An anonymous US-based group of Orthodox Jews is funding work to get those in grave danger out of Afghanistan. Rabbi Mayer Zarchi, head of the Jewish Health Organization, represents the benefactors who have contributed millions of dollars to help as many individuals as they can reach freedom and safety. “[They] believe you serve God by […]
We often hear about the racism that Black people in America face, but rarely about the antisemitism and racism Black Jews face. In honor of Black History Month, Allison Josephs spoke with Elisheva Rishon, a Black Orthodox Jewish woman about her experience in both communities — she’s a part of each one yet an outsider as […]
Eric Adams is breaking boundaries in an effort to represent all members of the constituency he serves. He appointed Joel Eisdorfer, a Hasidic Jew and political activist to serve as his senior advisor last Tuesday evening. This makes Eisdorfer the first Hasidic senior advisor to Mayor Adams as well as the first Hasidic Jew serving […]
Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach, the leader of the Belz Hasidic Sect, has approved a core curriculum of secular subjects to be implemented in the elementary schools. The core curriculum will include subjects such as math, science, Hebrew and English. The Belz education committee met with the national Education Ministry to create a proper curriculum model for grades 1-8, which […]
Hasidic Jews are often seen as fodder for controversial television shows like Unorthodox or in everyday life as a community that’s completely foreign to the onlooker. Justin Bettman, an LA-based commercial, editorial, and fine art photographer, whose clients include Nike, Google, Spotify, Atlantic Records, New York Times and more set out to change that. He […]
The entire Jewish world was shaken on Saturday when a terrorist held four people at a Colleyville, Texas synagogue hostage on Shabbat morning. Luckily, the vice president of Congregation Beth Israel synagogue was able to dial 911 discreetly and get help. What followed was an 11-hour standoff between authorities and Malik Faisal Akram, a British national who was holding […]
