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A Few Clouds OU's 'J'Accuse' condemns those responsible for Hamas horrors
We Support and We Hold Responsible Today, the Government of Israel made one of the most morally and strategically complex and difficult decisions any group of elected officials can confront, …
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New danger for Jews: Anti-Israel conservatives
On the main stage of American politics, the lines of debate about Israel and the Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7 have been clear. Almost all Republicans and most Democratic officeholders support the …
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10 points on Israel/Hamas: The war summarized
1. Israel’s fundamental goal is to enable Jews, after 2,000 years of persecution and massacres, to be able to provide themselves with a safe home in their ancient homeland. (The vast majority …
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‘My name is Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersh…’
This was one of the most widely applauded speeches at last week’s support-Israel rally on the National Mall in Washington. My name is Rachel and I am the mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a …
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Rep. Torres: ‘Oct 7 was crime against humanity’
Riverdale Rep. Ritchie Torres, a crowd favorite on the pro-Israel circuit, was introduced to the nearly 300,000 people who gathered on the Washington Mall on Nov. 14 to support Israel, oppose …
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Local OU leaders participate in a mission to Israel
In a show of chizuk, 24 American shul communities are pairing with individual Israeli citizens, families and communities directly impacted by the horrific events of Oct. 7, thanks to an initiative …
View from beyond the Tribe
Everyone’s fight: Defend Israel, defy Jew-hate
Initially I said to myself, this is not my battle. But then I watched, in horror, as people marched through the streets of Philadelphia chanting the genocidal slogan of the Palestinian people: …
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‘The day after’ will not be like ‘the day before’
In a rush to state what he believes should take place in Gaza “the day after” the Israel-Hamas war is over, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined several ideas, including a role …
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Cartoonists consider the Hamas war
People who like to draw serious political cartoons for a living — people like me — have to be extra careful in these divisive times. In just the last month three major newspapers …
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‘Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition’
There was a popular song in the 1940s called “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition.” It tells the story of a chaplain who is asked by a group of sailors under attack by enemy planes to …
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UJA-NY rallies for Israel on Central Park West
An estimated 10,000 people filled four blocks of Central Park West, spilling into side streets, during a rally last Monday evening organized by UJA-Federation of New York to mark the sheloshim, 30 …
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Jewish media outlets worldwide call for combating the surge in antisemitism
Two decades ago, the former British Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, astutely likened antisemitism to a constantly evolving virus. One that, in the modern era, specifically targets the Jewish …
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Argentina’s 1st ‘Jewish’ president? Milei wins big
Argentina’s newly elected president, Javier Milei, won a resounding victory on Sunday on promises to save the country’s crumbling economy. But Jewish issues, too, are close to his …
View from beyond the Tribe
The distressing reality on campus is our fault
It turns out that some of our smartest college kids aren’t just stupid about things like microaggressions and gender pronouns. The reaction on many campuses to the slaughter of innocent …
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Let’s consider what Palestinians really want
For more than a generation, the Israeli left and Western leaders have insisted that the Palestinians want peace. They want a state of their own. They want Israel to leave the Gaza Strip, Judea, …
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Killer of Serb Muslims breaks bread with Hamas
The old Victorian saying goes, “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” In the harrowing weeks that have followed the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom in southern Israel, we’ve seen radical …
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Rotary Club hears facts behind the Hamas war
A Rotary Club in Brooklyn heard an overview of the Hamas war — and how the organization’s “Four-Way Test” offers a path to peace …
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UJA hosts pro-Israel rally at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow
Eisenhower Park in East Meadow was the scene of a Long Island Stands With Israel rally on Sunday. Three-thousand people packed Eisenhower’s Harry Chapin Theatre, holding Israeli flags and …
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On its anniversary, Kristallnacht is linked to Oct. 7
In the wake of the Hamas terror attacks on Oct. 7, people searching for historical antecedents sometimes cited Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass” in Germany on Nov. 9 and 10, …
This week in Torah
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‘What’s in a Name?’ That’s a question we ask often
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Trying to decipher the true character of Jacob
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The love of our forefathers: It’s not so simple
One of the more fascinating family relationships in the Torah surrounds that of Yaakov with his wives, and that of the wives themselves with one another. The following discussion of parsha Vayetze is …
Jonathan Tobin
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New danger for Jews: Anti-Israel conservatives
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They back ‘Palestine’ because they hate Jews
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Biden’s dangerous fantasy of a P’stinian state
Six weeks after the Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7, the Biden administration is still sticking to a policy of support for Israel’s war to eliminate the terrorist threat in the Gaza Strip. Contrary …
Ben Cohen
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Hamas pogrom shakes Germany’s ‘Shoah guilt’
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Spain, Turkey lead diplomatic war against Israel
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Killer of Serb Muslims breaks bread with Hamas
The old Victorian saying goes, “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” In the harrowing weeks that have followed the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom in southern Israel, we’ve seen radical …
Kosher Bookworm
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Rabbi discovers all sorts of ‘accidental Zionists’
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Appreciating the teachings of our prophets
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‘The Forgotten Man’: Viewing the Great Depression
A version of this column was published in 2008. With the economic situation deteriorating each day, anything dealing with the history of past economic disasters is bound to peak our interest. …
On Campus
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The distressing reality on campus is our fault
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Israel and free speech on America’s campuses
Debates over free speech have deeply immersed themselves into the fabric of our culture over the past few years. Wild and sharp finger-pointing has gone in both directions. A Cornell University …
More Opinion Columns
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It’s quite simple: The truth is Israel’s narrative
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3 tragedies: Even in fog of war, truth matters
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How Oct. 7 terror reignited Jewish peoplehood
Something noteworthy is sweeping through much of the Jewish world. Jews have bonded over disgust. They’re disgusted, first, by the savage murder, rape, torture, kidnapping and mutilation …
Food: Dining In
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Key to easy Thanksgiving: Prep dishes early
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Enjoying comforting foods during trying times
I know that this is the food column, a fun and lighthearted fork in the road away from the news of the day. I also know that, lately, I have gravitated towards food columns in the major papers these …
Travel
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DC museum connects area’s past and present
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Caymans cuisine: Caribbean ‘culinary capital’
Avocados, plantains, pumpkins, breadfruit, coconut oil … put these foods and flavors on your table! Are there really Jews who live full-time on the Cayman Islands? Why was I surprised …
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 …