We’re used to politicians mangling history, whether out of carelessness or partisanship. So it was a breath of fresh air when New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang recently shared a …
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By Rafael Medoff and Stephen Norwood
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2/3/21
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Megillat Esther describes the Jewish people’s escape from annihilation in Persia in the fifth century BCE. But really, it’s a quintessential story of Jewish life in the Diaspora, where …
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By Sarah Ogince, JNS
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2/23/22
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As we commemorate the two destructions of Jerusalem and the Holy Temples this weekend, we have no choice but to see the parallels between then and now.
It is critical for anyone who wishes to …
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By Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein
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8/3/22
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As the final bell of the day rang at HAFTR High School and students boarded their buses home, a group of girls gathered together for a meaningful night of learning and bonding.
On Oct. 26, girls …
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By Emily Gorbacz, Junior
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11/23/22
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Seven Jewish souls were massacred by a Palestinian as they left their synagogue in Jerusalem on Shabbat. An act of terror? Not according to the media.
How unimportant does the media consider those …
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By Mitchell Bard
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2/8/23
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IT will be 30 years in September since a grim Yitzhak Rabin shook hands on the White House lawn with a beaming Yasser Arafat following the signing of the Declaration of Principles …
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By Mitchell Bard
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5/3/23
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It’s popular to refer to contemporary issues as Orwellian, and one must wonder whether George Orwell would see echoes of his dystopian vision of 1984 in 2023. I’m not sure how many people …
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By Mitchell Bard
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8/23/23
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Thick, aromatic and brimming with good taste, soup is the perfect food in cold weather. Each spoonful warms and comforts like nothing else. Besides chicken soup — the panacea for what ails you …
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By Ethel G. Hofman
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1/10/24
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Young Israel of Woodmere hosts Senate Majority Leader; community leaders
Issue of Sept. 26, 2008
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9/25/08
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By Yaffi Spodek
Issue of Jan. 2, 2009 / 6 Teves 5769
Zahava Farbman of Chai Lifeline's Crisis Intervention and Bereavement has been inundated with phone calls from local parents who are …
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12/31/08
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