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 …
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By The Jewish Star
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1/22/25
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Rabbi Binny Freedman speaks with students at the Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School on Monday, discussing gap-year programs at Yeshivat Orayta in Jerusalem where he is rosh yeshiva. Rabbi …
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12/18/24
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Israel and the fight against antisemitism are not the only things Rep. Ritchie Torres has on his mind.
Torres, whose Bronx district includes Riverdale, is one of Israel’s staunchest …
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For The Jewish Star
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11/27/24
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Pro-Israel Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres joined congressional candidate Laura Gillen as she stumped for votes at the Cedarhurst LIRR station during the morning rush on Monday.
Torres, the gay …
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By Ed Weintrob, The Jewish Star
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10/30/24
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With t-shirts broadcasting their support for the Jewish state, an estimated 100,000 people marched up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue on Sunday. Two New York schools joined others in conveying a clear …
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By The Jewish Star and JNS
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6/10/24
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In a community with much affluence, there are “Jews who die penniless and alone,” Riverdale’s annual benefit for the Hebrew Free Burial Association was told.
Just since …
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By Ed Weintrob
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5/22/24
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Anti-Israel Rep. Jamaal Bowman — a member of the left-wing congressional “Squad” — faced Westchester County executive George Latimer, his pro-Israel primary opponent, in a …
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By Andrew Bernard, JNS
With The Jewish Star
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5/15/24
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Riverdale marked a somber Yom HaZikaron on Monday night, with several hundred people filling the SAR HS auditorium to listen to SAR choirs, the chanting of Tehilim, words about soldiers and hostages …
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By Ed Weintrob
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5/15/24
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Riverdale remembered the Holocaust the way Jews commemorate so much: through ritual.
The device created for this by Rabbi Avi Weiss at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale was a Yom HaShoah Seder.
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By Ed Weintrob
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5/8/24
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Progressive Democratic Rep. Rep. Ritchie Torres responded to video footage showing intercepted Iranian munitions over the Temple Mount.
“Israel protected Al-Aqsa Mosque from destruction at …
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4/17/24
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