Jewish Leaders Directly Criticize Mayor for Israel Rhetoric

Jewish Leaders Blast Mamdani After NYC Stabbing Attacks

New York City's Jewish community leaders held a press conference demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani "stop fanning the flames of hatred and division" after a suspect allegedly stabbed a Jewish man and an Asian man in separate Upper West Side attacks, and police had yet to file charges. Raul Morales, 51, allegedly jumped 57-year-old Chok Sung near West 84th Street and Central Park West around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, stabbing him in the back with a knife. …

Jewish leaders directly criticize mayor for Israel rhetoric

Morales is accused of stabbing an Asian man and a Jewish man wearing a kippah.

When antisemitic violence came to our synagogue’s doorstep, Tisha B’Av’s ‘narrow straits’ became frighteningly real

On Thursday, on Tisha B’Av, violence came frighteningly close to home to Congregation Rodeph Sholom, the synagogue I lead on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

When antisemitic violence came to our synagogue's doorstep, Tisha B'Av's 'narrow straits' became frighteningly real

We must resist the urge to give in to fear, writes an Upper West Side rabbi. The post When antisemitic violence came to our synagogue’s doorstep, Tisha B’Av’s ‘narrow straits’ became frighteningly real appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Your Daily Phil: NYC stabbing follows Jewish warnings of antisemitic violence

In today’s edition ofYour Daily Phil, we examine the circumstances around yesterday’s stabbing attack in New York City. We interview Daryl Messinger, the incoming chair of the Israel Policy Forum, and report onJCC Association of North Americas $19.5 million push to expand theJCC MaccabiGames. We feature an opinion piece byHadara Ishakemphasizing the necessity of coordination among funders and organizations in their approach to combating antisemi…