admin | April 6, 2020
(JTA) There are about 250,000 Jews in the United Kingdom. They account for only 0.3% of its population. But the coronavirus has killed 44 known Jewish victims so far about 2.5% of the total U.K
admin | April 6, 2020
Its going to be a very different seder night this year. Some will be mourning the loss of loved ones from the coronavirus. Others will feel the isolation of being apart from family, friends and community
admin | April 6, 2020
Within a matter of a few short weeks, our everyday lives have been upended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many Jewish communities around the world, the Jewish community of Montreal has been hit hard by this crisis. Federation CJA has immediately leapt into action in collaboration with their agencies and community partners to ensure that needs continue to be met during this trying time
admin | April 6, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic could lead Haredim to rely less on rabbinic sages and think for themselves more when it comes to matters unrelated to religion, a leading expert on the community says. Gilad Malach, who heads the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel program at the Israel Democracy Institute, does not predict a revolution regarding Haredi reverence for their religious role models
admin | April 6, 2020
A coalition agreement between the Likud and Blue and White parties will be finalized no later than Friday afternoon, sources from both parties said Thursday evening.A deal must be reached by Friday to enable parties in the coalition to bring the agreement to their institutions on Sunday and allow a vote in the Knesset to approve the government on Monday. The Knesset does not meet during Passover, which begins on Wednesday evening and lasts for a week. Blue and White leader Benny Gantzs mandate to form a government, and the leverage that comes with it, ends during the holiday.Progress was made between the two parties as they made compromises on disputed portfolios.I feel the negotiations with the Likud are about to be completed, said Blue and White MK Chili Tropper, who is close to Gantz.Likud agreed to let the Justice Ministry go to Blue and White faction chairman Avi Nissenkorn
admin | April 6, 2020
Bonjour, gut morgn is the typical greeting at La Maison de la Culture Yiddish Bibliothque Medem in Paris (MCY). Studying through Smith Colleges Junior Year in Paris, I had the privilege to immerse myself in both Yiddish and French.
admin | April 6, 2020
NEW YORK (JTA) Four heavily Orthodox neighborhoods in Brooklyn have especially high rates of the novel coronavirus, according to data released by this citys Department of Health. The record of positive COVID-19 tests in the five boroughs shows that Borough Park, Crown Heights, Williamsburg and Midwood all have above-average positive test rates.
admin | April 6, 2020
Some 4,000 members of the Hasidic Tosh community in the Montreal region have been put under quarantine after around 20 of them tested positive for the new coronavirus following a trip to New York, Canadian health officials said Monday. They started to have symptoms last week
admin | April 6, 2020
Imagine delivering a career-defining performance in a language you dont even speak. That was the challenge presented to Shira Haas, the Israeli actress whose galvanizing turn propels Unorthodox, a four-part Netflix limited series about a young woman who leaves her Hasidic community behind.
admin | April 6, 2020
Netflixs four-part series Unorthodox traces a womans escape from a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn. Emily Writes considers the lessons we can all learn from her journey
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