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Tag: Observant Jews

0 Art Israel

The Israeli story behind the Balloon Story exhibit at Park Avenue Armory

Lisa Keys in JTA · 15 Aug

Balloon Story is an exhibit featuring large-scale balloon art at the Park Avenue Armory, offering themed rooms of various lands made entirely of inflated balloons.

0 Food Communities

Unorthodox · 8 Aug

This week on the show "Wall-to-Waller," producer Quinn Waller presents two stories.

0 Israel Communities

A new group is a safe space for observant Jews who oppose Israel’s war in Gaza

Julia Gergely in JTA · 4 Jun

The Halachic Left is a new group of observant Jews in the U.S. who oppose Israel's military actions in Gaza, viewing advocacy for a ceasefire as a religious obligation.

0 Jewish Law Education

One Jewish law school’s unusually flexible study program: Classes on Sundays only

Zev Stub in JTA · 5 Mar

Touro Law Center offers a unique FlexTime JD program designed for students who cannot commit to full-time classes, with only in-person Sunday classes and flexible asynchronous coursework.

0 Food Jewish Law

JChef offers kosher meal kits for the busy consumer

Tori Bergel in Jewish Insider · 6 Feb

JChef is a kosher meal kit delivery service founded by Gabriel Saul, a kosher diner himself.

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Readers share how they turn Saturday into Shabbat

Matthew Litman in Forward · 22 Sep 2022

In this article, readers share how they observe Shabbat in different ways.

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NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams reschedules his inauguration so it doesn’t fall on Shabbat

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 15 Dec 2021

Eric Adams, the incoming mayor of New York City, has rescheduled his inauguration ceremony from noon on Saturday, January 1st to the evening after Shabbat ends.

0 Leadership Ethics

Somewhere Over the Horizon, Lies Are Told

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 14 Sep 2021

The podcast discusses various instances of dishonesty and challenges within current events, including Secretary of State Blinken's actions, the concept of "over the horizon" intelligence, misleading polls supporting a president with declining approval ratings, and a disturbing incident at Barnard College where observant Jews were asked to compromise their religious beliefs to complete a COVID form.