Israel votes in the shadow of October 7th
The temperature is extremely high ahead of Israel’s Oct. 27 election. Anything can happen. The war front with Iran remains hot, but even hotter is the domestic front against Israeli Prime Minister …
Politics
Gregory Meeks, key House Foreign Affairs Democrat, is a friend
If the Democrats take control of the House in January, as they are expected to do, Far Rockaway’s Gregory Meeks, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, would likely become chair of …
politics
Mamdani adds a Jew to judiciary panel
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday named Douglas Keith executive director of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary and its senior legal officer. A longtime employee of the Brennan …
Safety Concerns
As major New York City crimes fall, Jews still feel unsafe
Bus stops in Canarsie have been defaced with Nazi swastikas and other antisemitic graffiti right before Shabbos, and there have been objects thrown at synagogues and bomb scares recently at a Modern …
politics
New York City comptroller’s Israel Bond axe: ‘Indefensible’
Last Monday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog awarded a Presidential Medal of Honor to Israel Bonds in a ceremony in Jerusalem, during which he praised its “outstanding work” that “serves as a …
Jonathan Tobin
'Slam Frank' casts Anne as hero who betrayed her people before they could 'genocide' the Palestinians
This is a moment in Jewish history when scholars, journalists, historians, community leaders and ordinary Jews are all seeking to understand what has been happening …
Media Bias
New York Times whistleblower: Why I left ‘dream job’
The whistleblower behind a shareholder lawsuit accusing the New York Times of anti-Israel bias is speaking out in an exclusive interview with the Free Press, offering a firsthand account of the …
media
Journalists gather to learn about Jew-hatred
Reporters from almost 20 countries came to the United States this month for a US State Department Foreign Press Center program on the steps government and law enforcement are taking to protect Jewish …
Melissa Brodsky
Who’s teaching American kids about Palestine?
In December 2023, teachers in Oakland, California, organized an unauthorized “Palestine teach-in” for students from elementary school through high school. Younger children were introduced to the …
Joseph Milstein
Same hateful insinuations, same Tucker Carlson
On the third anniversary of the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust, conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson aired 103 minutes of television built on one premise: that the Oct. 7 attack was not …
politics + education
Hochul joins yeshiva-aiding federal program
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who earlier said that she intended to opt the state into President Donald Trump’s federal tax-credit program for education, said on Friday, after program details were released, …
kosher kitchen
From summer salads to hearty winter meals
It seems I just put away all the extra silverware and serving pieces from the New Year and subsequent holidays, and here we are on the verge of Thanksgiving planning. The clocks are about to change, …
Entertainment
Defiant Boy George a hit in Israel
Since the release of his song, “We Will Dance Again,” friends stopped calling. Boy George, the ’80s pop icon, who came out as an outspoken supporter of Israel, sold out one Tel Aviv show …
media bias
Wikipedia using ‘subtler’ ways to slander Israel: Anti-Defamation League
Wikipedia has banned several anti-Israel editors, but many of the edits that they made on the crowd-sourced online encyclopedia remain intact in Israel-related articles, and more recent efforts to …
Tamar Sternthal
Associated Press Hamas errors, corrections and more errors
Winston Churchill once remarked that “all men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.” Recent failed news reporting highlights a related truth: All people harbor …
Melinda Strauss
Keeping Israel in the news when times are normal
Do you consider yourself an “Oct. 8 Jew”? A Jew who woke up the next morning feeling different? A Jew who lost friends because you stand with Israel? A Jew who realized you wanted to make more …
Mitchell Bard
Just how out of touch with reality is J Street?
What do Thomas Friedman, Rahm Emanuel, Ed Miliband and J Street have in common? All seem convinced that they know better than Israelis what is best for Israel. They profess support for Israeli …
politics
Anti-Israel tsunami is brewing after United States elections
The assault on Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine has made headlines across the American media and drawn widespread condemnation. But it can hardly be described as an isolated incident, …
Ben Cohen
Red, white, black and green food war is upon us
There’s a new cocktail on the menu at Busboys and Poets, the restaurant and bookshop chain adored by the progressive left in Washington, DC. To my mind, any charm that Busboys and Poets has is …
This week in Torah
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Abraham: Finding the courage not to conform
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The time of our lives: Long years, long days
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Unbroken wings: The Covenant Between the Parts
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One day, we will find ourselves all together
Forget the impossible and reach for the stars
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are on safari in Africa. One night, Holmes wakes Watson. “Watson,” he says, “look up. What do you see?” “I see a beautiful, starry night,” Watson …
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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Oct 7 lessons: Never forget. Never forgive.
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Mamdani's deceit in the struggle against antisemitism
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Red, white, black and green food war is upon us
There’s a new cocktail on the menu at Busboys and Poets, the restaurant and bookshop chain adored by the progressive left in Washington, DC. To my mind, any charm that Busboys and Poets has is …
Books
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Dara Horn says American Jews need a new activism
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From Brown University, Omer Bartov screams genocide libel
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Who’s teaching American kids about Palestine?
In December 2023, teachers in Oakland, California, organized an unauthorized “Palestine teach-in” for students from elementary school through high school. Younger children were introduced to the …
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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Time has come for an educational homecoming
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Celebrities endorsed a different ‘Free Palestine’
The rapper Macklemore is not the first cultural celebrity to champion the cause of “Free Palestine.” But when many of America’s leading celebrities called for a “Free Palestine” eighty …
Food: Dining In
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Welcoming fall with fresh greens and herbs
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From summer salads to hearty winter meals
It seems I just put away all the extra silverware and serving pieces from the New Year and subsequent holidays, and here we are on the verge of Thanksgiving planning. The clocks are about to change, …
Travel
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Overcoming challenges, Israelis hit Mount Kilimanjaro
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Sweet home Alabama: Deep South Jewish story
On June 10, 1943, as the Nazis were systematically murdering the Jews of Europe, the Alabama legislature took a stand that no other American state had yet taken. By unanimous vote, it adopted a …
Health
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Episcopal Health Services team raises suicide awareness in Far Rockaway
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Dr. Joshua Kugler takes helm at Mount Sinai South Nassau
Dr. Joshua Kugler, who has spent nearly 25 years caring for patients at Mount Sinai South Nassau (MSSN), was recently named interim president, succeeding Dr. Adhi Sharma, who retired during the …