A Hasidic man faces prison for money laundering. His lack of education is being used in a plea for leniency.
“I believe Zalman is a victim of an education system that I battled fiercely for decades,” a Concordia University professor Abraham Boyarsky wrote.
‘Blood is on your hands’: Antisemitism Cow returns one final time to rail at Twitter
“You have failed the people who use this platform,” Antisemitism Cow tweeted. “blood is on your hands.”
In Israel, 1 in 132 haredi Orthodox adults over age 65 has died from coronavirus
Haredi families in Israel often live in cramped quarters, with large families in small apartments, allowing the virus to spread easily.
Federal appeals court strikes down New York’s capacity limits on houses of worship in areas with rising COVID cases
The case was brought by the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Agudath Israel of America, an advocacy organization representing haredi Orthodox Jews.
‘You will be prosecuted:’ Cuomo promises consequences for vaccine fraud after ParCare scandal
“We will not tolerate any fraud in the vaccination process. Anyone who engages in fraud is going to be held accountable.”
Rabbi vaccinated at clinic under investigation says he asked if shot was legal
“If either of us would have been told that this was inappropriate, that it wasn’t legitimate, we would not have done that.”
Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum, Satmar Hasidic leader, tests positive for COVID-19
The Satmar community has been implicated in a number of large gatherings over the last several months, in defiance of state and city COVID-19 rules.
Rutgers residence hall to be named for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“When I think of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I hope future generations will understand her perseverance,” Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway said.
Supreme Court orders New Jersey restrictions on houses of worship reevaluated by lower court
The order comes just weeks after the court blocked restrictions by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on religious gatherings in the state’s red zones.
In an echo of the spring, large crowds gather for Hasidic rabbi’s funeral in Brooklyn
The funeral took place at the same synagogue where a wedding expected to draw thousands was planned and then stopped by state authorities in October.