WhatsappWe’re 20 months into a brutal, exhausting war, that began with a traumatic, brutal massacre that we didn’t start, that is not over, that our holy IDF soldiers, sons, husbands, friends, neighbors are risking and losing their lives fighting.
On top of that, we just lived through 12 days of a direct war with the Islamic republic of Iran, a regime that has spent decades preparing to wipe the Jewish people off the map. For nearly two weeks, we ran daily to safe rooms. Sirens. Explosions. Sleepless nights. Kids shaking. Parents trying to be brave. Soldiers on standby. All of us carrying the weight of knowing: this could be it.
And then… miracles.
There’s no other word.
Iranian ballistic missile attacks aimed to kill thousands and tens of thousands. Israel achieved total air superiority over Iran. We damaged their nuclear infrastructure that was built to kill us. Air defense systems that performed unbelievably. And by the grace of God, we’re here. Alive. Intact. Protected, mourning the 28 souls lost in the Iranian attacks.
And just as quickly as it began—it was over.
And now?
We’re expected to go back to “normal.” Morning coffee. Grocery runs. Office meetings. School pickups. As if those 12 days of fear, strength, and faith were just a dream.
And then, while we’re still processing it all… the headlines hit.
“New Trump peace plan proposed.”
“Great things for Israel, but still painful concessions.”
Really?
While our hostages are still in Gaza? While the Islamonaz*i still exists in Gaza? While even some of most politically left Israelis will not accept any enemy continuing to live in Gaza. While all of Israel today understands that a “Palestinian state” is an existential danger to our future. While Judea and Samaria remain targeted by the same Islamonazi terror forces that butchered us on October 7th, publicly claiming that they plan to do more? While the Islamic republic of Iran still exists to implement its genocidal 1,400+ year jihadist ideology?
This isn’t peace. This is blindness.
But the real question we need to ask is:
What does it mean to be a Jew today?
It means living between two realities. miracles and madness.
We are witnesses to Divine intervention. A people brought back to life as a sovereign nation in our ancestral homeland after 2,000 years. An army that shocks the world. Victory against impossible odds.
And at the same time, we face a world that demands we apologize for surviving. That tells us to give back land, our land, we bled for. That calls restraint “morality” and self-defense “aggression.” That still, even after October 7th, dares to tell Jews how we are allowed to exist in our homeland.
To be a Jew today is to remember who we are in the fog.
To hold on to truth when others sell illusions.
To say “thank You” to God for saving us—and then say “never again” with action, a strong, invincible army and military/intelligence leaders, not slogans to placate the public or the world.
To stand proudly in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, not because it’s convenient, but because it’s ours. Spiritually. Historically. Biblically.
To support leadership that doesn’t flinch. That doesn’t bow. That doesn’t trade Jewish lives for international applause.
Look, yes, we’re exhausted. We’re human. The safe rooms, the sirens, the endless funerals, the long war, it wears down the soul.
But being a Jew means we don’t collapse after miracles. We rise up like a Judean lion!
Because we’re not just a people of survival. We are a people of purpose.
Hashem didn’t save us from Iran just to go back to sleep. He gave us a gift and a message:
Stay strong. Stay proud. Stay Jewish. And spread the goodness and morality of the Torah to the world.
That means standing firm against dangerous peace plans, even when endorsed by our leaders, no matter how polished the language.
It means pushing back against media narratives that twist our morality into “extremism.”
And it means remembering: the world may be confused. But we don’t have to be.
To be a Jew today is to carry history, clarity, and courage, even when the world loses its mind.
We’re not here by chance. We’re here by promise. Covenant. Mission.
And now more than ever, Am Yisrael must rise from the safe rooms and walk back into daily life with our heads high, our faith strong, and our identity unshaken.
Because if we don’t hold the line, no one else will. We are the frontline for the freedom loving world and the poster child for morality
To be a Jew today means: You remember who you are, when the world wants to make us disappear.
And that is how we honor the miracles we just lived through.
Not with fear. Not with fatigue.
But with faith. Resolve. And Jewish pride
Am Yisrael Chai!!!
For continued inspiration, don’t miss our upcoming, rescheduled 3rd annual, Pulse of Israel conference in Jerusalem, and livestreamed, on July 29th. Click here for information and registration.
