Dan Elbaum

I am excited to announce that I've joined the American Friends of @IDFWidowOrphan Organization as its inaugural executive director. Our mission is simple - to support the families of Israel's fallen heroes. Please see my interview with @eJPhil ejewishphilanthropy.com/daniel-elbaum-…

We offer sincere condolences to the family of Sgt. Moshe Katz, a lone soldier from CT, killed in action in Lebanon Fri night in the fight against the terrorist forces of Hezbollah. May his memory be a blessing.

@RabbiWolpe Loved this book

I'm very late to this- but this book is riveting. If you have any doubt about the moral gulf between the former Soviet Union and the West, read it. Or if you love a gripping true spy story.

May his memory be for a blessing. israelhayom.com/2026/03/26/idf…

I tried to write honestly about that here: blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-job-we-all…

It depends on whether we show up for what comes next.

I lead an organization that should not have to exist. 🧵

Today, a 5 year old child in Israel will not remember a time without war and possibly been forced to flee their home. “Long after the missiles stop, the children of Israel will still be reeling from the psychological impact of the multiple conflicts that they’ve experienced.”

It’s almost like they don’t really care about anything except killing Jews…

Amazing letter by @Cornell President rejecting the resolution. Should be read by all: Dear Zora, Thank you for conveying SA Resolution 61: Calling for the Termination of Cornell University’s Partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology While Preserving Cornell Tech. I reject this resolution, which fundamentally conflicts with Cornell’s principles of academic collaboration and our core commitment to academic freedom. Cornell Tech is not a political entity. It is an academic partnership, created through shared investment by Cornell University, the Technion, and the City of New York for the benefit of the city and the state, according to a negotiated set of conditions that govern its development and the terms of its 99-year ground lease on Roosevelt Island. As one of Cornell University’s many international partnerships and collaborations, Cornell Tech deepens, enriches, and strengthens the ability of our students, faculty, and staff to pursue knowledge and advance the university’s academic mission. The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, the core international partnership upon which Cornell Tech is based, is an extraordinarily valuable collaboration focusing on education and research in health tech, media tech, and urban tech, and supporting the development of new startup companies. Severing our relationship with the Technion—or with any entity affiliated with governments, institutions, or enterprises with which some of our community members disagree—as a statement of political protest, would not only hinder our research, teaching, and public engagement; it would imperil our academic principles. Our university, like all of our peer institutions, regularly faces pressure—from across the political spectrum, from within and beyond our own community—to make academic decisions according to political priorities. The phenomenon is not a new one: universities have grappled with such pressures from governments and societies for as long as the institution of the university has existed. When we yield to these pressures and proscribe specific collaborations or collaborators on grounds other than merit, we compromise our principles of academic freedom, undermine our own institutional excellence, and damage public trust in our work.   Moreover, this resolution inaccurately asserts that “the continued operation of Cornell Tech as a Cornell University campus does not require an ongoing partnership with the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.” Cornell Tech, while part of Cornell, is a joint effort of the university, the Technion, and the City of New York. It is no more possible for Cornell to unilaterally terminate that effort and claim full control of the campus than it would be for the Technion or the City of New York to do the same. Finally, I am deeply troubled by the selective manner in which this resolution singles out the Technion, alone of Cornell’s many international partners, for censure. Cornell currently maintains 159 active agreements with institutions in 59 nations and regions; all of these institutions have some government affiliation, and many conduct research with military and security applications. Cornell itself has military research contracts, conducts research with potential military applications, and has relationships with companies whose products are used in military contexts. Cornell also has relationships with institutions in countries whose governments have been accused of human rights violations—as our own has been.  None of these publicly available facts are mentioned in the resolution; only our partnership with an Israeli institution is targeted for erasure. The political bias evident in this selective approach is deeply disturbing, and the resolution is incompatible with both the Student Assembly’s purpose and Cornell University’s core values. I reject it fully and forcefully. Sincerely,   Michael Kotlikoff President and Professor of Molecular Physiology Cornell University

Temple Israel is releasing photos of the devastation in order "to take back control of our narrative," the congregation said in a statement. I am posting these photos, which were taken by Emily Elconin, with permission.

The Israeli military said Sunday that the brother of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who is accused of carrying out last week's attack at a Michigan synagogue, was a Hezbollah commander who was "eliminated" in a strike last week. In a statement on social media, the Israel Defense Forces said Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali was responsible for managing weapons operations for the unit within the U.S.-designated terrorist group. "The unit is responsible for launching hundreds of rockets toward Israeli civilians throughout the war," the IDF said, adding Ibrahim Ghazali was killed in an airstrike on a Hezbollah military structure last week.

First haircut ceremony for Shaked on Mount Herzl, beside the grave of his father, David Meir (may God avenge his blood), who fell in the battle to liberate Be’eri. (Photo: @haim_goldberg, Flash90)

If @nytimes thinks it’s relevant to include details about the family of someone who tried to kill Jews, why leave out that those same family members were part of Hezbollah — an organization committed to killing Jews?