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Tag: Neighborhood

0 Politics Communities

I’m a Jewish teen. I asked my neighbors what they meant by ‘Free Palestine.’

Asher Gershenoff in JTA · 5 May

In a piece from the New York Jewish Week's Teen Journalism Fellowship, Asher Gershenoff, a Jewish teenager from Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, explores the meaning behind the "Free Palestine" signs in his neighborhood.

0 Communities Jewish Law

Using a Private Residence as a Shul

Emes Ve-Emunah · 16 Apr

The article addresses the contentious issue of holding regular Jewish prayer services in private residences, focusing on a recent case in University Heights, Ohio, where city ordinances have impeded one Jewish homeowner's attempt to conduct a weekly Shabbos minyan.

0 Culture Communities

The shuttering of Absolute Bagels on NYC's Upper West Side is driving some to anguish — others to poetry

Adam Langer in Forward · 13 Dec 2024

The closure of Absolute Bagels, a beloved institution on NYC's Upper West Side, has sparked both outrage and reflection among locals.

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Second Guessing: Too Close for Comfort

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 29 Aug 2023

In this article, the author discusses a situation involving their daughter Sori and Toby, the child of their neighbor Lanni.

0 Culture Communities

Woo! Woo! Statue of Liberty in Sheepshead Bay!

Louie Lazar in Tablet · 2 Jul 2015

Lev Berenshteyn, a Jewish refugee from Uzbekistan, has created a personal homage to the Statue of Liberty in his Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn yard.