This failure will not define us
Our hearts hurt. Our pain is real. It feels like failure. For 330 days, Hersh Goldberg-Polin languished in the dark. For 330 days, he fought back against despair and kept striving for life. For …
On Campus
War against Jews on campus: Round 2
Students returning to colleges across the United States are often finding that the war against the Jews on their campuses is hardly over. On the contrary, in round two their ability to live openly as …
LI Political News
In bid to unseat D’Esposito, Gillen eyes Jew-hate
The Democrat seeking to unseat a pro-Israel Republican in Nassau County’s 4th CD staked her claim to pro-Jewish bonafides last week. Former Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen presented …
politics
Cedarhurst native plays offense in Braves’ land
Dr. Barry Zisholtz was a urological surgeon, not a politician. But when the Cedarhurst native found himself in a Georgia district whose state representative was silent on Hamas terror and the …
Gaza War
Friedman: US pressure on Israel reduces chances of regional peace
Israel’s decisive defeat of Hamas in Gaza will facilitate regional peace with Saudi Arabia, whereas failure to achieve such a result is thwarting a deal, according to former U.S. Ambassador to …
Gaza War
A reckless narrative
Hamas — not the Israeli government — murdered our children and destroyed Jewish communities. Those caught in the heated argument among us might think that the Jews are to blame for the …
Gaza War
Moral cowardice of Euro Christian leaders
The outspoken Chief Rabbi of South Africa, Dr. Warren Goldstein, has once again given voice to crucial truths that others have shamefully ignored. He accused both Pope Francis and the Archbishop …
Politics
Latimer talks elections, Democratic divide on Israel
Longtime Westchester County Executive George Latimer will be a 71-year-old congressional rookie should he, as expected, win his November general election in New York’s 16th Congressional …
History
How Chabad Lubavitch and Modern Orthodoxy approach leadership vacuums after 30 years
The Chabad-Lubavitch movement marked the passing — 30 years ago — of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, in July. The movement continues …
Antisemitism
Israeli’s Montreal envoy warns of Jewish exodus
Antisemitism has swept over parts of Canada in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre, prompting Jews to consider immigrating to the Jewish state, Israeli Consul-General in Montreal, Paul …
Honoring Five Towns Volunteers
Injured IDF fighter shares rehab story in 5T
IDF Major Or Maatuk recounted his rehabilitation journey after being severely injured fighting terrorists in the Gaza war. He spoke during an ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran event at the Young Israel of …
Food
Florida living in the summer? No sweat at all!
Now that summer’s over, we can let the secret out: If August is Florida’s best-kept secret, the same can be said for September, when it’s equally hot but with fewer tourists since …
gaza war
Israel must act now to save its precious north
We love living in Israel’s north. It is an area of beautiful rolling hills, lush greenery, open areas filled with historical sites, wineries and sweet little towns. The air is dry, the water …
Global Focus
Facing up to the Nazification of anti-Zionism
In an interview with the Jerusalem Post on Aug. 28, Yonathan Arfi, head of the French Jewish umbrella body Crif, complained that most of his fellow citizens have an understanding of antisemitism that …
kosher bookworm
When President Harrison opened US doors to Jews
Little known and even less hailed, President Benjamin Harrison played a crucial role in the immigration of Eastern European Jewry to this country in the 1890s and into the early decades of the 20th …
History
The National Guard can protect Jewish students
I remember when Alabama Gov. George Wallace in 1963 barred entry of two students, James Hood and Vivian Malone, to the University of Alabama because of their race. The response from President …
SUMMER
The sweeter side of Simcha in Camp Newsletter
Once again, I had the privilege of writing and producing a newsletter for Camp Simcha Special. Now I can share some information about what this camp is really about. …
terror unchecked
In Argentina, Lebanon and Israel, calls for justice
I joined hundreds of Argentinians and delegates from around the world outside the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in Buenos Aires last month to commemorate the 30th anniversary of …
Kosher Kitchen
Sizzling on Labor Day, summer’s last hurrah
Labor Day is just around the corner and that means the official end of summer; for me, it’s one of the sadder days of the year! All seasons are the same number of days …
Gaza War
America’s not ready for war
Israel America Relationship
Defending itself while cooperating with allies
This week in Torah
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Why the sage is greater than the prophet
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The righteous are like the trees beside a stream
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Moshe says in Shoftim: Follow a leader like me
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Building and healing, turning darkness to light
During the Holocaust, the Klausenberger Rebbe, Rabbi Yekutiel Halberstam, passed through the gates of hell many times. In the Warsaw Ghetto, the work camps and death marches and the final …
Jonathan Tobin
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Praise for the targeted killings of terrorists
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Olympics mockery goes beyond hurt feelings
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War against Jews on campus: Round 2
Students returning to colleges across the United States are often finding that the war against the Jews on their campuses is hardly over. On the contrary, in round two their ability to live openly as …
Ben Cohen
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Mr. Abbas goes to Moscow and to Ankara
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Belgian magazine’s bloody call to murder Jews
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Facing up to the Nazification of anti-Zionism
In an interview with the Jerusalem Post on Aug. 28, Yonathan Arfi, head of the French Jewish umbrella body Crif, complained that most of his fellow citizens have an understanding of antisemitism that …
Kosher Bookworm
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For Zionists, ‘Chovevei Tzion is all about love
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An old find: Some Tisha b’Av reading for adults
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When President Harrison opened US doors to Jews
Little known and even less hailed, President Benjamin Harrison played a crucial role in the immigration of Eastern European Jewry to this country in the 1890s and into the early decades of the 20th …
On Campus
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Terror-loving, Israel-bashing, Jew-hating Hamasites prep mayhem as schools reopen
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Campus Jews: Let’s start making ‘good trouble’
American Jews are beginning to respond to systemic antisemitism in higher education by “voting with their feet.” The New York Post reported this week that, for the first time, no …
More Opinion Columns
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Jews in America getting Tikkun Olam all wrong
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Even in war, we don’t need to spike the football
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Unpacking Times attempt to take down Bari Weiss
The New York Times’ long-form criticism of Bari Weiss last week struck me as hypocritical and dishonest — and a long time in coming. I suppose even for the Times, it takes a while to …
Food: Dining In
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Sizzling on Labor Day, summer’s last hurrah
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Cherries, one of summer’s premium delights
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Florida living in the summer? No sweat at all!
Now that summer’s over, we can let the secret out: If August is Florida’s best-kept secret, the same can be said for September, when it’s equally hot but with fewer tourists since …
Travel
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After city lived with 275 years of ghosts, Jewish Charleston is bullish on its future
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Thousands of Americans make aliyah after Oct. 7
Nearly 1,800 North Americans have immigrated to Israel since the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion, with an additional 2,000 newcomers expected this summer, Nefesh B’Nefesh reports. NBN, the nonprofit …
Health
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Officials turn out to salute the heros of Mount Sinai
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Israel’s role in international health diplomacy
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Haifa hospital goes deep to prepares for the worst
HAIFA — The rows of hospital beds with adjacent oxygen units line the underground parking lot. Four operating rooms, a maternity ward and a dialysis center are among …