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An estimated 290,000 people crowded the National Mall to support Israel, oppose antisemitism, and demand the return of hostages held by Hamas.

The frequently divided American Jewish community pulled off what some were referring to as a miraculous show of unity and determination on Tuesday, rallying in massive numbers on the National Mall in … more

By Ed Weintrob | 11/16/23

Or Gat (right) told the Young Israel of North Riverdale on Sunday night about his family’s Oct. 7 trauma. His mother Kinneret was murdered. His sister Carmel Gat (left) and sister-in-law Yarden Roman Gat (center) are being held captive in Gaza.

Out of the horrors of Be’eri Kibbutz: Death, escape, captivity, determination

Or Gat was celebrating the engagement of friends while his family was sleeping in the early morning of Oct. 7 in the Be’eri Kibbutz in Israel near the Gaza border. The first reports he … more

By Gary Larkin, Editor, The Riverdale Press | 11/1/23

Israel-boosters rallied in Riverdale’s Seton Park on Tuesday to thank the area’s congressmember, Rep. Ritchie Torres, for his long-standing vigorous support of the Jewish state. Pictured around the blue “thank you” sign (from left): Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz, Rabbi Levi Shemtov of Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale, Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale (The Bayit), Councilmember Eric Dinowitz, and Bronx Boro President Venessa Gibson.

Bronx battle: Haters cheer Hamas, Riverdale loves Israel and Torres

While Hamas-lovers rallied outside the office of Rep. Ritchie Torres in the Bronx’s Fordham neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, a larger pro-Israel crowd assembled in Riverdale’s Seton … more

By Ed Weintrob | 10/25/23

SAR at a basketball camp in Senegal

After an intense junior year at SAR High School in Riverdale, Joseph Arenson traveled to Senegal this sumer to work for a not-for-profit basketball organization called MALAWRISE. The organization, … more

9/20/23

Students at Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School have their marching orders: "Be nice!"

SAR renews mission: Let's be really nice!

The principal of the Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School wants his school to vibrate with a feeling of “nice.” Working to raise the profile of mitzvot ben adam l’chavero … more

9/13/23

Among five SAR students on a mission in Phoenix (from left): Harrison Brooks, Jordana Rudolph and Adam Burian.

Call to action: SAR team aids Arizona migrants

Five rising seniors at SAR in Riverdale heard a call to action in a speech by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz. They answered the call and traveled to Phoenix in August to help asylum seekers acclimate to … more

8/30/23

SAR glimpses life on Wall St

Students of SAR High School’s AP Macroeconomics class had been plowing through a demanding college-level high school course and now, finally, they had the opportunity to apply their learnings … more

By Gabriel Duerr, SAR Senior | 2/1/23

The Bernstein family of Woodmere prepares to board their Nefesh B'Nefesh ailyah flight.

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 … more

The Jewish Star | 8/18/22

SAR with students from Viennese Jewish youth groups, including B’nei Akiva, at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp.

SAR chesed mission: From Riverdale to Vienna

I buzzed with excitement as I boarded the plane to Vienna. Along with 23 other SAR High School seniors, I would be spending the next week working “with school age Ukrainian refugees, provide … more

By Gabriella Blechner, SAR Senior | 6/1/22

From left: Chloe Gottlieb (co-president YLMC); Miriam Kopyto (co-president YLMC); Shmuel Berman, first place (Frisch); Avigail Winokur, first place (Central); Dodie Weinberg, first place (Central); Leeba Sullivan, second place (Central), Meira Saffra, second place (Central); Yonatan Schiller, second place (DRS); Benjy Gottesman (co-president YLMC); and Alex Libkind (YLMC faculty adviser).

HAFTR hosts tri-state Model Congress event

HAFTR High School again hosted the annual Yeshiva League Model Congress, on, March 6. Students from 14 tri-state area schools convened at the Young Israel of Woodmere, including Central, DRS, Ezra … more

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