EFRAT, ISRAEL — March 27, 2020 — I sent an email this week offering tips on being in isolation from Israel’s political and civic leader, former Deputy Prime Minister and former Soviet Prisoner of Zion, Natan Sharansky. I run The Genesis 123 Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to building bridges between Jews and Christians and Christians with Israel in new and …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
The Jewish Women’s Circle: Hamentash Bake – Monday, March 2, 2020 @ 6pm
The Jewish Women’s Circle Hamentash Bake Monday, March 2, 2020 at 6 PM @ Chabad of Yonkers, 600 N. Broadway. YONKERS, NY — February 29, 2020 — Come and bake delicious, traditional hamentashen and gain some insight about the holiday of Purim. Suggested Donation: $10 For Women and Girl’s Please RSVP by responding to this posting “Rabbi Hurwitz”<rabbi@jewishyonkers.com> or by …
Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Mount Vernon, New York Mayor, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large, on Westchester On the Level – Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 10am ET
Guests and Listeners may share their perspective and / or inquiry when staying on topic and using the following call-in number: (347) 205-9201. Listen to the broadcast “live” or “on demand” via … http://tobtr.com/s/11673154 MOUNT VERNON, NY, and YONKERS, NY — February 24, 2020 — The Tuesday, February 25th broadcast opens with Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large Hezi Aris who …
The Oslo Blood Libel is Over
By CAROLINE GLICK
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — February 2, 2020 — When you read the Trump plan closely, you realize it is a mirror image of the Oslo Accords. Rather than Israel being required to prove its good will, the Palestinians are required to prove their commitment to peace. From 1994 through 1996, as a captain in the Israel Defense Forces, I served …
By CAROLINE GLICK
Ten Questions About Two States
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — January 28, 2020 — With the release of the Trump Middle East peace plan, the “Deal of the Century,” there have been many questions and challenges posed about whether its good or bad, politically motivated or not, has potential to do anything toward achieving peace or make things worse, and much more. One thing it does do is …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
During Trip to Poland, Governor Cuomo Recommits to Series of Actions to Fight Anti-Semitism, Including Passing First-in-the-Nation Domestic Terrorism Law and Enacting a Diversity Curriculum for Schools
Governor Joins World Leaders as Only U.S. Elected Official to Attend Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau Governor Tours Auschwitz-Birkenau, Lays Stones from NYS Capitol on Train Tracks as a Symbol of our Pledge to Never Forget Governor Meets with Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants from New York State and All …
The Keys to Understanding American Anti-Semitism – and Fighting Back
By Rabbi Lord JONATHAN SACKS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN — January 2, 2020 — The last two festivals to be added to the Jewish calendar prior to modern times — Purim and Hanukkah — are both about anti-Semitism. There is one obvious difference between them: Haman, of the Purim story, wanted to kill Jews. Antiochus, of the Hanukkah story, wanted to kill Judaism. It was the difference …
By Rabbi Lord JONATHAN SACKS
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Directs State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to Investigate Stabbing at Synagogue in Monsey, Rockland County, NY
RAMAPO, NY — December 29, 2019 —Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel divulged that Grafton E. Thomas, 37, of Greenwood Lake, NY, stabbed and wounded five people attending a Hanukkah celebration at the residence of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg. Governor Cuomo had stated that the incident was fed by intolerance that is a “cancer” in American politics. The “knife” used in the …
Happy Hanukkah
By City of Mount Vernon Mayor-elect SHAWYN PATTERSON-HOWARD
A Dear Friends Message MOUNT VERNON, NY — December 22, 2019 — Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday dedicated to family and faith. The eight day Festival of Lights is an annual commemoration of the hard-won victory against an oppressive majority attempting to impose its values and religious beliefs on the Jewish people. It is a testament to the power of …
By City of Mount Vernon Mayor-elect SHAWYN PATTERSON-HOWARD
Chabad of Yonkers’ Schedule for Chanukah
YONKERS, NY — December 21, 2019 — Chabad of Yonkers’ Rabbi Mendy Hurwitz has an outreach effort that engages the City of Yonkers during the eight days of celebrating Chanukah, known as the Miracle of Lights, throughout the City of Yonkers, the fourth largest city in New York State Schedule for Chanukah: Sunday, December 22nd Chanukah City @ Ridge Hill …