New York

 Hundreds of Jewish students, parents, and community members gathered outside Gracie Mansion, Mayor Mamdani’s official residence, for morning prayers, songs, and speeches.

New York

 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s $30 million Strategy to Combat Antisemitism includes a $6.4 million increase for Partners Against the Hate, doubling funding for the taxpayer-backed grant program launched in 2021.

Recap: Miri’s throat is hurting. She overhears the gypsy girls talking about turning them in for a reward, and Paulina is leaving to do it.

 I watched Paulina stashing our food into a sack. Gypsies, what would stop them? Please, Hashem, help me think of what to do. Please!

The holiday of Sukkos has always had a special significance in the life of my family. For more than 50 years, our sukkah in Staten Island served as a symbol of family unity, sharing, and a meeting place for three or four generations of its members. As we recounted family traditions and the grandchildren eagerly listened to their grandparents’ stories, it was truly z’man simchaseinu (a period of our happiness). We lived in the Northeast, and our Floridian children and granddaughters annually visited us for the holiday. When we decided to make aliyah and sold our house, they were unanimous in bemoaning the loss of the small, pink-canvased hut where we shivered together on frosty fall evenings.