I still remember exactly where I was on September 11, 2001. I was not yet living in the United States. In Argentina, September 11 is Día del Maestro—Teachers’ Day—a holiday devoted to those who educate, nurture, and shape the future….
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The Blogs: Rabbi Sacks and the NYC Mayorial Ballot Box | Todd L. Pittinsky
He warned Britain about Jeremy Corbyn with moral precision. His test for moral clarity still applies—now in New York City, too.
You can feel it in most Jewish space in New York: anxiety. Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign has unsettled…
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The JTA Q&A with Andrew Cuomo: Antisemitism is a ‘deeply personal’ fight
Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes his track record on antisemitism and Israel speak for themselves in a New York City mayoral campaign where those issues have drawn significant attention.
“He stands for the Jewish community in…
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The JTA Q&A with Curtis Sliwa: ‘I have a legacy with the Jewish community here’
Republican Curtis Sliwa believes New York City can tamp down rising antisemitism with a curriculum that brings “Jews of all types” to visit third- and fourth-grade classes in public schools.
“They’re all Jews, but…
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The JTA Q&A with Zohran Mamdani: ‘I don’t begrudge folks who are skeptical of me’
With days before the election in which he is favored to become New York City’s next mayor, Zohran Mamdani tells Jewish New Yorkers that he understands why some might be skeptical of him — and that he would work as…
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The Blogs: It Is Not In The Heavens | Ari Rosenblum
We often make assumptions in our lives. Each one of us. Most of the time, these assumptions are founded on the evidence we see and experiences we have, so that even when something is not explicit, we can infer an outcome, an explanation, or…
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The Blogs: The Haredi Exemption: Entitlement Masquerading as Faith | Alan P. Gross
If Israel is to remain both Jewish and democratic, it must reaffirm a simple but sacred principle: every citizen shares responsibility for the nation’s defense. The founding generation—secular and religious alike—understood that freedom…
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The Blogs: The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #193, Crystal Haggadah, 4 | Stephen Berer
In this episode we look down from our literary heights to observe three seders.
The Eternal Jew’s Tale
A Pesakh Montage, The Crystal Haggadah
Israelite, Karaite, and Rashi sedersThese are some crystals that I found and buffed up:
Israelite…
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The Blogs: Why Parents Must Talk About Hate in Gaming | Morielle Lotan
After joining the GameChangers Fellowship, 95.7% of students said they better understood antisemitism and extremism — and how to respond. Awareness begins at every age, including ours.
In the last year of my deep dive into the world of…
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The Blogs: The Photo Op That Cannot Be Allowed | Taha A. Lemkhir
The Tumor Within: Gaza’s Militias, Hamas’s Humiliation, and Erdoğan’s Janissary Dreams.
The militias festering in Gaza are no longer mere appendages of Hamas—they are tumors, metastasizing within the ideological body of a movement…
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