GOODBYE, DEMOCRATIC PARTY! HELLO, POLITICS!
Can the decision of two Bukharian Jews change the rules of New York politics? In politics, there are events that at first seem almost symbolic. Two people announce that they are leaving a political party—what does that mean for a city of millions like New York? At first glance, not much. But sometimes it is […]
A Fresh Start: Torah, Tradition, and New Opportunities at JIQ Boys
YESHIVA The doors of JIQ Boys Middle and High School are open once again, and a new school year is officially underway. After the summer break, the halls have come back to life with the familiar sounds of learning, davening, conversation, and excitement as students and faculty begin another year together. The start of school […]
#NoToHate: Ambassadors Address Antisemitism
UNITED NATIONS New York, NY — Chagit Sofiev-Leviev, President of the Bukharian Jewish Congress USA & Canada, joined ambassadors and international leaders at the United Nations on September 9 to confront the global rise of antisemitism and call for stronger, coordinated international action to combat it. During the meeting, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, […]
PRESS CONFERENCE IN FOREST HILLS
Prominent leaders of Queens’ Jewish community have announced that they are leaving the Democratic Party. On September 6, Rabbi Nahum Kaziev, a representative of Druzhba magazine and founder of Druzhba TV, and Rafael Nektalov, founder and editor-in-chief of The Bukharian Times, took part in a press conference held at 9:00 a.m. outside Jerusalem Bagels, located […]
Turon Soars to New Heights
MEMORANDUM SIGNED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2026, IN NEW YORK BETWEEN ITF AND ALFRAGANUS UNIVERSITY In the buzzy heart of Manhattan, floating above the city at SUMMIT One Vanderbilt, representatives of the International Turon Federation (ITF), USA, and Alfraganus University of Uzbekistan gathered on September 12 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at bringing the […]
In Samarkand, ‘The Nicest Cemetery I’ve Ever Seen’
A cowgirl was waving an American flag. Beside her stood a young man in a Yeshiva University shirt. In New York, or Anywhere, USA, this would be normal-ish. But I was not in New York. I was approximately 6,888 miles away—in Kyrgyzstan—attending the 6th World Nomad Games in Issyk-Kul, surrounded by horsemen competing in kok […]
In Memory of Farida
Come, friends, and hear the tale that I impart, Of love, of grief, of anguish in my heart. One day I rode in quest of fortune’s light, And found a love pure-hearted, fair and bright. Farida was her name, my cherished one, Her face like Zuhra in the heavens shone. No guile she knew, no […]
Five Times to Rise, FIVE WAYS TO CHANGE
YOM KIPPUR’S FIVE AFFLICTIONS AND FIVE PRAYERS CARRY LESSONS MEANT TO LAST ALL YEAR There is one day a year when a Jew does not eat, yet his soul is full. He does not drink, yet his soul drinks from the Source of Life. He does not wash for pleasure, anoint his body, wear leather […]
Все секреты Анжелы Боруховой
ИНТЕРВЬЮ Рафаэль Некталов: – Я помню, когда мы приехали в США, многие музыканты пробовали делать концерты. Вскоре артисты поняли, как это хлопотно, дорого и тяжело, и оставили эту затею. Все пустились на заработки хлеба насущного в рестораны. Почему у вас получается собирать людей, и вы все равно продолжаете делать свои авторские сольные программы? Анжела Борухова: […]
ИЦХАК МАВАШЕВ: Памяти Фариды
Послушайте, друзья, печальный мой рассказ – О боли сердца, что не гаснет и сейчас. Однажды я за счастьем устремился вслед И встретил ту, прекраснее которой нет. Фаридой звали ту, что мне судьба дала, Она душою чистой и прекрасною была. Лицом сияла, словно в небесах Зуҳра, Не знала ни коварства, ни притворства и ни […]