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Adrienne Skolnik

Aug 17, 2026, 12:49 PM

The Real Mamdani Vote

There is a misconception as to which religious population’s vote caused the election of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Misleading comments have been made that it was the Jewish vote that won him this victory. Truth be told, not only...

Aug 11, 2026, 10:38 AM

A Torah response to El-Sayed, Hamawy and Mamdani

Photo taken by Fran Snowise

This week, in our Torah reading, Parshat Re’eh, the people of Israel are once again standing on the plains of Moab, overlooking the Land of Israel. They are still waiting to enter the Land. Day by day, Torah reading...

Jul 28, 2026, 1:39 PM

Mamdani’s Netanyahu Arrest Fantasy

Close-up of a hand holding a small Israeli flag with American flag blurred in the background, from the website Pexels (https://www.pexels.com/photo/crop-person-showing-handmade-flag-of-israel-4386403/). This image is free to use for non-commercial use.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's threat to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was never grounded in law—only ideology. His embarrassing retreat exposes not only the emptiness of performative anti-Israel politics, but also the growing politicization of international justice. New...

Ruthie Hollander

Jul 22, 2026, 6:14 AM

Mayor Mamdani: Listen, before it’s too late.

Photo on the right: credit to Wikimedia Commons
Photo on the left: credit to HESPRESS VIA ADL

At a small event run by JFNA a year ago, the current Israeli ambassador to the United States, Rabbi Dr. Yechiel Leiter, said something profound about his role. His job, he explained, was to remove the “stain of Cain”...

Joanne Strasser

Jun 27, 2026, 11:47 AM

The Permitted Enemy: Israel as NYC’s Moral Test

Image: Francisco Goya, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, 1799. Public domain, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

On November 5, 2025, New Yorkers woke to the result they had chosen: Zohran Mamdani had won. He had won on affordability — rent, transit, wages, the cost of life in the most expensive American city. But the exit...

Barry Mellinger

Jun 25, 2026, 11:11 PM

Mamdani’s Jews

The deal between those who need a Jew they can point to, and the Jew who has decided to burn the house down. Not a conspiracy. Not a coincidence. A deal, with two parties, two pathologies, and a machine that...

May 20, 2026, 9:40 PM

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a May Day rally at Washington Square Park in New York, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

The nomination and the subsequent election of Mamdani as mayor of New York City was a dangerous and catastrophic event for the city, and arguably for the country. How did it happen? Far too many New York voters were...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 19, 2026, 2:13 PM

Mamdani Hates Israel. Stop Pretending Otherwise.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, and his wife Rama Duwaji wave at members of media after a news conference at Gracie Mansion, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

American Democratic Jews who consider themselves Zionists must abandon Zohran Mamdani. He advances a clear anti-Israel agenda while using a small circle of extreme-left Jewish activists as political cover. This tactic allows him to claim immunity from accusations of...

May 14, 2026, 6:29 AM

A Rabbi’s Warning From Central New Jersey

Photo taken by Fran Snowise

The years since October 7 have been devastating for Jewish communities. From terrorist attacks abroad to incidents closer to home, the pain has been felt both nationally and locally. Over the past three years, our community at Congregation Etz...

Apr 29, 2026, 9:31 PM

How Do You Recognize a Point of No Return

How did some Jews know to leave early when the future was still unclear, and what signs are we missing today? People do not miss danger because they lack information. They miss it because they measure it against the wrong...

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