A pro-Israel group says Hunter College is ‘pervasively hostile’ to Jewish students. Jews on campus disagree.
A complaint alleging widespread antisemitism at the New York City school does not reflect the views of some Jewish stakeholders on campus.
Anti-vaxxers protest with swastikas and yellow star outside Jewish politician’s office in the Bronx
Rob Astorino, a Republican candidate for New York governor, said he would have stopped speaking and ordered to remove the sign had he noticed it.
Here’s what Marty Markowitz, former Brooklyn borough president, has to say about Marty Markowitz of ‘The Shrink Next Door’
“‘The Shrink Next Door?’” the borough president said. After hearing a brief description of the story, he said, “The one with Marty Markowitz?”
In speech to Jewish group, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul calls out Democrats who are ‘questioning our commitment to Israel’
Like her predecessor, Hochul pledged to fight antisemitism and help bolster security at Jewish institutions.
Fired Upper East Side rabbi holding rival services blocks from his old synagogue
Approximately 80 people have RSVPed so far to the services hosted by Rabbi Benjamin and Avital Goldschmidt.
Park East: Fired rabbi says accusations of synagogue coup are ‘completely unfounded, and personally hurtful’
Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt’s first public comments since being fired.
A world-famous rabbi, a popular assistant and a succession crisis: Inside the rupture at Park East Synagogue
The vaunted New York synagogue has been split in the days since Rabbi Arthur Schneier fired his assistant rabbi, Benjamin Goldschmidt.
Park East Synagogue pushes out assistant rabbi, sparking protest
The firing is making waves in the venerable 133-year-old congregation, and has sparked a protest petition with more than 200 signatures.
Hebrew translation, where are you? Sally Rooney boycotting Israel with new novel
CORRECTION: This article has been corrected to note that Rooney is boycotting Israeli publishing houses, not a Hebrew translation of her novel. In a statement Tuesday, Rooney said that while she would not publish with an Israeli press, she would be happy to sell Hebrew translation rights to another publisher in a way that complies with the boycott’s guidelines if she “can find a way” to do so.
A Proud Boys-affiliated rabbi in Florida is offering to endorse COVID-19 vaccine exemption requests
Rabbi Asher Meza said he personally has been vaccinated against COVID-19, but he doesn’t believe others should be forced to.