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There is a story told of a man who was captured behind enemy lines during war. To his horror, he was sentenced to death by firing squad. However, the captain gave the man another option. He told him, “You can go to the firing squad…

Right about now, late afternoon
We meet
Light green eyes with black circular edges

A jacket for cool evenings
November fresh, the hustle of a train station, grey air
Rolling cigarette – how to score weed in the Eternal City?

We tumble down…

With the upcoming Mayoral elections in New York, many Jews are wondering how their relationship to the city may change and whether it is time to relocate. It is certainly not the first time in history that Jews have considered a place home…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…