Anti-Israel Rep. Jamaal Bowman — a member of the left-wing congressional “Squad” — faced Westchester County executive George Latimer, his pro-Israel primary opponent, in a …
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By Andrew Bernard, JNS
With The Jewish Star
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5/15/24
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Riverdale marked a somber Yom HaZikaron on Monday night, with several hundred people filling the SAR HS auditorium to listen to SAR choirs, the chanting of Tehilim, words about soldiers and hostages …
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By Ed Weintrob
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5/15/24
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Riverdale remembered the Holocaust the way Jews commemorate so much: through ritual.
The device created for this by Rabbi Avi Weiss at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale was a Yom HaShoah Seder.
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By Ed Weintrob
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5/8/24
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Progressive Democratic Rep. Rep. Ritchie Torres responded to video footage showing intercepted Iranian munitions over the Temple Mount.
“Israel protected Al-Aqsa Mosque from destruction at …
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4/17/24
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It wasn’t Rep. Ritchie Torres’ first trip to Israel, but it was his first since last Oct. 7.
The two-day trip, led by Torres and sponsored by the UJA Federation of New York, included …
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By Eric Harvey, Riverdale Press
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4/10/24
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Mourners at Joe Lieberman’s funeral on Friday at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford included Al Gore, who chose Lieberman was his vice-presidential running mate in 2000; current …
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By Andrew Bernard, JNS and Eric Harvey, Riverdale Press
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4/3/24
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When Al Gore chose Joe Lieberman as his Democratic vice presidential running mate in 2000, it was a gamechanger for Jews in America as, for the first time, a Jewish candidate was on a major party …
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By Michael Hinman, Riverdale Press
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4/3/24
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Run For Their Lives, a national movement of runners demanding the release of the hostages, reached Riverdale on Sunday.
Fifty Riverdalians gathered at Seton Park gathered for a 30-minute walk of …
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1/31/24
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UJA-Federation of New York led a coalition of 28 metro area rabbis and other Jewish leaders to aid those impacted by the war with Hamas.
The delegation landed in Israel on Monday and were …
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11/1/23
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“Imagine, for a moment, the inconsolable grief of a Jewish mother whose baby has been butchered to death,” wrote Rep. Ritchie Torres. “Could you imagine anything more callous …
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10/18/23
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