Rivals in toss-up district back Israel: Dem is cautious, Republican is firm
Laura Gillen says, I am not an expert; Anthony D’Esposito says, Take out nukes
The tens of millions of dollars in nasty TV commercials haven’t mentioned Israel or antisemitism, but to many voters in Nassau County’s 4th Congressional District those are the issues …
On Campus
Torres: Harvard ‘has no one to blame but itself’
Harvard is “confronting a reputational crisis of its own making,” Rep. Ritchie Torres said on Saturday, responding to the disappointment of the university’s President Alan Garber …
Chabad
Manhattan Torah dedication called NY’s largest
To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 terror attacks, Chabad Young Professionals Upper East Side staged what it said was the city’s largest-ever Torah dedication. The Torah …
gaza war
Thomas Friedman: Hating Israel for 50 years
In his New York Times column on Oct. 7, of all dates, Thomas L. Friedman stated that the Palestinian Authority “has endorsed the Oslo peace process.” The Oslo Accords require the PA …
Ramah Tikvah
Disabled adults volunteer during Birthright trip
Eight days in Israel leading the first-ever Ramah Tikvah Birthright Israel Onward disabilities service trip provided insight into how a group of adults ages 21 to 41 — all with intellectual and …
food
Israeli honey now made of ‘blood, sweat and tears’
Israeli honey may look like any other, but this year it’s made of “blood, sweat and tears,” according to Yair Schwartz of the Jewish state’s largest honey-making business, in …
Politics 2024
Harris courts Jewish voters with pro-Israel stance
Vice President Kamala Harris courted Jewish voters on Friday in a campaign call ahead of Yom Kippur. Speaking on a Jewish Voters for Harris-Walz livestream, Harris touted her record of support …
From heart of Jerusalem
What’s Sukkot all about? Bringing Jews together
Yom Kippur was over, and with Sukkot around the corner, I realized I had no way to get a set of four species in time for the festival. We were stationed in Lebanon, and the thought of having no …
Antisemitism
Dutch eye dialog after cops deny aid to Jews
Following reports about Dutch police officers refusing to protect Jewish community events for ideological reasons, the force’s top officer last week said Dutch police will hold “an …
Gaza War
Our prayers remind us that past is prologue
As we concluded the prayers of Yom Kippur and began the joyous task of building, decorating and ultimately residing in the sukkah, we’ve been able to reflect on some of the incredible tefillot …
Books
Oldest Hebrew book is on display in Washington
If Herschel Hepler, associate curator of Hebrew manuscripts at Museum of the Bible, hadn’t been searching Google Images in April 2016 …
politics 2024
Biden lights yahrzeit candle in White House to mark Oct. 7
President Joe Biden commemorated the first anniversary of Hamas’ invasion by lighting a yahrzeit candle for those slain by the terrorists. Biden was joined by first …
food
Culinary shortcuts for our sukkah feasts
Sukkot is glorious. It’s akin to a Jewish Thanksgiving holiday where family and friends gather in booths decorated with fall fruits, gourds and paper chains (add yellow ribbons …
Politics 2024
Trump vows to protect Israel, blames Biden for Hamas attack
Former President Donald Trump, speaking at an event commemorating the first anniversary of the Hamas onslaught on Israel, declared that the upcoming US presidential election will be “the most …
sukkot
Under shadow of war, a sukkah not to be seen
As tens of thousands of reservists are being called up to the northern front in the battle against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the IDF Rabbinate sought to ensure that every soldier hears the sounding of …
Media Bias
CBS News exec takes Jerusalem out of Israel
An executive at CBS, in an email in August, instructed employees to “not refer to Jerusalem as being in Israel,”The Free Press reported on Thursday. Mark Memmott, senior director of …
gaza war
Palestinian tradition of cheering death of Jews
Palestinians have a custom of celebrating in the streets Israel is attacked or a Jew is murdered by terrorists. The latest such celebrations …
accessibility
Elevator aims to make the Kotel accessible
Visitors in the Old City of Jerusalem hoping to spend time at the Kotel must either descend 142 steps from the Jewish Quarter …
politics 2024
Trump marks Oct. 7 with visit to rebbe's Ohel
On the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 terror attacks, former President Donald Trump visited the Ohel in Springfield Gardens, Queens, resting place of the Lubavitcher rebbe, …
This week in Torah
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Enjoying Sukkot, our festival of insecurity
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Linking Sukkot’s Four Species and Jewish unity
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Bereshit’s suggestion of undeserved favoritism
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What’s Sukkot all about? Bringing Jews together
Yom Kippur was over, and with Sukkot around the corner, I realized I had no way to get a set of four species in time for the festival. We were stationed in Lebanon, and the thought of having no …
Jonathan Tobin
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Real lessons of Oct. 7 must not be ignored
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Reactions to Israel’s Hezbollah strikes matter
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Ta-Nehisi Coates’ fake 10 days in ‘Palestine’
There are times when terrible books can be useful. In the case of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ truly awful “The Message,” the author has done more than demonstrate how and why America’s …
Ben Cohen
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Bernard-Henri Lévy: Israel alone and unbowed
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In Afghanistan and Gaza, tragedies and farce
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Simply put: We can’t dialogue with Iran’s rulers
Two years have passed since the murder of Jina (“Mahsa”) Amini, a young Kurdish-Iranian woman, at the hands of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s morality police. Amini was …
Kosher Bookworm
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Jewish ethics should be our concern year-round
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When President Harrison opened US doors to Jews
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For Samuel Pepys, a wild British Simchat Torah
What an irony. I always knew that the first commentary on a Sukkot machzor describing the rather sharp medieval reaction to a British-based Simchat Torah service would come from the pen of a former …
On Campus
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Let’s defeat the anti-Israel student terrorists
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What’s it all about? This ethical and just war is not about territory. It’s about Zion, our soul
Israel is fighting a moral, ethical and just war. It is a war that Israel and the Jewish …
More Opinion Columns
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Destroying the Jews, destroying the world
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From Pagers to Nasrallah, this is, in fact, a war
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Eyewitness to the atrocities at Supernova
An important, extraordinary and shattering film started screening last week. “Surviving October 7th: We Will Dance Again” is about the massacre at the Supernova music festival during the …
Food: Dining In
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Fish and fall fruits break our Yom Kippur fast
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Preparing for Rosh Hashana, vegetarian-style
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Breaking the fast with table of light delights
For years we hosted a big break fast with lots of friends. I would cook for days and put out a spread for all my starving guests enhanced by all the delicious foods my friends made. The babies would …
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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Social-justice shrinks blacklist Jewish patients
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Mt. Sinai South Nassau dedicates Sabbath House
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Even as the pain remains, resilience endures
The dust has not settled because the pain still runs deep. The barbarism of that day, when infants, siblings and parents were brutally slaughtered, is a tragedy that many have …