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Don't Miss These Outstanding Speakers and Programs:

• Lunch with Ambassador Yehiel Leiter 
• Gala Dinner - Presenting Congressman Steny Hoyer the Pillar of Zion Award with Keynote Speaker Richard Kemp 
• Briefing at State Dept with Undersecretary Responsible for US Mid East Policy & Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism

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WE REMEMBER

A family killed in the Iranian missile strike in Haifa trapped under the rubble when a ballistic missile struck their home

Lena Gershovich, 70 years old

Vladimir Gershovich, 73 years old

Dima Gershovich, 42 years old

Lucille-Jane Gershovich, 30 years old

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WE REMEMBER

IDF Soldiers Killed in Combat

Staff Sergeant Guy Ludar, 21years old from Yuvalim, served as a combat soldier in the Maglan unit of the IDF Commando Brigade

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Sergeant Major Ayal Uriel Bianco, 30 years old from Katzrin, tragically fell in battle against Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon

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Sgt. Maj. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz, 20 years old from Beit She'an, a fighter in the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion, was killed during a close-range engagement with a Hezbollah terror cell in southern Lebanon.

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Four IDF soldiers, who served in Reconnaissance Battalion 934, the Nah, were killed while battling Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon:

Sgt. Ben Cohen, 21 years old from Lehavim

Sgt. Maxsim Entis, 21 years old from Bat Yam

Staff-Sgt. Gilad Harel, 21 years old from Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut

Captain Noam Madmoni, 22 years old from Sderot

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WE REMEMBER

Click Here to learn more about the 20 people killed in Israel by Iranian ballistic missile attacks. An entire family wiped out in Haifa, three teenage siblings killed in Beit Shemesh, several immigrants and two foreign workers among those slain during 40 days of fighting

WE REMEMBER

US Soldiers Lost in Battle in Iran



Curtis Angst, 30 years old from Ohio

John Klinner, 33 years old from Alabama

Seth Koval, 38 years old from Indiana, and Ohio natives

Ashley Pruitt, 34 years old from Kentucky

Ariana Savino, 31 years old from Washington

Tyler Simmons, 28 years old from Ohio

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MAY THEIR MEMORIES BE FOR A BLESSING

See below for prayers for soldiers in the IDF and US Army  

By Our Rabbis

Each week, we showcase an Op-Ed, blog post, column or sermon written by a colleague about issues of interest to the rabbis of the ZRC. We invite you to submit your piece to be highlighted in an upcoming week

This week we feature a column written by our colleague and ZRC Board Member, Rabbi Fred Guttman.

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We Will Never Stop Dreaming Of Peace

Yaakov Rotblit once wrote a lyric that has taken on a life far beyond its origins as a love song: “You took my hand in yours and said to me, ‘Let’s go down to the garden… Things we see from there, we can’t see from here.’” In Israel, that final line “Things we see from there, we can’t see from here ” has become a kind of shorthand for perspective. It reminds us that where we stand shapes what we understand.

How US Benefits from Partnership with Israel

Israel’s unique challenges and brainpower have made it a critical platform for research & development centers of some 250 US commercial high tech giants 

What Happens When Support For Israel Is No Longer Bi-Partisan

A shocking and scary vote against supplying Israel with bulldozers and bombs signals a major shift in the Democratic party against Israel is the result of coordinated pressure from far-left activists, shifting base demographics, and a highly hostile social media presence towards Israel.  Moderate and supportive Democratic voices for Israel are being drowned out.

The Greatest Challenge Of Defeating The Iranian Regime Involves Minds Not Mines

The Ayatollahs of Iran reign based on the fundamental theological principle that they are the divinely ordained guardians of the Islamic Republic and stewards of Islam. This presents a deeper challenge to sustained peace and security for Israel and the middle east. After the war, the deep seated hatred and mistrust of America, Israel and the West that has been fostered by the Ayatollah will remain and cannot be defeated in battle.

The War With Iran Has Proven Its Imperative

Just six weeks into the war, above all else it has proven its own necessity, to its neighbors and to the world.  Iran cannot be trusted and poses a grave threat to regional and global security and must be denied the ability to enrich uranium and develop nuclear capabilities.

Number Of Jews Killed In Antisemitic Attacks In 2025 Highest In Three Decades

According to a study by Tel Aviv University, more Jews have been killed in the diaspora in 2025 in antisemitic attacks than in the three preceding decades. Antisemitic attacks have surged since the October 7th massacre according to Tel Aviv University’s Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry and the Irwin Cotler Institute for Democracy, Human Rights, and Justice raised the concern that antisemitic incidents are becoming a "normalized reality".

The (Not So) Secret Weapon Damaging Israel: Al Jazeera

Qatar is now funding the most-watched English-language news channel covering the Middle East while Fox News, the loudest supporter of the US and Israel campaign against Iran, lost 19% of its Web traffic in March. Al Jazeera boasted 16,000,000 US visits in a single month, per Press Gazette. What happens to the American perception of the war when its most supportive pro-war outlet hemorrhaged readers, while a Qatari-funded network that brands the conflict “the US-Israeli war on Iran” absorbed them.

This Shabbat We Ask You To Pray For The Brave Soldiers Of The IDF

And A Prayer For Our Brave US Soldiers

We continue to pray for peace and support Israel. Am Yisrael Chai!

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