COVID has turned South Florida into a promised land for Orthodox New Yorkers
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. ( JTA ) — When Orthodox Jewish clients approach local real estate agent Sharon Brandt looking for a home in this South Florida area, she tells them to make sure they have spots for their children in school before they buy.
For this rabbi near Surfside, the High Holidays are for processing communal grief
Rabbi Lipskar doesn’t believe anyone can know why the Surfside building collapsed. “But I’m not going to continue to base my life on a question.”
A Hasidic rabbi created a Shabbat jacket for carrying guns in synagogues
“Usually in a shul we try to keep a low profile, we don’t want to look like we’re in a war zone,” Rabbi Raziel Cohen said.
Meet the artisanal gefilte fish purveyor who wants you to eat more vegan food
Jeffrey Yoskowitz of the Gefilteria has launched an online food delivery platform offering fully plant-based meals from top chefs at vegan and non-…
Trevor Noah takes aim at Ted Cruz’s love for ‘chutzpah.’ Cruz retorts in Yiddish, too.
(JTA) — Ted Cruz has “chutzpah” — on the tip of his tongue.
Gymnast Linoy Ashram wins Israel’s 3rd Olympic gold medal, over a Russian appeal
The Russian Olympic Committee called the final scoring an “injustice” after losing Russia’s 20-year winning streak.
New documentary tackles debate over secular education in New York City yeshivas
The film follows the aftermath of a 2015 complaint by yeshiva graduates who claimed they received an inadequate secular education.
Retaliating against boycott decision, NYC grocery chain to reduce Ben & Jerry’s sales
“It’s a tragedy that Ben & Jerry’s has politicized ice cream,” John Catsimatidis, the CEO of Gristede’s, wrote on Twitter.
Synagogues made COVID-safe High Holiday plans. Then came Delta.
“Now we’re a year later and I think we’re not where we even thought we’d be this year,” said one rabbi.
Meet the rabbi who still blows the shofar every night at 7 to salute health care workers
For Janise Poticha, unable to be near her sister ill with COVID, the ritual became a symbol of life with biblical meaning. And she’s not sure when …