This week, as we read the passage in the Torah from which 'rising lion,' the name for the recent operation against Iran, was called, it is time to thank G-d for the miracles He showed us during this time. As we survey the commentary on this passage, we will see it reads like a newsreel of this operation.
I grew up in the shadow of the Six-Day War. The impossible yardstick of this war measured every subsequent war in Israel. It redefined the term blitzkrieg as Israel rebuffed a three-nation attack and came away with land from each of them.
All this changed when we woke up on Friday, June 13, 2025, to the news that Israel landed a devastating blow against the Iranian Nuclear plants, missile silos, and military leadership. The campaign laste… Read More »