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Mostly Cloudy Diaspora Jews cling to their bubbles as a killer tsunami gains strength
The tsunami of anti-Semitism over the past few weeks is the work of an axis of anti-Jewish evil that spans continents and has the whole Jewish world in its crosshairs, the product of an alliance …
A WORLD GONE MAD (AGAIN)
Jewish Studies programs hate Jews
When Sultan Doughan signed a hateful letter falsely claiming that Israel and Zionism were based on “Jewish Supremacy,” the ugly rhetoric wouldn’t have attracted much attention …
anti-semitism
Israel shares blame for rising anti-Semitism
For nearly a decade and a half, there has been an ongoing and grinding effort to draw attention to the gathering storm clouds on Israel’s diplomatic — and strategic — horizon. …
anti-semitism
Why Kristof is (still) wrong on Israel and Hamas
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof followed his recent televised exchange with Bill Maher with a column meant to push back on one of the points made by the HBO show …
opinion
The growing cost of anti-Israel media bias
For one of the New York Times’ most devoted readers, the front-page spread published on May 28 essentially accusing Israel of murdering Palestinian children was the final straw. Former …
anti-semitism
Turning out for Israel
As attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions continued last week, two-to-three thousand people rallied in Cedarhurst Park on Thursday night to condemn the scourge of anti-Semitism …
anti-semitism
Boston Globe sad Israel didn’t carpet-bomb Gaza
It’s no secret that Hamas, spawned by the Muslim Brotherhood, wants to eliminate the Jewish State of Israel. In word: That goal is embedded in its Protocols of Zion-invoking founding …
travel
10 things to expect when you (hip-hip hooray!) visit Israel during this post-pandemic summer
Walking around Israel, you wouldn’t know that the coronavirus crisis is still raging in large parts of the world: restaurants are open, weddings are back …
health mind and body
St. John’s ED opens behavioral health wing
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway has announced the opening of its new, state-of-the-art behavioral health wing in its Emergency Department. The behavioral health wing is …
BOOKS
New book eyes The Rav’s philosophical puzzle
Modern Orthodox Jews know a few things about The Rav, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, ztz”l: He was heir to the Brisker dynasty of Talmud Study; he studied neo-Kantian …
schools
Shulamith celebrates Israel’s 73rd
At the Shulamith School for Girls Middle School, students “visited” Israel on Yom Haatzmaut. A little rain didn’t stop the celebration which included a daglanut and a festival …
american jews
Cultural Judaism with no Torah isn’t working
The Pew Research Center’s report on “Jewish Americans in 2020,” which was released in mid-May, tells one consistent story: The younger the generation, the less likely its …
washington
After slapping Israel, Menendez reaffirms support
Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) said on Thursday that the relationship between the United States and Israel is more important than any one person. …
food
Summer’s here. Great grilled burgers are back!
T he Great American Burger is a treat whose history goes back to a rather unpleasant individual who created this type of meat in a rather unpleasant way. It seems that Genghis Khan and his …
health mind and body
‘Night of Heroes’ at St. John's Episcopal Hospital
A “Night of Heros” at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital celebrated the hard work and resilience of the hospital’s dedicated Team Members during the COVID-19 pandemic. The names …
schools
Yang visits Far Rockaway yeshivahs
Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang met with students and leaders at two Far Rockaway yeshivas last week. At the Torah Academy for Girls, Dean Rabbi Meyer Weitman invited Yang to address students about …
schools
Counting the omer at HANC ECC
The children at HANC ECC West Hempstead are looking forward to Matan Torah on Shavuot. They are counting the Omer daily in school on their Sfira charts.
This week in Torah
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A Jewish leader’s goal is to lift others high
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Those 250 men from among the Jewish people
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Loving each other even when we disagree
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‘If you are right, make sure you remain right’
Very often, we think that if a person is especially spiritual, he cannot possibly be very practical. It is as if religious devotion and good common sense just don’t go together. My own …
Kosher Bookworm
‘Hitler’s Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam’
It was the time when there was no State of Israel, before there were Arab refugees, occupied territories and Zionist crimes and criminals. The Kotel, the Old City, the West Bank, Gaza, the Golan …
Jonathan Tobin
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For Benjamin Netanyahu, it’s a Greek tragedy
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The growing cost of anti-Israel media bias
For one of the New York Times’ most devoted readers, the front-page spread published on May 28 essentially accusing Israel of murdering Palestinian children was the final straw. Former …
Ben Cohen
What does ‘justice for Sarah Halimi’ mean?
There was a particularly nasty incident that was reported in the crime sections of the French press this week. It caught my eye because certain details were disturbingly reminiscent of the case …