Brooklyn
Orthodox rabbis say High Holiday services should proceed as usual — despite coronavirus
“The blowing of the shofar should not be changed in any way.”
Brooklyn Jewish officials warn of new COVID cases amid rising fear of a second wave
Hatzoloh of Rockland County, which serves a number of large Orthodox communities near New York City, said it had responded to more calls lately.
Questions grow over record stock gift to obscure Brooklyn synagogue
Congregation Chemdas Yisroel received nearly 3 million shares in the Eastman Kodak Company, valued as high as $180 million.
Shortened Census period means Brooklyn’s Orthodox communities will likely be undercounted
“When we have something that’s so simple to do and there’s so much on the line for it, it’s quite frustrating when the numbers are low,” on…
Pandemic reinvigorates push to ban chicken-swinging ritual in NYC
The Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos argues in the lawsuit that the animals could spread dangerous pathogens in the air during the ritual.
Orthodox man attacked by three strangers on Brooklyn street corner
Three men yelled “F—-ing Jew” at the victim from a passing car, officials said. After the Jewish man flipped them off, they began beating him.
Brooklyn’s Hasidic Jews are acting like they have herd immunity. Could they be right?
Nearly four months after the virus first arrived, Jewish life has returned to Hasidic Brooklyn.
Cutting playground chains, NY Orthodox lawmakers escalate battle against closures
In a tweet Monday evening, Orthodox lawmakers said they would open the parks themselves if the mayor refused to do so.
“It should call out to every Jew:” Crown Heights rallies for Black Lives Matter
“This is such a blessing. I’ve been here through riots and we had different uprisings and different things that went on in the Crown Heights community between Blacks and Jews. This to me is, I’m almost choked,” said Felicia Gomes, 55, a lifelong Crown Heights resident after stumbling upon a Black Lives Matter solidarity march in her neighborhood organized by the community’s Jewish residents.
Days after yeshiva raid, NYPD disperse crowd at Brooklyn synagogue
Police broke up a gathering of at least several dozen men at a Hasidic synagogue on Wednesday morning.