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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...

Aug 28, 2026, 7:41 PM

Mamdani, Netanyahu, and the Limits of Municipal Power

As an expert witness against the medicalization of punishment, I have spent a good portion of my career in courtrooms, explaining to juries and judges the precise boundary of what the law permits a person to do with someone...

Aug 21, 2026, 9:54 PM

Those Were The Days My Friend

“Mordechai, have you read the article in the New York Times accusing Israeli soldiers of raping Palestinians? Moshe asked. It’s so bad that Bibi is planning on suing the Times for libel, and other Israeli politicians are ordering their...

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...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Aug 17, 2026, 11:47 AM

The Democratic Party’s Jewish Reckoning Has Arrived

Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan victory has forced Jewish Democrats to confront a question their party can no longer evade: How much are Jewish voters expected to tolerate in the name of defeating Donald Trump? There comes a point when political loyalty...

Aug 17, 2026, 11:44 AM

Here We Go Again: Forward to the Disastrous Past!

We’ve seen it all before. In fact, I’ve seen it up close. Back in the early 1970s, at the wizened age of 22, I dropped out of college for a while to join a Marxist-Leninist political action group called the...

Isaac Steven Herschkopf

Aug 14, 2026, 4:02 AM

Always Someone to Blame: Politicians’ Demagogy

"The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless." -The Republic, Plato (375 BCE) What do Mamdani, Trump, Bibi, Kamala, AOC, Erdogan, Putin, Biden and all other politicians have in common? They will always find someone to blame when things go...

Yakir Englander

Aug 12, 2026, 2:43 PM

What Mamdani offers young liberal Jews

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani prays at the Ohel - the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, December 16, 2025 (Chabad Virginia Beach via Facebook)

People who are deeply attached to Judaism through values, prayer and practice can find a home in progressive politics. Don't dismiss them because of their views on Israel

Aug 6, 2026, 10:19 PM

What’s New With Jewish New Yorkers?

The Office of the New York Mayor recently released a map illustrating the many immigrant enclaves that make up Manhattan. When I first saw this, I loved the idea of shedding light on the countless immigrant communities that make...

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