Shira Hanau, JTA
With Synagogues off-Limits for the High Holy Days, Attention Is Turning to Jewish Practice at Home
August 15, 2020
To some, the shift in focus from synagogues to homes as the center of Jewish life is a healthy recalibration for a culture in which synagogues had become too central.
Meet the Iranian-Jewish ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ Vying to be Manhattan’s next District Attorney
July 26, 2020
Farhadian Weinstein, 44, stepped into the city’s crowded district attorney’s race last week with a vision for “progressive prosecution.”
New York City’s Flagship JCC Cuts 35% of Jobs as Pandemic Layoffs Continue
July 10, 2020
“They are vital to the core mission of the JCC,”
Chabad Headquarters Reopens, Celebrates With Unmasked Crowds
June 22, 2020
It closed with dancing and it reopened with dancing.
NYC Playgrounds Will Open Next Week, Ending Protests by Orthodox Jews
June 19, 2020
It follows contentious lobbying from Orthodox lawmakers.
‘Let Him Drive the Kids Home’: Orthodox Lawmakers Urge Sleepaway Camps to Open Despite NY Ban
June 19, 2020
“A serious case has been made that sleepaway camps could potentially be safer than day camps.”
UJA-Federation of New York Announces 54 Layoffs as CEO Forgoes Pay
June 11, 2020
Its CEO, Eric Goldstein, will forgo a salary for the coming year.
For Orthodox Jews, George Floyd Protests Stir Complicated Feelings
June 6, 2020
“People are just concerned about safety and everyone wants to feel that they’re safe and that their stores are safe, their communities are safe.”
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