September 5, 2024

Candace Owens faces backlash for calling the Lubavitcher Rebbe a “Jewish Supremacist”

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September 5, 2024

Candace Owens faces backlash for calling the Lubavitcher Rebbe a “Jewish Supremacist”

Experts and Jewish leaders called the far-right pundit’s words ignorant.

Shtetl Briefs

An alleged sexual abuser was listed as an instructor for an ethics class. Touro University says it was a ‘clerical error’

Islamic Center of Rockland condemns antisemitic sermon by guest imam

Bill aims to make family court judges consider secular education requirements

It's the newest front in the battle to compel Haredi Yeshivas to comply with New York State's "substantial equivalency" laws.

Haredi advocacy group OJPAC has closed for now. Its founder explains why

Yossi Gestetner, once called “one of the smartest public relations guys in New York City,” is pivoting to business consulting.

Why this AI consultant wants you to send him pictures of your Hasidic son

Businessman Chezky Kohn is creating a Hasidic AI image generator.

Book, whose author discussion was canceled because of “Zionism,” includes analysis of Haredi community

Joshua Leifer claims wealth has weakened Lakewood’s resistance to secular values.

Three races in large Haredi districts could shape which party controls Congress

Hudson Valley Reps. Pat Ryan, Mike Lawler, and Marc Molinaro have all courted Haredi voters.

Yeshiva teacher accused of grabbing a 10-year-old student by the neck and dragging him up stairs mulls deal

Prosecutor: Lakewood yeshiva abuse case must be free from “undue pressure or threats” from rabbis.

Rabbi of major Satmar faction pledges support for Republican Congressmember Marc Molinaro

Molinaro faces Democrat Josh Riley for New York’s 19th district in the November elections.

The Tisha B’Av-friendly films this year include stories of October 7

Films portray efforts to help tragedy victims and people becoming more religious.

Ramapo town employee and leader at a Haredi nonprofit did not disclose potential conflict of interests for 4 years

Kave Shtiebel, the ‘unusually tolerant’ Hasidic online forum, is closing

The flashy Lakewood ‘Cyberambulance’ is not what you think

She was trapped in an abusive marriage for 15 years

PEARLS requests permission to appeal yeshiva education case to NY’s highest court

$85 million raised in the US for Yeshivas in Israel after government cuts funding, begins drafting students

Shlomo Franklin: Farm boy, Haredi Jew, Country singer

In new memoir, Shalom Auslander seeks to combat lifelong, yeshiva-inspired “feh”

New website connects Haredi businesses and freelancers

Pilot program teaches Brooklyn public school kids about Satmar, other Haredi communities and customs

Woman accuses Skverer rabbi of preventing her from seeking justice after years of alleged sexual abuse by her neighbor

Reuters fact-checks claim about Hasidic performance with Republican VP pick J.D. Vance in attendance

Dispute over historic Borough Park synagogue continues in new lawsuit

In Borough Park, Jewish children outnumber adults, and other takeaways from latest UJA study

Future of legendary Hasidic cantor at storied synagogue uncertain after injury

Second teen suicide in under three weeks rocks Brooklyn Hasidic community

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Pilot program teaches Brooklyn public school kids about Satmar, other Haredi communities and customs

Double sinks, stroller rooms: New affordable housing lottery launched for previously controversial development

New Williamsburg public school program seeks to combat antisemitism, other prejudice

Police investigating assault on Hasidic boys in Williamsburg

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Crown Heights mother alleges “reverse racism and antisemitism” in daughters’ treatment by MTA officials

Chabad women push leaders for a vote in Sunday’s Crown Heights JCC election

Former student sues Oholei Torah, alleging child sexual abuse on school premises

Chabad special ed teacher sued for child sexual abuse, banned from school premises

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Haredi advocacy group OJPAC has closed for now. Its founder explains why

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Islamic Center of Rockland condemns antisemitic sermon by guest imam

Ramapo town employee and leader at a Haredi nonprofit did not disclose potential conflict of interests for 4 years

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Sex strike for agunah stirs controversy, elicits disapproval from prominent rabbi Hershel Schachter

Kiryas Joel school to pay $300,000 fine for admitting unvaccinated students

Fact-check: ‘Der Blatt’ publishes fake letter from state police about lights and sirens

Kiryas Joel school could be fined up to $61 million due to unvaccinated students

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Yeshiva teacher accused of grabbing a 10-year-old student by the neck and dragging him up stairs mulls deal

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$85 million raised in the US for Yeshivas in Israel after government cuts funding, begins drafting students

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Shtetl Briefs

An alleged sexual abuser was listed as an instructor for an ethics class. Touro University says it was a ‘clerical error’

Islamic Center of Rockland condemns antisemitic sermon by guest imam

Crown Heights mother alleges “reverse racism and antisemitism” in daughters’ treatment by MTA officials

NYSED Commissioner directs East Ramapo school board to hike taxes another 4.38%

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