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Fast Forward Housing Developers Sue New York Officials For Trying To Keep Out Hasidic Jews
(JTA) — The developers of a housing project in southeastern New York have sued public officials for trying to prevent the development to keep Hasidic Jews from moving in. The lawsuit filed earlier this month by The Greens at Chester developers in federal court in White Plains, New York alleges that town and county residents…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Jewish Woman Promoted To Lead NSA Cybersecurity
(JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish woman has been tapped to head the National Security Agency’s new Cybersecurity Directorate. Anne Neuberger of Baltimore has worked at the NSA for the past decade. She helped establish the U.S. Cyber Command and worked as chief risk officer, where she led the agency’s election security efforts for the 2018…
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Fast Forward Canadian Jewish Groups Quarrel Over National Election On Sukkot
MONTREAL (JTA)—Canada’s two main Jewish groups are at odds over a lawsuit on whether it’s OK to have a national election on a Jewish High Holiday. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs – the official Canadian Jewish advocacy group — says there are enough alternative measures to accommodate Canada’s 75,000 Orthodox Jews who can’t…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Rabbi Group Condemns Racism At ‘Highest Levels Of Government’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Orthodox Rabbinical Council of America said it “condemns the most recent outburst of racist rhetoric in the highest levels of government,” an apparent reference to President Trump’s call on four Democratic congresswomen to “go back” to unspecified countries. The statement Thursday also alluded to statements by two of the congresswoman Trump…
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Fast Forward Kippah-Wearing Orthodox Jew Wins Obstacle Course TV Show
Michael Neuman’s yarmulk stayed perfectly in place as he went on to win his episode of the CBS show “Million Dollar Mile.” Neuman outran pro athlete Veejay Jones for more than a half a mile and through three obstacles, winning $25,000, the Jewish Journal reported. He proudly wore his yarmulke, a traditional Jewish head covering….
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Fast Forward Dogs Are Bad And Owners Are ‘Accursed,’ Israeli Orthodox Rabbis Rule
(JTA) — More than a dozen rabbis from the city of Elad near Tel Aviv issued an edict declaring all dogs bad and warning residents that keeping them will make them accursed. The edict, dated to June 14, contains the signatures of all the Sephardic rabbis in Elad, a city of about 46,000 residents where…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Obstacle Course Champion Sports Kippah On Lebron James’ New TV Show
An Orthodox Jew wore a yarmulke as he ran through an obstacle course on CBS’s new competition series on a quest to win $1 million. Michael Neuman recently competed on Million Dollar Mile, produced by Lebron James and hosted by Tim Tebow, and his episode will air July 13 at 8 p.m. The 25-year-old told…
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Opinion This Orthodox Family And Their Yeshiva Are In A Legal Battle Over Vaccines
Last week, a federal court in Brooklyn became the latest battleground in the New York vaccine wars, further testing whether parents can exempt themselves from their legal obligation to vaccinate their children. The stakes keep getting higher. The CDC has already confirmed 981 cases of the measles in 2019 — more than any year in…
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