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When a neighborhood is in high demand, institutions respond to growth by expanding. Three years after I moved to West Hempstead, the streetscape continues to change. Our spiritual scene includes new and expanded shuls, the renovated mikvah, and a new campus for the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County. As families grow, their homes expand to accommodate more children or grandparents. My block is a mix of homes whose exteriors haven’t changed in a half century, and modifications with additional floor space. On the northern edge of the community, residential developer Heatherwood is constructing Heritage Westminster, a complex of 428 luxury rental units, at a cost of $428 million.

Those who didn’t watch the debate performance last Thursday night still have a chance of blissful ignorance that the President of the United States is not an escaped hospice patient suffering from advanced senility.  The rest of us, however, can harbor no more delusions about Joe Biden’s mental faculties.  There is a power vacuum at the head of our country, and that was on full display on Thursday night.

My friends know that I watch a good political show with the same enthusiasm as a sports fan cheering on a favorite team. Whether it is an acceptance speech, inauguration, prime time address, or the State of the Union Address, this country has a long history of memorable oratory fireworks. Last week’s presidential debate between incumbent Joe Biden and his opponent Donald Trump was historic for being the first rematch debate with two of the oldest candidates for the office, and questions whether Biden’s age was a factor in his lackluster performance.

Two major decisions came down from the Supreme Court this past week: one that has enormous implications on the workings of the Executive branch, and one that in essence won’t change anything at all. For reasons purely political and not based in reality, the media and Democrats are reacting completely differently than they should be to these decisions.

Videos emerged this past weekend of brawls and fights in the streets of Pico-Robertson, a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Los Angeles. Pro-Hamas protesters gathered outside of the Adas Torah synagogue, where pro-Israel counter-protesters showed up to defend their neighborhood. This led to a volatile encounter, marked by violent altercations and heated exchanges, continuing the escalation from rhetoric to violence by people who have been screaming for nearly a year, “Long Live the Intifada.”

Investigations have resulted in barely a wrist slap. Defunding colleges that are hotbeds of Jew-hatred should be the goal, not futile complaints to Washington

(June 24, 2024 / JNS) No institution of higher education in America better exemplifies the way antisemitism has been mainstreamed than the City University of New York. The post-Oct. 7 mayhem and pro-Hamas tent encampments at more prestigious schools like Columbia, Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania have garnered more headlines in the mainstream press. But on its many campuses throughout the five boroughs, CUNY has become a compelling illustration of how toxic woke ideas like critical race theory and intersectionality have normalized prejudice against Jews.