The American Jewish community has become increasingly concerned about the influence that Qatar’s government exerts over international affairs, and has also begun to fear the growth of right-wing antisemitism in the US according to a new survey. Click here for more information.

This influence has been especially strong on college campuses. Recently, an undercover filmmaker, Ami Horowitz, visited San Francisco State University posing as a fundraiser for a horrifying cause: attacks on Jewish sites worldwide - including cafes, synagogues, hospitals, and schools. He approached 35 students and requested donations to help finance his supposed attacks on these sites. The results were horrifying. Out of 35 students, 17 offered cash contributions ranging from $5 to $30 to support killing Jews and 28 out of 35 expressed moral support for his cause. Click Here to watch this video.

Many of the articles below explain and support our responsibility to teach college students, our congregants and our communities to check their facts and learn about the pervasive nature of the antisemitism that is being propagated today. It seems that Qatar and the other funders of hate knew that they would be able to spread their lies quickly. We have the ability to promote understanding and support for Jewish life and tradition.

WE REMEMBER -- THE VICTIMS OF A TERROR ATTACK

Aviv Maor, 18 years old, Kibbutz Ein Harod

Mordechai Shimshon, 68 years old, Beit She’an

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MAY THEIR MEMORIES BE FOR A BLESSING

As we prepare to celebrate the secular new year, the ZRC wishes everyone a happy and healthy 2026.

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THIS WEEK IN ISRAEL

Trump is planning to unveil plans for the post-war administration and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas will receive a brief window to disarm and then there will be "hell to pay" if they fail to do so.

A newly released study, authored by Lt. Col. (res.) Jonathan Halevi and published by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs challenges Qatar’s role in regional diplomacy, concluding that the Gulf state has functioned not as a neutral intermediary but as an active enabler of Hamas’ military and ideological buildup that culminated in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

Although Taiwan was the first nation to welcome Israeli recognition of Somaliland, it also stirred unease across parts of the Arab and Muslim world for its challenge to regional power dynamics.

The "Mein Kampf" of today:

The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center on Sunday released a Hamas document seized in the Gaza Strip during ground operations in the war.

The document is a training booklet from 2022 titled “Guide for the Palestinian Spokesman in the World,” which instructs the terrorist organization’s spokesmen to avoid using antisemitic expressions so these will not harm persuasion attempts in Western countries.

For the first time in Israel, a special economic arrangement has been created for children who have lost both parents to terror. The Knesset Labor and Welfare Committee approved new regulations granting a monthly loss loss-of-income stipend of $13,000-20,000 shekels to the guardians of 22 orphans from October 7 across 11 families.

First Arab-Muslim officer becomes Border Police battalion commander⁠. Yasser Hadaya Asadi, 52, graduated as the first Arab-Muslim battalion commander in Israeli Border Police history.

Israel has stepped up efforts to retrieve the remains of the final Israeli hostage in Gaza, Staff Sgt. Maj. Ran Gvili, by detaining a terrorist who was involved in his abduction and knows his whereabouts, Asharq Al-Awsat reports.

Will Portland Trailblazer -- Israeli Deni Avdija make the NBA All-Star Team?

ISRAELI INNOVATION

Israel has approved its largest-ever $35 billion natural gas export agreement to supply 130 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas from the Leviathan field to Egypt over the next 15 years. This deal, which involves Chevron, strengthens Israel’s role as a regional energy supplier.

Israeli radar-imaging firm Camero-Tech is seeing rising international adoption of its Xaver 400 system, a technology designed to give security and rescue forces immediate intelligence about what lies behind walls before an operation begins.

Click on the arrow in the image below to learn about Israel's new cartilage regenerating therapy that could eliminate the need for knee replacement surgery.

Corneat Vision, located in Raanana, is concluding the pre-clinical phase in the creation of an artificial cornea to help those suffering from corneal blindness regain their eyesight.

OF INTEREST TO RABBIS

The first woman rabbi who argued for equality and was erased by the Holocaust

This month marks 90 years since Rabbi Regina Jonas became the first woman ordained, in Nazi-era Germany. She was murdered in Auschwitz, but her little-known legacy paved the way for women’s rabbinic leadership across all denominations of Judaism. She was also the first woman in Jewish history to make a systematic halachic argument for gender equality in Judaism, including the ordination of women as rabbis.

A bipartisan group of House members is re-introducing the Protecting Students on Campus Act, legislation that aims to assist students facing discrimination in filing federal civil rights complaints and requiring greater transparency from colleges about complaints they receive.

Aliyah from the United States, France, the UK and other Western countries rose sharply, amid skyrocketing antisemitism affecting Jewish communities around the world.

Click on the image below to watch freed Israeli hostage sing Omer Shem tov sing Psalm 121 at Christian pastors summit.

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