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May 1, 2020 | 1:07 p.m. The 805 Homeless Helpers was founded by Santa Barbara teens, Asher and Miles Sedlin, when their mother saw that many of the organizations that normally look after the homeless had to shut down due to COVID -19
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Pittsburgh city attorneys have filed a motion to appeal a judge's order striking down three gun control ordinances passed following a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018. The Associated Press reported Monday that court documents, filed last week, argue that state law does not expresslysay that cities do not have the authority to pass their own gun control ordinances.
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Remember when we used to go to shul, Mommy?
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handout The recurring talk show sparked accusations of sexism.
admin | May 5, 2020
One hundred years ago last month, the leaders of a handful of powerful countries convened at San Remo, a sleepy town on the Italian Riviera.
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Browse > Home / News / After prolonged battle, Israel approves work to make Cave of the Patriarchs accessible to disabled May 4, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS Read on for article After months of battling, Defence Minister Naphtali Bennett has approved construction work on the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron which will make it accessible to people with disabilities.
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JERUSALEM (JTA) 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. There are many reasons why the COVID-19 outbreak has been worse in communities like mine than elsewhere, and why the response has unfortunately been slower.
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Controversy erupted on Tuesday night after thousands of people in Brooklyn marched in a funeral procession, in violation of social distancing rules, honoring a late rabbi affiliated with the Satmar sect of Haredi Orthodox Judaism (sometimes referred to as Ultra-Orthodox).
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Mayor Bill de Blasio personally helped disperse a crowded Hasidic funeral in Williamsburg on Tuesday night, sending thousands of mourners scattering on Bedford Avenue before issuing a stern warning on Twitter to "the Jewish community, and all communities." Something absolutely unacceptable happened in Williamsburg tonite [sic]: a large funeral gathering in the middle of this pandemic, de Blasio wrote.
admin | May 5, 2020
On Tuesday, throngs of Hasidic Jews (specifically Satmar, which is one of many Hasidic sects) gathered to witness the funeral of a deeply respected rabbi from their community who died from COVID-19. Roughly 2,500 people came to the funeral, standing shoulder to shoulder, in violation of the states social-distancing guidelines to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Sadly, this was not an isolated incident
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