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5 takeaways from the NY primaries: Shifting Jewish power centers, King Mamdani and more

June 24, 2026June 25, 2026Sara Wood

The New York Democratic primaries were a big coming-out for the party’s leftmost flank — and a wake-up call for Jews in the city and beyond. As a series of congressional candidates backed by progressive anti-Zionist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani notched victories, including over two pro-Israel incumbents, the future for the party’s relationship […]

Celebrate Early and Often

January 11, 2026David Rutman

I love to say celebrate early and often—and I live it. Birthdays, milestones, Tuesdays that feel like Saturdays. I don’t wait for a single date on the calendar to give myself permission to feel joy. I spread it out. I stack it up. I let it travel. This year, celebrating my birthday became a journey—across […]

Brec Bassinger and the Push to Make T1D Visible

November 23, 2025David Rutman

Spotlight on Brec Bassinger This World Diabetes Day For World Diabetes Day, we’re shining a bright, unwavering light on the strength, resilience, and voices of the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community — and few embody that strength more powerfully than Brec Bassinger. Brec Bassinger on a hike in Zion National Park with her Dexcom (2023) […]

Woodstock, but make it Orthodox: A Jewish music festival comes to the Catskills

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025Jesse Orine

An Orthodox Jewish music festival will take place in Bethel, New York in August — at the very same location where the iconic Woodstock Music & Art Fair took place in August of 1969. Called Yamim Ba’im, or “The Coming Days,” the four-act, family-friendly outdoor concert will occur at the Bethel Woods Center for the […]

Marcel Marceau’s Holocaust heroism is the focus of a new off-Broadway play

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025Jesse Orine

World-famous mime Marcel Marceau entertained global audiences on stage and screen for more than 60 years. But a lesser-known fact about Marceau, who was Jewish, is that he rescued more than 70 Jewish children during the Holocaust as a member of the French resistance. And now, a new play that focuses on this remarkable chapter […]

On the menu at this New York City book club: Deep discussions about Jewish identity.

May 26, 2025May 27, 2025Jesse Orine

Kelly Chervin’s book club doesn’t usually discuss what it means to be Jewish. But over a candlelit dinner last week in the basement of Balaboosta, an Israeli restaurant in the West Village, a dozen Lit Club attendees explored themes of Jewish identity, memory, diaspora and history. The conversation was wide-ranging and highly personal, even though […]

Tallest US skyscraper to rise in Oklahoma city, not New York

January 29, 2024January 30, 2024David Rutman

In a surprising twist, plans for the tallest skyscraper in the United States are underway, and it won’t be in New York City, home to the current tallest buildings in the country. The city that will claim this title is none other than Oklahoma City, as reported by the New York Post. The ambitious project […]