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The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale drew 400 attendees to its 50th annual dinner on June 14, honoring two couples and featuring a video showcasing five generations of shul members.
Senior Rabbi …
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By Leora Mahler, The Jewish Star
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6/24/26
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Mayor Zorhan Mamdani catapulted into the role of Democratic kingmaker on Tuesday, when his personally endorsed socialist, antzionist insurgents defeated stalwarts of the middle-of-the-road Democratic …
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By Ed Weintrob, The Jewish Star
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6/24/26
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Rep. Ritchie Torres, one of Israel’s most reliable Democratic friends on Capitol Hill, easily defeated two antizionist opponents in his Bronx district.
Torres was always favored in the heavily …
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By Ed Weintrob, The Jewish Star
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6/24/26
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Across the country, Jewish families and individuals are concerned about the explosion of antisemitism around the world. …
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By Betty Cotton
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6/18/26
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In 1547, during Rome’s Carnival, crowds gathered for a ritual designed to remind Jews of their place. Then it began: the sharp slap of bare feet against ancient cobblestones. Jewish boys — …
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By Robert Soffer
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6/17/26
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I practice male genital mutilation. All these years as a mohel, I was under the impression I was performing a deeply spiritual act, continuing a 4,000-year-old unbroken chain …
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By Rabbi Hayim Leiter
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6/17/26
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When I visited Thailand recently, I couldn’t help but notice the abundance of water. The island was lush and green; palm trees and tropical plants seemed to grow effortlessly, with no visible …
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By Natalie Sopinsky
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6/17/26
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The antics of Colombia’s outgoing leftist president, Gustavo Petro, have dominated headlines about the United Nations over the last week.
Petro arrived in New York to chair a special debate …
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By Ben Cohen
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6/17/26
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Conflict resolution is one of the most important tasks in human relations. Open up any newspaper and you will read of schoolchildren bullying each other, of married couples who are in bitter …
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By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Orthodox Union
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6/17/26
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To continue to embrace new opportunities and challenges is a wonderful character trait. We should never become complacent with our lives or our achievements. If we can do more, we should; nay, we …
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By Rabbi Yossy Goldman
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6/17/26
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