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Fast Forward Orthodox Victim Clings To Life After FedEx Stabbing Near Empire State Building
The Orthodox man who was stabbed at least four times on Monday afternoon by a FedEx delivery guy is still clinging to life at Bellevue Hospital. He has gone from critical to stable condition, the New York Daily News reported. Jack Gindi, 28, was reportedly walking on 33rd Street and 5th Avenue, just steps from…
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Fast Forward Drunk Driver Who Killed Just-Engaged Orthodox Couple Hit With Manslaughter Charge
Police slapped manslaughter charges on one of the drivers in a deadly chain-reaction car crash that claimed the lives of a recently engaged Orthodox couple. Rahmel Watkins, 35, of Brooklyn, who was already charged with drunk driving, was additionally charged on Monday with two counts of manslaughter. The tragedy occurred at 1:40 am on April…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Man Stabbed 4 Times By FedEx Delivery Guy After Sidewalk Bumping
An Orthodox man was stabbed after reportedly bumping into a FedEx delivery man on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk on Monday afternoon. The victim was stabbed at least four times, allegedly by the FedEx guy, on the corner of Fifth Ave. and 33rd Street around 1:40 pm. The victim, identified as Jack Gindi, 28, was reported…
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Fast Forward American Orthodox Groups Condemn Israeli Extremist Violence
(JTA) — Orthodox Jewish organizations in America are condemning attacks by religious extremists on Israeli soldiers and police officers. In recent months there has been an increase in violent attacks against religious Jews in Israel who join the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Police. The leaders of the Orthodox Union, Rabbinical Council of America…
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Community These Four Conflicting Visions Will Determine Israel’s Future
Israel is a success story on many levels — social, economic, scientific, and in terms of protecting its security. Nevertheless, many of its citizens see the country as treading water. What is the source of this dissonance? In Israel’s cultural war, one community’s dream is another community’s nightmare. But if we are capable of pushing…
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Opinion I Was Pushed To The Back Of A Protest Because I’m A Zionist. Here’s What It Taught Me About Tribalism And Jews
One evening in November, I found myself standing at the back of a crowd of protesters. It was a protest organized by IfNotNow, the Jewish anti-occupation group, to protest the Zionist Organization of America’s hosting of Steve Bannon at their annual gala. IfNotNow does “not take a unified stance on BDS, Zionism or the question…
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Fast Forward Soon-To-Be-Married Orthodox Couple Killed In Fiery Car Crash Near JFK
A recently engaged Orthodox couple were among the victims of a fiery car crash near New York’s JFK airport that injured seven other people Wednesday night, the New York Daily News reported. Yisroel Levin, 21, of Brooklyn, and Elisheva Kaplan, 20, of Queens, were driving on a foggy road when their sedan was caught in…
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Culture Maya Angelou’s Message For The Orthodox
People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) To me, this beautiful quote from the late, great Maya Angelou, encapsulates so much of the tension in Orthodox Judaism today. Generally, people in my community are…
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