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Tuvia Eden undergoes physiotherapy with Dr. Shilo Kramer at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran in southern Israel on Sept. 10.

Battle-injured Israeli farmer won't quit

A day before his latest stint of Israeli military reserve duty, Tuvia Eden was running a half-marathon in Tel Aviv. The 42-year-old Israeli farmer and father of eight, who serves as a company … more

By Edgar Lefkovits, JNS | 9/16/26

City Councilman Eric Dinowitz of Riverdale tours City Hall with Danielle Yablonka, Miss Universe Israel, on Sept. 10. Dinowitz is chair of the Council’s Jewish caucus and co-chair of its bipartisan task force on Jewish hatred.

Miss Israel in NY meets Dinowitz, not Mamdani

When someone connected to her team offered to see if Zohran Mamdani, Danielle Yablonka, Miss Universe Israel 2026, declined. “I’m always open to meeting and having conversations, but I’m … more

By Vita Fellig | 9/16/26

The obsession with a mythical backlash against Muslims promoted by the political left and liberal media didn’t just distort anniversary coverage. It builds sympathy for Islamist Jew-hatred.

Islamophobia fiction is a license for Jew-hate

The 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001 has come and gone. Despite criticisms and pleas from many of the families of the victims as well as others, Mayor Zohran … more

By Jonathan Tobin | 9/16/26

Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann shouts cheers for his beloved Columbus Blue Jackets and all of Am Yisrael, at a Jewish Heritage Night in Nationwide Arena. In his column, Rabbi Kaltmann uses a sports analogy to argue that we should never give up — even when there’s only one-second remaining on the clock.

Even as Yom Kippur gates close, it’s never too late for prayer

When someone connected to her team offered to see if Zohran Mamdani, Danielle Yablonka, Miss Universe Israel 2026, declined. “I’m always open to meeting and having conversations, but I’m … more

By Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann | 9/16/26

Asking forgiveness and giving mechilah

Rabbi Steven Exler of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale began his Rosh Hashana drasha with this self-reflection: “I am so grateful for my life, for my family, for all of you. I am a happy person, … more

By Ed Wintrob, Editor & Publisher, The Jewish Star | 9/16/26

American rapper Macklemore performs in San Francisco in 2013.

Artists back Macklemore in ‘Free Palestine’ pileup

All four acts scheduled to perform during the remaining dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour have withdrawn from the concert series following rapper Macklemore’s removal after … more

For The Jewish Star | 9/16/26

An anti-Israel Amnesty International demonstration in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2023.

Times, BBC ignore Amnesty report on Hamas

Amnesty International has been anything but a marginal source in BBC and New York Times coverage of the Gaza Strip. From October 2023 to October 2025, Amnesty International was among the top three … more

By Maia Zelkha | 9/9/26

Shopping for food at a Carrefour supermarket in Ashkelon during the war with Iran in March.

Air-conditioners hot and bother the Jew-haters

Know what I did the other day? Brace yourself. I went to the supermarket. I shopped for yogurt and bread, veggies and snack foods for my family. Basic stuff. Can you believe the audacity? To a … more

By Rabbi Hayim Leiter | 9/9/26

President Donald Trump and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on May 20, 2017.

The much-hyped Mecca pact is only just a show

Saudi Arabia signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement with Pakistan and Turkey on Aug. 7. The first ministerial-level defense pact between the three parties, a Saudi official called it … more

By Joseph Rozen | 9/9/26

There’s an Israel paradox in thinking of Finland

A quiet story out of Finland last week deserves more attention than it received. The country’s public broadcaster Yle reported that in 2024, in the middle of the Gaza war, the Finnish … more

By Dov Maimon | 9/9/26