Tag: New York
Uptick in measles cases causes everything from concern to closures in Jewish areas, institutions
In response to a measles outbreak that was pinpointed to an unvaccinated child contracting the disease while visiting Israel, causing New York City to declare a public health emergency last week, Jewish institutions are issuing warnings and...
Is it Islamophobic to deny that ‘Palestine’ exists?
Despite repeated comments in which she repeated hateful anti-Semitic tropes, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) escaped even the mildest slap on the wrist from her congressional colleagues. But it turns out that Kalman Yeger won’t...
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man brutally attacked in New York
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man was beaten at a traffic intersection in Brooklyn on Sunday in an assault that police are investigating as a possible hate crime.
The attack took place on Sunday morning in the...
Goodbye, Ben’s Best! Doors shut on iconic New York Jewish deli
Leaving the iconic kosher delicatessen Ben’s Best in Queens, N.Y., these past few weeks, diners made it a point to wish owner Jay Parker the “best of luck” in the future, as they shared...
New York City schools to provide kosher food as part of new pilot program
A $1 million pilot program has been included in New York City’s new budget to provide kosher and halal lunches in public schools for the upcoming academic year.
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens, N.Y.) hailed...
Multi-sensory exhibit explores Yemenite Jewish culture and history
A new exhibition in New York City invites the public to see, smell, listen and touch artifacts and items pertaining to the rich Yemenite Jewish culture.
The American Sephardi Federation’s “The Teimani Experience” is a...
Thousands celebrate Israel at unprecedented Times Square event
Thousands of revelers flooded New York City’s Times Square on Sunday to celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary in a festive event organized by the Consulate General of Israel in New York and Israel’s Culture and...
Coffee dates, Shabbat dinners, text study—and answers to the ‘big questions,’ courtesy of Hillel
Ester Shamailova says her parents, who are from Azerbaijan but now live in Brooklyn, N.Y., are very strict.
For that reason—and because of money—her only option after high school was attending a commuter school. She...
A record 2,000 attend ‘Torah New York Learning Day’
In an event organized by the Orthodox Union, a record 2,000 people attended a day of learning at Citi Field, the New York Mets’ stadium.
The event featured 45 classes—with special programs for high school...
All spaced out: Exhibit boldly goes where Jews go . . . into the...
A new exhibition debuted in New York on Monday that explores the connection between Jews and something outside of our own world: outer space. (And no, it’s not a reshowing of the Mel Brooks...