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A Few Clouds Hundreds of 5 Towners against overdevelopment urge officials to … Stop the madness
Three-hundred Five Towners upset with over-development in the area, turned out for a civic meeting and rally Tuesday night at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club. Paris Popack, Judy Bernstien and …
aliyah
Homeward bound: 225 olim leave JFK on first post-pandemic Nefesh B’Nefesh flight
Nefesh B’Nefesh brought 225 olim back home to Israel on Tuesday, aboard its first post-pandemic El Al charter flight. “I’ve missed this sight,” NBN co-founder Rabbi …
terror
Flashback: ‘Riverdale Press’ was firebombed after publishing editorial in support of Rushdie
After Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini demanded, on Feb. 14, 1989, that author Salmon Rushdie be murdered, America’s chain bookstores ran for cover, hiding or removing Rushdie’s The …
opinion
AIPAC doubles down on its mission
Imagine that you run an organization devoted exclusively to a woman’s right to have an abortion. At election time, you identify candidates most committed to your cause and do whatever you …
commentary
Gush Katif disengagement still an open wound
Gush Katif was a bloc of 17 Israel settlements in the southern Gaza strip. In August 2005, the government forcibly removed the 8,600 residents from their homes and their communities were demolished …
anti-semitism
Roger Waters brings his Jew-bashing show to LI
One of pop culture’s highest profile Jew-haters will perform a politically-charged concert Saturday evening in the new UBS Arena at Belmont Park. His “This Is Not a Drill” tour …
Rare win on PR front
Scoring points in the battle for hearts and minds is important, but that won’t pacify those whose only goal is Israel’s demise
If a ceasefire holds, the latest fighting between Israel and Palestinian terrorists in Gaza won’t have changed much in a conflict …
gaza
Key military, political takeaways from Gaza op
Israel’s 66-hour campaign targeting the military leadership of Palestinian Islamic Jihad was a major success on multiple levels. The first was military: Israel succeeded in taking out the …
travel
A Taste of Druze culture in Daliat el-Carmel
The aroma of cardamom coffee wafts out of a spice shop. Teenage girls are walking home from school, some in jeans and Blundstone boots, others wearing traditional veils and skirts. A cell phone store …
middle east
Saudi influencer hopes for a peace with Israel
Saudi social-media influencer Mohammed Saud, who recently made both waves and friends by playing Israel’s national anthem Hatikvah on the oud (a stringed instrument), tells JNS that …
five towns
Atlantic Beach goes to court to bar Chabad of Long Beach
Atlantic Beach is going to court on July 14 in a bid to kill plans by Long Beach-based Chabad of the Beaches to expand in its community. The village hopes to do this by seizing Chabad-owned …
social media
BlenderBot 3, Meta’s new [anti-Semitic] chatbot
A new artificial intelligence released on Aug. 5 by Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook, is under fire for spewing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric …
opinion
After Gaza this time, it’s actually different
The Jews, in general, and this Jew, in particular, have complained for years about how poorly Israel has explained itself to the world. It’s a privilege to be able to recognize good work on …
opinion
Woke media erased working class and Jews
How much of what is wrong with the country can be placed on the media? Much of the deep division between left and right — with increasingly little room left in the center — is driven …
kosher kitchen
It’s summer! No time to be ice cream shy
The other day, a friend asked me what I was making for dinner. The truth was that I had no plans for dinner at all. I was still sore and exhausted from non-stop gardening and had been so busy …
five towns
Atlantic Beach clashes with Chabad in Fed court
An attempt by the Village of Atlantic Beach to seize Chabad property at the foot of the Atlantic Beach Bridge ended up in Federal court last week. Seven representatives of Long Beach-based Chabad …
aid
UJA-Federation refugee grants
The Jewish Federations of North America has announced the launch of a Ukrainian Resettlement Grant Initiative to support refugees seeking safety in the United States …
antisemitism
We are the target
This week in Torah
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Elevating ourselves by our blessing Hashem
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Everybody, shlit’a, but don’t put it in writing
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Realizing the full power of the Talmud Torah
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When societies lose faith, civilizations fail
What is the real challenge of maintaining a free society? In parshat Eikev, Moses springs his great surprise. Here are his words: Be careful that you do not forget the L-rd your G-d. … …
Jonathan Tobin
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Kill try should (but won’t) stop Iran nuke deal
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Woke media erased working class and Jews
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Jew-hating UN tool says quiet part out loud
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BDS map targets all Jews in Massachusets
Linking Soros and anti-Semitism: Fake news
It’s long past the point in today’s hyper-partisan atmosphere where anyone should be surprised at how low and how dishonest political discourse can be. But is it really too much to …
Ben Cohen
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Thinking anti-Semitism: Back to square one?
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Bad days back? Russia’s Jewish Agency threat
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Iran’s ‘corridor of death’ is open for business
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Jewish people have a different set of priorities
Confronting South Africa’s official anti-Zionism
In no other democratic country in the world has anti-Zionism enjoyed the kind of mainstream success that it has in South Africa. Consider that Israel’s recent military strikes against …
Melanie Phillips
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Lessons from our licking of Ben & Jerry’s
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EU’s war-driven Jerusalem charm offensive
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What constitutes ‘last resort’ as time runs out
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For the Jews, history repeats itself in Ukraine
Israeli TV’s shallow and irresponsible stunt
We are accustomed to wars being waged in the name of religion. There’s less acknowledgment of the war being waged upon religion and on the religious mindset by Western secularists. One …
Ruthie Blum
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Bad precedent and curse of the small parties
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What constitutes ‘last resort’ as time runs out
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Satanic stabbing puts spotlight on Iranian evil
T he attempted murder on Friday of Salman Rushdie is the latest in a string of appalling incidents that ought to put the United States and its P5+1 partners to shame for their efforts to …
Food
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Once reviled tomato is special summer treat
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Beyond 9 Days, brisket wasn’t on the table
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Making a stand for seasonal farmers markets
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Summer backyard barbecues, strictly kosher
It’s summer! No time to be ice cream shy
The other day, a friend asked me what I was making for dinner. The truth was that I had no plans for dinner at all. I was still sore and exhausted from non-stop gardening and had been so busy …
Travel
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Turning the Arava desert into a breadbasket
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In Martha’s Vineyard, Chabad’s light beckons
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Great Neck rabbi and Rambam boost Tiberias
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A Taste of Druze culture in Daliat el-Carmel
The aroma of cardamom coffee wafts out of a spice shop. Teenage girls are walking home from school, some in jeans and Blundstone boots, others wearing traditional veils and skirts. A cell phone store …
Rafael Medoff
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Anti-Semitism, now without the anti-Semites
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Here’s something to think about on the FDR
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McCullough got it wrong about Truman and Jews
Historian David McCullough won a Pulitzer Prize for “Truman,” his biography of President Harry S. Truman. McCullough also won a second Pulitzer and two National Book Awards for his …
More Opinion Columns
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Twitter finally owes Salman Rushdie an apology
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Strategic blindness of caretaker government
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Satanic stabbing puts spotlight on Iranian evil
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Literary world’s fatally immoral coddling of Iran
In May 2015, the PEN Literary Gala presented its Freedom of Expression Courage Award to the slain cartoonists of the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo.” Earlier that year, two …