With five minutes to spare in the two-hour New York City Democratic mayoral primary debate, which NBC carried on Wednesday night, the candidates were asked what their first foreign trip would be as mayor.
“Given the hostility and the antisemitism that has been shown in New York, I would go to Israel,” said Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who is trying to make a comeback and who recently scored the Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance’s endorsement.

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In a major development amid the ongoing crisis surrounding Israel’s draft law, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s office announced early Friday morning that “significant progress” had been made in negotiations, with efforts underway to finalize an agreed-upon version of the bill before the start of Shabbos.
The statement came following a high-stakes meeting Thursday night that lasted more than seven hours, attended by Prime Minister Netanyahu, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman MK Yoel (Yuli) Edelstein, former Minister Ariel Attias, and Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs.

Fox News host Jesse Watters gives his take on the ‘big, beautiful beef’ between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’
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Rav Ben Zion Kook paid a visit to the home of the revered posek Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein to offer his brachos in honor of the bar mitzvah of Rav Zilberstein’s grandson. During the visit, the conversation turned to a subject weighing heavily on both rabbanim—the troubling state of the olam haTorah in Eretz Yisroel and the unrelenting decrees being issued against it.

During Thursday’s episode of ABC’s The View, President Bill Clinton came to President Joe Biden’s defense regarding his debated 2024 debate performance, attributing the issue in part to poor scheduling decisions made by Biden’s team.

In an emotional and inspiring address, Rav Yisrael Bunim Schreiber, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Nesiv HaDaas and gaavad of Ashdod, returned to his kehillah for the first time since falling ill. Speaking from a place of deep emunah and personal challenge, he delivered words of chizuk to the packed crowd at Beis Medrash Nefesh HaChaim, where hundreds gathered on short notice to hear their rosh yeshiva once again.
Opening his remarks, Rav Schreiber declared, “If Hashem gave me a blow, no one else should have to suffer.”

In a historic and potentially transformative moment for global Jewry, the preliminary results of the 2025 World Zionist Organization (WZO) elections reveal a seismic shift in Jewish representation and priorities: For the first time in history, Orthodox-affiliated slates have collectively achieved a majority in the WZO. Leading this groundswell is Eretz HaKodesh, which has surged to a commanding position with 29,159 votes.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to revise COVID-19 vaccine guidance without first consulting the CDC’s established advisory board has caused widespread confusion among doctors, insurers, and health experts, multiple sources told Reuters.
In a video shared on social media last week, Kennedy — known for his long-standing skepticism about vaccines — declared that the government would no longer recommend COVID vaccinations for healthy children or pregnant women.