Oct. 7: We must remember
This will not be easy to read or view, but it’s essential as we approach the first anniversary of the horrific October 7th massacre. We must remember what the Palestinians who entered Israel that day did to men, women, the elderly, children, and babies. …
Gaza War
Crystal-clear Bibi to UN: Pick blessing, not curse
I didn’t intend to come here this year. My country is at war, fighting for its life. But after I heard the lies and slanders leveled at my country by many of the speakers at this …
gaza war
OU: Saying ‘Halleluka’ without cheering the death of Nasrallah
Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Rabbi Moshe Hauer posted this statement on motzei Shabbat. “Halleluka!” Our Sages noted that this rich word of praise was first used when …
gaza war
Biden: Nasrallah death ‘a measure of justice’
President Joe Biden issued this statement on Saturday: Hassan Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of …
gaza war
Nasrallah’s demise cracked Iranian axis
The elimination of Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah isn’t the final chapter in this conflict, but it’s a pivotal moment that will reverberate far into the future. In one swift stroke, …
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 or take a substantial detour around the city walls. A long-awaited …
gaza war
Female snipers deterring threats to IDF in Gaza
Suddenly, Israel Defense Force Staff Sgt. (res.) S. spotted a woman in a long dress advancing toward the building from afar. S. reported to her commanders and awaited …
global focus
Simply put: We can’t dialogue with Iran’s rulers
Two years have passed since the murder of Jina (“Mahsa”) Amini, a young Kurdish-Iranian woman, at the hands of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s morality police. Amini was …
health
Social-justice shrinks blacklist Jewish patients
Are you stressed out? Feeling traumatized? Anxious? Depressed? Are friends, family and colleagues giving you a hard time about your support for Zionism and Israel? Maybe you …
Kosher Kitchen
Preparing for Rosh Hashana, vegetarian-style
I have been hearing two holiday comments recently — either “Rosh Hashana is so late this year” or “I am so glad we have more time to get ready for Rosh Hashana this …
Food
At a somber moment, sweet tastes for 5785
As Jews the world over celebrate Rosh Hashana on Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, sweet dishes will be served to welcome 5785 with wishes for a sweet year ahead. And for the release of the …
Global Focus
Bernard-Henri Lévy: Israel alone and unbowed
In his buoyant 1983 album track “Neighborhood Bully,” Bob Dylan sang: He’s not supposed to fight back, he’s supposed to …
gaza war
Making the Negev desert bloom … with tequila
Avi Leitner and his partner Avi Rosenfeld went to Mexico years ago and discovered the secret behind producing high-end tequila — the blue agave plant. They identified similarities in …
gaza war
Eyewitness to the atrocities at Supernova
An important, extraordinary and shattering film started screening last week. “Surviving October 7th: We Will Dance Again” is about the massacre at the Supernova music festival during the …
gaza war
From Pagers to Nasrallah, this is, in fact, a war
The United Nations was in high dudgeon in the aftermath of the pager and walkie-talkie attacks against Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. According to the Associated Press, the UN’s human …
food
Fish and fall fruits break our Yom Kippur fast
It’s tradition! After Neilah services at my synagogue on Yom Kippur, there’s a surge to tables of light fare typically set out by the Sisterhood. Tired and hungry worshippers gather round …
Kosher Kitchen
Table’s set for sweet Rosh Hashana deserts
No matter how hard you work on your picture-perfect turkey or perfectly sliced brisket or elaborate rice dish, someone is bound to eventually ask, “What’s for dessert?” Everyone …
USPS
At post office, Chanukah comes early this year
Chanukah came 13-and-a-half weeks early at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, as a band and a Jewish student choir performed songs about dreidels and menorahs, as well as Yiddish and Ladino …
Books
Friedman tells Israel: Think fresh, get tough — and win!
Former US Ambassador David Friedman’s new book, “One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” published on Sept. 3 by Humanix Books, presents …
Gaza War
5 Towns Chesed Center’s Yom Tov Shuk
This week in Torah
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Worthy life tops one filled with health, wealth
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Repression of the sublime, acting to forget G-d
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Remember to prepare for changes in new year
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Hineni: We’re here both for today and tomorrow
It was an awful year in Gaza. It was 5774.
This column was published in September 2014, at the end of a year — 5774 — during which Israel fought Operation Protective Edge in Gaza. In the year that we are now parting with, it …
Jonathan Tobin
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Carlson is pivot for right-wing antisemitism
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War against Jews on campus: Round 2
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Reactions to Israel’s Hezbollah strikes matter
It was the covert operation that inspired countless Internet memes. The simultaneous explosion of thousands of pagers in the possession of Hezbollah operatives followed a day later by a similar mass …
Ben Cohen
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Bernard-Henri Lévy: Israel alone and unbowed
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In Afghanistan and Gaza, tragedies and farce
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Simply put: We can’t dialogue with Iran’s rulers
Two years have passed since the murder of Jina (“Mahsa”) Amini, a young Kurdish-Iranian woman, at the hands of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s morality police. Amini was …
Kosher Bookworm
On Campus
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Jews: The real students for Palestinian justice
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Let’s defeat the anti-Israel student terrorists
J ewish students from the City University of New York recently attending a Hillel welcome-back dinner were surrounded by masked, screaming protesters who banged on windows and chanted, …
More Opinion Columns
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Hypocrisy on Mahsa Amini murder anniversary
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America’s not ready for war
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As Oslo turns 31, the hate keeps on hating
Sept. 13, 1993 was the day Israel’s ruling class abandoned Zionism. That day, then prime minister Yitzhak Rabin stood in the White House Rose Garden and officially recognized the …
Food: Dining In
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Preparing for Rosh Hashana, vegetarian-style
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Table’s set for sweet Rosh Hashana deserts
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Fish and fall fruits break our Yom Kippur fast
It’s tradition! After Neilah services at my synagogue on Yom Kippur, there’s a surge to tables of light fare typically set out by the Sisterhood. Tired and hungry worshippers gather round …
Travel
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After city lived with 275 years of ghosts, Jewish Charleston is bullish on its future
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Thousands of Americans make aliyah after Oct. 7
Nearly 1,800 North Americans have immigrated to Israel since the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion, with an additional 2,000 newcomers expected this summer, Nefesh B’Nefesh reports. NBN, the nonprofit …
Health
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Haifa hospital goes deep to prepares for the worst
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Officials turn out to salute the heros of Mount Sinai
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Mt. Sinai South Nassau dedicates Sabbath House
Mount Sinai South Nassau dedicated its new Sabbath House last week, honoring longtime supporters Iris and Shalom Maidenbaum. The Sept. 12 event followed the facility’s recent relocation to …