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Fast Forward Assault reported at Chabad of the Bluegrass menorah-lighting in Lexington, Kentucky
(JTA) — A Chabad center in Lexington, Kentucky, will see increased police presence for the rest of Hanukkah after an assault during one of the community’s public menorah lightings. A driver directed anti-Semitic language at people lighting the menorah outside Chabad of the Bluegrass, police told the local TV station. When someone from the community…
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Opinion Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein Deserves Jail Time
Does a rabbi who pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations meant to serve people with special needs deserve to walk free? How about a rabbi caught running a decades-long scheme whereby he accepted large tax-deductible “donations” to his shul, kicked back 90% to the donors and kept 10% for himself? Or a rabbi…
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News After son of criminal rabbi takes over Poway synagogue, some congregants quit
After a high-profile rabbi came under investigation for fraud, the rabbi’s son took over the synagogue and brought in three outsiders to set it straight. But the timing of the son’s takeover and the existence of his new board of directors was kept secret for months, leaving a congregation already shellshocked from an antisemitic attack…
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Fast Forward Watch: NYPD tries to shut down Sukkot street party in Crown Heights
The NYPD clashed with Orthodox Jews last night when the officers came to break up a big Sukkot gathering in Crown Heights, a video shared on Twitter showed. before pic.twitter.com/yjFTPYFzuu — Paul Lupario (@paulloops) October 6, 2020 In another video taken earlier in the night, hundreds could be seen celebrating the Sukkot holiday by dancing…
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News Their beloved Chabad house destroyed, University of Delaware students vow to rebuild, bigger
Jewish students at the University of Delaware whose Chabad house went up in flames have made their fundraising and rebuilding goals more ambitious after an initial success. In less than a week, their GoFundMe raised more than $500,000 to rebuild what they called the “little blue house,” which was destroyed in a possible act of…
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News Jewish students: Hillel, Chabad key to comfort on unwelcoming campuses
Only about a quarter of Jewish students surveyed found their campuses to be welcoming of religious diversity, according to The Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal Survey, a small study published last week by a nonprofit that promotes interfaith cooperation on campus. On the other hand, more than 80% of Jewish students said they felt…
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Fast Forward Biden calls fire at Delaware Chabad center ‘deeply disturbing,’ linking it to rising antisemitism
A fire set at the Chabad center at the University of Delaware on Tuesday night has been declared an act of arson. An unknown person set the blaze around 11 p.m. that night, according to fire officials in Newark, Del. None of the family members who oversee the the center were present, and no one…
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Fast Forward FBI raids offices of Jewish philanthropists implicated in Ukrainian money-laundering scheme
The FBI raided real estate offices associated with two prominent Jewish philanthropists Tuesday morning, likely in connection to a money-laundering scheme out of Ukraine that was the subject of a Forward investigation earlier this year. The FBI searched the Cleveland and Miami offices of Optima Management Group, said Special Agent Vicki Anderson-Gregg at the FBI’s…
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