The current war involving Israel and the United States against Iran is the latest in a series of battles involving the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its proxies. Each time Israel went to war, the desired outcome was to “finish the job” and provide the home front with extended periods of peace. Is this an achievable outcome, and what exactly does it mean?

Since the loss of the New York State Senate back in 2018, New York has been under one-party rule by the Democrats. It has, without a doubt, been an unmitigated disaster. Radical regulation, hyper-spending, scandals, sky-high taxes, failing schools, a massive exodus, and a concerted effort to take all the most left-wing policies from around the country and implement them. From New York City to Albany, the leaders of this once-great state have been failing us, and voters must take the opportunity in 2026 to fix it.

Zohran Mamdani assumed office as mayor of New York City amid high expectations from his democratic socialist base and rock-bottom expectations from everyone else. Behind his smarmy smile and his social-media presence is an empty suit whose socialist goals are getting a bucket of cold water dumped on them, alongside a series of appointments and decisions that have left residents either scratching their heads or running for their lives.

 The climax of the Passover story and of the ten plagues is the visit of the Mashchit (the destroyer) to the Egyptian houses to slay their first born. This force, often attributed to the direct intervention of G-d, has occupied my mind during the past month. Starting the night after the War with Iran was initiated, we and millions of Israelis who can have been sleeping in safe rooms. Often, we are visited several times each night by the Iranian angels of death. Though sleep deprived, we are fortunate to have multilayered defenses against these forces of evil.