New House bill would allow synagogues to use security grants to hire full-time security guards

El-Sayed, behind closed shul doors

This Daily Kickoff features a secret meeting between Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and rabbis, alongside political updates on the UN General Assembly and key D.C. events.

El-Sayed met with Temple Israel rabbis in closed-door sit-down

In the most significant sign of his efforts to make inroads with skeptical Jewish voters in Michigan’s Senate race, Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee, recently met with rabbis at Temple Israel for a closely guarded conversation, according to two people familiar with the meeting. Two rabbis who were said to have participated in the conversation,... <a href="">Read More</a>

Erielle Reshef's journey from Israeli TV to MS NOW

MS NOW anchor Erielle Reshef never planned to become a television journalist. After completing a master’s degree in diplomacy and conflict studies in Israel in 2010, she happened to be watching an English-language news program whose anchors were about to go on maternity leave. Her husband wrote down the email address on the screen and... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2025/06/joel-rayburn-nominee-state-department-middle-east-post/">Read More</a>

House passes Iran, Russia sanctions bill, over objections from leading Democrats

Despite objections from leading Democrats, the House on Wednesday passed a bipartisan bill to sanction Russia and extend existing sanctions on Iran, named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who spent his final months negotiating the legislation. The bill now heads to the White House to be signed into law. It includes a five-year... <a href="">Read More</a>

Suozzi, Knott, Jewish groups rally for Right to Worship Act

Reps. Brad Knott (R-NC) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) rallied outside the Capitol on Wednesday alongside more than two dozen representatives of religious community organizations in support of the Right to Worship Act, their federal bill establishing buffer zones outside of religious institutions to protect them from disruptions. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who has been... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/about/">Read More</a>