Avi Weiss

Hate drives humanity to commit terrible acts, but love, born of humility, awakens us to beauty we too often take for granted and enables us to endure

For all the pain of these past two years – the loss of two thousand lives, including hundreds of soldiers who died and were wounded to save the hostages – last night at Hostage Square felt like one of the most hopeful moments in Israel’s history.

The facts are stark…and well known. Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in New York City’s mayoral race, has vacillated in calling for the disarmament of Hamas — a U.S.-designated terrorist organizatio…

From the time I met you more than fifty years ago, mesmerizing young teenagers in our synagogue, I told you that you could become a great rabbi. Your passion for our people and our land knew no bounds. I saw in you a genius wordsmith, whose ability to share Torah was extraordinary. All this was combined with a deep and abiding love for Am Yisrael.

The Jewish community errs in not using Mamdani's name when decrying his rhetoric; silence shields nobody and moral clarity empowers those speak out

One of the true tests of leadership is not simply standing with the powerful; it is standing with the vulnerable.

Elliot Engel listened. He spoke with clarity and purpose. And he never forgot where he came from; he never forgot his Jewish roots.

Rep. Eliot Engel during a visit to Manhattan College, in Riverdale, in 2019.

The mayor is failing to meet his obligations in protecting Jewish New Yorkers, writes the national president of AMCHA — the Coalition for Jewish Concerns.

Hebrew Institute of Riverdale honors Raba Sara Hurwitz, first publicly ordained Orthodox clergy