New York
COVID spikes in NYC Orthodox neighborhoods, large weddings eyed as culprit
“You can see why this is a conglomeration of events that’s really troubling to the health department,” said one Brooklyn doctor.The post [C…
Alvin Kass, long-serving NYPD rabbi, mugged on Upper West Side
Kass fell and hurt his shoulder, but refused medical treatment at the scene.
“Do you pledge not to travel to Israel:” Democratic Socialists asks NYC council candidates
The questionnaire also asks New York City Council candidates if they support the BDS movement.
Jewish schools across the country are opening in-person — but planning for a second wave
“Assigning seats will allow for better contact tracing if G-d forbid it may be necessary.”
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.
NY Jewish security patrol member stabbed while stopping gang attack
The volunteer, 33, was treated in the hospital and released. Three of the four alleged assailants were arrested.
What’s the best New York Jewish book of all time?
Literary cities are many, but there’s only one New York.
New York’s Tenement Museum lays off 76 employees amid indefinite closure
The museum consists of period immigrant apartments from more than a century ago — conditions that would make social distancing impossible.
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.
New York Jewish Week to put print edition on hiatus
The move by the nearly 150-year-old weekly is due in part to the financial effects of the coronavirus crisis.