The new City Hall plan also ignores “the violence against Jewish New Yorkers he is fueling,” Inna Vernikov told JNS.
“Both bills are currently on the governor’s desk,” David Bocarsly, of Jewish California, told JNS.
“I am a person that if I say that I’m gonna do something, I’m going to do everything in my power to try to get it done,” Lisa “Malkie” Vider, a first-time candidate from the Five Towns, told JNS.
“We blessed the mayor that he should be a uniter and bring New Yorkers together,” Rabbi Yaacov Behrman told JNS.
“When we are not there, Iran is there,” Yisrael Ganz, chairman of Israel’s Binyamin region and of the Yesha Council, tells JNS.
The event commemorated the 60th anniversary of Israeli presence in the city.
A ‘handful’ of rioters did not represent most Israelis in Judea and Samaria, said the prime minister.
Hamas “wanted to win. We defeated them, first and foremost here on the Temple Mount,” Israel’s national security minister said.
David Bocarsly, CEO of Jewish California, told JNS that “time, place and manner restrictions have made universities safer for all students, including Jewish students.”
Ignoring the connection between anti-Zionism and Jew-hatred “is a big evasion, very disappointing,” Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch told JNS. “I think that the mayor knows better.”
“The free state of Florida will not launder terrorism through our schools,” the state’s attorney general said. “We will name these groups, cut off the money and hold those who bankroll them accountable.”
Michigan House declares October 2026 Combating Antisemitism Month as Jewish Democrats press El-Sayed
“I’m a Zionist. I have been all my life,” said Michigan lawmaker Noah Arbit. “Now I am told by people I once considered friends and ideological allies that my Zionism, embracing my heritage, my faith, my history, makes me a traitor to human rights.”
The Quinnipiac University poll finds voters give Democrats an edge on the economy, health care, immigration and international conflicts, despite low congressional approval ratings for both parties.
“The First Amendment protects nearly all speech,” Anthony Sabatini, an attorney for Jay Brown, who waved the flag at a heavyweight kickboxing match between Israeli-American Jewish fighter Ben Azoulay and Paul Nicholas Miller, told JNS.
“We cannot continue to play catch up as foreign agents and extremists abuse American social media platforms to spread hate and sow discord on American soil and across the globe,” Sens. James Lankford and Jacky Rosen told Mark Zuckerberg.
Their parties remain separatist, even as the community seeks better societal integration.
The attorney general urged Israel’s Supreme Court to uphold the disqualification of Sami Abu Shehadeh over an article praising the Oct. 7 terrorist assault.
Once in office, Israel’s former military leaders often make bold and sometimes reckless decisions.
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From fruit-laden sukkahs to a digital prayer-book app, a community divided between Holon in central Israel and Mount Gerizim in Samaria combines ancient Israelite traditions with modern Israeli life.
The combination of an agricultural festival, folk dancing and time spent in nature tells the story of a young nation seeking to connect ancient tradition with an emerging modern-day culture.
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The war transformed a decades-old legal and political dispute into an urgent fight over military manpower, equality of service and the future of Haredi society.
At its core, the dispute is about what military service, Torah study and citizenship mean in the Jewish state.
Originally intended to accommodate a few hundred Torah scholars, the exemption of ultra-Orthodox yeshivah students from IDF service evolved into one of Israel’s most contentious public policy issues.
Despite holding a fraction of Knesset seats, Shas and United Torah Judaism have become indispensable coalition partners, reshaping Israeli politics.
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“Be the safe place for your Jewish peers,” Rebecca Heinrichs, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, told participants.
Students served as educators, chaplains, organizers, clergy interns and camp leaders at Jewish institutions and communities.
Rehearsals for the 2026-27 season begin this fall in the United States and Israel.
American Friends of NATAL, in collaboration with the Columbia University PTSD Research and Treatment Program, will host an Oct. 8 conference in New York City addressing “rolling trauma” and its effects on families and communities.
The meeting at the Kirya in Tel Aviv focuses on closer coordination during national emergencies.
One small country commands more attention than actual genocides, famines and kidnapped children internationally.
In the newly created role, Cohen will lead AFHU’s institutional giving program, with a focus on increasing support from foundations, family offices, corporations and other institutional partners.
Museum has welcomed nearly 30% of Portugal’s teenage population since opening in 2021, with a goal to reach every new generation of Portuguese students.
More than 320 guests gathered for the 17th Annual Bel Air Affaire event, highlighting American Friends of the Hebrew University’s support for student scholarships at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.