admin | October 24, 2020
Health officials in New York delivered a ban days before a scheduled wedding after receiving reports that "upwards of 10,000 individuals" were scheduled to attend the ceremony in Brooklyn, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
admin | October 24, 2020
One of the more trying aspects of the global pandemic for people of faith has been the suspension of religious gatherings around the world. Given the potential for the virus to spread in places of worship, many congregations have moved online and, in some cases, been completely transformed.Not everyone is happy, however.
admin | October 24, 2020
As a journalist in Israel, Marc Israel Sellem has dodged shellfire and run through riots while working. But the Jerusalem Post photographer was still surprised by what happened Sunday when he set out to document the reopening of haredi Orthodox schools in violation of government restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19.
admin | October 24, 2020
(JTA) With tensions high between Orthodox Jews and New York officials, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio expressed regret Tuesday for how he handled a large Hasidic funeral in the pandemics early days. Back in April, after a large funeral for a local rabbi in Brooklyn drew thousands of Orthodox Jews into the streets of Williamsburg, de Blasio visited the scene himself and called out the Jewish community
admin | October 2, 2020
Theres been a rise in COVID cases among Hasidim, and the world is pointing a finger. See
admin | October 2, 2020
Large gatherings expected despite warnings from leading rabbis to follow health guidelines. Police say they will intervene. By Paul Shindman, World Israel News Jerusalem police officials warned leaders of several ultra-Orthodox communities in Jerusalem that they will not tolerate traditional large gatherings that are expected to take place during the Sukkot holiday, Walla News reported Thursday
admin | October 2, 2020
A New York City Health Department spokesman recently warned that coronavirus was spreading at increasing levels in communities in Brooklyn and Queens. The city had seen declining or flat transmission prior to the uptick
admin | September 19, 2020
JTA Among the countless traditions upended by the coronavirus pandemic: the annual Rosh Hashanah trek to Brooklyn by the top Satmar rabbi in Kiryas Joel, the upstate New York Orthodox enclave. Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum will remain in Kiryas Joel for Rosh Hashanah because of new cases of COVID-19 in his town, according to an announcement from a local synagogue shared on social media Wednesday.
admin | September 19, 2020
The legislation of Ukraine should be respected by everyone, regardless of citizenship, religion or belonging to a particular cultural trend, said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, commenting on the situation with Hasidic pilgrims who are trying to get into the country, despite the closure of borders in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.
admin | September 17, 2020
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine They sang. They danced. They slumped in exhaustion on their luggage.
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