תִּקְרָא אֶת הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת נֶגֶד כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאָזְנֵיהֶם. הַקְהֵל אֶת הָעָם הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף וְגֵרְךָ אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ
Devarim 31:11-12
...Read this Torah facing the entire Yisrael, in their ears. Gather the nation, the men, and the women, and the children and your convert that is in your gates...
Devarim 31:11-12
Join us to complete reading the Torah EVERY 98 DAYS as a zechus for those in our nation who are suffering all around the globe.
Hakhel Yomi was born in light of the hardships our nation is suffering worldwide. With the merit and power of the mitzvah of Hakhel, our goal is to connect Jews worldwide; men, women and children - in completing the reading of the Torah together every 98 days.
War in Israel
Israel says 87 of the hostages remain in captivity, 34 of whom are presumed dead. In addition, there are three Israelis who were abducted before the war, one of whom is dead. Israel:
- 986 security forces killed
- 3,500+ Israelis wounded (as of 31 Dec. 2024)
- 251 captured or abducted
- 200,000–500,000 displaced
- Total killed: 1,969+
California Fires
In just a single month, 2025 is the second most destructive fire year in California history, with more than 16,000 homes and other structures damaged or destroyed by two fires in the Los Angeles area. Estimates of the total economic loss have ballooned to more than $250 billion, making it one of the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history.
An estimated 125,000 Jews live in areas impacted by the fires. Hundreds of Jewish residents have lost their homes, and others are still waiting to find out.
Rising anti-Semitism
In Melbourne, masked men set fire to a storied synagogue. In Sydney, a synagogue was defaced with red swastikas spray painted along the fence, while a day care center was torched and scrawled with antisemitic slurs under the cover of night.
A rash of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks has rattled the Jewish community in Australia, home to the largest proportion of Holocaust survivors outside Israel.