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Orthodox Jewish Trump supporters decry violence but not the movement that fueled the mob

Shira Hanau
Published January 6, 2021

Jewish philanthropists have increased their giving during the pandemic — but prioritizing causes has never been more difficult

Shira Hanau
Published January 5, 2021

NY attorney general recuses herself from vaccine-fraud investigation into ParCare clinics, owned by a Hasidic supporter

Shira Hanau
Published January 2, 2021

Federal appeals court strikes down New York’s capacity limits on houses of worship in areas with rising COVID cases

Shira Hanau
Published December 28, 2020

COVID-19 testing site in Israel torched by extremists

Shira Hanau
Published December 22, 2020

An oversized wedding in Chicago has divided Orthodox Jews and foiled contact tracers

Shira Hanau
Published December 15, 2020

How a Bechdel test for Jewish texts is shaking up the beit midrash

Shira Hanau
Published December 8, 2020

Supreme Court strikes down New York’s COVID restrictions on synagogues

Shira Hanau
Published November 26, 2020

The next stage in Ice Cube’s unlikely friendship with Mort Klein: speaking at ZOA’s gala

Shira Hanau
Published November 13, 2020

Messages undermining election integrity are circulating on Orthodox social media

Shira Hanau
Published November 9, 2020

NY reduces restrictions on Brooklyn Jewish neighborhoods as COVID rates drop

Shira Hanau
Published November 9, 2020

As election uncertainty continues, rabbis help their congregants make sense of their feelings

Shira Hanau
Published November 4, 2020

Anxious Jewish voters turn to an old standby: prayer

Shira Hanau
Published November 3, 2020

For Orthodox Jews, Election Day caps a season of unprecedented partisan activity

Shira Hanau
Published November 2, 2020

The Jewish Faucis: Orthodox doctors battle COVID — and disinformation — in Orthodox communities

Shira Hanau
Published October 27, 2020

At a Long Island ‘Jews for Trump’ rally, Orthodox Jewry’s political contradictions take center stage

Shira Hanau
Published October 26, 2020

Several pro-Trump rallies planned in Orthodox Jewish communities, including one featuring a Trump aide

Shira Hanau
Published October 23, 2020

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: I regret how I handled that Orthodox funeral in April

Shira Hanau
Published October 20, 2020

In a repeat of the spring, yeshivas in Brooklyn are operating despite school closure mandate

Shira Hanau
Published October 15, 2020

Home after being charged with inciting a riot, Heshy Tischler condemns violence but vows to keep fighting

Shira Hanau
Published October 12, 2020

Heshy Tischler, leader of the Borough Park anti-lockdown protests, says he’s going to be arrested

Shira Hanau
Published October 9, 2020

Mob of Orthodox protesters in Brooklyn corners a journalist accused of informing on his community

Shira Hanau
Published October 7, 2020

Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn burn masks during massive protest against New York’s new COVID restrictions

Shira Hanau
Published October 6, 2020

NY governor imposes new rules on houses of worship, schools and essential businesses

Shira Hanau
Published October 6, 2020

Schools in Kiryas Joel, upstate NY Hasidic enclave, to be shuttered amid 27.6% COVID positivity rate

Shira Hanau
Published October 6, 2020

New York governor moves to close yeshivas – and possibly synagogues

Shira Hanau
Published October 5, 2020

After NYC’s threat, mask wearing increases in Orthodox neighborhoods — at least on the streets

Shira Hanau
Published October 2, 2020

Sukkot is mostly celebrated outside. That doesn’t necessarily make it safe during COVID-19.

Shira Hanau
Published October 1, 2020

Jewish COVID-19 second wave updates: Positivity rates climb in Orthodox Long Island

Shira Hanau
Published September 25, 2020

NYC vows to crack down if COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Orthodox neighborhoods

Shira Hanau
Published September 24, 2020

Messages in Jewish New York City school parent chats advise against COVID testing to prevent shutdowns

Shira Hanau
Published September 24, 2020

COVID is spreading in Orthodox communities. Why are people still not wearing masks?

Shira Hanau
Published September 24, 2020

NYC health department warns of ‘significant concern’ about COVID-19 rise in largely Orthodox neighborhoods

Shira Hanau
Published September 22, 2020

Offline and in synagogue: How Orthodox Jews learned about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death

Shira Hanau
Published September 21, 2020

A tale of two High Holidays: Why Orthodox Jews are going to synagogue while everyone else is on Zoom

Shira Hanau
Published September 18, 2020

Eyeing Rosh Hashanah as a virus tipping point, 26 Jewish schools unite to exhort families to play it safe

Shira Hanau
Published September 17, 2020

Kiryas Joel Satmar rabbi to skip Rosh Hashanah in Brooklyn because of rising COVID cases in his town

Shira Hanau
Published September 16, 2020

‘This is what we expected’: COVID closures and quarantines already widespread at New York-area Jewish day schools

Shira Hanau
Published September 14, 2020

Jewish day schools open for the year with new safety precautions and plans for possible closures

Shira Hanau
Published September 10, 2020

To address wedding cases, volunteer project begins contact tracing within Chicago’s Orthodox community

Shira Hanau
Published September 10, 2020

COVID positivity rates spike in Orthodox neighborhoods in New York City, with large weddings eyed as a culprit

Shira Hanau
Published September 7, 2020

US surgeon general advises Orthodox rabbis on High Holiday practices

Shira Hanau
Published September 2, 2020

Citing COVID uptick, 138 Long Island Jewish doctors ask community to trust medical experts

Shira Hanau
Published September 1, 2020

Rosh Hashanah dinner, Yom Kippur break-fast, sukkah hops: How risky are these High Holiday activities during COVID-19?

Shira Hanau
Published September 1, 2020

Brooklyn synagogue and Orthodox ambulance corps warn of new COVID cases amid rising fear of a second wave

Shira Hanau
Published August 25, 2020

New COVID-19 cases in Orthodox communities elicit concern as school year and High Holidays near

Shira Hanau
Published August 19, 2020

Your reviews are in: JTA readers grade ‘An American Pickle’

Shira Hanau
Published August 14, 2020

Do you pledge not to travel to Israel, NYC Democratic Socialists chapter asks City Council candidates seeking its endorsement

Shira Hanau
Published August 14, 2020

Non-Jewish assemblywoman in NY targeted in anti-Semitic attack

Shira Hanau
Published August 12, 2020

A mysterious synagogue is in the middle of the Kodak insider trading investigation

Shira Hanau
Published August 12, 2020

‘Services, but not shul’: How Orthodox communities are preparing for a pandemic High Holiday season

Shira Hanau
Published August 11, 2020

Shortened census period means Brooklyn’s Orthodox communities will likely be undercounted

Shira Hanau
Published August 11, 2020

‘He told me to call him Cube’: ZOA chief Mort Klein details his talk with Ice Cube after Farrakhan tweets

Shira Hanau
Published July 28, 2020

Abe Foxman’s next act: Raising $28 million to feed thousands of struggling Holocaust survivors

Shira Hanau
Published July 21, 2020

Some synagogues opt for high quality over homegrown when it comes to online services. Is that a good thing?

Shira Hanau
Published July 20, 2020

Jewish environmental organization Hazon lays off 35% of staff amid a year of canceled retreats

Shira Hanau
Published July 17, 2020

Check your hummus: Environmental group finds high levels of possible carcinogen

Shira Hanau
Published July 17, 2020

After digitizing the Talmud, Sefaria seeks to do the same to democracy

Shira Hanau
Published July 14, 2020

New York City’s flagship JCC cuts 35% of jobs as pandemic layoffs continue

Shira Hanau
Published July 10, 2020

Orthodox Jewish camps won’t be allowed to open as US judge sides with NY governor

Shira Hanau
Published July 7, 2020

For Orthodox groups, the Supreme Court’s ruling on aid to religious schools is a big win

Shira Hanau
Published June 30, 2020

Allen Fagin, head of the Orthodox Union, reflects on how the pandemic has changed Orthodox life

Shira Hanau
Published June 25, 2020

Department of Justice letter argues that Bill de Blasio is being unfairly strict with social distancing for Orthodox Jews

Shira Hanau
Published June 23, 2020

NYC playgrounds will open next week, ending protests by Orthodox Jews who have demanded access

Shira Hanau
Published June 18, 2020

Some New York City yeshivas are operating in the shadows

Shira Hanau
Published June 17, 2020

Orthodox lawmakers defy NYC mayor, cutting chains off a Brooklyn playground

Shira Hanau
Published June 16, 2020

Vowing to cut playground chains, NY Orthodox lawmakers escalate their battle against COVID-19 closures

Shira Hanau
Published June 15, 2020

NYC briefly welds playground gates shut as Orthodox lawmakers call for city to open parks

Shira Hanau
Published June 15, 2020

Orthodox children in NY rally to open New York summer camps

Shira Hanau
Published June 12, 2020

Alumni call on Jewish day schools to do more to fight racism

Shira Hanau
Published June 11, 2020

Boston federation lays off 25 employees amid economic crisis

Shira Hanau
Published June 11, 2020

UJA-Federation of New York announces 54 layoffs as CEO forgoes pay

Shira Hanau
Published June 10, 2020

Orthodox women are using Instagram to fight racism, on and offline

Shira Hanau
Published June 9, 2020

For Orthodox Jews, George Floyd protests stir complicated feelings

Shira Hanau
Published June 5, 2020

The first female chancellor of JTS shares her plans for the seminary – and getting through the pandemic

Shira Hanau
Published June 5, 2020

Jewish activists in Minneapolis shift from working on several issues to one: Responding to the George Floyd protests

Shira Hanau
Published June 2, 2020

JDC aid organization lays off 53 staffers around the world

Shira Hanau
Published May 22, 2020

Orthodox doctor who promoted coronavirus cocktail is leaving the community where he tested his treatment

Shira Hanau
Published May 20, 2020

Orthodox leaders press for reopening guidance as parents say yeshivas are already holding classes

Shira Hanau
Published May 19, 2020

As pandemic set in, Orthodox Union furloughed 125 staffers — a quarter of its workforce

Shira Hanau
Published May 19, 2020

Hundreds of layoffs with more to come: We’re tracking coronavirus job losses in the Jewish world

Shira Hanau
Published May 19, 2020

‘Rogue’ minyans and divided ranks: Orthodox rabbis are increasingly split over safety of communal prayer

Shira Hanau
Published May 15, 2020

Union for Reform Judaism announces layoffs and furloughs

Shira Hanau
Published May 13, 2020

Deep layoffs at the organization tasked with helping Jewish nonprofits through the crisis

Shira Hanau
Published May 6, 2020

We’re tracking disruption in the Jewish world. Tell us about layoffs at your Jewish organization.

Shira Hanau
Published May 6, 2020

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has a long relationship with the city’s Orthodox community

Shira Hanau
Published May 4, 2020

Hasidic leaders defend New York mayor and call on their community to socially distance

Shira Hanau
Published May 1, 2020

New York City police break up another Orthodox funeral as crowds gather

Shira Hanau
Published April 30, 2020

Domestic violence hotline doubles its hours during stay-at-home orders

Shira Hanau
Published April 30, 2020

NY police knew an Orthodox rabbi’s Brooklyn funeral was happening – hundreds still showed up

Shira Hanau
Published April 29, 2020

When the Hebrew Free Burial Association put out a call for prayer shawls to use for burials, donations poured in

Shira Hanau
Published April 28, 2020

Hillel International lays off or furloughs 20% of staff amid coronavirus uncertainty

Shira Hanau
Published April 27, 2020

Whistleblowers in the haredi Orthodox community have always faced obstacles. Coronavirus is just the latest example.

Shira Hanau
Published April 23, 2020

Jewish burial societies face difficult choices as deaths from coronavirus mount

Shira Hanau
Published April 21, 2020

Meet the dad bringing Jews stuck at home the sounds of Torah — set to classic children’s books

Shira Hanau
Published April 21, 2020

This year’s Celebrate Israel parade is called off as New York City cancels events through June

Shira Hanau
Published April 20, 2020