Opinion

New Yorkers who care about the future of our city and state need to turn over their ballots and VOTE NO on all four Ballot Proposals on Election Day, November 8. Three of these four ballot measures are the work of former mayor Bill de Blasio and a small minion of leftists obsessed with racism in America who propose to radically overhaul the NYC Charter.

 Author’s Note: To Rabbi Schonfeld: Ask and ye shall receive. To everyone else: If I ever get my act together enough, I will complete the book I’ve been working on for the past 18 months. Until then, here is an excerpt.

The one debate between Governor Kathy Hochul and Congressman Lee Zeldin for the keys to the Governor’s Mansion occurred last week, and the Zeldin team had much to celebrate.  The final pitches to the voters from each side could not stand in further contrast, and that contrast could be enough to flip a deep-blue state.

As Jews around the world conclude a month of atonement, festivities, and reflection while gearing up to restart the biblical cycle over again, it is incumbent upon all to take stock of the mistakes of the past year in order to rectify, repent, and reevaluate priorities and plans for the coming year.  Problems that are solvable can only be done once those problems are recognized, and recognition of our own failings is the first step towards repentance.  In fact, it is impossible to fix a problem unless a powerful first step is taken: admitting you have one.

The alarm rings. You shower, dress, and rush to shul. You return, wake your children, grab a bite, and catch the train. You navigate a stressful day of work, power through rush hour, drive mishmar carpool, manage homework (okay, this one depends on your child), make supper, attend a simchah, be menachem aveil, meet your chavrusa, attend shiur, daven Maariv (gasp) – you mean I must also vote? Yes, you do. We all do.

(As published in the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles - October 2, 2022)

 The decision to bar “Zionist” speakers from meetings of student groups at the University of California-Berkeley School of Law has been described by some critics as creating “Jewish-free zones,” as during the Holocaust.