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.

In contrast to early predictions, the war against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its radical leaders is not drawing to a quick and successful conclusion. The goal of the 12-day war in June 2025 was to quickly take out Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities and to degrade its capability........

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