to be put up. I wonder just how much money is being spent to create and maintain this vicious anti Israeli narrative. But , as pointed out in the article, there are silver linings. The portrayal of the word Zionism as something evil is paling. So many parallels with India and Hindutva.
I loved every word. Baruch Hashem that most Israelis have come to their senses. Ignore all hostile 'allies', ignore the dangerous Left like all of those Israelis who thought that the arabs in Gaza were their friends prior to Oct 7. I doubt that there is a single Israeli on the left who still thinks that way but then again I wouldn't bet on it.
With nefarious leaders on the Left like Yair Lapid, Barak, Gantz and too many others to mention, poor Israel has its hands full. She has to fight existential wars on all fronts and still deal with the enemies within.
I'm glad that you mentioned that the important (by far) item that Israelis need to worry about is on the battle field. Who gives a 'f-k' what the world thinks. Be strong. Be Jewish. Win! Am Yisrael Chai!
I agree on every front! The UN has no credibility and Israel should be the only country deciding for Israel! Mazel tov! 🇮🇱🤍💙💪🏻🙌🏻
The UN is an antisemitic fraud.
Great article.
UN 🤮
I, a non-Jew, subscribe to both Future of Jewish and Moral Clarity in an effort to support a good cause. I am getting tired of recycled articles. And most of what both are doing is preaching to the choir. Is my money helping the Jewish cause at all or just rewarding big egos?
Perhaps not everyone is as informed as some of us, and need to hear the messages--maybe for them it is for the first time? Hopefully those people will also share the articles. In social media and regular media, the lying, antisemitic voices far outnumber truthful articles like we find on this site and on Conservative media. So, I don't mind if the message is repeated.
As an appreciative choir member of Future of Jewish since October 2023, as stated before FOJ and its founder Joshua and his Guest writers are to me at least, a godsend. I follow on youtube Mahyar Tousi; Israelmychannel (and other channel Mansour); travelingisrael; the israel guys; jihadwatch (sporadically); Leo Kearse as often as possible... he's brilliant and hilarious; my national newspaper's weekend edition which has about a dozen fab journalists who I read nearly every week; the weekly Parasha of Torah and online lessons of several orthodox Rabbis; plus recently seeing many lessons from Ephraim Palvanov; Rabin David Lapin's daily short lesson in Talmud, etc. 'Rewarding big egos'? Many of the writers on FOJ are heroic and yes... some only in their own mind. The essayists must WRITE and channel their most current and most concerned thoughts and yes occasionally the an essay here and there may be recycled. So what. That is part of this process especially since Simcha Torah ie Oct 7, 2023. And THIS essay we are responding to is an energetic moral booster for the incursion of goodness to prevail.
I think you mean "morale booster."
additionally via JOS I came to MOR, Management of Reality and everyone should be taking time to read those longer essays. Further... as Dana Ramos notes in Comment below... I have also Shared numerous essays from JOS and other sites I've mentioned. Those are mostly not going to 'the choir'.
Excellent writing and good luck with everything.
A wonderful essay that speaks to the reality of strength being the real influencer to bringing peace and it being the true deterrence to war. That's what works in the Middle East when you are dealing with a culture of hate.It was truly a great year for Israel and hopefully as the author said, it will lead to more happening with the Abraham Accords. My hope is that the Saudis come aboard in 2025.
Okay great year for Israel but a terrible year for Diaspora Jews. Frankly, the worst year in my 70 years living in the US and Canada. I am sure the same has been for Jews in Europe and Australia.
You can take all the strategy and intelligence and strength that Israel has shown and you will see the complete opposite in the Diaspora, The Diaspora Jews have shown disorganization, no unified strategies and utter weakness when facing the enemy in the Diaspora.
Its pretty sad when Jews in the US are hoping and relying on the incoming administration to save our asses. In Canada we are hoping that the Conservatives will come to power to save our Northern butts. In Europe, it just may be too late.
Happy New Year
papa j
You automatically have my empathy. My six grandnieces/grandnephews are each in or completing their B.A. or B.Sc in six different universities in the USA. Fortunately six out of six are at USA Universities where peace and studiousness and good lifestyles are the norm. Obviously those are each a university that has great leadership from the admin and faculty. As a 'diaspora' Jewish person (long living out of the USA)... YES, the Jewish communities in the USA (especially) have a huge percentage that are profoundly 'secular' or 'may as well be'. So YES there is a schism within. Personally, I don't believe there is any single force that can allow us ALLOW us to unite other than a deep, earnest, daily unrelenting attempt to connect with Torah in all the meanings which that implies.
Congrats on the grandnephews and grandnieces. They must bring you so much joy and they will bring so much good to society and the world.
I dont think the Jewish problems in the Diaspora have to do with a schism between secular and non-secular as a schism exists in Israel as well. There are a number of reasons but the main one IMHO is the lack of leadership and direction from the large Jewish Organizations who seem to be only unified in their requests for donations.
BTW, I sent you an invite to FB group but you never joined?
papa j
AMEN!!!!!!!
Agreed!
Wonderful and timely article, thank you!
Worth mentioning the arrogant ignorance of some Western figures in advising Israel on its security, for example renowned military expert Kamala Harris, who said she studied the maps of Rafah and concluded the population could not be evacuated. Israel evacuated it in 3 days.
The most notable success in Syria is cutting off Hezbollah's supply line.
A great year of success for Israel, and solid start for 2025, when a great friend of Israel, President Trump, takes office.
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/john-thune-israel-democrats/2024/11/20/id/1188876/
Amen! I couldn't agree more.
As it has been written and said by better informed researchers of Jewish history — ancient and modern — the future of Jewish Israel is threatened much more from within than by external enemies and “friends” (most of EU, Canada, Australia, Ireland, UK). All Nachum Kaplan has written is moot for the divided and self-destructing society. In this sense, 2023-2024 have been atrocious, terrible years of the unraveling of Israeli society. I hope this is a reversible, manageable situation…
I agree with all of this except for one thing: What is the point of closing the embassy in Ireland?! For the sake of the momentary media signal value, it now seems that the embassy will be turned into a Palestinian museum. And how must the small number of Jewish Irish citizens feel now that they have even less representation in the pitiful antisemitic country (would love to hear from any Irish Jews that disagree). Surely the embassy could have done much more by staying open and working hard to shine a light on antisemitism… rather than vacating their post. I feel the same way about Jews resigning from professorships and board roles at academic and corporate institutions. I strongly feel that Jews need to stand their ground and advocate from within. I don’t think that running from the fight does anything to serve our cause and frequently creates a vacuum to be filled by radical Islam or useful idiots.
I read a detailed account from the Israeli ambassador to Ireland, and it was apparent, based on the increasingly hostile environment which she and her staff faced, that she was left with the difficult but necessary choice to close. I’ve also closely followed the rabid antisemitism and “woke” ugliness which have caused some in the academic and corporate worlds to finally quit, and my impression was that, like the Israeli ambassador, they were victimized beyond all reasonable limits and thus acted accordingly. I don’t think we can fully appreciate and fairly judge such responses, taken only after undergoing terrible and relentless duress, if we don’t have to walk in these individuals’ shoes.
Yes. It was a choice to live.
What used to make us wonder is how ignorant/ gullible/ hypocritical/ stupid most of the se so called great media personalities were. It has only later dawned on us how powerful the Leftist/Jihadi/ Woke ecosystem is. To this day , nobody talks about the Israeli hostages, and nowhere in America or Europe the photograohs of these hostages are allowed to be put up. I wonder just how much money is being spent to create and maintain this vicious anti Israeli narrative. But , as pointed out in the article, there are silver linings. The portrayal of the word Zionism as something evil is paling. So many parallels with India and Hindutva.
A must read for all diasporic Jews and leftie and left leaning Israelis.
"All good things flow from Israeli security."
The truth will out.
I loved every word. Baruch Hashem that most Israelis have come to their senses. Ignore all hostile 'allies', ignore the dangerous Left like all of those Israelis who thought that the arabs in Gaza were their friends prior to Oct 7. I doubt that there is a single Israeli on the left who still thinks that way but then again I wouldn't bet on it.
With nefarious leaders on the Left like Yair Lapid, Barak, Gantz and too many others to mention, poor Israel has its hands full. She has to fight existential wars on all fronts and still deal with the enemies within.
I'm glad that you mentioned that the important (by far) item that Israelis need to worry about is on the battle field. Who gives a 'f-k' what the world thinks. Be strong. Be Jewish. Win! Am Yisrael Chai!