Lying New York Times called to account in explosive lawsuit
Shareholders say paper's board looked away as anti-Israel bias complaints piled up and editors rehired a Hitler-loving Gaza freelancer • Whistleblower exposes paper's sins, says she was told to 'go find a place whose values align with yours'
America’s “newspaper of record” is getting a very public checkup. Florida’s giant state pension fund and a Washington think tank have gone to court to force The New York Times Company to open …
Media Bias
The case against The New York Times: Shareholders say newspaper betrayed its mission and its employees
This is the full text of the lawsuit filed on Sept. 23 by the State Board of Administration of Florid, on behalf of the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund, and the National Center for Public Policy …
9/30
Crazies call hijacking a ‘false flag,’ not a miracle
While judicious newsies delayed calling it a jihadist hijacking until the facts were clear, crazies waited only 67 minutes before letting loose their insane antisemitic conspiracy theories. A …
Jonathan Tobin
Our vacation from Jewish history is now over
It didn’t begin on Oct. 7, 2023. And it won’t end after Oct. 27, 2026, even if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is defeated for re-election. To acknowledge the change in temperature …
health
Mount Sinai South Nassau ‘Soirée’ honors Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt
Mount Sinai South Nassau will honor Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt for his medical leadership at its annual Soirée Under the Stars on motzei Shabbat, Nov. 7, at The Lannin in Eisenhower Park. The gala will …
Stephen Flatow
Before we retire ‘Zionism,’ let’s remember Zion
A recent Washington Post article asks whether the word “Zionism” has become so controversial, so misunderstood and so burdened by politics that perhaps Jews should stop using it. …
Gaza War + Health
Oct. 7 ‘trauma objects’ are witnesses to history
Three years after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre, thousands of objects recovered from the devastated Gaza border communities are being preserved as witnesses to what happened that day. …
health
At Parker workshop, seniors warned about scams
Older adults are increasingly being targeted by scammers who use trust, urgency and technology to pressure victims into giving up money or personal information, experts warned at a recent workshop at …
Kosher Kitchen
Harvest recipes for post-Sukkah autumn days
Although Sukkot and Simchat Torah are behind us, we can hold onto some of their spirit by continuing to enjoy the colorful harvest foods that I make a point of preparing for the autumn festivals. …
Vigil
Prayer brings SAR and Ramaz students to Gracie Mansion
Hundreds of Jewish students from SAR (the Salanter Akiba of Riverdale) and Manhattan’s Ramaz School streamed off yellow school buses on the Upper East Side on Friday morning, gathering outside …
Travel + FIDF
350 bereaved teens visit US through an FIDF ‘Legacy’
The FIDF (Friends of the Israel Defense Forces) brought 240 bereaved Israeli teens to the United States this summer through its signature Legacy Program, marking the 20th year of the program and its …
Books
Sotheby selling ‘significant’ Jewish manuscripts
The international auction house Sotheby’s said that its December “magnificent Judaica” sale will include what it said is one of the “most significant” works in private hands by renowned …
Ben Cohen
Mamdani's deceit in the struggle against antisemitism
Elliot Cosgrove, spiritual leader of New York City’s Park Avenue Synagogue, said it best. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new plan to address antisemitism in the city “without addressing anti-Zionism is …
Media
Venice Nazi ‘NAZA’ puts Jews back in ghetto
I’ve been making documentaries for decades. My work has been Oscar-shortlisted, Emmy-nominated, acquired by outlets including Netflix and HBO, and honored at festivals around the world. I know this …
health
Episcopal Health Services team raises suicide awareness in Far Rockaway
Episcopal Health Services leadership, behavioral health service providers and team members joined patients, community members and members of PFAC — Patient & Family Advisory Committee — in …
Five Towns + Politics
Bar the genocide liars from our shuls: Dermer
Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer told a Young Israel of Woodmere audience last Thursday that Jewish institutions should refuse to platform people who say Israel committed …
Health
Council and health groups meet on Jew-hate in medicine
Julie Menin, the first Jewish speaker of the New York City Council, and several members of the council met with representatives of more than a dozen healthcare organizations from across the city last …
Travel
Overcoming challenges, Israelis hit Mount Kilimanjaro
For a group of determined Israelis, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, which rises 5,895 meters (19,341 feet), was only the most recent challenge they have had to overcome. Thirty-six …
Paul Bachow
Facing deceitful genocide accusations in mirror
By multiple required legal standards, Israel has not committed genocide in Gaza. Hamas, on the other hand, has not only committed atrocities; it has mastered the art of reframing them. By …
Jonathan Tobin
Can they really be comfortable with Vance?
Rabbi Hayim Leiter
Air-conditioners hot and bother the Jew-haters
Maia Zelkha
Times, BBC ignore Amnesty report on Hamas
This week in Torah
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It is not a hardware problem that we’re facing
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A person’s name opens a path to immortality
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Wake up Am Yisrael! Redemption time has arrived
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Am I my brother’s keeper? And was he mine?
Hashem said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Breishit 4:9) How could Cain ever think of lying to Hashem? What could he …
Melanie Phillips
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The trillion-dollar campaign to conquer the West
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Alarm bells sound as New York falls of a cliff
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The global reach of a renewed war in Gaza
Diplomatic efforts to end the regional war launched by Hamas with its Oct. 7, 2023 pogrom in southern Israel have now returned to the place where it all started. Last week, the Board of Peace, the …
Ben Cohen
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Amid rising Jew-hatred, Britain targets Israel
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Now the Jews are expected to commit suicide
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Mamdani's deceit in the struggle against antisemitism
Elliot Cosgrove, spiritual leader of New York City’s Park Avenue Synagogue, said it best. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new plan to address antisemitism in the city “without addressing anti-Zionism is …
Books
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From Brown University, Omer Bartov screams genocide libel
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Rabbi Steinmetz book presents ‘A Proud Jew’
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Dara Horn says American Jews need a new activism
For 80 years, American Jewish activism had a reliable formula: build institutions, tell the story and trust that education would do the rest. It worked well enough for long enough that most American …
On Campus
Here’s what real Jewish leadership looks like
Rabbi Dr. Mark Goldfeder and the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) delivered a decisive, precedent-setting legal victory this week that cuts to the core of how antisemitism is litigated and …
More Opinion Columns
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My body’s in America, but my heart’s in Israel
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Time has come for an educational homecoming
Israel education has spent decades fighting rearguard actions. It is time to advance. The story we teach our children and the world should not begin with the Holocaust. It should …
Food: Dining In
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Back to basics: Sukkot oldies but goodies
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Harvest recipes for post-Sukkah autumn days
Although Sukkot and Simchat Torah are behind us, we can hold onto some of their spirit by continuing to enjoy the colorful harvest foods that I make a point of preparing for the autumn festivals. …
Travel
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No longer passing through: Asia anchors Jewish life
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Overcoming challenges, Israelis hit Mount Kilimanjaro
For a group of determined Israelis, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, which rises 5,895 meters (19,341 feet), was only the most recent challenge they have had to overcome. Thirty-six …
Health
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At Parker workshop, seniors warned about scams
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Episcopal Health Services team raises suicide awareness in Far Rockaway
Episcopal Health Services leadership, behavioral health service providers and team members joined patients, community members and members of PFAC — Patient & Family Advisory Committee — in …