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We’re Jews in Zohran Mamdani’s neighborhood. We love New York — but not like this.

We’re Jews in Zohran Mamdani’s neighborhood. We love New York — but not like this.

The excitement in the air is palpable as our neighborhood turns out for Zohran Mamdani. In many ways, we know him well: he’s been our assemblyman...

30.10.2025 30

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Asher Butler

I won’t vote for Democrats who backed Mamdani. I know I’m not the only one.

I won’t vote for Democrats who backed Mamdani. I know I’m not the only one.

There must be consequences when politicians endorse and campaign for unpalatable candidates for public office in order to court that candidate’s...

30.10.2025 4

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Menachem Z. Rosensaft

In the tunnels of Gaza, hostage Eli Sharabi found a way to be a blessing

In the tunnels of Gaza, hostage Eli Sharabi found a way to be a blessing

In synagogue this past Yom Kippur, someone handed me a machzor with a bookplate that read: “Dedicated by [X] in memory of Rabba Sara Hurwitz and...

29.10.2025 6

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Rabba Sara Hurwitz

Why Jewish teens aren’t speaking out about the NYC mayoral election, despite their strong feelings

Why Jewish teens aren’t speaking out about the NYC mayoral election, despite their strong feelings

This article was produced as part of the New York Jewish Week’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around New York...

28.10.2025 7

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Avery Simon

Anyone saying Jews face a simple choice in the NYC mayoral election is not paying attention

Anyone saying Jews face a simple choice in the NYC mayoral election is not paying attention

As a New York City voter, I’m preparing to cast my ballot in the upcoming mayoral election. But as a congregational rabbi and now the head of the...

27.10.2025 10

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Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Philip Roth’s latest biographer wants Jews to read him again — without the guilt 

Philip Roth’s latest biographer wants Jews to read him again — without the guilt 

It was a scandal right out of a Philip Roth novel: Days after the publication in 2021 of his long-awaited biography of Roth, author Blake Bailey...

26.10.2025 30

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Andrew Silow-Carroll