by Chananya Weissman | Oct 30, 2020 | Opinion
There are three ways the escalating tensions between New York’s Jews and the authorities can play out. 1) The Jews successfully get their point across through the courts, or civil disobedience, that the restrictions imposed upon them are unfair and infringe on their...
by Chananya Weissman | Oct 8, 2020 | Opinion
The excuse of many Orthodox Jews in America for not making aliya is that the Israeli government doesn’t have enough respect for their religious neds. They don’t want to move to Israel and work to improve the situation. Instead, their religious rights are...
by Chananya Weissman | Jul 28, 2020 | Opinion
You immediately knew what “it” is, because deep down you know we’re not that far away, even if you don’t want to admit it. Fifteen years ago I was teaching social studies to fifth-graders. Fifteen years ago was a completely different era. Donald Trump was...
by Zahava Englard Shapiro | Jul 12, 2020 | Opinion, Uncategorized
With the Nefesh B’Nefesh organization receiving an influx of aliyah applications from Diaspora Jews, it is fair to say that these Jews are seeing the writing on the wall – that the future of the Jewish people lies in Israel.Whether influenced by the...
by Hillel Levin | Jun 22, 2020 | Opinion
Are you a US Board Certified Doctor interested in making Aliyah or do you know one?Do you have a specialty that can be practiced via TeleMedicine?There is a professional organization looking for US Board Certified Physicians who have an existing relationship with a...
by Chananya Weissman | Jun 15, 2020 | Opinion