How to get some Haredi children to stop wearing blackface on Purim
It’s incumbent upon us Orthodox Jews to make sure it never happens again.
The Haredi community is more than Heshy Tischler — let us tell our own stories
Tischler’s most significant impact might be that he has helped the people who want to paint our community with the broadest negative brush do so.
I voted for Trump, but I didn’t sign up for this
Nobody I know who voted for Trump — and I know plenty of people who did — is okay with what we saw today.
Uncertainty is the new normal - and the best possible election outcome
Bring on the gridlock, and the lack of clarity it brings us. Because at the end of the day, it’s the security it comes with which matters most.
Debate | Is Trump good or bad for the Jews?
Is President Trump good for the Jews? We asked two of our writers, Eli Steinberg and Joel Swanson, to debate the question that divided our community.
Amy Coney Barrett reminds me of all the Haredi mothers I admire
If you live in a community like mine, Amy Coney Barrett will seem familiar to you, too. She has that vibe that a woman with seven children has
Protip for journalists covering Haredi protests: Your job is not to judge but to understand us.
We just don’t feel that they look at us like we are people, which is why the stories they tell about us are so childish.
Yes, there’s an Orthodox COVID uptick. De Blasio and Cuomo are making it worse.
Cuomo and de Blasio ought to know better. They do know better, and have in the past communicated effectively with the Orthodox communities.
Of course we should care about who rabbis think we should vote for
It makes one wonder whether the real objection here is not over the idea of a rabbi voicing his opinion, but rather, the content of the opinion.
Don’t call Orthodox Jews close minded. Our consensus is achieved through debate.
You know what consensus is: It’s when after a period of disinterested debate, a community starts to take for granted that something is bad.