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Culture A hit Israeli TV show is finally in English. But will it translate?
“The New Black,” which goes by the name “Shababnikim” in its original Hebrew, was a hit in Israel when it came out in 2017;. Airing on Israel’s HOT network, its views outstripped even popular foreign shows such as “Game of Thrones.” Now it is being released in the U.S., with English subtitles, accessible to a…
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News On Ultra-Orthodox social media, the messiah is almost here.
After an armed insurrection at the Capitol, rampant conspiracy theories about a stolen election and social media blackouts for President Donald Trump, some WhatsApp, YouTube and Facebook users in Ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, communities see the present moment as the darkness before the dawn — that is, the golus before the coming of moshiach, the messiah….
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Community Reform, Conservative, Haredi — it’s all in the family
I’m a Reform rabbi, my husband Seth is a Conservative rabbi, and one day our son will probably be a Haredi rabbi.
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News A year like none other, in 20 unforgettable headlines
The year 2020 has truly been one for the history books. It’s with that thought in mind that we’ve chosen to try and sum up the past 12 months in 20 unforgettable headlines, presented chronologically below. We can’t lie: They make for sobering reading. But there are glimmers of joy to be found even so,…
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Fast Forward Yeshivas, private schools, not impacted by NYC school closures
While New York City public schools are closing due to the city reaching an average 3% positivity rate over the last seven days, private schools, including Jewish day schools and yeshivas, are not being asked to comply with the city’s ruling — yet. The city and state both have different data for the seven-day average…
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Fast Forward Muslim Public Affairs Council: Cuomo’s COVID-19 ‘red zones’ are ‘scapegoating’ Jews
The Muslim Public Affairs Council filed an amicus brief Tuesday morning in support of Agudath Israel of America’s lawsuit challenging policies of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo which have imposed harsh restrictions on several predominantly Orthodox neighborhoods in response to spiking coronavirus cases. On Friday, Agudath Israel of America, brought a case to the U.S….
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Community Why I’m risking a $15,000 fine by hosting a yeshiva in our basement
Editor’s note: The author of this essay insisted on anonymity, and that his neighborhood not be specified, because he is violating city and state social-distancing guidelines and risking a hefty fine. We nonetheless felt the piece was important and interesting enough to deepen readers’ understanding. Sounds of Shema Yisrael reverberated through my house, keeping my…
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Community I’m a doctor, but I’m not mad at the Orthodox
In stark contrast to the impression left by legions of news reports about Haredi Jews in Brooklyn defying public health rules around the coronavirus, I have found over years of working with ultra-Orthodox communities in New York and Jerusalem that members of these communities care deeply about health. Haredi communities have their own system of…
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