Parshas Ha’Azinu – Preserving the Awesome Level of Spirituality
Since this is the first Shabbos after Yom Kippur, it is important to try to preserve that awesome level of spirituality that we all attained on this holiest of all days and utilize it to enhance our...
View ArticleAri Fuld: A Staunch Defender of Israel and the Truth
Those who knew Fuld think of “how the mighty have fallen.” He was a devout adherent to the laws of Judaism, he studied hard, and he fearlessly defended Israel and the Jewish nation against those he...
View ArticleHow the U.S. Holocaust Museum’s New Calendar Distorts the Holocaust
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has just published a 2019 calendar which focuses on the museum’s new exhibit about Americans’ responses to the Holocaust. Remarkably, two-thirds of the...
View ArticleJNF Holds Town Hall Rally in NY to Raise Awareness of Life on the Gaza Border
With all the turmoil taking place amid the Gaza Border in Israel, the organization known for not only planting trees in the land of Israel but also for helping change the landscape of the region,...
View ArticleGOP Candidate Chele Farley Draws Massive Support in her Bid to Become NY’s...
Matt Rich and Richard Johnson On Thursday September 20th Jean and Martin Shafiroff hosted guests at their Park Avenue home to support United States Senate Republican candidate Chele Farley. I had met...
View ArticleUS Ambassador David Friedman: ‘We Don’t Tell Israel What to Do’
In an interview from his new office in Jerusalem, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman wishes the people of Israel continued growth, together with the United States A massive painting depicting the...
View ArticleThe Murder of Ari Fuld, ztk’l and the Lessons of Standing Up to Terror
It is only hours after the conclusion of Yom Kippur as I write these words and my heart is still racing and my mind is practically numb. As I stood in synagogue and confessed my sins to the One Above,...
View ArticleA Hop and a Happy Mess: Sukkot Under the Stars
A sukkah reinforces the key role such home-based traditions have in Jewish life For Yael Michaely, her husband Boaz and their three young children, feeling at home in their new country began in earnest...
View ArticleFrench Singer Charles Aznavour Dies at 94; Family Saved Jews from Nazis
French singer Charles Aznavour, who stole the hearts of millions with decades of haunting love songs, has died aged 94, his spokeswoman said on Monday. Aznavour passed away overnight at one of his...
View ArticleTony Award Winning Jewish Writer of Musical “Cabaret” Dies at 98 in NJ
The Roundabout Theatre Company announced last week that Joe Masteroff who won a Tony Award for the winning story of the dark musical “Cabaret” has died at the age of 98. Masteroff passed away at the...
View ArticleIn the Name of Peace, It Is Time to Accept Israel’s Possession of the Golan...
The Golan Heights were a launch-pad for aggression against Israel from the rebirth of the state in 1948 until captured by Israel in a defensive war in 1967. Even today, territory adjacent to the Golan...
View ArticleNYC Happenings–Chabad Comes to the West Village
Center will serve an evolving mix of longstanding residents, business people and young families With its narrow cobblestone alleys and boutique shops, Manhattan’s West Village is known for its...
View ArticleRon Lauder to Present Theodor Herzl Award to Rothschild Family in NYC
Robert Kraft, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Kraft Group, will receive third annual Teddy Kollek Award World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder will honor the Rothschild family on...
View ArticleRabbi Works to Make Jewish Life More Accessible for Deaf Community
The whole point of services—the experience—is so that a deaf person doesn’t feel like he or she is catching up or totally lost in prayer.” Let’s face it: Sitting through services can feel long, arduous...
View ArticleLeading American BDS Group’s Conference Minimizes Nonviolence
When Islamists and other anti-Israel groups gather, they’ve learned to use euphemisms to take the edges off some of their more extreme views When Islamists and other anti-Israel groups gather, they’ve...
View ArticleAs Thousands Fled Hurricane Michael, This Rabbi Moved In to Help Others
While tens of thousands were busying themselves with storm prep or heading out of town to escape the worst of Hurricane Michael—which made landfall as a devastating Category Four storm with sustained...
View ArticleAdelson, Saban, Redstone, Falic, Siegel, Bronfman, Honored at “Gift of Life”...
Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson, trustees on behalf of the Adelson Family Foundation, were honored at the Gift of Life Marrow Registry Annual One Huge Night Gala at Cipriani 42nd St. on Wednesday....
View ArticleGo Home, Lara Alqasem!
There is little doubt that letting Lara Alqasem into Israel would have zero impact on Israel’s continued economic success in the face of calls for boycotts. Yet just because Israel succeeds in spite of...
View ArticleFriends of the Israel Defense Forces Gala Raises Over $32 Million
Heroic Captain Or who recently shot down a plane from Syria The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) celebrated its 70th year at the Hilton on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, with cocktails...
View ArticleA Jewish Voice Exclusive Interview: Behind the Scenes with Michal Grayevsky
You’ve had a distinguished career that’s spanned journalism, business, and politics. You were an investigative reporter for Israel’s largest newspaper; a television executive at Channel 10 in...
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