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From the earliest days of the city’s founding, Jews have helped shape the identity and vitality of New York. As immigrants, merchants, educators, philanthropists, laborers, artists and industrialists, Jewish New Yorkers have given much – and asked for little beyond the freedom to contribute.

Maybe being a stepmom is my chok. A path that defies neat halachic categories but still carves out something sacred. It doesn’t always feel certain. It rarely feels understood. But it is real. And it loves. And it is absurd.

Each month, the Kotel plaza looks different from the one before as there is constant excavation and construction happening, an incredible sign of each incremental step coming closer to the Geulah.

Predictably, Mamdani’s answer to the question of where the money to pay for all of this largesse will come from will continue to be ever-higher taxes, thus feeding the non-affordability spiral. So, nothing really new here.

Bannon claims that Bibi pushed for the attack on Iran for the most crass political motives, and in the process destabilized the region and brought the US into the mess.

Having devoted so much time myself to defending Israel since Oct 7, I’m beginning to question the value of these debates.

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The fact that the Israelis are still capturing terrorists decades after the PA agreed to fight Arab terrorism exposes the truth: the PA’s so-called anti-terror stance is a fraud.

Despite the fact that district court judges typically issue rulings that only apply to the particular litigants in his or her court, the anti-Trumpers generally also asked the judge – again, usually successfully – to also grant the injunction nationwide applicability.

These visits were not merely symbolic; they were listening tours. I sat down one-on-one with students, hosted roundtable discussions, and bore witness to their personal stories.

I’ve said over and over again: It’s going to come down to four primary candidates. Two of them – Curtis and Zohran – do not have a record, and one of them – Andrew [Cuomo] – is running from his record. Much of what Andrew put in place [as governor] I had to repair or fix.

It was not for nothing that in the months before the military action that was eventually taken, the negotiations proceeded in spurts, as Israel and the U.S. were steadfast in trying to eliminate all of the loopholes of the early agreement, and with Iran unwilling to accept that the jig may finally be up.

Israel cannot rely on regime change to ensure its security. It must aim at dismantling Iran into separate ethnic entities to ensure that, in the future, it will not become the grave menace that it was in the past.

Will people who criticize Islam be dragged through the courts by a desperate regime, while those who outspokenly fantasize about murdering Jews are granted a blank check?

Mamdani’s voters either are unaware or choose to ignore the failure of socialism around the globe for over a century. Worse, they ignore how socialism and communism always morph into the very fascism they decry.

The claim that the Israeli prime minister crafted the U.S. president’s Truth Social post is as laughable as it is a lie.

That doesn’t mean we stop caring about other causes. It does mean we stop sacrificing ourselves at the altar of movements that see us as expendable.

An Open Letter to Jews in the Diaspora

Ranked choice voting was designed to produce victories for fringe radicals. And yes, the media showered Zohran Mamdani with uncritical praise. Finally, putting up Cuomo, a widely hated figure, as the unifying anti-Zohran figure was the worst possible choice imaginable.

My father didn’t strut his rank; he carried it. Quietly, firmly, and with gravity. His leadership taught me that being a leader wasn’t about elevation, but rather it was about bearing the weight of others.

Data shows that physical pain is not the primary motivator for choosing death. Rather, it is loss of autonomy, fear of being a burden, or the inability to engage in enjoyable activities.

While the president did not quite call for the ouster of the current regime in Teheran, or say that the U.S. would play any role in overthrowing it, he did seem to undercut what seemed to be a coordinated message from his top advisers that regime change was not something being contemplated.

It's an act of heroism to go out to essential services, like a doctor's office, the pharmacy, the supermarket. You never know where you will be when the next alert goes off.

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Trump's decision to use military force to destroy Iran's nuclear weapons program is a historic turning point for world peace and the legacy of a president who has used

This past week feels like more than just a miracle. It feels like a breakthrough moment in Jewish history. It seems as if Hashem hasn’t merely intervened but is actively relandscaping history and redrawing geopolitical realities.

Unity amongst the Jewish people, especially at a time of a threat to our very existence, is our greatest defense and persuader for Heaven to intervene on our behalf.

The rulings came in a case brought by PEARLS (Parents for Educational and Religious Liberty in Schools) which has been waging a decade-long battle to secure the right of yeshiva parents to control the upbringing and education of their children.

These extremists at both ends of the spectrum ignore that the Iranian regime has been attacking Americans for close to half a century. As Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared in November 2023, the chant Death to America! it is not just a slogan – it is a policy.

Judge Mirocznik brings a wealth of legal experience to his new assignment.