admin | May 29, 2022
A tiny Borscht Belt town that beckons Orthodox Jewish vacationers in the summer staged a pivotal election this spring that was anything but kosher, according to an explosive lawsuit that has triggered a state investigation into alleged voter fraud.
admin | May 29, 2022
If you want to encounter God, you need to experience silence. The Jewish holiday of Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai. To celebrate, many stay up the entire night studying the Torah, and as part of the morning services, the portion of the Ten Commandments is read from a Torah Scroll.
admin | May 29, 2022
How to read the Torah section of the tochacha, the curses, in the synagogue, has always been a delicate matter. The Torah discusses the consequences of Gods covenant with the Jews twice; there are blessings for fulfilling the covenant, and curses for violating it
admin | May 29, 2022
Payton Gendron, a white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming on the video platform Twitch, opened fire with an AR-15 at a supermarket in Buffalo on Saturday, May 15, killing 10 people and injuring two others in what authorities are describing as "racially motivated violent extremism." Gendron, who drove into the predominantly Black community from a neighboring New York town about 500 miles away, shot 13 peopleboth in the parking lot and inside a Tops Friendly Market. He fatally shot several people before aiming at a white man hiding in a check out line. Gendron said "Sorry!" to the man before he retreated away from him.
admin | May 4, 2022
By Liam Reilly, CNN A 16-year-old was arrested in an alleged group assault of a Hasidic man in Brooklyn Friday, police said. Police did not release the name of the teen who was arrested Saturday on charges of gang assault and assault as a hate crime
admin | May 4, 2022
Jamie Lee Curtis at SXSW: Texas order on trans youth 'outrageous and terrifying' Asked about Gov.
admin | May 4, 2022
On Sunday, as I made my way home from our Passover vacation, I received a troubling notification on Instagram. One of our readers tipped us off that a Jewish comedian named Judy Gold had posted a video of a very distasteful joke she made about a Hasidic woman not only being physically assaulted, but how Gold fantasized about doing it herself.
admin | May 4, 2022
(JTA) Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter was visiting the cemetery for U.S.
admin | May 4, 2022
Illustration by Nikki Casey By David Zvi KalmanMay 02, 2022 The ad is unusual, to say the least.
admin | May 4, 2022
From the local theaters of Fairfield County to performing on Broadway, actress Julie Benko is representing Connecticut in the new production of "Funny Girl." Benko, who is Beanie Feldstein's stanby, made her debut on Friday, April 29 and continued starring in the role until Sunday. "It was completely thrilling, overwhealming and so much fun," said Benko, who was raised in Fairfield since the age of 3. While Benko has an impressive theater repertoire under her belt, having starred in Broadway productions such as "Fiddler on the Roof," "Les Miserables" and "Spring Awakening," her love for theater began in Connecticut.
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