4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (241+ words) Jewish organizations from around the world signed the J50 Declaration on Zionism and Antisemitism in Jerusalem on Thursday, which states unequivocally that “Zionism is part of Jewish identity.” William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (330+ words) As fighting continues in Gaza and Lebanon, a record proportion of U.S. voters say their sympathies lie more with the Palestinians than Israelis, according to a poll released Thursday. In the Quinnipiac University poll, 38% of voters said they were more sympathetic…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (391+ words) Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, thinks that criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not make one anti-Israel and that the prime minister’s response to Oct. 7 is making the Jewish state less…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (735+ words) Summer is an ironically somber time for Jews. While the weather reaches pleasant highs, the Jewish calendar reaches its nadir. The fast of Tisha B’Av commemorates what ArtScroll’s introduction to the book of Lamentations, read in the synagogue that evening,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (313+ words) The New York City Council approved 26 new honorary street and public-place co-namings across all five boroughs on Thursday, a day before the city prepared to mark the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Several of the new names honor…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1171+ words) I always begin my annual column asking readers to play along with me and predict the events of the coming Jewish year by reminding them that as bad as things seem to be now, they can still get worse. That’s…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (351+ words) The Albany County Democratic Committee distanced itself from a statement, in which the Albany County Young Democrats accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza and called for an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. The executive board of…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (785+ words) Rabbi Jonathan Glass had a moment of panic when he realized that the entire west side of lower Manhattan, where his Tribeca Synagogue is located, would be shut to traffic at 6 a.m. on Sept. 11, which is also the eve of Rosh…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (392+ words) Attendees at Brown University’s Opening Convocation on Tuesday were greeted by speeches, bagpipes and a plane circling overhead with a large banner reading “Brown 4 Israel,” accompanied by American and Israeli flags. The Rhode Island Coalition for Israel and Brown Jewish…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (247+ words) Part of Olivia Chow’s job as mayor of Toronto is being the mayor for everyone, Brad Bradford, who is running against the incumbent, said at a mayoral forum on Jew-hatred at Adath Israel Congregation in North York on Tuesday where…...