O’Canada! ‘51st state’ no haven for Jews
Jews first landed in Canada in the 1740s, along with the earliest French and English soldiers and émigrés, settling in the Maritime provinces, according to Sheldon Godfrey, …
politics
Space lasers and plague: GOP kills pro-Israel bill
Republican House leaders axed a planned vote on Monday for a bill intended to protect Israel from boycotts, amid a backlash from some conservatives over free speech concerns. Former Republican …
politics
Trump quits fight as Houthis double down on Israel
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States would stop its strikes on the Houthi terrorists in Yemen “effective immediately,” even as the Yemini terror group has stepped …
Bikur Cholim Far Rockaway and Five Towns
Wellness expo supports Bikur Cholim
Women from throughout the community turned out on Sunday to support Bikur Cholim of Far Rockaway and Five Towns, participating in the organization’s Sunday’s Glow Well Health and Wellness …
health
St. John’s Hospital gala supports new maternity unit
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital’s ICARE Foundation will honor community members and hospital doctors at its second annual Blue Phoenix Gala on Thursday, June 5, while raising funds for the …
kosher kitchen
Light up the bonfire and let’s have a picnic!
Passover is long gone. A half-filled box of matza still sits on my dining room table; we promised we would finish it, but neither my husband nor I have any intention of eating it right now. The …
gaza war
Gal Gadot turns 40: Israeli cool, Israeli power
Hollywood is full of actresses but few are like wonder woman Gal Gadot. The pretty and athletic girl from Rosh Ha’ayin — who can identify a weapon from any distance, lift a car, …
Travel
On your next trip, check modern Israel’s history
Are you looking for something more than the average “Israel experience” when you visit this summer? Long before the Hamas-led terrorist attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, Zionist history had …
History
Historic KKL-JNF photos from Israel’s early years recall Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut
In honor of Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Remembrance Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions of Terrorism) and Yom Ha’aztmaut (the country’s 77th …
Gaza war
Here are the 10 big lies that Palestinians tell to deny Jewish history in the Land of Israel
Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas recently claimed that the First and Second Jewish temples were in Yemen, not Jerusalem, citing the Quran. Not only does all reputable archeological research …
gaza war
The enemy is within: From First Temple to Oct. 7
The Jewish people have survived Pharaohs, inquisitions, pogroms and gas chambers. We have endured dispersion, genocide and countless attempts to erase us from history. And yet, with all that …
gaza war
Wake up, Harvard U: Woke will make you broke!
Borrowing a nifty lyric from the Beastie Boys (those white-hot, hip-hop Jewish sensations): “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Hate Jews!).” Yes, the original rap song focused on …
kosher kitchen
As Lag B’Omer nears, let’s talk about eggplant
The eggplant — a beautiful berry — is so popular that its iconic color is instantly recognizable far beyond the food, in paint and fabric and more. My eyeglasses are eggplant as is a …
Antisemitism
Adams strongarms venue to cut anti-Israel singer
A pop singer, whose anti-Israel vitriol crossed even a Cornell University red line, was set to perform in New York City’s Central Park — until Mayor Eric Adams strongarmed the City Parks …
travel
With new gift, New Orleans museum boosts reach
Four years ago this month, in the middle of the COVID pandemic, the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience opened a quaint building in the city of New Orleans to tell the stories of those who moved …
Israel
New Yorker activists at events in Israel
New Yorker activists were among those attending the Jewish News Syndicate's first International Policy Summit, …
global focus
Their spectacle is hate: Kneecap gets kneecapped
The most successful musicians are those who understand that their art is about spectacle as well as sound. When it comes to popular music, the more controversy there is, the greater the spectacle …
gaza war
My mom’s ongoing gift as my son enters the IDF
My mom had duck boots for the rain. And for the snow. Luckily, we wore the same size shoes, so when I visited her last year and it snowed, she let me wear the duck boots. They are …
gaza war
‘Aliyah of the soul’ doesn’t require Israel move
More than a year and a half after Oct. 7, the Jewish community in North America is at a critical juncture. We have kindled candles, altered our profile pictures and orchestrated panels and marches. Yet the fundamental question …
This week in Torah
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Fireside chat: Thoughts of missiles and miracles
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Putting Torah’s view of animal rights in context
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Remembering sacrifices in a thoughtful week
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Ours is a religion of love, but love is not enough
Cosmic consequences of doing right, doing wrong
The sinner may cause cosmic consequences, yes. But each one of us, as individuals, can cause compassion and kindness, helpfulness and sensitivity, unity and friendship, and a world at peace. I …
Jonathan Tobin
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Telling the truth when most news media won’t
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What the Shapiro attack says about America
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Antisemites are still proving why we need Israel
Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, is less of a nationwide party than usual this year. That was probably already a given for a nation still engaged in a war for its survival that …
Ben Cohen
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Antisemitism data illustrates the ‘new normal’
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Bangladesh: ‘Valid for all countries except Israel’
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Their spectacle is hate: Kneecap gets kneecapped
The most successful musicians are those who understand that their art is about spectacle as well as sound. When it comes to popular music, the more controversy there is, the greater the spectacle …
Kosher Bookworm
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This is a season for real miracles — and learning
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Her spark was ignited and a Jewish soul found
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Sefiros: A Jewish morally-based math lesson
In his commentary on the Counting of the Omer, “The Siddur Illuminated By Chassidus, Shabbos” (Merkos/Kehot, 2015), Rabbi Eliyahu Touger, formerly of Cedarhurst, now of Har Nof in …
On Campus
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Radical ideology of ‘diversity’ fuels Jew-hate
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Wake up, Harvard U: Woke will make you broke!
Borrowing a nifty lyric from the Beastie Boys (those white-hot, hip-hop Jewish sensations): “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Hate Jews!).” Yes, the original rap song focused on …
More Opinion Columns
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The real lesson of the attack on Josh Shapiro
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To explain Zionism, you need to explain Palestinians
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At LI museum, butterflies link Shoah and Oct 7
While most people today know something about the Holocaust, future generations will not have the opportunity to hear firsthand accounts from survivors. Nevertheless, we’ll need to keep the …
Food: Dining In
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Taking stock as we resume a life of chometz
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As Lag B’Omer nears, let’s talk about eggplant
The eggplant — a beautiful berry — is so popular that its iconic color is instantly recognizable far beyond the food, in paint and fabric and more. My eyeglasses are eggplant as is a …
Travel
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With new gift, New Orleans museum boosts reach
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On your next trip, check modern Israel’s history
Are you looking for something more than the average “Israel experience” when you visit this summer? Long before the Hamas-led terrorist attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, Zionist history had …
Health
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St. John’s Hospital gala supports new maternity unit
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Jew-hatred’s long-term psychological impact
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Wellness expo supports Bikur Cholim
Women from throughout the community turned out on Sunday to support Bikur Cholim of Far Rockaway and Five Towns, participating in the organization’s Sunday’s Glow Well Health and Wellness …