This week Jews worldwide were treated to two stabbings, one murdering a Jewish mother of six bereaved children. The consequence of the second is the imminence of more to come. The immediate threat is to Jews, but there are many reasons why everyone should care. In Israel, Dafna Meir, a Jewish mother of six, was stabbed to death fighting off …
Hastings Police Chief Anthony Visalli’s Statement on Anti-Semitic Graffiti
HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NY — January 17, 2016 — “Approximately three weeks ago the Hastings on Hudson Police Department received a complaint of graffiti on a residents home. The graffiti was anti-Semitic in nature. As the child of a parent who survived the Nazi occupation of Sicily during WWII, I take this type of incident very seriously. We are investigating the incident …
Living Normally Amid the Abnormal By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Since January 1 there have been an unusually large number of terrorist attacks here in Israel including a higher rate of shootings that have killed at least two and left dozens injured. Some have been reported in the Israeli and international media, some only in the Israeli media, and some have not been reported but happened all the same. Since …
The Third Target By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
I’ve never read a book like this that is, literally, a page turner. “The Third Target” was my first experience reading a novel by Joel Rosenberg. Having followed him and his writing for some time, I shouldn’t have been surprised. Joel has a unique ability to shed insight on current events in the Middle East, and even a voice that’s …
Turning a Nightmare into Blessings By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Despite the Biblical significance of dreams in several instances ,and later psychological use of dream interpretation, I rarely remember dreams much less give any credence to them when I do. So, when I had two vivid dreams that I remembered in the week that the Jewish people read the Torah portion with Pharaoh recounting his dreams to Joseph and Joseph …
BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Trump Calls Off Trip to Israel; No Israeli Leader to Meet Him By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS NY –December 10, 2015 — Frontrunner Republican candidate for President of the United States Donald Trump will soon announce that he has called off his much publicized intent to visit the State of Israel. Trump has been rebuffed by all he had hoped to confer; not one high official will speak to him. More as the story unfolds.
Statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo on Hanukkah
“Tonight at sundown, members of the Jewish community all across New York will gather with family and friends to begin the celebration of Hanukkah. “Hanukkah honors the enduring spirit and dedication of the Jewish people in the face of persecution and hardship—no matter how great the odds. As New Yorkers, we have been confronted time and time again with adversity …