Temple menorah manuscript to be featured in NY exhibit
A hand-drawn illustration of the Temple Menorah from a manuscript that contains notes by Moses Maimonides (1138-1204) will be featured in an upcoming exhibition at Yeshiva University Museum in New York. This particular drawing shows the Temple Menorah with seven straight branches, a style that has been adopted by the Chabad movement in Menorahs placed […]
Antisemitism has become popular, New York mayor Eric Adams warns
Antisemitism has become popular and those promoting it show an alarming level of organization, often demonstrated by their audience on social media, New York city mayor Eric Adams warned last week. “The temperature is increasing ever so slightly that we have allowed it to normalize in every part of our lives,” Adams said while speaking […]
NYC Jews cite Bible in lawsuit protesting a concealed gun ban
A federal judge has said that he would block New York State from enforcing parts of a recently enacted state law that would prohibit carrying concealed weapons in places of worship. A Jewish group is leading the fight.
Stoking the Flames of Anti-Semitism in New York
De Blasio’s recent tweet, calling out “the Jewish community” because of a large funeral gathering in largely ultra-Orthodox Williamsburg, is a repugnant anti-Semitic act that must be called out and never accepted.
The Fed’s Final Bullet Hits ‘Em in the Foot
The Fed’s missteps and flip-flops this week tripped up multiple markets.
Why isn’t a Surge of Anti-Semitism in New York City a Bigger Story?
The lack of urgency about a huge increase in attacks in 2019 may be due to the victims being Orthodox and the fact that the perpetrators can’t be linked to Trump.
Brooklyn Councilman Fired for Stating Fact That Palestine Is Not A Country
A Jewish councilman was fired from a committee for stating what is official US policy.
Media Called Out for Bias Favoring Ocasio-Cortez
The pebble in their shoe is that despite obvious racism that exists and has always existed towards Asian Americans, they succeed anyway, by almost every metric.”
New York Abortion Law Worse Than Pharaoh
A new law passed by New York now permits abortion up until the mother’s due date, a horrifying concept some compare to Pharaoh throwing the Hebrew babies into the Nile. One rabbi emphasized that abortion is murder, the destruction of a soul that is instilled upon conception.
State Dept. Issues New Policy: No Visas for Same-Sex Spouses of UN Staffers
The Trump administration issued a new policy effective Monday, in which domestic partners of foreign diplomats and UN officials posted in the United States must show the State Department proof of marriage by December 31, or leave the country within 30 days. This means that same-sex partners of foreign staffers who are not legally married will no longer be eligible for a spousal visa allowing them to remain in the U.S.
