Benjamin Netanyahu has mounted a political comeback with the backing of a far-right coalition that has stirred concerns among some over the direction Israel will take. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Orthodox Judaism”
How the Hasidic Jewish Community Became a Political Force in New York
By Gotham Rex on October 30, 2022
Elected officials rarely embrace positions that could antagonize Hasidic leaders, who typically encourage their community to vote as a unified bloc. Source: New York Times
Yeshiva University Can Bar L.G.B.T. Club for Now, Sotomayor Rules
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2022
Sonia Sotomayor’s ruling will be in place pending a decision by the Supreme Court to take up the case. Source: New York Times
Antisemitic Attacks in New York Are at Highest Level in Decades
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2022
Last year there were 51 assaults across the state, a record since the Anti-Defamation League began compiling such data in 1979. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Hate Crimes After Violent Attacks on Four Jews
By Gotham Rex on April 20, 2022
The episode, which included a carjacking, took place in and around Lakewood, N.J., which has a significant Orthodox Jewish community. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Republican Stronghold Has State’s Worst Virus Death Rate
By Gotham Rex on April 10, 2022
Ocean County, a predominantly white and middle-class community in central New Jersey, also has low vaccination rates. Source: New York Times
Jewish New Yorkers Unite to Raise Millions for Ukraine
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2022
New York City is home to some 300,000 Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Source: New York Times
Rabbi Simcha Krauss, Advocate for Women’s Rights, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2022
He drew criticism for his efforts to liberate Orthodox women from recalcitrant husbands who refused to grant a religious divorce. But he stood his ground. Source: New York Times
A Synagogue Feud Spills Into Public View: ‘Only Room for One Rabbi’
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2021
Rabbi Arthur Schneier abruptly fired Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt from Park East Synagogue, and long-simmering tensions publicly exploded in a way rabbinic rivalries rarely do. Source: New York Times
Why Some Orthodox Jewish Women Won’t Get Vaccinated
By Gotham Rex on June 11, 2021
Unsubstantiated rumors about the coronavirus vaccine and fertility have dissuaded some young women in New York’s Orthodox Jewish communities from getting the vaccine. Source: New York Times
How Andrew Yang Won Over Ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
A slew of influential Jewish leaders endorsed Mr. Yang, motivated by one overriding issue: “Yeshivas, yeshivas, yeshivas.” Source: New York Times
Jacob Daskal, Founder of Brooklyn Safety Patrol, Is Charged With Sexually Abusing a Teen
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2021
Jacob Daskal, who founded the ultra-Orthodox patrol, groomed a 15-year-old girl for sex and abused her in New York and Chicago, federal prosecutors said. Source: New York Times