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East Meadow
Nab man in link to antisemitic graffiti on LI
Antisemitic vandalism struck Long Island over the weekend, with Jew-hatred expressed in spray-painted graffiti along a heavily trafficked road that connects Bellmore and Merrick to East Meadow. …
Gaza War
YU students meet Fetterman on Capitol Hill
More than 100 Yeshiva University students met last week in Washington with Sen. John Fetterman, one of Israel’s most vocal supporters in Congress. The Pennsylvania Democrat …
Gaza war
Viewing our buildings from eyes of attacker
A 25-year veteran of the FBI, Rusty Rosenthal had a front-row seat to understanding the difference between US and Israeli approaches to security during his 11 years working in the bureau’s Tel …
On Campus
Universities in America were always extreme
The Nazi cheers of “Sieg Heil” didn’t start out in Munich, but in Massachusetts. The Nazi chant was borrowed from Harvard football cheers and imported to Germany by Ernst …
Gaza War
SJP doc means war, and it’s America’s war
Over the weekend, I read one of the most disturbing pieces of journalism I have ever encountered. Via her Substack, the intrepid Eve Barlow — one of the best pro-Israel journalists working …
Kosher Kitchen
Loving springtime in my timeless kitchen
As Pesach holiday drew to a close, I wondered why I didn’t get to try out the 23 or 24 new Passover recipes I collected this year. Maybe next year. And once again I found myself thinking …
On Campus
Death of light and truth on the American campus
The students currently protesting against Israel on college campuses across the US have no interest in learning, let alone challenging their own assumptions. They are making a mockery of education …
Elections
Jewish vote, up for grabs, may decide election
A few weeks ago, Reform Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, senior rabbi at the Steven Wise Free Synagogue in New York, delivered a shocking sermon. Standing at his pulpit, Hirsch voiced a stern warning to …
Global Focus
Colombia to Columbia: Unceasing war on Israel
In times of adversity, Jews respond in many ways, perhaps the most precious of which is humor. When the Soviet Union was effectively a prison for its Jewish citizens, the jokes were legion and …
gaza war
Torres: Israel guarded Islamic sites
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 …
On Campus
Nazis old and new at the George Washington U
The image of a pro-Hamas student at George Washington University brandishing a poster calling for a “Final Solution” was horrifying. But it was also deeply ironic. Because on the very …
Passover
When will Mashiach come? That is up to us
One wonders whether the Mashiach and the redemption he is meant to bring still have not come because we are still waiting for him, or because he is still waiting for us. There is a story …
Shoah
Post-Oct. 7 Yom HaShoah: Shoah education failure
For decades, American Jewry has marked Yom Hashoah with the same rituals and rhetoric. They heard from survivors, whose numbers continue to dwindle and who bore witness about their horrific …
Shoah
Biden talks of Yom HaShoah
President Joe Biden delivered an address on Tuesday marking Yom HaShoah. He denounced the “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world.” Biden spoke seven months …
Books
‘Canada’s Rabbi’: His story’s in daughter’s book
R ikki Ash (pictured) has always known her beloved grandfather was a special person. She knew that he had lived a life of purpose and made every day count. In her new book, “Canada’s …
Gaza War
The prognosis for American Jewry is not good
T he steep rise in antisemitism in the United States has reawakened the debate about whether the so-called “Golden Age” of American Jewry has run its historical course. It’s a …
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This week in Torah
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Entering the Great, but not yet Holy, Shabbat
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When will Mashiach come? That is up to us
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There’s lashon hara. What about lashon tov?
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‘Remember that you were a slave in Mitzraim’
Our natural inclination at this time of the year is to focus upon the phrase, zacher l’yetziat Mitzraim (a remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt. This is the case, since one of the major mitzvot …
Jonathan Tobin
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Pogrom photogs deserve censure, not awards
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Woke antisemitic ‘as a Jew’ Oscars moment
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We must not let Biden grant victory to Hamas
Perhaps Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn’t blowing smoke. After the announcement of a withdrawal of Israel Defense Forces troops from southern Gaza, he pledged that a …
Ben Cohen
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Israel-bashing reviews are leaving a bad taste
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Germany’s new naturalization test a bit too late
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Nicaraguan tyrant’s unconscionable ICJ charade
The solemnly named International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has become an arena for the world’s despots and authoritarians to strut and grandstand, projecting their own abuses — …
Kosher Bookworm
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As Pesach nears, discovering our tradition anew
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Answering questions from children of tomorrow
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Readings selected for a meaningful Pesach
The Pesach Seder may be the most observed family ritual on the Jewish calendar. Accordingly, many books deal with Pesach observances, and I’ve referenced several in recent columns. This …
On Campus
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Universities in America were always extreme
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Nazis old and new at the George Washington U
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Death of light and truth on the American campus
The students currently protesting against Israel on college campuses across the US have no interest in learning, let alone challenging their own assumptions. They are making a mockery of education …
More Opinion Columns
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Israel backers drown out NJ ‘intifada revolution’
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Reminder: Beware the Ides of March (redux)
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Jew-hate skyrockets, rising 140% in 2023
Antisemitism in the United States spiked by a record 140%, according to figures released by the Anti-Defamation League on Tuesday. Nearly 9,000 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism …
Food: Dining In
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Ancient matzah’s tasty beyond-seder twist
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Loving springtime in my timeless kitchen
As Pesach holiday drew to a close, I wondered why I didn’t get to try out the 23 or 24 new Passover recipes I collected this year. Maybe next year. And once again I found myself thinking …
Travel
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Caymans cuisine: Caribbean ‘culinary capital’
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Moroccan Jews on future: ‘Not country we knew’
“This is not the Morocco we knew,” said Kobi Ifrah, co-founder of Kulna, an organization that aims to preserve and promote Jewish Moroccan heritage. Since moving from Dimona in …
Health
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Parker: Creating dementia-friendly communities
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Israel’s role in international health diplomacy
Israel and Morocco are promoting a declaration on “Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response” which is an excellent example of “health diplomacy.” Health diplomacy …