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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams attends a roundtable on donating plasma Thursday, July 30, 2020, at the American Red Cross-National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Credit: Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour.

US Surgeon General briefs Jewish leaders on best practices for High Holiday gatherings

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The Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Jerome Adams, briefed Orthodox Jewish leaders on COVID-19 and best practices for High Holiday services during a virtual talk and Q&A session sponsored by the Orthodox...
A gazebo in the Village of Airmont in Rockland County, N.Y. Photo by Faygie Holt.

US Department of Justice takes action against New York village targeting Orthodox Jews

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York sent a letter Monday notifying the Village of Airmont in Rockland County, N.Y., that they plan to file suit against the village on...
U.S. Department of Justice headquarters. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Justice Department files suit against New Jersey township for ‘religious discrimination’ towards Orthodox Jews

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Jackson Township in Ocean County, N.J., accusing its planning board with “religious discrimination” and “antisemitic conduct” towards Orthodox Jewish...
U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets Mitchell Silk. Source: Screenshot.

Senate confirms Chassidic Jew for first-ever senior position in US administration

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The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed by voice vote the first Chassidic Jew for a senior position in a U.S. administration. The upper congressional chamber confirmed Mitchell Silk as assistant secretary of the Treasury for...
The mouth of the Miami River at Brickell, a neighborhood in the city's financial district. Credit: Marc Averette via Wikimedia Commons.

Orthodox Jewish leaders in Florida dissuade Passover visitors due to coronavirus

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Ahead of Passover and deep into the coronavirus pandemic, Orthodox Jewish leaders and medical professionals in Florida have warned against an exodus of visitors from their homes to the Sunshine State to celebrate the...
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis of the United Kingdom speaks at a Holocaust Memorial Day event on Jan. 23, 2018. Credit: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

United Synagogues in UK close under advisement of country’s chief rabbi

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The United Synagogue, the largest network of Orthodox communities in the United Kingdom, is closing all of its affiliated synagogues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis announced that “our Torah obligation to protect...
A view of the Facebook group “Rise up Ocean County.” Source: Screenshot.

Facebook shuts down New Jersey group accused of peddling anti-Semitic tropes

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Ten months after New Jersey officials first raised concerns about a Facebook page that many said was peddling in anti-Semitic tropes, Facebook notified state officials that the page has been removed permanently. The page, which...
Young adults participate in a “Downtown Cocktail Shabbat” with Chabad Young Professionals. Source: Chabad Young Professionals.

Millennials search for meaning and authenticity when it comes to Judaism

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When Rebekah Paster moved to New York City, she was just out of college and knew almost no one there. “So when a friend insisted I had to go to the nearest Moishe House,” she said,...
Anti-Defamation League'a New York/New Jersey director Evan Bernstein speaks along with law-enforcement regarding the stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in Monsey, N.Y. Source: ADL via Twitter.

Reward offered for leads in stabbing of Jewish man near synagogue in Monsey, N.Y.

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Security was increased on Thursday in the New York hamlet of Monsey, about 30 miles north of New York City, where an Orthodox Jewish man was stabbed multiple times a day earlier while on his way...
Chief Rabbi of EMIH–Association of United Hungarian Jewish Congregation Rabbi Shlomo Koves shakes hands with Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén, Nov. 18, 2019. Credit: MTI.

Hungary recognizes Orthodox Jewish community for first time since World War II

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The Hungarian government signed a special agreement with the Orthodox Jewish Communities Association (EMIH) to officially grant the country’s Orthodox community with “special status” for the first time since World War II. The title, which...