Daily Podcasts Video Research

Long Island synagogue cancels Ben-Gvir talk amid wide tensions over whether to host him

JL;DR SUMMARY Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's right-wing national security minister, experienced mixed reactions during his stateside visit, where several Jewish institutions canceled his planned appearances. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

JL;DR members get full summaries of all articles in the archive, including this one. Donate & start reading »

Tags

Itamar Ben GvirJewish CommunityOrthodox JudaismIsraeli PoliticsNew YorkLong IslandYoung IsraelShabbat EventsControversial FiguresRabbi Elie Mischel

Places mentioned

New Haven, Connecticut, United States
"Israels national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, flashes a peace sign at a crowd of protesters near Yale Universitys campus in New Haven, Connecticut, on April 23."
Woodmere, New York, United States
"But that quickly changed Thursday, as Young Israel of Woodmere announced that Ben-Gvirs appearance as a Shabbat guest speaker had been canceled."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"A synagogue in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn said last week that Ben-Gvir, who had been scheduled to appear at a fundraiser for Chabad of Hebron in the West Bank, would no longer appear."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Shabtai also organized an event with Ben-Gvir in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon and intends to host a third in Washington, D.C., this week."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"He is a Jew so why not enjoy some good food with him, Howard J. Stern, president of Young Israel Talmud Torah of Flatbush, wrote in an email."
New York, United States
"Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Young Israel of the West Side, in Manhattan, told JTA the synagogue would respectfully decline to host Ben-Gvir if asked but added it had not been."
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
"Ben-Gvir began his trip in Florida, where he met with several Jewish leaders and institutions including the heads of the Boca Raton Synagogue, the Boca Jewish Center, and the Aleph Institute."
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
"Ben-Gvir began his trip in Florida, where he met with several Jewish leaders and institutions including the heads of the Boca Raton Synagogue...in addition to speaking at the Jewish Academy in Fort Lauderdale."
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
"He also spoke to a handful of influential Republicans at Mar-a-Lago, Trumps resort home."
Washington DC, United States
"Shabtai also organized an event with Ben-Gvir in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon and intends to host a third in Washington, D.C., this week."

Support this source

This item was indexed and curated by Cairo, JL;DR's web crawler.
Cairo Item ID 50128
Cairo Source ID 35
Retrieved 2025-04-25 05:31:11 UTC
Curated 2025-04-25 08:31:57 UTC