What Does Europe Have Against Halal? – Boston Review
admin | June 16, 2021
Image: Flickr Food is becoming a target for anti-Islam politics.
Weddings are Back! And So is Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza – Atlanta Jewish Times
admin | June 16, 2021
Weddings are Back! And so is Wedding Planning. According to The New York Times, The race to schedule weddings is on. Its a relief for a huge industry that has suffered during the pandemic
The 2021 Food Issue: Rolling in Dough – Washington City Paper
admin | June 16, 2021
The pandemic revealed just how connected we are as citizens of the world. Few corners of the earth escaped the deadly COVID-19 virus and nations worked in tandem to contain it.
Andrew Yang Is Right. There Should be Very Little Regulation of Hasidic Education – EducationNext
admin | June 16, 2021
New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang recently made waves when he declared that the city shouldnt interfere with Orthodox Jewish schools as long as the outcomes are good.
Photo collection captures Hasidic life round the world – Forward
admin | June 16, 2021
Read this article in Yiddish The Polish photographer Agnieszka Traczewska has just published a second collection of photographs of Hasidic Jewish life, entitled A Rekindled World. In this new album she presents scenes of daily life among ultra-Orthodox Jews in America, Israel, Canada, England, Belgium and Brazil. Her previous collection, The Returns, centered on images of Hasidim visiting the graves of prominent rabbis in Eastern Europe.
Meet Abby Stein, the First From New Yorks Hasidic Community to Come Out as Trans – Inside Edition
admin | June 16, 2021
As the first person from the Hasidic community to come out as transgender, Abby Stein is a pioneer. Stein recounted her experiences in the book Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman.
Andrew Yang, Eric Adams and the battle for Orthodox Jewish support The two frontrunners have jockeyed – Jewish Insider
admin | June 16, 2021
Before Andrew Yang announced his bid for New York City mayor in January, upending what until then had seemed like a fairly stable Democratic primary field, the favorite candidate for Orthodox Jewish support throughout the five boroughs was, by most accounts, Eric Adams, the brash and outspoken Brooklyn borough president. Adams, a former police captain who is building his campaign around a public safety message amid an uptick in violent crime across the city, has maintained long-standing ties with Orthodox leaders, particularly in Queens as well as Hasidic enclaves of Brooklyn like Borough Park and Crown Heights, a neighborhood he represented as a state senator from 2007 to 2013
Zichron Chaim to build synagogue in University Heights – Cleveland Jewish News
admin | June 16, 2021
Congregation Zichron Chaim will build a new synagogue on the corner of Summerfield and South Green roads about a half-mile from its existing building at 2203 S. Green Road in University Heights
Cleansing the world by burning the synagogue; man sets fire to Ripleys Haunted House in Myrtle Beach – WGHP FOX 8 Greensboro
admin | June 16, 2021
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) A man told officers he was cleansing the world after allegedly setting fire to Ripleys Haunted House
Press Release: Emanuel Synagogue, Plus61J and Mazon host a screening of acclaimed documentary ‘Breaking Bread’ – PRWire
admin | June 16, 2021
Emanuel Synagogue together with Plus61J and Mazon are hosting a screening of Breaking Bread, plus a post-screening cooking demonstration with acclaimed Chef Michael Rantissi on Wednesday 23 June.
