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They’ll ask, ‘What did you do after Oct. 7?’ Hoenlein tells YIW
Just as many have asked, “Where were America’ s Jews in the 1930s and during the Shoah ?, ” our grand-children will ask, “Where were you after Oct. 7?” That’s …
Yom HaZikaron
Riverdale optimism amid sorrow
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 …
Gaza War
Bowman, Latimer clash over Israel in debate
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 …
Yom HaShoah
7th Candle
As is customary at Yom HaShoah commemorarions, six candles were lit in the Five Towns on Sunday night, one for each million of the six million Jews who were slain by the Nazis. Four of the candles …
Media Bias
Times canceled
This is an excerpt from an article published this week in Algemeiner.com by Ira Stoll, The Algemeiner’s press-criticism columnist, headlined "Jewish Newspaper Editor Cancels His New …
Gaza War
Letter from an Israeli to her extended family in America
Most of the news we get about America these days is about the awful demonstrations on the university campuses. They already stopped calling for a ceasefire, and have starting demanding …
Gaza War
There’s a real difference between East, West
Long ago, I was held captive in Kabul as a young bride. When I managed to get out, I understood in my bones that the West and the East are very different places. Other Americans do not …
Gaza War
UN blames ‘fog of war’ for Gazan overcount
The United Nations now claims that “the fog of war” is to blame for a major overstatement of the number of Gazan children who have been killed in the war. In mid-March, the UN …
On Campus
Here’s the network behind campus antisemitism
Antisemitic violence and intimidation continue at encampments and protests at universities across the United States. At the same time, debates on free speech, hate speech and threats …
Travel
After city lived with 275 years of ghosts, Jewish Charleston is bullish on its future
A third of the way into an hour-and-a-half tour of Charleston’s Jewish historic Coming Street Cemetery on an overcast afternoon in April, Anita Rosenberg admits believing in ghosts. The …
Gaza War
The prognosis for American Jewry is not good
The steep rise in antisemitism in the United States has reawakened the debate about whether the so-called “Golden Age” of American Jewry has run its historical course. It’s a …
Global Focus
What Biden did not say about antisemitism
President Joe Biden’s speech on May 7 at the US Capitol, during which he eloquently revisited Nazi Germany’s journey from racial laws discriminating against Jews to outright …
Media Bias
Liberal media still in denial on post-Oct. 7 antisemitism
Seven months of an unprecedented surge in antisemitism that has turned American college campuses and even K-12 schools into hostile environments for Jews has changed a lot of …
Gaza War
Dr. Phil’s Bibi interview delivers moral clarity
It’s not surprising that the press had a field day following Dr. Phil’s interview last week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Until recently, the iconic TV …
Gaza War
Palestinians get novel UN rights for non-member
The UN General Assembly voted 143-9 on Friday to give the Palestinians unprecedented rights for a non-member observer state, though still did not grant Palestinians full UN membership. The …
Elections
Jewish vote, up for grabs, may decide election
A few weeks ago, Reform Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, senior rabbi at the Steven Wise Free Synagogue in New York, delivered a shocking sermon. Standing at his pulpit, Hirsch voiced a stern warning to …
Kosher Kitchen
The kugel (all kinds!) go back a long time
I have often wondered about the history of some of the foods that are commonly associated with Jewish cuisine. One thing I often wondered about when I was a kid was kugel. My grandmother made a …
Books
‘Canada’s Rabbi’: His story’s in daughter’s book
Rikki Ash (pictured) has always known her beloved grandfather was a special person. She knew that he had lived a life of purpose and made every day count. In her new …
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This week in Torah
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Our forever job is to illuminate the world
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We must always make every moment count
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There’s always been a duality to Jewish time
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‘Chesed shel emet’ and the unburied corpse
Dead. Unburied. Abandoned. Forgotten. What can be a worse fate? I once read a very moving novel about the events immediately preceding World War I and the fate of those who were caught up in the …
Jonathan Tobin
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Post-Oct. 7 Yom HaShoah: Shoah education failure
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We must not let Biden grant victory to Hamas
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Liberal media still in denial on post-Oct. 7 antisemitism
Seven months of an unprecedented surge in antisemitism that has turned American college campuses and even K-12 schools into hostile environments for Jews has changed a lot of …
Ben Cohen
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Colombia to Columbia: Unceasing war on Israel
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Nicaraguan tyrant’s unconscionable ICJ charade
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What Biden did not say about antisemitism
President Joe Biden’s speech on May 7 at the US Capitol, during which he eloquently revisited Nazi Germany’s journey from racial laws discriminating against Jews to outright …
Kosher Bookworm
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Readings selected for a meaningful Pesach
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As Pesach nears, discovering our tradition anew
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‘The Accidental Zionist’ by Rabbi Ian Pear
This week’s book, “The Accidental Zionist” by Rabbi Ian Pear (New Song Publishers, 2008) is an informal, somewhat irreverent book, zany at times about subjects that are dead …
On Campus
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Death of light and truth on the American campus
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Here’s the network behind campus antisemitism
Antisemitic violence and intimidation continue at encampments and protests at universities across the United States. At the same time, debates on free speech, hate speech and threats …
More Opinion Columns
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Jew-hate skyrockets, rising 140% in 2023
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Israel backers drown out NJ ‘intifada revolution’
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The time has come: End the Iranian regime
The good news: Israel’s air defense systems — Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow 3, and its vaunted fighter pilots — assisted by the United States, Jordan, England, France and …
Food: Dining In
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Loving springtime in my timeless kitchen
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The kugel (all kinds!) go back a long time
I have often wondered about the history of some of the foods that are commonly associated with Jewish cuisine. One thing I often wondered about when I was a kid was kugel. My grandmother made a …
Travel
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Moroccan Jews on future: ‘Not country we knew’
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After city lived with 275 years of ghosts, Jewish Charleston is bullish on its future
A third of the way into an hour-and-a-half tour of Charleston’s Jewish historic Coming Street Cemetery on an overcast afternoon in April, Anita Rosenberg admits believing in ghosts. The …
Health
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Parker: Creating dementia-friendly communities
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Israel’s role in international health diplomacy
Israel and Morocco are promoting a declaration on “Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response” which is an excellent example of “health diplomacy.” Health diplomacy …