For Such a Time as This In a Time of War: Courage, Purim, and Standing Together By Tania Koenig

February 28, 2026 We are living in hours that history will remember. Sirens sound. Missiles cross the sky. Families in Israel run to shelters. Parents hold children in reinforced rooms, listening for the impact and then for the silence. Soldiers stand watch through the night. Leaders make decisions in the early hours that will shape nations. Across America and beyond, people watch, pray, and wait. These are not ordinary days. Fear is real. But fear cannot govern us. Truth must. The Chief of the General Staff of the IDF has described this as a decisive operation aimed at dismantling capabilities …

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Iran’s Ali Khamenei, who based brutal rule on fiery hostility to US and Israel, dead at 86

Surprisingly picked to lead Islamic Republic, supreme leader championed uranium enrichment during 36-year rule, built an army of terror proxies, and refused compromise to the bitter end By Reuters and ToI StaffToday, 6:02 am   Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leaves after casting his vote during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. (AP/Vahid Salemi) WASHINGTON — The 36-year rule of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei built Iran into a powerful anti-US force, spreading its military sway across the Middle East with an army of terror proxies aimed at destroying Israel, while using an iron fist to crush repeated unrest at home. …

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