By Chris Day Supervisor, Town of Orangetown Recently, our country was rocked by a horrible attack resulting in 11 innocent Jewish Americans being killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. The evil represented by this attack, and the monster who carried it out, must be met with us unifying and standing strong together. […]
Dear Editor, It has been said by some residents of Rockland County that God has no place in the lives of those Jews who do not follow the tenets of the Haredi sects. They may be correct regarding a portion of secular Judaism, but they have insulted members of Modern Orthodox, Conservative, reform and other […]
EDITORIAL BY EVAN WECHMAN Unfortunately, I was not slightly shocked in 2008 when nearly 80 percent of my fellow Jewish citizens voted for Obama. After viewing the new movie Obama 2016, I am convinced that if a person considers him or herself Jewish but votes for Obama, then that person is not really Jewish. Possibly […]
Jewish teens from all around the world travel to Rockland for a week of competitive sports BY SARA GILBERT For many years now locals in the Rockland Jewish community have been discussing hosting the Maccabi Games here in Rockland. Since 1988, JCC Rockland has been sending teen athletes to compete in the weeklong yearly event. […]