Opinion

Opinion

A Jew walks up to St. Peter…

You’d think this would be good news to a Jew like me: The Vatican has declared that my tribe can get into heaven. In a statement just released in honor of the 50th anniversary of the “Nostra Aetate”—itself a high point in Jewish-Christian relations, in that it stated Jews should […]

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State of the City 2016 address

First, as we start the new year, I would like to welcome two new members of the Rye City Council: Danielle Tagger-Epstein and Emily Hurd. I would also like to welcome back councilmember Richard Mecca. Congratulations and good luck to you all. Further, I would like to recognize all former […]

Opinion Sports

Misery loves company

I swear that I’m not a spiteful person, but when it comes to sports, it seems like a healthy dose of “schadenfreude” is sometimes unavoidable. Last Sunday, while watching my New York Giants put the finishing touches on a dreadful 6-10 season—and most likely Tom Coughlin’s coaching career—the only thing […]

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Resolutions for the slackers who already blew it

Readers: Right about now, you may be feeling bad about the resolutions you’ve already broken, crushed into a million pieces and washed down with a pint of banana chocolate swirl Talenti ice cream. But there’s no need to hate your sweets-addicted, never-get-ahead, willpower-of-a-gnat (who doesn’t exercise) self. No need, indeed. […]

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Hopes for 2016

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew Year’s resolutions are fine for matters within our own power to control such as what we do to others and to ourselves. But for what is beyond our reach we can only hope and pray for, according to our beliefs. Here are some yearnings that fall now into the […]