Manhattan

The Alaska perspective: A reminder that the world doesn't revolve around Israel - comment

In Alaska, one is reminded that the world neither revolves around Israel nor is obsessed with it.

All of America, it turns out,  is not Mamdani’s Manhattan.
 The Lincoln Square Synagogue at 200 Amsterdam Avenue on the corner of West 69th Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1970 and designed by Hausman & Rosenberg.

After 50-years of Jewish outreach, pioneering American Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald steps down

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CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King's Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City.

Mamdani's Democrats: New York City's primary results bode ill for US-Israel relations - editorial


Rabbi keeps eruv intact for 25 years in Manhattan, now he is using help from new sensors

Before every Shabbat, Rabbi Moshe Tauber drives around Manhattan to inspect the eruv. Now, new technology is making his sacred task easier.

Rabbi Moshe Tauber and wife Chaya Tauber drive up the West Side Highway while checking the Manhattan eruv, a boundary that permits observant Jews to carry items on Shabbat and Jewish festivals.

Many NYC congregations rent their space. As real estate prices soar, how do they find a home?

Congregations often have very specific needs: enough space, walking distance, and availability. In Manhattan's soaring real estate market, finding a space to rent has become all the more difficult.

JCC photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images; For Rent photo by Paige Taylor White

From Turkey to Manhattan: the ‘naked emperor’ trail sparking arrest for Aaron Mendelsohn

According to emails, Mendelsohn knew the statue had been smuggled from Turkey when he purchased it and sought advice to avoid legal action by showing it only to private guests.

Antoninus Fountain of Sagalassos in Burdur, Turkey.

Anti-Israel activists fail to disrupt private Israeli real estate meeting in NYC

Anti-Israel protesters tried to block a private Israeli real estate meeting in Manhattan, but the event went ahead as NYPD arrested four people and restored order.

An anti-Israel protest at a private Israeli real estate meeting in Manhattan on September 8th, 2025.

NYC protesters disrupt launch of former ‘Post’ editor’s book on Hamas attack

The book, co-authored by Yaakov Katz, former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, explores years of intelligence lapses and a policy of containment that enabled Hamas to plan its assault.

THE WRITER’S book ‘While Israel Slept,’ co-authored with Amir Bohbot, arrives in bookstores.

Jerry Nadler, Congress’ most senior Jewish member, says he will not seek reelection

“I don’t know what to say at this point,” Nadler, a longtime pro-Israel stalwart, told the New York Times. “I can’t defend what Israel is doing.”

 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., votes yes on the second article of impeachment as the House Judiciary Committee holds a public hearing to vote on the two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump in the Longworth House Office Building.

NYPD search for man who invaded historic kabbalistic synagogue to shout 'Allahu akhbar'

​​The alleged harassment reportedly began when the unidentified male entered the synagogue on July 21, at approximately 7:15 p.m.

Manhattan Shomrim and the New York Police Department are searching for a man who entered the Shuva Israel Synagogue in Manhattan

Wesley LePatner, killed in Manhattan shooting, mourned as 'uniquely brilliant' Jewish leader

“At 43, she was the most effortless and impressive person - you wanted to follow her wherever she went,” Feiler wrote.

Wesley LePatner at the DiMenna Children's History Museum Family Benefit in 2019.

NYC property owners panic over Mamdani win, pitch Israel 'equity swap' plan

A handful of veteran Jewish real-estate investors are drafting an “equity-swap” proposal that would let New York homeowners offset expected losses from Mamdani’s surprise victory.

 AI image of the Statue of Liberty holding a sign in front of a New York City landscape.

At the Hilula of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Manhattan: Rabbi Pinto Inspires the Masses