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
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
"Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection." — Winston Churchill
Happy Holidays from All of Us!
By Westcester County District Attorney ANTHONY A. SCARPINO, JR.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — December 24, 2019 — As 2019 rapidly comes to a close, indulge me as we share some of the work we have undertaken this year to lay the ground work for the year ahead to continue to keep Westchester safe. The State of New York enacted sweeping criminal justice reform with the biggest changes in law …
By Westcester County District Attorney ANTHONY A. SCARPINO, JR.
Silent Nights for Christians in Bethlehem
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — December 23, 2019 — I live in the Judean Mountains south of Jerusalem. Outside my front door, across the valley from my house, I see, and hear, Bethlehem. How do I hear Bethlehem? Twice a day, if the wind is blowing right and if I am paying attention, I hear church bells from Bethlehem. Every time I hear …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Little Radical Theatrics’ Executive Producer Presents the Westchester Community Theater Premier of Roald Dahl’s Matilda – January 17-19, 2020
Fatima Viegas, Executive Director of Little Radical Theatrics will be presenting the Westchester Community Theater Premiere of Roald Dahl’s Matilda! This will be the first full production of the recent hit Tony Award-Winning Broadway hit! Inspired by the twisted genius of Tony Award winner Roald Dahl, Matilda! is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the …
Driving Me Crazy: 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited 2.0T AWD
By JOHN and LAURIE WILES
Before the current vehicle I own, I owned a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited; and I loved it. I put over 100K miles on it, and it never once left me stranded. Back then I was doing a lot of driving from Florida to North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and states further north to attend the string of outdoor shows on …
By JOHN and LAURIE WILES
A Proposal to Combat Hate Crimes
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
The Feiner Report Westchester County Would Be Best Served By Compiling a “Hate Crime Reporting Form” That Would Be Shared and Thereby Help to Track Hate Crimes and Its Offenders GREENBURGH, NY — Our county has experienced numerous Anti-Semitic incidents in recent months. Scarsdale, White Plains, Pleasantville have experienced Anti-Semitic incidents in the last few weeks alone. The problem is escalating. …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
Engel Statement on Anti-Semitic Vandalism at Westchester Holocaust Memorial
WASHINGTON, DC —October 10, 2019 —Congressman Eliot L. Engel issued the following statement: “Another sickening act of Anti-Semitism, this time at the Garden of Remembrance Holocaust Memorial in Westchester, on Yom Kippur eve, one of our holiest days in the Jewish faith. This follows three successive incidences of Anti-Semitism in Scarsdale, New Rochelle, and Pelham. These despicable acts must be …