admin | March 24, 2020
A vicious rumor has been making the rounds: Hasidim are neglecting to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously because we are selfish. But as someone born and bred in the Satmar community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who now lives in Jerusalem and writes for Yiddish publications, I can say thats wrong.
admin | March 24, 2020
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in New York City more than doubled in just one day, reaching 1,871 on Wednesday. As the outbreak continues to spiral, officials continue to pile on more social restrictions in hopes of slowing the spread. Businesses will now be ordered to keep half their employees at home, Gov
admin | March 24, 2020
When the rabbis of New Jerseys suburban Bergen County took the bold step of shutting down almost all facets of communal Jewish life last week, they left the doors of one institution open: the womens mikvah, or ritual bath.That pattern has been repeated in place after place this week as the Jewish world has responded to the coronavirus epidemic.
admin | March 24, 2020
(JTA) After a week in which the headlines seemed to grow more grim by the day, its worth remembering that even as cities go dark across the globe, the world continues to turn. Babies are born, people are getting married, and thankfully the sun still rises every morning. As we wind down a work week unlike any weve experienced before, here are three Jewish stories of hope and joy to take you into the weekend.
admin | March 24, 2020
On Friday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he would ban all non-essential gatherings in an executive order, the latest step in the states increasingly stringent and sweeping rules to enforce social distancing and limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. This is not life as usual and accept it and realize it and deal with it, he said. But when his office released guidance on the ban, along with the list of essential businesses that would be allowed to keep their doors open after Sunday, it didnt clear up a key question for observant Jews: Does the ban on gatherings extend to religious prayer services?
admin | March 15, 2020
Schools were closed for the second day across Israel and the night before, the government had prohibited gatherings of over 10 people. But at noon on Sunday at Ohel Shimon, a Hasidic yeshiva in central Jerusalem, it was business as usual.
admin | March 12, 2020
NYU Adjunct Professor for International Relations Roy Germano lives a few blocks from the hasidic Jewish community of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. His work in bringing different perspectives to contemporary conflicts was instrumental in bringing him closer to the local Jewish community after witnessing recent violence directed towards his neighbors, by his neighbors.
admin | March 5, 2020
Judaism Ahava - Love, Israel Museum INN: TM Love.
admin | March 4, 2020
Jersey City Board Member Gerald Lyons speaks about the LGBTQ History curriculum.Photo: Screenshot via Facebook Gerald Lyons is an openly gay member of the Board of Education for Jersey City, New Jersey. He sat and listened to over 3 hours of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric from religious figures while debating the upcoming LGBTQ History curriculum. Tonight, members of three religious groups came to the School Board meeting to attack the LGBTQ community, Lyons later wrote.
admin | February 29, 2020
Judge Judith Rowe said the woman made a litany of detailed criticisms about her ex-husband during the latest round of litigation. She complained that he let the children, aged nine and seven, use non-kosher toothpaste and played non-Jewish music in the car. Get The Jewish News Daily Edition by email and never miss our top storiesFree Sign Up The judge said the woman remained rigid and had spoken in a way which was extremely concerning
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