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The light that faces out, a Hanukkah reminderRabbi Benny Berlin 

Every year when Hanukkah arrives, I stand in my living room holding a menorah and face a decision that feels both ordinary and profound. I could...

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Rabbi Benny Berlin

Don’t let lawsuit funding companies turn NY's pain into profitEdward Harper 

When an accident upends a life, it’s the insurers who help people get back on their feet. It’s our job to be there for folks on their worst days...

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Edward Harper 

NY drives leadership in battery energy storage safetyDoreen M. Harris 

As New York State continues its clean energy transition, Battery Energy Storage Systems, or BESS, are helping to modernize the state’s energy grid....

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Doreen M. Harris

NY's community pharmacies cannot survive with out this key moveDan Bosley 

I never imagined the day I would lock the doors of Keeseville Pharmacy for the last time. For nearly three decades, that store wasn’t just where I...

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Dan Bosley 

How long can we tolerate Donald Trump's hate and his slurs? | OpinionRob Miraldi 

After numerous controversial attempts during the first Trump Administration, the first lady finally decorated the White House Christmas trees this...

09.12.2025 3

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Rob Miraldi 

End congestion pricing and hold the MTA accountableFloyd Lapp 

Earlier this year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority began charging a $9 congestion pricing fee for lower Hudson Valley and New Jersey...

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Floyd Lapp 

New York's primaries must move to Super TuesdayJames Skoufis and Landon Dais 

Outside of being an automated teller machine for candidates, New York has next to no say in choosing our presidential nominees. Every four years,...

04.12.2025 2

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James Skoufis And Landon Dais 

The UAE-Israel partnership is the blueprint for the new Middle EastYossi Shelley 

The recent meeting in Washington between President Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sparked renewed optimism across...

04.12.2025 2

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Yossi Shelley 

What the world can learn from Israel’s defense industryBoaz Levy 

For Israel, innovation is not a buzzword but rather a survival skill, in fact, innovation is a fundamental component in creating and maintaining...

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Boaz Levy 

We have to face hard truths to protect care for New York communitiesElizabeth August 

As a physician, my first responsibility is to my patients. But today, caring for patients also means confronting the hard realities of a health...

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Elizabeth August 

Judaism teaches us to cherish life and to meet suffering with mercyJonathan Blake and Rachel Timoner 

As rabbis, we come to this conversation out of love — love for our communities, our families and the sacred gift of life itself. And we come with a...

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Jonathan Blake And Rachel Timoner