As DC power shifts, Cruz says airlines will return
Senate big cites anti-Israel politics, not safety worries, for prolonged cancellations
There’s a new marshal in town and his sheriffs are preparing for high noon. For some time, Texas Senator Ted Cruz has been asking the US airlines to resume flights to Israel. Now his …
Gaza War
Joy and sadness at Riverdale’s hostage march
Sunday’s Run 4 Their Lives — a weekly walk through Riverdale calling for the release of Hamas’ captives — reflected a mix of joy and sadness. “We never …
Gaza War
Art of the (hopefully not all bad hostage) Deal
On Sunday, Israel and Hamas entered into a temporary ceasefire, 470 days after the horrific Oct. 7 massacre in which Hamas murdered some 1,200 Israelis, kidnapped over 250 and injured thousands …
Yeshiva University
YU’s Rabbi Berman prays at Trump inauguration
This is the prayer voiced by Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University, at Monday’s presidential inauguration. Let us pray. Almighty G-d, your prophet Jeremiah walked the …
politics
Trump ‘not confident’ Gaza ceasefire will last
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday he’s not confident that Israel’s ceasefire deal with the Hamas terrorist group will hold through all three phases. …
gaza war
Prisoner releases are terror victim’s nightmare
I knew this day would come. Ever since Israel began to release prisoners as a “goodwill” measure and for hostages, I knew that the time would come when terrorists with “blood …
The Next Ride
Woodmere man bicycles in Africa for a purpose
For Woodmere native Jonah Adelsberg, bicycling is more than a hobby. He had participated in the NYC 2021 marathon on Team Lifeline for Chai Lifeline, raising money for children fighting cancer …
Antisemitism
Lipstadt prefers a ‘barn builder, not barn burner’
Curbing Jew-hatred became an official national US strategy in May 2023, and after Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attacks later that year, local, state and federal bodies focused increasingly on …
Terror Victims
Court directs PA’s pay-to-slay cash to victims
Israel’s Supreme Court last week dismissed a petition against a law that compensates the victims of Palestinian terrorist attacks using Palestinian Authority funds. Attorney Asher Stub …
gaza war
Bibi in bind: He is not Churchill reincarnate
President-elect Donald Trump warned Hamas that unless the hostages were returned by Inauguration Day, “All hell will break loose.” Clearly, without Trump’s return to the Oval …
media bias
On Israel, media sacrifices truth to woke ideology
Shoddy news coverage of Israel by mainstream media over the past month indicates they’ve learned nothing from their plummeting trust ratings. Rather, the media shamelessly continues to promote …
Kosher Kitchen
There’s more to Tu B’Shevat than the ‘boxer’
I was about 6 or so and off to Sunday school to celebrate Tu B’Shevat, which begins this year on the evening of Feb. 12. I learned that this holiday was a birthday party (for trees!). Ok. Well, …
gaza war
Fragile smiles: Ceasefire and the shadow of war
In the realm of cinema, where the boundaries between good and evil are sharply drawn and the villains are unmistakably monstrous, one might imagine a collision as stark and tragic as the one …
LI News
Poster tear-downs a target of 5 Towns senator
The fight to protect the free-speech rights of American Jews has been put into the New York State legislative hopper by the state senator who represents the Five Towns and Long Beach. The New …
Lawsuit
Jewish professor sues Penn over suspension
Professor Amy Wax, a senior lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, has filed a lawsuit against the university following her year-long suspension during which she will receive only …
politics
Friends, foes should lower their expectations
The point about democracy is that sometimes the candidate and the party you backed are going to win, and sometimes they’re going to lose. And the beginning of wisdom about democracy is that …
gaza war
Pope pillories Israel, providing moral free pass
Pope Francis’s abandonment of the Jews could not have come at a worse time, amid skyrocketing antisemitic hate crimes, the targeting of synagogues on four continents, the demonization of …
gaza war
IDF widow, pregnant with 3rd, faces hard times
On June 20 of last year, Sgt. First Class (res.) Saadia Dery spoke with his wife, Racheli Orya Dery, by phone from the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, where he was stationed. The couple …
kosher kitchen
Variations of old-fashioned cholent recipes
My dad told me that every Friday my grandmother cooked two meals in tandem — Shabbat chicken or brisket ( gedempte fleisch, an Ashkenazic pot roast) on one side of her tiny counter and, in her …
This week in Torah
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The truth is, there are no ‘innocents’ in Gaza
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Ultimately, it is justice, not might, that rules
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What it meant to ‘harden the heart’ of Pharaoh
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Freedom and truth: It’s OK to lie to Pharaoh
Danger of moving from success to self-worship
I n preparation for this week’s parsha column, I did a search for famous quotes about success. I found hundreds of examples of high-sounding praises of success, ranging from Winston …
Jonathan Tobin
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Trump’s response to ‘scholasticide’: Defund
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Media mainstreams Israel ‘apathy’ blood libel
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Friends, foes should lower their expectations
The point about democracy is that sometimes the candidate and the party you backed are going to win, and sometimes they’re going to lose. And the beginning of wisdom about democracy is that …
Ben Cohen
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The view from Ireland: Welcome to ‘Paddystine’
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International courts turn human rights upside down
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Fake Gaza genocide meets real one in Sudan
For more than a year, Jews inside and outside the State of Israel have been besieged by false claims of the “genocide” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The rhetoric of the …
Kosher Bookworm
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Her spark was ignited and a Jewish soul found
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Celebrating Thanksgiving is a Jewish tradition
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This is a season for real miracles — and learning
A unique liturgical feature of this holiday is the recitation within the Amidah and Birkat Hamazon of Al Hanissim acknowledging the miracles of that long ago era, of history’s first open …
On Campus
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University curriculum: How to ‘unlearn Zionism’
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Campus Chabad empowers students to display pride
“I never thought I would have to take off my Star of David necklace,” a student told Rabbi Levi Cunin a week after Oct. 7, 2023. Tears filled her eyes as …
More Opinion Columns
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Helping Ukraine because its fight is our fight
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Teachers demand book-burning and disruption
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On Israel, media sacrifices truth to woke ideology
Shoddy news coverage of Israel by mainstream media over the past month indicates they’ve learned nothing from their plummeting trust ratings. Rather, the media shamelessly continues to promote …
Food: Dining In
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Variations of old-fashioned cholent recipes
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There’s more to Tu B’Shevat than the ‘boxer’
I was about 6 or so and off to Sunday school to celebrate Tu B’Shevat, which begins this year on the evening of Feb. 12. I learned that this holiday was a birthday party (for trees!). Ok. Well, …
Travel
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A year in Israel for your special needs child?
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New JFK-TLV flights
Arkia CEO Oz Berlowitz announced on Monday inauguration of a direct flight route between Tel Aviv and JFK in New York, revealing a partnership with AIRTECH, a company linked …
Health
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Even as the pain remains, resilience endures
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Social-justice shrinks blacklist Jewish patients
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At Parker, new year’s a ball
Parker Jewish Institute joined local fire departments for a light show and Times-Square-style ball drop on December 31, helping residents, patients and family members welcome the new year. …