- Actions Speak Louder Than Words Why Curtis Is For Jews
Jews in the five boroughs of New York are scrambling in fear to find a solution to the growing popularity of an antisemitic and anti Israel platform in their politics, especially if the…
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The Blogs: Watered by Wisdom (Haazinu) | Ben-Tzion Spitz
“A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us.” – Lucy Larcom
In the rare song of Moses, Haazinu, he uses the metaphor of water to describe Torah, coming down from above and being absorbed by…
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Sliwa calls attention to Cuomo’s pandemic comments criticizing Orthodox Jews for gathering
This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayor’s race. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There are 34 days to the election.
More Jewish communal leaders are…
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Federal government shutdown drags into Yom Kippur, pausing Senate negotiations
The U.S. federal government will last at least into Friday after the Senate paused budget talks to accommodate Yom Kippur.
The government shut down at midnight Wednesday night amid a standoff between Democratic and…
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Trump withdraws nomination for E.J. Antoni, economist who praised Nazi warship
President Trump has withdrawn his nomination for right-wing economist E.J. Antoni, who had called a Nazi warship “hard not to love,” to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The White House did not give a reason for…
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ADL deletes ‘Glossary of Extremism and Hate’ amid flurry of right-wing criticism
The Anti-Defamation League has removed an online resource guide about extremism, one day after Elon Musk escalated a wave of right-wing criticism against the group by criticizing an entry.
The deletion of the Glossary of…
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The Blogs: Can we rise above fear on this Yom Kippur? | Jonathan Rosenoer
Suddenly, my Instagram feed has been filled with violent imagery depicting Palestinian supporters attacking Jews across the globe, including in Santa Monica, California, where I lived, and UCLA, where I went to school. I’m not alone and…
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The Blogs: Viduy | Kenneth Cohen
A major part of the Yom Kippur prayers are the “Ten Viduys,” which are recited throughout the day. This is based on the Torah, and the Rambam’s explanation that the essence of Teshuva, is Viduy.
Viduy means confessing our sins out loud….
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The Blogs: Türkiye, between opportunity and risky bet | Gilles Touboul
The United States proposed an ambitious plan for Gaza in Washington on September 29: Hamas withdrawal, a permanent peace, and the return of Israeli hostages. Many countries responded. However, one of them was a “surprise”: Turkey.
Why?…
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The Blogs: A journey between pessimism and optimism in the US | Nadav Tamir
A few days ago, I returned to Israel from a journey through Jewish communities across the United States. I met anxious people – nervousness both about the changes happening in their country and about what’s happening here in…
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