Cuomo’s not a first choice, but the only choice. Vote to stop Mamdani.
Even people who find Andrew Cuomo unlikeable and irredeemably unsuited to be mayor will vote him, considering the alternative. …
Global Focus
Zohran Mamdani is the Ken Livingstone of NY
It’s been more than 20 years since I moved with my family from London to New York City. There were many reasons why we traversed the pond, with job opportunities and the chance of a new life …
politics
NY Times calls Mamdani ‘uniquely unsuited’
New York City voters should not “rank” Zohran Mamdani, an anti-Israel state representative, among their choices for mayor in the June 24 Democratic primary, the New York Times editorial …
Gaza War
Israel’s Iranian payback is long overdue
Now that Israel and Iran are finally at war, let us hope that we are witnessing the final days of the medieval mullahs and ayatollahs — along with their barbaric henchmen — who have …
Israel Chesed Center
5 Towns 5K run/walk aids Israel Chesed Center
This year’s 5 Towns 5K Run/Walk for Israel, staged in North Woodmere Park on June 8, partnered with the Hewlett-based Israel Chesed Center. The …
gaza war
As bombs fall, it’s OK to ask: Where is G-d?
On Oct 7, 2023, the Jewish state endured the greatest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Babies beheaded. Grandmothers burned alive. Young women raped next to the corpses of their murdered …
Schools
For NSHA grads, accolades and acceptances
As the school year draws to a close, the North Shore Hebrew Academy High School class of 2025 marks a new beginning. The graduates are celebrating an incredible list of accomplishments, from awards …
schools
Shulamith HS celebrate its 7th graduating class
Shulamith High School celebrated its 7th annual graduation ceremony. The evening highlighted the accomplishments of its newest alumni, while keeping focus on the ongoing heartache of the hostages, …
schools
Central, YU’s girls HS, celebrates its graduation
It’s the end of an era. On June 9, the class of 2025 graduated from the Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central), officially transforming from students to proud alumnae and …
Gaza War
‘Each of these faces has a story’: Nova in DC
Noa Beer walked past the replica of the stage where entertainers prepared to entertain some 4,000 people at a music festival in an Israeli national park. Psychedelic lights rotated around the …
opinion
Report from Israel: Blood, bravery and brit milah
I often feel like the “A-team” of rabbis: “If you have a problem and you can find me, maybe I can help.” I don’t operate out of a synagogue; I’m a spiritual …
food
Finding new dairy dishes in an old cookbook
As I prepared for Shavuot, I rifled through books of recipes, looking for something different, and I came upon “The Settlement Cook Book: The Way to a Man’s Heart,” a tome I …
gaza war
MAGA pretenders siding with ‘Death to America’ Iran against Pres. Trump
Hijacking President Donald Trump’s slogans of “America First” and “MAGA,” a neo-isolationist grift — led by hucksters and haters and fraudsters and fools — …
schools
SKA salutes its Val, Sals and Keter Shem Tov
Valedictorian Hadassa Klahr Throughout her years at SKA, Hadassa Klahr has been a dedicated student and an active member of her class. She served as model congress and college bowl captain in …
schools
HAFTR valedictorian, salutatorian: Outstanding
HAFTR High School is proud to celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of our Valedictorian, Sean Harris, and Salutatorian, Quinn Oliner — two students whose dedication, leadership, and …
schools
MTA, YU’s boys’ HS, graduates 75
The Yeshiva University High School for Boys — MTA (Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy) — held a graduation ceremony for 75 seniors. The event featured several speakers, including YU’s …
Leket
Leket Israel feeds thousands with LIers’ help
Residents from the Five Towns and elsewhere on Long Island are contributing to Leket Israel by donating, volunteering or hosting events with the proceeds benefitting the national food bank for …
opinion
Israel’s calling: Down with Iran, up with Persia
Once again, Israel is doing the heavy lifting for the rest of the world. It’s what Jews do. Israel’s pre-emptive and technically accomplished strike on Iran is the stuff of legend. …
food
Fallen Ukrainian chef’s kosher restaurant dreams
Zvi-Hirsh (Grisha) Zovergzde, a 32-year-old married father of two young children, was killed last week during combat operations on the Kherson front. The professional chef from Odessa served in …
This week in Torah
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Spy stories: Not what we see, it’s how we see it
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In both Torah and in life today, history repeats
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Gather us together from the 4 corners of earth
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The real world: That’s where we live our lives
The episode of the spies has rightly puzzled commentators throughout the centuries. How could they have gotten it so wrong? The land, they said, was as Moses had promised — “flowing with …
Jonathan Tobin
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Send Barstool haters to Israel, not Auschwitz
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Antisemites are still proving why we need Israel
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Do not fear Project Esther: The ugly truth is that pro-Palestinian now means anti-Jewish
A s far as groups like Jewish Voice for Peace and the Nexus Project — and their cheering section at the New York Times — are concerned, what the Heritage Foundation is doing is pretty …
Ben Cohen
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Zohran Mamdani is the Ken Livingstone of NY
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Whatever ‘nakba’ might be, it’s not our problem
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From protest to terrorism: A well-trodden path
H istorians will be familiar with the observation in Kohelet, the book of Ecclesiastes, about the repetitive cycles of past and present: “What has been will be again; what has been done will be …
Kosher Bookworm
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Sefiros: A Jewish morally-based math lesson
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This is a season for real miracles — and learning
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Liberty Bell and this week’s Torah connection
The origin of the verse inscribed on the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia is in Behar, one of this week’s parshiot. Its theme speaks to the ideological foundations of our republic, of freedom and …
On Campus
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Wake up, Harvard U: Woke will make you broke!
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Trump joins US colleges in selling out to Qatar
Editor’s note: With the president planning to accept a 400-million-dollar gift and uncounted hundreds of millions in business benefits from Qatar, it’s useful to consider Qatar’s …
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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Fallen Ukrainian chef’s kosher restaurant dreams
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Finding new dairy dishes in an old cookbook
As I prepared for Shavuot, I rifled through books of recipes, looking for something different, and I came upon “The Settlement Cook Book: The Way to a Man’s Heart,” a tome I …
Travel
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On your next trip, check modern Israel’s history
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French Jews bring solidarity to new heights
“I wanted to prove that it’s still possible to achieve great things,” said Charlie Taieb, creator of Minyan Everest, an initiative that brings Jewish prayer to the highest peaks on …
Health
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Behind stats for Mental Health Awareness Month
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Support group: No child should face cancer alone
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After Biden diagnosis, advice from St. John’s
In response to former President Joe Biden’s recent diagnosis with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, the chief of hematology/oncology at Episcopal Health Services’ St. John’s …