Coronavirus in NY: Cuomo tells police to break up funerals, social gatherings; fines will be $1,000 – syracuse.com
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Monseys rate of positive tests for coronavirus is nearly the highest in the country – Jewish Journal
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Monsey, N.Y., a well-known Hasidic hub of 42,000 people in suburban Rockland County, has nearly the highest rate of positive tests for the coronavirus in the country. Though the number could be inflated due to high rates of testing, cultural factors, like large families, could also be making the town a hotspot for Covid-19. New York state is the global capital of the pandemic currently, with 122,000 infected and over 4,100 killed by the novel coronavirus.
How I plan to survive a three day yontef with kids and no screentime – Jewish Journal
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I think my neighbor put it best. Look, he texted my husband earlier this week, Im at the point where, if my son takes out his tablet on Shabbos afternoon and starts watching a Christmas show, Im just going to go with it. I need a break
Brooklyn’s Orthodox neighborhoods have especially high rates of the coronavirus – JTA News
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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.
Hasidic community in Canada placed under lockdown after 20 diagnosed with virus – The Times of Israel
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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
Unorthodox: How Shira Haas Crafted Her Riveting Performance in the Netflix Drama – IndieWire
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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.
Emily Writes: Netflixs Unorthodox is the uplifting television we need right now – The Spinoff
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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
Unorthodox shines, despite hitting the usual ‘Orthodexit’ beats – Canadian Jewish News
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Its not surprising that most films and TV shows featuring Hasidic Jews paint them as villains. Theyre not cartoonish moustache-twirlers per se, but usually religious zealots plotting to thwart the protagonists goal, which is invariably escaping their insular community.
Coronavirus Update: NYPD Threatening Action Against Members Of Hasidic Communities Ignoring Social Distancing – CBS New York
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Gov. Phil Murphy Gives Coronavirus UpdateMurphy said data shows a decline in the growth rate of new cases from 24% day-over-day on March 30th to roughly 12% - meaning social distancing efforts may be beginning to "flatten the curve." Coronavirus Update: Gov
Netflix’s compelling drama Unorthodox is a striking examination of faith and feminism – inews
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CultureNetflix's superb new drama tells the true story of a young woman who fled her Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn Friday, 3rd April 2020, 12:33 pm Why is television so fascinated by religious rebels? And why does it never get their portrayal quite right?Anyone who has broken from their faith community in extreme cases, cults, but more commonly, the Amish or Mormons are considered beguiling, different, alien
