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A Few Clouds Bronx dumps pro-Israel Engel for Bowman, a progressive critic of Israel
Pro-Israel community reacts to projected Engel loss in New York Democratic primary
Fireworks ire hits de Blasio
They set off car alarms, honked car horns and sounded air horns. If they can’t sleep, they reasoned, the mayor shouldn’t either. Dozens of Orthodox Jews demonstrated outside Gracie …
viewpoint
The trap of ‘original sin’: Democratic roots in Israel and US deliver redemption
In one corner, you have the features of universal liberty: freedom of conscience, a free press, the right to own property, the right to elect political representatives, the right to move freely, …
history
Synagogue axes Judah Benjamin from window
About 15 years ago, a large Reform synagogue in Northern California installed a set of windows in its religious school engraved with the names of some 175 prominent Jews, from biblical figures to …
working at home
Jewish bookseller spruces up Zoom backgrounds
In early April, just a few weeks after non-essential businesses in Massachusetts were shut down due to COVID-19, the staff at the Brattle Book Shop noticed that some prominent …
schools
Yeshiva University's 89th graduation goes online
At this time during a normal year, 5,000 friends and family of Yeshiva University would be filling the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden for the 89th Annual Commencement Exercises celebrating the …
europe
Bibi and Kurz are pals. Israel and Austria are too.
Austria is led by one of the country’s most remarkable politicians in recent decades: Sebastian Kurz, who was elected chancellor in 2017 at just 31 years old. Kurz is immediately striking …
food
Hot dogs are the greatest American Jewish food
American Jewish food is most typically defined as pastrami sandwiches, chocolate babka, or bagels and lox. But I am here to argue that the greatest American Jewish food may actually be the humble hot …
opinion
Now, don’t go wobbly on sovereignty, Bibi
Over the past week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has changed his mind countless times regarding how and when he will implement Israel’s sovereignty plan in Judea and Samaria in …
opinion
When revisionist history becomes official dogma
Angry mobs of activists are roaming American streets pulling down or defacing statues of historical figures. In some cases, governments and private institutions are joining their efforts by …
schools
SKA HS photo brings its graduates together
SKA’s graduates are not posing maskless at the school. This photo, virtually bringing together the entire Class of 2020, was produced by Art Photography.
Israel
Jewish pioneers building oasis amid uncertainty
Atop a nearly barren mountain ridge at the tip of southeastern Gush Etzion, with breathtaking views overlooking the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea, two American immigrants are building an oasis …
food
Gil Hovav’s secret to cooking like an Israeli
I heard him speak years ago, and I was taken by his easy smile, tales of his lively family, love of Israeli cuisine, and how he wove those three pieces together into a fascinating presentation. When …
opinion
Time for Israeli sovereignty in Judea, Samaria
As I speak with well-intentioned and informed supporters of Israel, I often hear of their difficulty in envisioning how Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria would work on a practical level. …
opinion
Voter-shaming by the left hits all new low
During a lecture at the New York-based Modern Language Association in the immediate aftermath of President Richard Nixon’s landslide re-election in November 1972, the late American film …
This week in Torah
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Learning from Korah how not to argue
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Dangerous ambition of Korach and his followers
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An argument for the sake of Heaven
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‘Better they learn from me’ and do what’s right
Conflict resolution is one of the most important tasks in human relations. Open up any newspaper and you will read of schoolchildren bullying each other, of married couples who are in bitter …
Kosher Bookworm
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‘Tribal Blueprints’: 12 Brothers, Israel’s destiny
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Korach’s legacy of self-hatred haunts us today
Writer David Soloway accurately described it as “a betrayal from within. … The rebellion of Korach, Dathan and Abiram against Moses and …
Hannah Lebovitz
We fled to the suburbs. Black Americans could not.
I turned on my phone and felt an overwhelming sense of frustration, sadness and hopelessness. While I had been enjoying two days without electronics in observance of Shavuot and Shabbat, …
Ben Cohen
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Fighting over memory of Nazis, Confederates
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The trap of ‘original sin’: Democratic roots in Israel and US deliver redemption
In one corner, you have the features of universal liberty: freedom of conscience, a free press, the right to own property, the right to elect political representatives, the right to move freely, …
Ruthie Blum
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Assassinating the legacy of Martin Luther King
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Voter-shaming by the left hits all new low
During a lecture at the New York-based Modern Language Association in the immediate aftermath of President Richard Nixon’s landslide re-election in November 1972, the late American film …
Melanie Phillips
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Echoes in the culture war against the West
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Don’t identify Jews with ‘white imperialism’
The experiencexq of being an immigrant group and living as a minority in an often hostile culture is, of course, one that Diaspora Jews know only too well. There are obviously huge …