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One Israeli mother traveled to the U.S. with Prime Minister Netanyahu as Gaza negotiations continued. Her son, Ran Gvili, is the last Israeli hostage still held in the Strip—his body remains in Gaza. What she said, and what Israel is still waiting for, will stay with you.

As antisemitism rises again, many Jews are asking an old, painful question: how do we remain proud of who we are when the world seems determined to test us? In a rarely revisited speech after the Yom Kippur War, Elie Wiesel offered an answer that feels urgently relevant today—one rooted not in fear, but in memory, joy, and the refusal to surrender hope.

2025 began with a Jewish daycare in Sydney on fire and ended with Jews gunned down at Hanukkah on Bondi Beach. Between those nights, hostages came home, Iran was struck, and Jew-hatred rose on both the left and the right. Where does that leave a Christian woman who loves Israel and believes “never again” should be more than a slogan?

A rumor can hijack a conversation in ten seconds, especially when it includes the words “Epstein” and “Mossad.” But shock is not evidence. Scripture warns us not to spread false reports, and in this case the central claim is not established fact. Israel’s former prime minister has publicly denied it, and the recent Epstein document cycle has been flooded with forged or misleading material that people share without reading. You can hate Epstein’s evil and still refuse to scapegoat Jews or let a recycled conspiracy quietly fuel antisemitism.

Imagine surviving the camps, surviving the hiding, surviving the loss… and then being murdered after the war by the people next door. Among Neighbors exposes a silenced chapter of history—and the fight over memory happening right now.

As the world rushes to move on, Natasha Hausdorff is warning that today’s lies will become tomorrow’s history if they go unchallenged. A legal expert with deep knowledge of international institutions, she explains why Israel is judged by an impossible standard and why defending truth is an act of courage. She is our Esther of the Week.

A new narrative is quietly taking hold—that “America First” and standing with Israel are somehow in conflict. Christian Women For Israel names that lie and calls women of faith to stand with Israel today.

What if the biggest crisis in public life isn’t what people believe but how they decide what to believe? A Times of Israel essay argues that Shapiro, Carlson, and Kelly reveal three competing “ways of knowing,” and the algorithm quietly trains us to confuse what spreads with what is true.

Nostradamus fans say 2026 will bring war, AI takeover, Western collapse, and a mysterious “man of light.” At a recent conservative conference, influencers erupted over Israel, antisemitism, and whether caring about the Jewish state makes you “less American.” In the middle of all that noise, Isaiah quietly whispers a very different word: Immanuel—“God with us.” As a modern-day Esther, how do you sort vague predictions from God’s clear promises? And how do you answer when someone says, “You care more about Israel than America”?

Some Esther moments come with a microphone. Others come with a holy shield of protection. In the middle of terror at a Hanukkah gathering, a 14-year-old Jewish girl heard what she believed was a clear instruction—“Go save those kids”—and she moved. What she did next is the kind of courage that makes you ask: Lord, what will You ask of me?

When a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach was attacked, the crowd ran, families panicked, and grief settled in. But the next day, the menorah was lit again. This article shows why that choice matters, how Hanukkah’s ancient story still speaks into modern antisemitism, and why it’s significant that Jesus Himself celebrated the Feast of Dedication.

Arsen Ostrovsky, Chairman of the Jewish - Australian Council, international lawyer, Jew, born in Ukraine, who lives in Sydney and made aliyah, has an impressive and important advocacy presence on social media for Israel, was injured today in the head in an attack in Australia. Attached is his interview with the media after he was injured. A full and speedy recovery, Arsen.

A Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney was turned into a scene of terror today. Families had gathered for what should have been a joyful menorah lighting—children playing nearby—when gunfire erupted and people ran for cover. Parents were frantic for their children, and some could not even reach them because bullets were still flying. Wayne and Vanessa Miller later shared the fear of searching for their 3-year-old in the chaos as the attack unfolded. Christian Women For Israel is grieving with Sydney’s Jewish community, praying for the victims and the wounded, and asking God for protection and courage to confront antisemitism with action.

In 1947, a young shepherd tossed a stone into a cave by the Dead Sea and accidentally cracked open one of the greatest confirmations of Christmas you’ll ever hear. Hidden in those jars was a nearly complete scroll of Isaiah—copied over a century before Jesus was born—already proclaiming, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given.” Long before Mary ever held her baby in Bethlehem, Jewish hands had copied promises about a coming Child, a suffering Servant, and comfort for Jerusalem. What does it mean, as a modern-day Esther and a watchman on the walls, to know that Christmas rests on words buried in the Judean wilderness and kept by the God who never forgets His people Israel—or you?

Aviva Klompas is one of the clearest voices confronting modern antisemitism, especially the kind that hides behind “human rights” language and campus activism. In a recent podcast, she explained why October 7 felt like a warning flare for Jews everywhere: “It could have been us.” She exposes how weaponized rhetoric fuels real-world hate, and why rebuilding education and relationships is the only way forward. This week, we honor Aviva as our Esther of the Week.