Chances are your team is not in the “Super Bowl”again this Sunday (or maybe not even since 1969 when they made their only appearance--just saying) , didn’t even make it to the playoffs, you swore off football after your team’s performance this year, you never liked football, you don’t even know the rules of football…but chances are you’re going to be hosting or going to a party to celebrate The Big Game. more

The first truce during the Israeli War of Independence took place in June 1948. At that time, an Irgun ship carrying weapons and men arrived in Tel Aviv. more

It is quite uncommon for the entirety of the Jewish people to agree about something. I would venture to bet that all of the Jews agree to the historical and national significance of the Land of Israel, but not all Jews agree as to the validity of the State of Israel (this disagreement is a shame). more

If one were to measure the life’s work and achievement of any human being, I am certain that the spiritual legacy and literary accomplishments left by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan would certainly rank high among those who sought to interpret and share their spiritual commitment to our Jewish faith with a world in need of its message. more

To the editor: It was unfortunate that Malka Eisenberg chose to give a largely unchallenged forum to Pamela Geller, who is, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, “anti-Muslim movement’s most visible and flamboyant figurehead.” http://bit.ly/njgAJU. more

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session. Article 2, Section 2 of The United States Constitution. Just prior to Shabbos last week, the Washington D.C. District Federal Appeals Court made a landmark decision. more

In my 13 years as a trustee of CUNY, I’ve had plenty of opportunity to observe the intellectual corruption and anti-Semitism of many in America’s academic elite. I hear about it from trustees in colleges and universities across America and it’s become more common at CUNY, with Brooklyn College as an unexpected hotbed. more

With seven weeks till the referendum vote scheduled for March 20, Simone Development has released its first rendering of their proposed development of the number #6 school. Subject to voters’ approval, Simone Development , a noted major healthcare developer, and whose bid, $12.5 million, was higher than three others including, Shulamith Yeshivah, Hebrew Academy of Long Beach and the Jewish Community Center, plans to lease the property to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, who would operate the facility. more

Ten years ago this week, the world watched as the son of a Holocaust survivor conveyed a message of faith, hope and survival from the height of achievement in a display of unity of purpose, only to later watch his and his crew mates untimely death. On Thursday, January 31, at 10:30 pm, PBS WNET NY, Channel 13, will premiere Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope, the story of Israeli Astronaut Ilan Ramon on the 10th anniversary of the shuttle disaster. more

Students and politicians are mobilizing to denounce Brooklyn College’s president and Political science department for supporting and sponsoring an anti-Israel presentation on campus on February 7th. The forum “BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanction) Movement Against Israel” will feature two speakers, Omar Barghouti, a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (and who is currently studying in Tel Aviv University), and Judith Butler, a BDS supporter and an outspoken anti-Israel, anti-Zionist. more