In a significant overnight operation, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed the elimination of Ahmad Adnan Bajjiga, a battalion commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Forces, during an airstrike in southern Lebanon. The precision strike, conducted by the Israeli Air Force in the Derdghaiya area and coordinated by the IDF’s 91st Division, marks a major blow to Hezbollah’s operational leadership.

Kitty Dukakis, who passed away this week at the age of 88, etched her name into American political history not as a candidate, but as a first: the first Jewish spouse of a major-party U.S. presidential nominee. Her role beside Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis in 1988 sparked both celebration and controversy within Jewish circles and left a legacy that would shape future conversations around identity, intermarriage, and visibility.

In a remarkable discovery that has captivated archaeologists and historians alike, a 2,200-year-old pyramid-shaped structure has been unearthed in Israel’s Judean Desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced this week. The site, located north of Nahal Zohar near the Dead Sea, reveals a monumental structure built from hand-hewn stones, some weighing hundreds of kilograms. Beneath the pyramid, archaeologists discovered a Hellenistic-era way station used by travelers along with an extraordinary collection of well-preserved artifacts.

When Edna Weinstock-Gabay stepped into her role as CEO of Keren Hayesod–United Israel Appeal, she took the helm of a century-old Zionist institution at a time when Israel and the Jewish world needed it most. As the first woman to lead Israel’s main fundraising arm for Jewish communities outside the United States, her leadership quickly proved vital in the aftermath of Hamas’s October 7 attack.