Seder subway stunt rolls Passover out in public — but watch that matzo ball soup
At the third annual “Subway Seder,” participants danced, shvitzed and noshed
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Opinion A subway mask ban won’t fight antisemitism, but it will punish immunocompromised Jews like me
New York governor Kathy Hochul has raised the possibility of reinstating a mask ban in the subway after masked pro-Palestinian demonstrators threatened Jews
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News Should masks at demonstrations be banned? The issue is bigger than you think
It’s not just about pro-Palestinian protests. Mask bans raise issues related to public health, religion, privacy, free speech and more
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Yiddish World What happened the first time I wore a yarmulke on the subway
I’m not religious, but since Oct. 7, I feel that the best way to combat Jew hatred is to act ‘more Jewish'
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Fast Forward Subway ads replaced by posters protesting war in Gaza in stealth campaign by artists
Images of rubble, Aaron Bushnell quote and a poem by a Palestinian replace ads for Tinder
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News What if I hadn’t slept in? A gunman shot up my train this morning
The 36th Street subway station where 10 people were shot and wounded during Tuesday morning’s commute is a place I pass through nearly every day. It is one stop from the Orthodox neighborhood of Borough Park, where I live, and on my commute to Lower Manhattan I often switch at that station from the D…
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Fast Forward Jewish Woman Attacked On New York Subway
A Jewish woman suffered apparent facial injuries after allegedly being attacked by a woman screaming anti-Semitic epithets on the New York City subway. Lihi Aharon, who is from Israel, recorded a video recounting her experience, which included video she took of her alleged assailant apparently being detained by police while yelling anti-Semitic abuse. Aharon claimed…
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Fast Forward Black Subway Rider Won’t Back Down From Rant Against Orthodox Man
A black woman who was filmed going on a rant against a Jewish man aboard a New York subway car said she regrets dropping f-bombs — and nothing else. Shauntaye King, who last week berated Yossi Wolfe over his Jewish identity, said she erupted because he and other riders would not give another black woman…
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