High-Rolling Republicans Congregate in NYC
Let’s face reality. New York is bleeding. Two million people have left New York since 2010. More than 100,000 in just one year. From Syracuse to Staten Island, our communities are shrinking.
New Medical Facility Opens Amid Great Fanfare At Jewish Catskills Camp
You get near [the campers] and you see their joy. Some of them articulate it in different ways and some of them can’t necessarily, but if you are in their presence, you can feel it, Yeger continued.
Crown Heights Jewish Community Suffers Huge Loss
Rabbi Raitport had a unique connection to the Lubavitcher Rebbe. When we were students in yeshiva, in the mid-1980s, he felt blessed that the Rebbe instructed him to write a weekly or biweekly update and report to the Rebbe, Rabbi Butman recalled.
Heshy Tischler: A Voice for the 44th District – Bold Leadership, Big Heart
Tischler knows firsthand the unique challenges the disabled and their families face, and he is passionate about ensuring that they receive the support and services they need.
Jewish Lawyers And Judges Decry Antisemitism, Hamas War
The keynote speaker for the more than two-hour installation event was Henry "Hank" Greenberg, who has been traveling to various locations to talk about the devastation he saw on the ground when he visited Israel just days after the war broke out.
Spending Plan Unveiled By Governor; Lawmakers To Decide Whether To Proceed
Too often crime victims watch in horror as their assailants walk free, not because they’re innocent but because of procedural technicalities. It’s my job to fight for those victims – many of whom are domestic violence victims – and that’s exactly what I did.
Religious Jews Turn Out To Support The GOP
We are a stronger party when we ride together, said Pinion. We may not agree on the things we need to do but we are united in one quest, which is to make sure we put Chuck Schumer in the retirement home of politics once and for all.
Neo-Nazis March In Yerevan: We Can’t Ignore That
Armenian nationalism is rising, with government and groups in Armenia glorifying Nazi collaborator and promoting antisemitism; neo-Nazi march in Yerevan signals a serious warning for Israel.
Agudath Israel Hosts Rockland County Networking Event
Good will prevail in Rockland County. We have fought the good fight and we will continue to do so, Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh told the packed room. By fighting that fight in Rockland, we will be that shining torch, a candle, that will spread goodness throughout the country and the world.
Family Court System Is Broken, Say Judges And The Public
In 1962, the legislature created the Family Court and the Family Court Act. For the past several months, the idea of repairing the system has meandered through the New York State Bar Association, State Court of Appeals, legislative hearings, and the family court judicial community.
New Chabad House Opens In An Unlikely Place – Hudson, New York
Most people who are coming are open to growing. That’s why they’re here. We haven’t had a situation yet where someone refused to wear a yarmulke, said Rebbetzin Rochie Kremer.
Nassau County Leaders Stand Strong For Israel
One month after returning from Israel war broke out with Hamas. [Having been] in Israel before the war began puts this war in a different perspective tremendously, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino told The Jewish Press.
Senate Republicans Push For Legislation On Antisemitism
We have elected leaders who have stood with a terror network. We have elected leaders who have called the elected government of Israel to step down while allowing a terror network to remain in place. … It’s a growing threat.
Andrew Cuomo Vents To Brooklyn-Based Democratic Club
I’ve had a rough couple of years. The expression you hear a lot of is well, if it doesn’t kill you, it makes you stronger.
Agunah Asifa Addresses The Agunah Crisis And Solutions Moving Forward
I created the event with the intent to raise awareness, said Haber-Goldstein. We wanted to show the agunot that as a community we are here for them, and they are not forgotten. It seems we have accomplished both goals, at least [as] a starting point.
Schumer Snubs COJO Breakfast Focusing On Israel
To my colleagues in government, including our United States Senator [Charles Schumer], we have an obligation to support the state of Israel and its government. We cannot and should not ever tell the Israeli people what to do with their government. We don’t want others interfering in our elections and we should never interfere in theirs.
Lubavitcher Rebbe Remembered For Goodness, Kindness And Education On Birthday Anniversary
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who served for more than 44 years of dedicated leadership of the Chabad movement, established more than 1500 Lubavitch Centers helping people of all walks of life throughout the world, from Australia to Africa, from Holland to Argentina and from Moscow to Jerusalem.
Queens Social Service Organization Expands For Youth
In an effort to keep youngsters out of trouble by giving them a safe haven to have fun, earlier this month Chazaq opened a youth center at 108-05 68 Road in Forest Hills.
After Kosherfest: JFood
It’s important to be at the trade show because people are trying and tasting to see how delicious this healthy food is, said Chaim Tal, president of Meant to Be.
Judge LaSalle’s Nomination Goes Down To Progressive Rebellion
I was honored to be able to run on the various lines I had the opportunity to run on over the years. I was proud to have Democrats and Republicans agree on me at a time of such hyper-partisanship.
Limitations On Outside Income Almost Sinks Legislative Pay Raise
Outside income increases the independence of legislators vis-a-vis the governor, and makes us less vulnerable to gubernatorial retaliation, argued Assemblyman Phillip Steck (D – Colonie, Albany County), a lawyer by profession.
Masbia: Chanukah Latkes Illustrates the Exorbitantly High Cost of Poor People’s Foods and Basic...
It wasn’t too long ago when a dozen eggs, a 5 pound bag of potatoes, and a 96 ounce jug of oil cost $7 or less. Now you’re lucky if you can get it for $25.
Hochul Aims To Control Hate In New York State
I’m feeling the same as when it happened in my country. I'm feeling those same voices of evil and hatred are rising up, and where are the people stopping it?
State Election Results Still Not Final
People want more honest people in politics and local politics, not just people who sit there for many, many years basically doing nothing.
ADL Responds To Criticism Over Fighting Antisemitism
We collect information, literally, on threats that are emerging and help law enforcement stop them even before they happen. We collect data because people reported more than 2700 incidents to us in 2021.
Reunions, Awards, and Frank Talk: Buzz Hasn’t Faded from COJO Flatbush Legislative Breakfast
Even with so much attention directed at events of the day, the focus of the Breakfast always came back to COJO Flatbush... To all the things COJO does for those in need.
New Rosh Beit Midrash At Darchei Noam In Fair Lawn, N.J. Punctuates Shul’s Growth
As Rosh Beit Midrash, I look forward to spearheading a wide array of learning opportunities and experiences and to building relationships that further advance and deepen the already inspiring growth atmosphere at Darchei Noam, Rabbi Katz said.
Mayor Calls Emergency Meeting On Anti-Semitism
The NYPD reported there were 43 antisemitic hate crimes handled by their units so far this year. That’s compared to just 11 cases during this time in 2021.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemorated In NYS
The Holocaust did not start at the death camps, it started years before with indifference. It is important for us to recommit men to the best aspects of human nature standing up for our colleagues.
Summer-Home Residents Help Decide Fallsburg Election
Explaining why many Jewish homeowners in Fallsburg voted against Vegliante, Friedlander said, “Sometimes people are too parochial in the way they look at the issue as it pertains to them and only them. And they don’t understand the more complex picture.”