By Lisë Stern/JNS.org Traditional kosher favorites like slow-roasted brisket, matzo ball soup, and lockshen kugel aren’t the healthiest choices as you get older, ...
(New York Jewish Week) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated the victories of the progressive candidates he endorsed in New York’s Democratic primaries describing their success as a “shift in the balance of power.” Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the morning after the primaries, Mamdani touted the triumphs as a shift in the... […]
(New York Jewish Week) — David Orkin, a Jewish anti-Zionist attorney and democratic socialist, defeated incumbent New York State Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Orkin won State Assembly District 38, which includes parts of Queens. Orkin, an immigrant workers’ rights attorney and union organizer, received 58.8% of the vote, while Rajkumar, who has... […]