Acclaimed Author Mark Helprin ...

Dec 19, 2017 by

Mark Helprin is comfortable with Judaism and Israel, doesn’t see Jews as self-loathing Woody Allen wannabees, and knows Donald Trump is not an anti-Semite.

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Film Review: “1945” Is a Compl...

Nov 28, 2017 by

Into this mix, a train stops, and two silent, serious Orthodox-Jewish men disembark. None of the villagers know who the men are or for certain why they have come, but all have suspicions. “They’re back” is the frantic whisper.

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No to Linda Sarsour

May 16, 2017 by

Our silence or our action will determine if we are going to witness the institutionalization of anti-Semitism in our beloved New York City.

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UN Human Rights Council’s Scha...

Jan 30, 2017 by

There are a number of non-government organizations (NGOs) in Israel that undermine and delegitimize the Jewish state. Since this is an ongoing problem which reaches a feverish pitch every time the Jewish state responds to a missile or mortar attack against Israeli towns and cities, it is instructive to examine how Israel is investigated for some of its alleged human-rights violations.

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The Current Crisis: “Even in L...

Jun 21, 2015 by

The Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fish was set on fire, and graffiti, consisting of a passage from the Siddur, asking that “the worshippers of idols be destroyed” was found scrawled on the walls, in Hebrew.

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Kol Ami: What Can Obama Do Now...

Jun 18, 2015 by

President Obama recently indicated that he is very “pained” by the “perception,” in the Jewish state and beyond, that he is...

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Kol Ami: Conversion Law?

May 5, 2015 by

In Israel, the so-called “Conversion Law,” a bill that would allow local rabbis, rather than only members of the Chief Rabbinate, to...

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Teaneck Councilwoman Barbara T...

Feb 15, 2013 by

Teaneck Councilwoman Barbara Toffler Accused of Removing Opponents’ Campaign Signs on the Eve of Elections Two days before Teaneck...

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The Friends of Bill Pascrell

Jun 2, 2012 by

Occasional contributor Joel Mowbray (jdmowbra@erols.com) has filed a report on the Democratic primary contest this coming Tuesday in...

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Many “Rabbis for Obama” Suppor...

May 22, 2012 by

President Obama’s re-election campaign announced last month the launch of “Rabbis for Obama,” a group whose stated goal is to rally...

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