Ari Feldman is a staff writer at the Forward. He covers Jewish religious organizations, synagogue life, anti-Semitism and the Orthodox world. If you have any tips, you can email him at feldman@forward.com. Follow him on Twitter @aefeldman.
Ari Feldman
By Ari Feldman
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News Orthodox Measles Outbreak Will Get Worse Over Passover, Health Experts Warn
The public outcry over measles in New York City is reaching a fever peach after Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency in heavily ultra-Orthodox zip codes in Brooklyn on Tuesday, making vaccination mandatory for unimmunized people. De Blasio said that people who refuse to get vaccinated could face fines. “This is the…
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Fast Forward Anti-Vaccine Myths Among Ultra-Orthodox Help Fuel Historic Measles Outbreak
The number of measles cases nationally may soon set a 21st century record, the Washington Post reported. As of Tuesday morning, the number of measles cases across the country had reached 465, spurred in large part by the ongoing outbreak in the Hasidic communities in Brooklyn and New York’s Rockland County, as well as an…
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Fast Forward Measles Emergency Declared In New York City – Mandatory Vaccinations In Brooklyn
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency in select parts of Brooklyn where a measles outbreak has festered in the borough’s ultra-Orthodox community. The declaration will require unvaccinated people in the area to receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine that protects against measles infections. De Blasio said that people who refuse…
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Fast Forward Candace Owen Will Testify In Before Congress On Hate Crimes, White Nationalism
Update, 3:38 p.m.: The newest version of this story adds context on the process by which witnesses are asked to testify. Candace Owens, a conservative commentator and spokesperson for the right-wing campus group Turning Points USA, will testify before Congress about hate crimes and white nationalism, The Hill reported. Owens will be one of several…
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Fast Forward El Al Flight Attendant Gets Measles On Flight From New York To Tel Aviv
A flight attendant for El Al, Israel’s national carrier, was hospitalized with measles Wednesday after contracting the disease on a flight from New York to Tel Aviv last week, the Times of Israel reported. The woman, who news reports said had been vaccinated, is unconscious and on a respirator. Israel’s Health Ministry has warned people…
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News Gay Conversion Therapy Provider Spoke At Parent Meeting At Prominent Orthodox School
Yeshiva University’s high school hosted a gay conversion therapist at a recent Parent Education Night, the Forward has learned. Dr. Gavriel Fagin, who runs a Brooklyn-based counseling service, spoke to parents of students at the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy, stylized as MTA, at a mandatory event Monday. The website for Fagin’s practice, Tikun Counseling, advertises…
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News Hasidic Measles Emergency In New York Suburb Blindsides Latino Domestic Workers
Esperanza, a domestic worker in a suburb of New York City, cleans the homes of four ultra-Orthodox families every week for $12 an hour. About a month ago, the mother of one of the families called Esperanza and told her not to come: All seven of her children, including her seven-month-old baby girl, had measles….
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Fast Forward Liberal Orthodox Yeshiva Says It Won’t Ordain Gay Student, Months Before Graduation
The leading liberal Orthodox rabbinical school told a gay student it will not ordain him, only months before his graduation, the Jewish Week reported. The decision is being widely interpreted as a sign of just how far Modern Orthodoxy, which blends strict observance with progressive social values, is willing to go in adopting pro-LGBTQ stances….
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