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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It wasn’t Rep. Ritchie Torres’ first trip to Israel, but it was his first since last Oct. 7.
The two-day trip, led by Torres and sponsored by the UJA Federation of New York, included …
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By Eric Harvey, Riverdale Press
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4/10/24
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Mourners at Joe Lieberman’s funeral on Friday at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford included Al Gore, who chose Lieberman was his vice-presidential running mate in 2000; current …
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By Andrew Bernard, JNS and Eric Harvey, Riverdale Press
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4/3/24
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When Al Gore chose Joe Lieberman as his Democratic vice presidential running mate in 2000, it was a gamechanger for Jews in America as, for the first time, a Jewish candidate was on a major party …
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By Michael Hinman, Riverdale Press
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4/3/24
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