Tag: Orthodox Jewish Community

Pro-Palestinian protesters organized a demonstration outside Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles, responding to an event promoting Israeli real estate to American Jews.
The author reflects on feeling spiritually homeless while growing up in a mixed denominational Jewish environment in America.
The Borscht Belt, a historic Jewish vacation area in New York's Catskill Mountains, is being commemorated through a project involving the installation of 20 historical markers in significant towns.
Charedi campaigners in Westminster protested against potential government regulation of their education system, expressing concerns about cultural genocide and unwanted state interference.
The article explores the impact of affluence on mental health within Orthodox Jewish communities, highlighting the pursuit of material success and social comparisons as sources of stress and dissatisfaction.
In 21st-century America, there is a decline in family formation and a decrease in the average number of children per family, which has economic, social, political, spiritual, and moral implications.
A Baltimore rabbi was found liable for sexually abusing two children at a Jewish summer camp in a multiyear case.
The discussion revolves around the potential negative impact of technology on religious values, particularly in the Orthodox Jewish community.
Lilith magazine has compiled a list of books they are excited to read in 2024.
Melissa DeRosa, a former aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo, claims in her new book that the campaign to reelect former President Donald Trump orchestrated protests in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rabbi Matis Greenblatt, a highly talented and dedicated literary editor, played a crucial role in transforming the Orthodox Union's in-house newsletter, Jewish Action, into a successful magazine.
"Unmatched" is a book written by Sarah Lavane, a pseudonym, that explores the journey of an Orthodox Jewish woman in search of a compatible life partner.
This article discusses the issue of polarization and outrage in society, including within the Orthodox Jewish community.
Rabbi Alvin Kass is the first and longest serving chief chaplain of the NYPD.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will be visiting Israel next week, his first trip to the country since taking office.
Gitti Allman, an administrative liaison at a girls yeshivah and cake decorator, decided to donate her kidney to Anthony Sonny Silver, a police officer who had been undergoing dialysis treatments and needed a kidney transplant.
Charedi campaigners are rallying against government proposals for compulsory registration of children not in traditional school settings, citing concerns over parental rights and religious autonomy.
The Walder Charitable Fund has provided a $54,000 grant to Living Smarter Jewish (LSJ), an OU initiative that aims to help Orthodox Jewish individuals and families achieve financial freedom by providing educational resources and guidance.
"Kan Tzipor: Inspiring Stories on Seizing Magic Moments of Opportunity to Do Chesed" by Stephen J. Savitsky is a collection of chesed stories centered around the concept of kan tzipor, the mitzvah of sending away a mother bird from her nest before taking her eggs.
The California Briefing report focuses on the recent attack on the Orthodox Jewish community in Los Angeles.
Police in Los Angeles have arrested a suspect in connection with a series of shootings targeting Jewish men.
Daily Giving is a website that allows people to donate one dollar each day, with the funds going to different charitable organizations on a rotating basis.
The article discusses the rise in anti-Jewish hate crimes in New York City and the inadequate response from law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
Dan Goldman, a former prosecutor and lead counsel for the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump, is a frontrunner in a crowded Congressional race in Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.
Jewish Action, a publication serving the Jewish community, has won four Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism for work published in 2021.