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Sep 30, 2026, 2:11 PM

‘If I am not for myself, who will be for me’ still comes first

Students lead prayers outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence in Manhattan, September 18, 2026. (Ramaz school via Facebook)

As Jewish students challenged Mamdani's antizionism at a prayer vigil, I saw the sage Hillel's teaching come to life: We cannot forget ourselves when we care for others

Ryan Aviv Fagan

Sep 30, 2026, 7:51 AM

Fighting Antisemitism Means Hearing What Jews Are Actually Saying

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani deserves credit for putting resources behind his new strategy to combat antisemitism. Security funding for Jewish institutions matters. So do education, support for victims, and an effort to celebrate Jewish life rather than speaking...

Sep 30, 2026, 12:22 AM

Mamdani’s Antisemitism Strategy: No Zionism, No Hamas, No Definition

Mayor Mamdani’s strategy to combat antisemitism never once uses the word Zionism, and erases the connection to Israel that is central to Jewish identity for so many New Yorkers – the connection that Jews in the city are targeted...

Sep 23, 2026, 5:46 AM

When Law Becomes Political Theatre

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( AI)

When Law Becomes Political Theatre New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has once again called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal and an architect of genocide, while repeating that Netanyahu should be arrested when he visits New York to...

Sep 22, 2026, 12:37 PM

Moral Clarity: Put It All on the Board

Part IV This is the fourth and final part of a series examining Zohran Mamdani’s political formation, record and first months governing New York City. Terminology note: Wherever possible, I use “Gazans” when referring specifically to the people of Gaza. I...

Binyamin Krauss

Sep 18, 2026, 12:19 AM

My school will pray outside Gracie Mansion on Friday

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

Mamdani likely won't be there, but the kids will learn about their civic responsibilities, their privileges, and how Jews who feel unsafe gather and pray, aloud

Sep 11, 2026, 7:41 PM

Now Watch What He Does With Them

When association, optics and judgment become the mayor's own standard. This is Part III of a four-part series examining Zohran Mamdani's political formation, record and first months governing New York City. Part II ended with a simple proposition: We can watch. So let's...

Sep 10, 2026, 4:47 PM

NOW THE WOLF HAS THE KEYS

Zohran Mamdani spent years telling New Yorkers what he believed. Then New Yorkers gave him power. Now the question isn't simply what he believes. It's what happens when belief becomes government. This is Part II of a four-part series examining...

Sep 9, 2026, 2:34 PM

What If The Wolf Never Hid?

New Yorkers keep acting surprised by Zohran Mamdani. Maybe the question isn't what he hid from us. Maybe it's whether we ever bothered to look. Terminology note: Wherever possible, I use “Gazans” when referring specifically to the people of Gaza....

Sep 6, 2026, 7:22 AM

Mordechai & Mamdani: Stand Up

What happened in Boro Park yesterday (September 2nd) bothered me. Zohran Mamdani walks into the heart of one of New York’s largest Jewish communities, after everything he has said about Israel, and suddenly there are smiles, gifts, photo ops and...

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