Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers and is always observed on the first Monday of September.  It began in the late 1800’s, when labor activists lobbied for a federal holiday to acknowledge the many contributions workers have made to America’s workforce. While media usually highlights the negative stories […]

On Sunday, as I made my way home from our Passover vacation, I received a troubling notification on Instagram. One of our readers tipped us off that a Jewish comedian named Judy Gold had posted a video of a very distasteful joke she made about a Hasidic woman not only being physically assaulted, but how […]

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 […]

Sheina Vaspi, 20, will be Israel’s first and only competitor at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, taking place from March 4 to 13. While the country has sent a team to the Summer Paralympics, this is the first time the country has had representation at the Winter Paralympics. When Sheina was three, she was injured […]