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NY Legislators Add ‘Buffer Zone’ Around Jewish Schools into State Budget Proposal
The buffer zone would be twice the size of the one Mamdani vetoed earlier this year.
Rabbi Marc Schneier Slams Mamdani Appointees
No one should be surprised by the ADL's report that revealed over 20% of Zohran Mamdani's transition team members hold extremist views and have ties with notoriously antisemitic organizations.
Terrorist in Bondi Chanukah Massacre Linked to Islamic State
At least 27 victims were hospitalized, New South Wales Health said on Monday, including six people in critical condition, six in critical but stable condition, and 13 in stable condition. At least 40 people were injured overall in the attack, according to police.
Poll & Analysis: Democratic (Left) Vs. Republican (Right) Antisemitism
In recent years, antisemitism and anti-Zionism have increased dramatically, as has the debate about which side is more antisemitic: the Left (Liberal Progressive Democrats) or the right (Ultra-Nationalist Republicans).
Mamdani: Nefesh B’Nefesh Event at New York Synagogue Promotes ‘Violation of International Law,’ Event Misused ‘Sacred Space’
Mamdani’s victory has unsettled segments of New York City’s Jewish community, who already feel heightened anxiety amid the spiking antisemitic incidents in the city and across the country and who feel uncertain as to how he will address such concerns from City Hall.
Conservative and Pro-Israel Commentator Charlie Kirk Assassinated in Utah
Charlie was extremely smart, knowledgeable, well read and an authoritative yet genuine voice who could speak on virtually every subject, capable of responding to those debating and critiquing him.
Jerusalem Terrorist Attack Is a New Intifada
Israel understands that its survival is at stake. But the West does not.
Six Murdered in Terror Shooting in Jerusalem
Two terrorists were neutralized at the scene by an Israel Defense Forces soldier and an armed civilian.
When Should Americans Stay Silent About Israel?
A Guideline for Speaking Up About Israel
I just returned from Israel, where I spent a...
Jews Arrested in Iran Released after Round-Up by Regime Security Forces
“Several Jewish friends inside Iran sent me messages on Instagram and WhatsApp saying they were unharmed but very frightened of the regime’s authorities.”
Filling up the Canvas, America 250
When struck with a crisis, I turn to the writings of America's greatest crisis manager, Abraham Lincoln.
We Need Not Walk Alone
I was surprised that the most often cited reason to interact with non-Jews was civic, political, and legal issues affecting the community.
The Future of Jews in America
Dan Bilzerian, who has 30 million Instagram followers, is on the ballot as a Republican in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. While he has little chance of winning, as an extremist, vulgar antisemite, his mere presence on the ballot combined with whatever percentage of the votes he will get, is jarring.
Israel’s Gaza Blockade Is Unequivocally Consistent with the San Remo Manual
Israel has consistently maintained that the blockade exists to prevent the importation of weapons and military materiel into Hamas-controlled territory, a claim that is strongly supported by the historical evidence.
Two Countries and the Rest of the World
When it comes to the technologies, medical breakthroughs, surgical innovations, and companies that have most shaped modern life since the 1990s, two countries stand out above all others: the United States and Israel.
The Parade Was No Place for an Anti-Zionist Jew-Hater
Say what you will about a demagogic politician dedicated to reviving Marxism – one of history’s bloodiest and costliest failures – as if the catastrophic events and slaughter brought on by it never happened. But on this issue, at least he wasn’t a hypocrite.
A Customer Service Approach to Politics
We need to cut the red tape that makes it overly costly and time-consuming to build new housing (or just to fix up your house) or to open a new business. We need to provide training for young people who wish to enter careers that are well-paying and that our community needs more of.
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Eyes in Your Head
The standard peshat of the words “The wise have their eyes in their head” is that they are introspective and consider the consequences of their choices prior to taking action.
Living with Emunah When the Light Fades
And if we are commanded to have faith (emunah) in Hashem – to believe in something unknowable – how can we also be commanded to know Hashem?
Can One Fulfill Another’s Tzedakah Pledge?
When you owe money to someone, and a third party pays the creditor of his own initiative, you are thereby relieved of your obligation to pay, replied Rabbi Dayan.
Our Nation’s Niggun
I wonder how many stood there, opening up their hearts and souls. How many knew that this would be their final prayer and yet they called out to Avinu Shebashamayim, ‘bring us home to Yerushalayim!’
Q & A: Relative Sanctity of Various Holy Books (Part I)
Question: Is it prohibited to place a siddur or some other sefer on top of a Chumash?
Menachem Kooper
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A Distressful Date, Gratuitous Gripes, and Precious Second Chances
Let me make it clear that G-d does not get angry, nor does He have any other human emotion. However, the Torah speaks in language we can relate to. The Torah anthropomorphizes G-d so that we can understand things better.
Spiraling Through the Cosmic Symphony of Life (Part III)
When a circle is merely cyclical, detached from growth, it represents spiritual death. This is the circle of routine, of habit, of endless repetition with no forward progress.
Magnify the Power of Hashem
To whom is Hashem to show patience and slowness to anger if not to those who transgress against His commands?
Too Little Faith, Too Much Faith
They were determined to reverse the tragedy. The land they had rejected only a day earlier now stood once again at the center of their hopes. Convinced that they could still set things right, they prepared to march forward.
Anger Management
To sum it up, if we don’t want Gehennom, if we want to avoid looking like a fool, if we don’t want to lose our wisdom, if we don’t want to render ourselves senseless, and if we don’t want to give ourselves over to an evil controller, we need to train ourselves that it shouldn’t be easy for us to get angry.
The Silver Box
The question still remains: How can we equate slandering Moshe Rabbeinu, the greatest prophet alive, to maligning Eretz Yisrael, an inanimate object? Why would they take a lesson from Miriam’s fate?
Delaying Redemption
The punishment for the sin of the spies was that the two future Batei Mikdash would be destroyed. What does the sin of the spies have to do with the Beit HaMikdash?
The Holy Land Hit Job and Spiritualizing Statutes
And what about the Rosh Chodesh we announce this Shabbat? It is always two days in our fixed calendar because Sivan always has 30 days.
