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In the Mamdani-Cuomo race, why should I choose safety as a Jew over safety as a woman?
When we talk about Jewish safety, whose safety, exactly, are we talking about? I found myself mulling that question after Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, of Manhattan’s Park Avenue Synagogue, recently came out against Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Instead, Cosgrove encouraged his congregants to support former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He said he was…
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UK Police Cave to the Mob, Ban Israeli Soccer Fans Over ‘Safety Concerns’
Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Sagiv Jehezkel and AFC Ajax Amsterdam defender Anton Gaaei play during the Ajax vs Maccabi Tel Aviv match at the Johan Cruijff ArenA for the UEFA Europa League in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 7, 2024. Photo: Stefan Koops – EYE4images via Reuters Connect Street thugs across Europe are making Israeli athletes…
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Why Every Young American Should See Ari’el Stachel’s ‘Other’
Ari’el Stachel in “Other.” Photo: provided. Theatre has always been one of the most powerful spaces for self-reflection. It is intimate and raw, placing us in the dark together while a performer unfolds a story that demands our attention. Unlike film or television, there is no screen to hide behind, no pause button, no escape.…
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Canada’s Indigenous People Who Support Zionism
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks as he and US President Donald Trump (not pictured) meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, Oct. 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein For Jewish Canadians, the period after October 7 has been a lonely time. The Biblical phrase from the Book of Numbers,…
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In HBO’s new Stephen King series, the Holocaust is fuel for jump scares
This article contains spoilers for the first episode of the HBO Max series It: Welcome to Derry. In the first episode of It: Welcome to Derry, it’s immediately clear that the local high school has a bullying problem. Kids stuff pickle jars in the locker of a girl whose father died in a pickle jarring…
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Was the ‘Yiddish Sherlock Holmes’ the first Jewish superhero?
In 1908, around 30 years before Batman was first billed as the World’s Greatest Detective, and 15 after Sherlock Holmes solved his final case, another sleuth made his bombastic debut, rescuing a rabbi’s kidnapped granddaughter. This hero distinguished himself in a major way. As the back blurb of his adventures insisted, “Max Spitzkopf IS A…
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Are Pro-Israel Influencers Really Being Paid $7,000 Per Post?
Palestinian militants stand guard on the day that hostages held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack, are handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan…
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Cuomo narrows Mamdani’s lead, as older voters flock to the polls for early voting
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 is one week to the election. Cuomo narrows in Who are the early voters heading in droves to the polls? Data…
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Neo-Nazis raise money for Georgia man wearing Nazi uniform who allegedly assaulted UGA student
(JTA) — A Georgia man wearing a Nazi uniform was arrested last week after allegedly assaulting a University of Georgia student outside a bar, in an incident that has gone viral on social media. A noted white supremacist is taking credit for helping the alleged assailant, Kenneth Leland Morgan, make bail after several days. The…
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How Judeo-languages helped transmit knowledge to the Jewish masses
זינט אוראַלטע צײַטן האָבן זיך ייִדן באַנוצט מיט פֿרעמדע שפּראַכן כּדי צו באַקענען פֿאַרשײדענע ייִדישע ייִשובֿים מיט קאַנאָנישע טעקסטן פֿון תּנ״ך, גמרא און תּפֿילות. דער דאָזיקער טעמע זײַנען געװידמעט קאַפּיטלען אינעם נײַעם זאַמלבאַנד „בריקן פֿון קענטעניש: ייִדישע שפּראַכן אינעם קולטורעלן קאָנטעקסט“, רעדאַקטירט דורך די פּראָפֿעסאָרן זשאַן באַומגאַרטען (סאָרבאָן־אוניװערסיטעט, פּאַריז), רות פֿאָן בערנוט (אוניװערסיטעט פֿון צפֿון־קאַראָלײַנע)…
