Pioneers of the Periphery: Olim of the South Got that pioneering spirit? You’re invited to help build Israel’s periphery by planting roots in southern soil with Nefesh B’Nefesh.

NY Daily News: Brava to Alicia Keys’ Refusal to Bow to BDS
Posted on: June 17th, 2013
News → Antisemitism"Keys would have none of it from a person who is one step above a lunatic shouting anti-Semitic canards on the street."
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Catsimatidis Quietly Breaks Record with 50 Friendraiser Events
Posted on: June 17th, 2013
News → Local“The events outside Manhattan are drawing large crowds and attracting GOP Primary voters, building the enthusiasm we need to win.”

Erick Salagado Claims Skulener Rebbe’s Endorsement
Posted on: June 13th, 2013
News → HaredimThe Skulener Rebbe, 88, is beloved by every chasidic congregation in the State of New York and worldwide.

Thompson, de Blasio Ditch Charter School Talk Fearing Teachers Union
Posted on: June 13th, 2013
News → JewishMr. de Blasio dropped out less than an hour before he was supposed to appear on stage.

JCC Watch: Stop Giving Jewish Money to Fund Anti-Israel Activities
Posted on: June 13th, 2013
News → Israel → GovernmentPro-Israel groups are now turning to the UJA-Federation and asking that it stop providing funds to organizations which use those funds to promote virulently anti-Israel activists. If not, a "Close Your Wallet" campaign will begin this summer.
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Prepare for Heavy Flooding in ‘Battle of Derecho’
Posted on: June 12th, 2013
NewsIt is pronounced De-RE-sho but in simple language it spells disaster. Floods, tornadoes, hail, violent winds – you name it, you don’t want it. Midwestern to Mid-Atlantic States are in its crosshairs.
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Posted on: June 12th, 2013
News → JewishAnthony Weiner did what presidential candidates usually do: sign autographs.
2Weiner Stumped on How to Stop Trucks from Blocking Traffic
Posted on: June 12th, 2013
News → News BriefsMayoral candidate Anthony Weiner thinks he has the solution for small businesses to combat constant fines, but when it comes how to deal with delivery trucks blocking traffic, he is stumped. He brought his “Keys to the City Ideas Tour” to the Avi Glatt Kosher market, according to the Capital website, and echoed other candidates [...]

Can a Bearded Candidate Become Mayor? Yes and No
Posted on: June 11th, 2013
News → Jewish“I didn’t leave my beard — my beard left me,” de Blasio told The Post.

Pot Quinn Accusing Kettles of Pandering to Jews
Posted on: June 11th, 2013
News → Israel → JerusalemQuinn actually said: “You know what else is wrong? … Going into communities and pandering and telling them what they want to hear just so you can get their vote."
1‘Quarter of New York City Underwater in 40 Years’
Posted on: June 11th, 2013
News → News Briefs“Move over Sandy, the Worst is Yet to Come” might be the headlines in New York City in 2050 if scientists’ projections are correct. Studies that a quarter of the city will be under water by 2100 have been updated and show that the disaster resulting from climate change could come by 2050, the Associated [...]
Joe Lieberman Returns to Law Practice, Seeks Israeli Clients
Posted on: June 10th, 2013
News → IsraelFormer Senator Joseph Lieberman has returned to law, acting as senior counsel at the New York office of Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP. He told the Globes businesses newspaper he expects to be involved in Israel, which he strongly supported during his 24 years as senator. “The firm has a number of Israel-based clients [...]

Would You Care for an Arvind Mini Knaidel?
Posted on: June 10th, 2013
News → JewishNYC chef names new dish on Indian-American spelling bee winner.
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Thousands of Haredim Protest IDF Draft in Lower Manhattan
Posted on: June 10th, 2013
News → HaredimTo passersby on Sunday, the crowd had a simple message, one that rings sympathetically to American ears.
5Puerto Ricans Cheer Weiner a Week after Jews Booed Him
Posted on: June 10th, 2013
News → JewishNew York City’s annual Puerto Rican parade gave the city’s mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner a rousing welcome Sunday, one week after the controversial candidate was roundly booed at the annual Israel Day parade. “You got the best name ever! Everybody loves a Weiner! There goes our next mayor. You could run for president with a [...]

Nate Silver: Quinn the Most Likely Democrat
Posted on: June 9th, 2013
News → LocalHer support has dropped 39% percent, but she still manages to keep her lead over her opponents, including Mr. Weiner.

Wonder Twins Complete Cycling Journey from Buffalo to Brooklyn
Posted on: June 9th, 2013
News → JewishThey did it old school too, by avoiding the use of GPS technology to find their way.
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Video: Weiner Gives Tzedakah to Homeless Man
Posted on: June 8th, 2013
News → JewishMr. Weiner spared the last dollar bill with the first guy that approached him.
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Video: Quinn’s ‘Jerusalem Is the Capital Of Israel’ Moment
Posted on: June 8th, 2013
News → Israel → JerusalemMs. Quinn urged the US government to immediately recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish State
10One in Five NY Jews Live in Poverty
Posted on: June 7th, 2013
News → NYA new report shows that 20 percent of Jewish households in the New York metropolitan area are poor, a figure only marginally lower than the rate in the general population. The report released Thursday by UJA-Federation of New York found more than 560,000 people living in 200,000 poor or near-poor Jewish households, a figure that [...]
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