Article reports on speeches by retiring GOP Rep. Don Bacon and Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter at Israel Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill on May 5, 2026, where both addressed surging antisemitism in the US. 1)
Bacon highlighted anti-Israel views gaining traction in the Democratic Party and warned of social media misinformation undermining the US-Israel partnership in defense, intelligence, and technology.
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Leiter pointed to college campuses as primary centers of anti-Jewish hate, linking it to radical ideologies, language manipulation by groups like the Muslim Brotherhood, and narratives denying Jewish historical ties to Israel post-Oct. 7 attacks.
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Supreme Court Decision on Mifepristone
On May 4, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restored nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a lower court ruling that had reinstated an in-person dispensing requirement.
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Justice Samuel Alito issued an administrative stay that allows the drug to continue being prescribed via telehealth, dispensed at pharmacies, and delivered by mail, maintaining the status quo as of May 1.
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The stay, effective through at least May 11, 2026, pauses a decision by the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which had sided with Louisiana in its lawsuit against the FDA.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Is there a war on Christianity or is it a war on religion?
The reason for the question comes out of the frequent claims by some on the Right politically that there is a war on Christianity.
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Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, Bill O’Reilly. Have all mentioned it or written about it.
But I suggest that they are wrong. There is not a war on Christianity as much as there is a war on religion. All religion.
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All non-secular ideologies that have a central recognized role for faith, respect for tradition, immutable moral standards, and that establish a relation between man and the Creator as superior to rule by man.
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Lag B'Omer marks the date of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai's death.
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It also marks the end of what our rabbis called a plague that caused the death of many young followers of rabbis under Roman rule.
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Let’s take the stories of Shimon Bar Yochai first. On Lag B’Omer, many make a pilgrimage to the man’s grave or where he is believed to have been buried, to honor a man who was a holy and learned man in his time, a very difficult time for the Jewish People.
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This Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor the countless contributions of Jewish Americans throughout our Nation’s 250 glorious years of independence, and we celebrate their unwavering commitment to the values that make our country great — faith, family, and freedom.
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In his letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1790, President George Washington beautifully said, “May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants;
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President Trump nominated Dr. Nicole Saphier, a breast radiologist and former Fox News contributor at Memorial Sloan Kettering, as his third choice for U.S. Surgeon General on May 1, 2026. 1)
The nomination follows withdrawal of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat's bid in 2025 over academic credential concerns and Dr. Casey Means' stalled Senate confirmation due to questions on her incomplete residency, inactive license, and vaccine positions.
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Saphier supports aspects of the MAHA agenda like reducing ultraprocessed foods while advocating vaccinations, patient choice, and women's health initiatives, positioning her as a more conventional pick with clinical credentials.
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