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What We Need from a Leader When It Is Time to Let Go

A farewell address by Moses is a reminder that real leaders value the truth, continuity and smooth transfer of power.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a press conference about COVID-19 on Oct. 7, 2020. (Screenshot)

Following Orthodox protests in Brooklyn, de Blasio and Cuomo avoid naming the Jewish community

“This is about all New Yorkers, and when you look at the communities in Brooklyn and Queens, it’s lots of different kinds of people,” de Blasio said when asked about Orthodox Jews.

Jewish Republican Lee Zeldin in a Tight Race on Long Island

A close association with Trump may undermine support for a pro-Israel stalwart.

Global

Obninsk, Russia, home of the world’s first nuclear power plant, gets its first synagogue

New York

Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn burn masks in massive protest of New York’s Covid rules

Health

Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn burn masks during massive protest against New York’s new COVID rules

Health

NY governor imposes new rules on houses of worship, schools and essential businesses

United States

Homeland Security report calls white supremacists the ‘most persistent and lethal’ threat in the US

New York

Schools in Kiryas Joel to be shuttered amid 27.6% Covid positivity rate

Culture

A Jewish artist hid hundreds of her paintings in a house near Prague during the Holocaust. Now the works need a home.

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