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Food stamps set to stop Nov. 1 for 40 million Americans

"Bottom line, the well has run dry. At this time, there will be no benefits issued on November 1," the USDA posted on Tuesday.

A sign advertises that WIC and Food Stamps are accepted at a convenience store, as tens of millions of Americans might not receive food stamps and other food aid in November because of the government shutdown, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, US, October 24, 2025.
A photo of Tarek Bazrouk during the December 2024 assault.

New York man who attacked Jews at three pro-Palestinian rallies sentenced to 17 months in prison

Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa participate in the second New York City mayoral debate at LaGuardia Community College in Queens, New York, Oct. 22, 2025.

Rabbis Angela Buchdahl and Elliot Cosgrove show the split in the pulpit over political endorsements

A dog waits as people take part in early voting at a polling center in the Manhattan borough of New York during early voting for the upcoming mayoral election, on Oct. 27, 2025. The city's soaring cost of living, perhaps more than any other issue, has propelled the unlikely Democratic socialist cand

Massive turnout in first days of early voting in NYC mayoral race as new poll shows tighter contest


I'm a Jew, I met with Mamdani and this is what I learned

I have no reason to believe that Zohran Mamdani is antisemitic or remotely close to that. But I learned that we must argue better. Respectfully, and truthfully, without demonizing the other side.

Dov Bleich and Zohran Mamdani.

BDS activist Linda Sarsour helped foster Zohran Mamdani's rise to power

Linda Sarsour recently publicly endorsed Zohran Mamdani as her "favorite guy" and gave the maximum allowed donation amount to the New York City mayoral candidate's campaign.

Activist Linda Sarsour speaks while people participate a protest called March for Racial Justice in New York City

Mamdani in 2021: Anti-Israel BDS activism brought me to socialist political movement

Mamdani says cofounding the Bowdoin College Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and anti-Israel BDS activism were the "crux of the reason" he joined the Democratic Socialists of America.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani gestures as he attends a "New York is Not For Sale" rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 26, 2025.

Mamdani a 'disaster': Dov Hikind switches NYC mayoral endorsement from Sliwa to Cuomo

Dov Hikind shifts his NYC mayoral endorsement away from Curtis Sliwa, warning that only Andrew Cuomo could defeat a potentially disastrous Zohran Mandani.

Independent candidate and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo greets Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani before participating in a mayoral debate, in New York, U.S., October 16, 2025.

Mamdani says aunt 'did not feel safe in hijab' after 9/11, slams 'Islamophobic' responses

"According to Zohran, the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks," VP JD Vance responded to Mamdani's remarks in a post to X/Twitter. 

Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani prepares in the green room before participating in a mayoral debate, in New York, US October 16, 2025.

From Yitzhak Rabin to Omer Adam, what events attract thousands of Jews to MSG? - opinion

Israeli pop-star Omer Adam sold out MSG, creating an intensely Jewish space of connection and joy, where Adam paid tribute to the IDF, the freed hostages, and even to Trump.

Israeli pop-star Omer Adam sold-out MSG, creating an intensely Jewish space of connection and joy where he paid tribute to the IDF, the freed hostages, and even US President Donald Trump.

New York basketball team threatens legal action against mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

The New York Knicks issued a cease-and-desist letter to Mamdani after the politician used a modified version of the Knicks logo in campaign advertisements.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani walks with supporters to 30 Rockefeller Plaza for the first mayoral debate in New York City, US, October 16, 2025

As thousands of rabbis sign anti-Mamdani letter, others decry mounting ‘red lines’ among Jews

Jewish community leaders from across the country expressed worry that political partisanship may cause unnecessary divisions at a time when the Jewish people need to unite.

Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani gestures at a campaign rally in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 13, 2025

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to back Zohran Mamdani

The report comes only a day before early voting opens and one source said Jeffries would formally announce his backing on Friday afternoon.

New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, now a NYC mayoral candidate, speaks during a news conference outside the White House to announce a hunger strike to demand that President Joe Biden "call for a permanent ceasefire and no military aid to Israel, on Nov. 27, 2023.

Ditch anti-Zionism, stop slandering Israel, NYC rabbi says to Mamdani - interview

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch urged New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to abandon positions that were geared toward delegitimizing and dismantling Zionism and Israel

Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani prepares in the green room before participating in a mayoral debate, in New York, US October 16, 2025.

American Jewry's final sermon: Is this the quiet end of normal Jewish life in America? - opinion

In the wake of October 7, as antisemitism resurged from campuses to city halls, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove’s warning about Zohran Mamdani landed as a mirror of American Jewry’s paralysis. 

 Rabbi Cosgrove