Joodles: Instant serve of Jewish and Zionist Pride

2-minute Joodles is your weekly taste of Jewish inspiration: quick, powerful stories from our past, our present, and our future. Each email edition serves up three small portions: a legendary Jew from history, an Israeli innovation, and an inspiring Jew today.

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Below is a collection of all past Joodles, split into 3 categories: famous Jews in history, Israeli innovations and inspiring Jews today.

inspiring Jews today

Inspiring Jew from Today: Steve Witkoff

Steve Witkoff was best known as a powerhouse real-estate developer. In 2025, he stepped into one of the toughest roles of our time, bringing Israeli hostages home. In late 2024, then President-elect Donald Trump appointed Witkoff as Special Envoy to the Middle East, even though he had no formal diplomatic experience. Trump recruited him for his longstanding loyalty and his reputation as a tough negotiator. When the January 2025 ceasefire and hostage exchange negotiations

Inspiring Jews Today: Mothers of the hostages

When their children were taken, Rachel Goldberg-Polin (mother of Hersh z"l) and Einav Zangauker (mother of Matan) refused to be silent. Rachel carried her son’s photo from Jerusalem to the UN and the White House, making sure leaders around the world saw his face. Einav marched through Israel with other parents, demanding action day after day. Both women have continued non-stop. Even after learning her son Hersh was killed, Rachel has kept speaking out so the world does not fo

Inspiring Jews Today: Yoni Finlay & Adrian Daulby z"l

Just last week, on Yom Kippur 2025, the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester came under attack. A terrorist killed two worshippers and wounded several others outside the synagogue. Inside, Yoni Finlay, a father and regular worshipper, and Adrian Daulby, a gentle man known for his quiet presence, rushed to barricade the doors, determined to stop him from breaking in. Within a few minutes, police arrived and fired at the terrorist from outside. Bullets passed throug

Inspiring Jew Today: Idan Amedi

You may know Idan Amedi as an actor from the hit Israeli series Fauda or as a popular singer-songwriter. But in October 2023, he put...

Inspiring Jew Today: Shabbos Kestenbaum

College finals or civil rights battle? Shabbos Kestenbaum skipped the curve and took on Harvard itself. This Orthodox Jew, Harvard...

Inspiring Jew Today: Gal Gadot

She’s Wonder Woman on screen and a proud Jew off screen. Gal Gadot went from serving in the IDF to becoming one of Hollywood’s most...

Inspiring Jew Today: Emily Damari

Emily Damari, a British Israeli hostage, was abducted on October 7, 2023, and held by Hamas in Gaza for over 15 months. Despite her...

Inspiring Jew Today: Noa Tishby

Actress, producer, activist, and Israel’s first Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism. Noa Tishby is the author of Israel: A Simple...