Tag: New York City
Does it matter if Democratic Socialists don’t want Jews in Israel?
In a bygone era of New York City politics, you could always tell if a politician was serious about running for mayor if he made public plans to travel to the three “I’s”: Ireland,...
Longtime Yeshiva University president Norman Lamm sought to unify in divisive reality
It was a brave speech at the 1969 Ideological Seminary in Kiljava, Finland. Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, then a prominent rabbi, theologian, professor and writer, in the Modern Orthodox world, was dissecting Neturei Karta,...
After New York
City dwellers tend to share a unique conceit that their city and lifestyle will last forever. The slightest knowledge of history should put that to rest. But the sheer speed of the collapse of...
Video art by Israeli students light up Times Square during pandemic
Some 20 video artworks created by Israeli art students and graduates are currently on display on large LED screens in Manhattan’s Times Square.
The art was created in recent years by students and graduates of the department...
De Blasio comes under scrutiny for another tweet directed at Jewish community
For the second time in almost as many weeks, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has come under scrutiny for actions some say are targeting the more than 1 million Jews in the...
Giving Bill de Blasio the benefit of the doubt?
We might be tempted to give New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio the benefit of the doubt. It was a thoughtless moment.
In haste he tweeted: “My message to the Jewish community, and all...
What’s behind de Blasio’s anti-Semitic outburst? The authoritarian impulse
There is no excuse, no rationalization and no way to put it in a defensible context. When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted out a threat to, “the Jewish community”—that “the time for warnings...
Mayor de Blasio apologizes for response to overcrowded funeral of Brooklyn rabbi
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio apologized on Wednesday for his response to a large gathering for a Jewish funeral that took place the night before in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., where a...
New York City Department of Education offers free iPads to students with special needs
Teach NYS, a division of the Orthodox Union advocating for equitable government funding for New York nonpublic schools, welcomed the New York City Department of Education announcement that students in nonpublic schools who receive...
‘Celebrate Israel’ New York parade canceled, potentially replaced by virtual event
It came as no surprise that due to concerns of exposure to the coronavirus that is ravaging its way through New York City, the yearly “Celebrate Israel” parade expected to take place in June...