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The Jewish population here has been profoundly affected by the horrendous events of the Simchat Torah massacres, proving that Jews have an inbuilt concern for one another.

We cannot go back to a pre-October 7 world where we thought those on the other side of the political or religious aisle were our enemies.

In the midst of turmoil after Hamas's attack, a remarkable transformation occurred: We found God. The Jewish identity, often taken for granted, became a unifying force.

The feeling across many Jewish communities is that this outburst of unity following Hamas's massacre must be a divinely-ordained correction of some sort for the earlier divisiveness.

There are those who argue that the reason our enemies were able to so successfully attack us was because of our disunity – the fact that Israeli brother did not love and respect Israeli brother.

Amid the 45-day conflict with Hamas, Welfare and Social Affairs Minister Ya'acov Margi (Shas), discussed the urgent need for national unity in a candid interview.

The nearly 300,000 who came together at the DC rally for Israel give us renewed strength and hope for unity.

Lt. Col. Salman Habaka, 33, who had been determined not to return to his wife and two-year-old son, until safety was restored to southern Israel, was killed on November 2nd in northern Gaza.

In response to the pain and suffering of the past few weeks, we all long to be blessed.

“I have instructed the police commissioner to be prepared for a Guardian of the Walls 2 scenario,” he said, “… to be prepared for the infiltration of towns.”