NYJW Opinion

How sad and ironic that on the eve of Shavuot, the festival celebrating God’s eternal gift of the Torah to the Jewish people, a woman was detained at the Kotel for carrying a Torah scroll. The police action was the first time in three years that a leader of Women of the Wall, the feminist […]

‘If you boycott against Israel, New York will boycott you.” That was the clear message sent out by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday as he ordered state agencies to divest themselves of companies and groups aligned with the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement against Israel. More than 20 states have passed legislation to counter […]