Yesterday, Pro-Hamas agitators attempted to disrupt an Agudath Israel event on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention. The gathering was intended in part to bring awareness to growing antisemitism in the U.S., in particular aimed at Orthodox Jews.
The irony of the fact that the mindless slogan-chanters chose to trail Orthodox Jews and try to disrupt a gathering about antisemitism cannot be understated. It demonstrates the societal evil better than any speech or chart.

Flagstaff, AZ – A massive search operation is currently underway in Flagstaff, Arizona, after a nine-year-old boy was reported missing in the dense forests surrounding the area.
The boy was last seen on Wednesday afternoon.
As soon as it was realized that the boy was missing, local askanim and various chesed organizations swiftly mobilized, launching an extensive search effort.
Volunteers from nearby communities and well beyond, as well as trained search and rescue teams, have joined forces, scouring the vast and rugged terrain in hopes of locating the missing child.

Canadian law-enforcement officials are investigating some 100 bomb threats on Wednesday at synagogues, and other Jewish community centers and organizations across the country.
Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center said it is “deeply concerned” about the development, which Michael Levitt, its president and CEO, called “absolutely chilling.”
“For many, many months, Canada’s Jewish community has raised alarm bells about the escalation of rampant Jew-hatred, as incitement and hateful rhetoric have become normalized online, on our city streets, and on our university and college campuses,” he stated.

Israeli Defense Forces spokesman RAdm. Daniel Hagari speaks after the rescue of the bodies of 6 hostages held by Hamas – Peace activist, Holocaust historian, husbands, fathers, grandfathers and sons.

Growing up in Kibbutz Kfar Aza next to Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip meant a childhood that could be interrupted at any moment by sirens warning of a Hamas rocket attack. Sibling fights or quiet nights were instantly turned into a scramble for the nearest safe room. Hamas took control of Gaza a few months before I was born in 2007, so living in its shadow is all I have ever known.
Having 15 seconds to run to safety might not be a common theme in childhood nostalgia, but I convinced myself that it had made me stronger than kids from the comfortable Tel Aviv bubble.

Aish.com was hit with a major DDOS cyber attack on Tuesday at 10:45am Israel time, which lasted for 6 hours. The giant attack included over 219 million requests, a scope that is unprecedented in the history of Aish.
Shragga Botwinick, Aish Director of Technology and Computer Programming said “I was immediately notified by our monitoring tools that we have in place with regard to the unusual activity. After investigating the issue I noticed a major DDoS attack. As a result of the attack, the website stopped responding for between 5-10 minutes when the attack was initiated, but following that pause our internal security systems kicked in and the site began functioning normally once more.”

WATCH:

Watch to the end….

Two bochurim, aged 19 and 21, were safely found this morning after going missing during a hike on Slide Mountain, the highest peak in the Catskills, located in Shandaken.
The pair had set out from their homes at around 3:00 PM yesterday to embark on the hike. However, after several hours passed without any communication, their concerned families contacted Chaveirim to initiate a search.
The young men managed to briefly obtain cell service at approximately 7:00 PM, during which they called their families to inform them of their location on a specific trail and that they planned to stay put. This call provided a crucial lead for the search teams.