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
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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.
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Illustration by Nikki Casey By David Zvi KalmanMay 02, 2022 The ad is unusual, to say the least.
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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.
admin | May 4, 2022
By Andrew Esensten (JTA) A few years ago, Rachel Picado attended a Utah Jazz game in Salt Lake City with Israeli diplomat Eitan Naeh, who was visiting from Los Angeles. During the closing seconds of the game, which the Jazz won, the two heard a familiar song coming from the speakers in Vivint Arena. We were both looking at each other like, why on earth are they playing Hava Nagila?
admin | May 4, 2022
By Rav Hazzan Ken RichmondParshat Kedoshim(Leviticus 19:1-20:27) Last week my consortium of synagogues commemorated Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, gathering in person for the first time in three years to lift up our voices together, light candles, recite prayers, and to have the rare privilege of hearing testimony from a survivor and his family. As with many events these days, we were hybrid, with an option to participate and view the event via live stream
admin | May 4, 2022
Despite his attempts to make Aliyah, Perez Ajdrila, an Iranian Jew says he is being turned away by Israel.
admin | May 4, 2022
VENICE Walking into the Jewish Ghetto here, in the Cannaregio section of this watery city, you would not know that there are five ornate synagogues nestled behind the walls of the nondescript tenements that date back to the 16th century. The temples were built on the top floor according to Jewish law, synagogues should be the tallest structures in a given area and had to be hidden because Jews were not allowed to pray openly.
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