Brandon Johnson mentioned the pro-Israel group despite it having never “spent a dime opposing you or any other candidate for local office,” the Jewish United Fund of Chicago wrote to the mayor.
“New York as we know it would not be New York as we know it without the Jews,” the prominent Reform rabbi told JNS.
Police are increasing patrols around the Jewish neighborhood for Shabbat and Yom Kippur following the incident.
The State Department weighed in, as the United Nations Security Council readies for its third straw poll to pick the new secretary-general.
Western observer tells JNS that Israel should seek tangible returns rather than being a silent partner.
Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry compiled evidence challenging international claims following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre.
The military evaluated Home Front Command and logistics branches during unexpected operational emergency simulations across local sectors.
The Gaza terror group reportedly fears renewed combat operations, while a fresh survey shows scant public backing in Gaza for armed conflict.
“This bill works very hard to balance our First Amendment constitutional rights between the right to free speech and the right to worship,” Rep. Tom Suozzi said.
“I did everything I could to not make a federal case out of this, and the mayor instead escalated and retaliated,” Margot Cleveland, who sued the Michigan city, told JNS.
“We’re all going to be in shul on Monday, and there isn’t going to be a shul in the world, no matter how small the minyan or how large the minyan, that doesn’t have somebody at the door guarding people, checking who comes in,” Deborah Lipstadt told JNS.
“That’s how we combat antisemitism,” Rabbi Rachel Short told JNS. “We let people see who we are and what we do.”
“Such threats are intended not merely to offend, but to terrorize,” Vlad Khaykin of the Simon Wiesenthal Center told JNS. “To make Jewish Americans afraid to open their mail, enter their institutions or live openly as Jews.”
City Hall is making “a mockery of open government, at least when it comes to the administration’s relationship with the Jewish community,” attorney Jack Lester told JNS.
The four physicians say the law’s requirements for providing information about medical aid in dying and facilitating access to the drugs conflict with their religious beliefs.
Israel’s National Security Minister slammed the slate led by Gen. (res.) Yair Golan, dubbing it “an antisemitic, anti-Israel party.”
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So far, it has awarded more than $8.5 million to 28 camps—12 in round one and 16 in round 2, including 23 overnight camps and five day camps.
The 2001 Durban Forum didn’t just pass a declaration. It handed activists a playbook: Weaponize the language of human rights to target one country.
INBI aims to advance Israeli biomedical research and accelerate the development of new therapies, bringing together 15 Israeli research institutions and medical centers to help move scientific research.
Three Alexander Muss High School summer programs focused on Jewish history, cultural experiences and entrepreneurship.
Merrill Eisenhower Atwater will discuss Holocaust remembrance, education and his great-grandfather’s legacy at the Knight Theater Sept. 30.
Study of more than 1.2 million Israelis finds kibbutz residents had significantly lower mortality risk than ultra-Orthodox and non-ultra-Orthodox Jews living in urban communities.
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Remembrance in the Jewish tradition is a powerful call to action.
The organization’s 101 emergency center also received more than 2 million calls, while MDA collected nearly 282,000 blood units.
Recipes include traditional holiday foods alongside dishes influenced by Jewish cuisines from around the world.