admin | January 20, 2021
After an armed insurrection at the Capitol, rampant conspiracy theories about a stolen election and social media blackouts for President Donald Trump, some WhatsApp, YouTube and Facebook users in Ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, communities see the present moment as the darkness before the dawn that is, the golus before the coming of moshiach, the messiah. If nothing happens and Biden and crew go along with their evil plans, Im sure it just means Mashiach will be here speedily BH, said one WhatsApp user in a pro-Trump Haredi group on Tuesday, using the abbreviation for Baruch Hashem, thank God. We must experience 9 months of birth pangs before Mashiach, said another last Friday
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admin | January 20, 2021
When I found out that an old friend from my former Jewish Haredi community had participated in a violent coup to overthrow the government, I felt pain, anger and despair. But I didnt feel surprise.
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admin | January 20, 2021
Read this article in Yiddish To mark the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20, the Folksbiene released a video on Tuesday featuring the cast of the companys hit production of Fiddler on the Roof performing God Bless America in Yiddish. In the video, created by actor Ben Liebert (who played Motl the Tailor), more than 20 actors, including Steven Skybell (Tevye) and Mikhl Yashinskiy (Mordkhe the Innkeeper) , appear alongside the plays director, Oscar-winning actor Joel Grey.
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