politics
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 were among those attending the Jewish News Syndicate's first International Policy Summit, …
global focus
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …