Hope dies for LI’s lone soldier, slain on Oct. 7
On Sunday, Omer Neutra’s mother pled for her son’s life, at a weekly rally for the hostages in Central Park. Since the day he was carried into Gaza by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, …
hostages
Trump warns Hamas: Free captives before Jan. 20
President-elect Donald Trump warned on Monday that if Hamas did not release its hostages before inauguration day, “those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and …
Israel
Ethiopian Jews mark Sigd with prayers for Jerusalem
Thousands of Ethiopian Jews gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday to celebrate Sigd, an ancient holiday that has taken on renewed meaning amid Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas. The …
Chabad Kinus Hashluchim
Facing terrorism, Chabad emissaries end world conference with renewed resolve
The annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim) concluded with a closing ceremony celebrating the tapestry of Jewish life worldwide and reaffirming …
Hostages
‘Always looked out for the little guy,’ friends say of Omer Neutra
Michelle Rich, director of teen travel and international engagement at United Synagogue Youth, laughs as she recounts a memory she has of Omer Neutra. “He was so smiley, and so happy and …
Chabad Kinus Hashluchim
Chabad Class picture in Crown Heights
The annual “class picture” of Chabad rabbis took place Sunday morning at the 41st annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, under the iconic …
kosher kitchen
Chanukah means latkes (and cheese as well!)
We all know the story of Chanukah, of Judah Maccabee and his four brothers who fought the powerful Greco-Syrian army and defeated, yet again, another power intent on destroying …
CHABAD KINUS HASHLUCHIM
Campus Chabad empowers students to display pride
“I never thought I would have to take off my Star of David necklace,” a student told Rabbi Levi Cunin a week after Oct. 7, 2023. Tears filled her eyes as …
torah
Following the example of Yaakov, father to us all
In this horrific post-October 7 apocalyptic world, Rashi’s dictum, “ Maaseh l’avot siman l’banim (the deeds of the forefathers are a signpost to the …
gaza war
The impossible art of negotiating with terrorists
The first rule of negotiating with Islamic terrorists is don’t. The second rule is, if you do it, do it with heavy artillery. Islamic terrorists don’t negotiate. They make demands in …
Schools
What’s tuition’s impact on day-school enrollment?
When I began exercising with a trainer more than a decade ago, the trainer asked me what my goals for improved health were. I explained to her that I was at the high end …
CHABAD KINUS HASHLUCHIM
Campus Chabad empowers students to display pride
“I never thought I would have to take off my Star of David necklace,” a student told Rabbi Levi Cunin a week after Oct. 7, 2023. Tears filled her eyes as …
food
Loving my Scottish-Chanukah ‘keepin’ cakes’
Forget dieting during Chanukah! I’ll bake, serve and savor every morsel of my mother’s buttery cakes. For her, Chanukah was more than latkes, though she fried up dozens every night. …
CHABAD KINUS HASHLUCHIM
You are a Jew: Chabad and the antisemites
Everyone has their favorite Chabad story. Here is mine. A friend once approached a Chabad shaliach (emissary) who would stand at the entrance to the subway station each and every …
gaza war
Future depends on Trump to punish woke US
Occidental College seemingly waved the white flag last week in its efforts to defend itself against charges of tolerating antisemitism on its Los Angeles campus. The school agreed to a …
History
A dead Jew is used in anti-Zionist propaganda
An antisemitic scandal is gaining momentum after Jewish publications shed light on an American nonprofit that exploits the name of a late Jewish figure to promote an anti-Israeli …
gaza war
First military rabbi killed in combat since ‘73 war
Hearing that Rabbi Avi Goldberg was killed shook me up a bit more than usual, though I did not know him. Somehow, it’s different when you share the same last name, even if we’re not …
This week in Torah
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Jews standing in defiance of the natural order
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Consider this: Will it be one revelation or two?
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Noting the birth of the world’s oldest hate
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This week’s parsha: Meet Leah, the hated wife
In Parshat Ki Seitzei we are told about a man who has two wives, one who is beloved ( ahuva ) and one who is detested ( s’nuah ) (Devarim 21:15). Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch notes that the term …
Jonathan Tobin
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College Jew haters and enablers aren’t victims
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Sorry symbolism of a failed pro-Israel rally
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Future depends on Trump to punish woke US
Occidental College seemingly waved the white flag last week in its efforts to defend itself against charges of tolerating antisemitism on its Los Angeles campus. The school agreed to a …
Ben Cohen
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Ukraine at war with Russia (N. Korea-Iran, too)
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What cowardly Matt Baldacci did, other do too
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Amsterdamned: The shame of Femke Halsema
In the arsenal of the antisemite, denial is a key weapon. •Six million Jews were exterminated during the Holocaust? Didn’t happen. •The Soviet Union persecuted its Jewish …
Kosher Bookworm
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The seven Noahide Laws can define the world
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For Samuel Pepys, a wild British Simchat Torah
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Celebrating Thanksgiving is a Jewish tradition
With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, I would like to bring to your attention a wonderful and informative work entitled, “Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American …
On Campus
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University curriculum: How to ‘unlearn Zionism’
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Campus Chabad empowers students to display pride
“I never thought I would have to take off my Star of David necklace,” a student told Rabbi Levi Cunin a week after Oct. 7, 2023. Tears filled her eyes as …
More Opinion Columns
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Shabbat: An affirming response to antisemitism
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Hearing the echos of Amsterdam’s broken glass
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‘Rolling Stone’ accuses my sons of war crimes
Rolling Stone, a magazine once renowned for its solid investigative journalism, is planning to publish a reckless, unsubstantiated attack on two of my heroic sons serving in the Israel …
Food: Dining In
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Loving my Scottish-Chanukah ‘keepin’ cakes’
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Chanukah means latkes (and cheese as well!)
We all know the story of Chanukah, of Judah Maccabee and his four brothers who fought the powerful Greco-Syrian army and defeated, yet again, another power intent on destroying …
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 …