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Fast Forward Most of the community rejected her. But a small circle of Orthodox Jews had Kathy Hochul’s back
As Orthodox leaders overwhelmingly favored Republican Lee Zeldin in the competitive race for New York governor, Kathy Hochul relied on a number of Orthodox political operatives to smooth her path to victory
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Fast Forward Move to make daylight saving time permanent stalls in Congress, easing worries of Orthodox Jews
The Sunshine Protection Act would result in later sunrises and sunsets, and make morning prayers difficult for many observant Jews
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News Hochul walks a fine line on yeshiva education as the battle for the Orthodox vote intensifies
Lee Zeldin, the GOP nominee for New York governor, has nabbed the backing of key Hasidic voting blocs
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News Lee Zeldin, grandson of an Orthodox rabbi, gains traction in New York’s Hasidic neighborhoods
As the race for governor has tightened, the Republican nominee is counting on Orthodox supporters to help him pull of an upset
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Sports Meet the Orthodox Jewish artist designing custom cleats for MLB stars
No matter who makes it to the World Series, Ari Solomon's art will be in the spotlight
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Opinion I understand why some Orthodox Jews hate The New York Times’ yeshiva report. But ignoring our failures doesn’t help Hasidic boys like mine
Virtually every Hasidic child is taught that outsiders and even non-Orthodox Jews are to be feared, writes one parent of ultra-Orthodox children.
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Fast Forward SCOTUS declines to take Yeshiva University LGBTQ case — for now
Roberts and Kavanaugh joined the court’s three liberal justices in essentially saying, ‘try again later’
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Letters FDR was never going to meet with the rabbis marching on Washington
A historian responds to the claims FDR could have met with the 400 Orthodox rabbis marching to save Jews of Europe
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