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, …

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