All news on the topic: Orthodox Judaism

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New bill would trash NYC ticketing over garbage during Jewish Sabbath
New York City sanitation workers would be banned from issuing trash-related fines to New Yorkers during some weekend hours — including during the Jewish Sabbath — under a new proposed state bill.
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Exclusive | Organization initiates a $7 million campaign to rally Jewish voters for New York City elections, including the mayoral race
The Jewish Voters Action Network is kicking off a $7 million initiative to activate Jewish voters for New York City's local elections, which includes the important mayoral contest, The Post has discovered
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Exclusive | NYC Jewish voters ready to rally for Andrew Cuomo for mayor, advocates say: Eric Adams ‘is toast’
Many mainstream and conservative Jews are ready to rally around Andrew Cuomo if he runs for mayor, prominent Jewish activists told The Post.
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Exclusive | Touro University removes professor accused of sexual abuse from ethics class — following Post article
Three months following Menachem Kiwak's arrest for sexually assaulting a patient, Touro University discussed the matter with its students and staff for the first time
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Exclusive | Meet the highest-ranking Orthodox Jew in the history of the NYPD — a 9/11 hero dedicated to combating antisemitic hate crimes
Leading Jewish officer Richie "Yechiel" Taylor was promoted to deputy chief of the NYPD's Community Affairs Bureau, the department's sixth-highest position, in February and is now encouraging New Yorkers to proudly embrace what makes them unique
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Exclusive | Speed-demon owner of ‘Hamas Truck’ that’s terrorizing Jewish NYC neighborhood uses fake plates to avoid tickets: records
A pickup truck whose antisemitic exterior horrified Williamsburg residents is owned by a speed-demon scofflaw who has racked up more than $3,600 in traffic fines.
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Jewish ‘cult’ leaders sentenced for kidnap of 2 NY kids, including a child bride, in twisted sex scheme
The feds accused Yakov, Smiel and Yoil Weingarten of snatching the kids from their New York home in 2018 after their mother fled Lev Tahor, a group of zealots who practice stomach-churning habits.
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Ultra-Orthodox demonstration against the mandate to join the Israeli military becomes violent in Jerusalem
On Sunday, thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men confronted Israeli police in central Jerusalem during a demonstration against a Supreme Court directive requiring them to start military enlistment
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Israel’s high court orders the IDF to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service, which could lead to the collapse of the reign of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Lifestyle • Views: 446
What occurs when a woman in the Orthodox community reveals she is gay
A recent book chronicles the experience of an Orthodox Jewish woman as she transitions from being married to a man to embracing her identity as a lesbian
World News • Views: 816
Netanyahu’s government threatened by ultra-Orthodox military exemption ruling
An Israeli Supreme Court interim order freezing funding for ultra-Orthodox yeshivas could prove a fatal blow to Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition.
Crime • Views: 605
Orthodox Jewish men hit by objects thrown from car in 3rd possible antisemitic incident in UWS over 1 weekend
Two Orthodox Jewish men were pelted with unknown objects while walking on the Upper West Side on Sunday, cops and a city councilman say -- the third possible antisemitic incident in the neighborhood over the weekend.
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A couple from Queens alleges in a $40 million lawsuit that JetBlue removed them from a flight due to their Orthodox Jewish faith
A couple from Queens claims in a federal discrimination lawsuit that their family was unjustly singled out and removed from a February 2021 flight from Aruba to JFK Airport due to their Orthodox Jewish faith
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Complaints of discrimination filed after Brooklyn education council 'knowingly excluded' Jewish parents by holding a meeting on Shabbat
The Community Education Council for District 22 arranged another meeting to vote on resolutions after the January 9 session shifted entirely online because of a snowstorm
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Rabbinical students found hiding ‘inside a hole’ refused to leave illegal synagogue tunnel despite NYPD orders: court docs
Four men — Dov Bear Shenhav, age 20; Shmuel Malka, 19; Blumenfeld Yerachmiel, 20; and Henachem Mulakando, 19 — were charged with obstruction after they were finally dragged out.
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Police face off with numerous Orthodox men in a synagogue as a riot erupts over a hidden underground tunnel
A disturbance erupted at a historic synagogue in Brooklyn on Monday night after a group of young Orthodox men attempted to climb and force entry into a tunnel that was built without authorization
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The CEO of Kars4Kids is filing a lawsuit against a gun law that affects Jewish New Yorkers 'where children are present.'
Eliyohu Mintz, who oversees a Jewish charity that operates a summer camp in upstate New York, argues that the 2022 concealed carry law exposes Jews to antisemitic incidents
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Suspect in shooting death of Florida man days before his NY wedding under arrest
Louis Antuwn Redmon, 23, was arrested Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery, armed carjacking and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
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Exclusive: Deceased Rabbi's Pants, Anticipated to Bring in Thousands, Withdrawn from NJ Auction
Pants that once belonged to the esteemed Orthodox Jewish leader, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, were withdrawn from an auction
Lifestyle • Views: 1086
I have the most amazing sex with my husband — ever since we stopped sharing a bed
Orthodox Jew Miriam Ezagui has disclosed the unexpected key to her "fiery and exciting" intimate life
US News • Views: 854
Donald Trump urges Jews 'to show loyalty,' without addressing the Kanye West dinner
Donald Trump addressed a group of Orthodox Jews, emphasizing the importance of showing support for politicians who back Israel—without alluding to his meeting with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes
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Yeshiva University Introduces 'Traditional' Alternative LGBTQ Group Amid Ongoing Legal Disputes
An independent LGBTQ student organization has been embroiled in a disagreement with the Orthodox Jewish university for the last year
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Suspects sought in assault on Orthodox man in Brooklyn
The assault on an Orthodox Jewish man named Yosef Hershkop in Brooklyn isn't being treated as a hate crime, sources informed The Post
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Exclusive | Hatzalah requests that the court detain the founder of a Florida Jewish ambulance service that hires women
Chevra Hatzalah filed a lawsuit against Isaac Hersh for using its name to establish a Jewish ambulance service in South Florida
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Exclusive | NYC Jews latest to claim discrimination after Democrats’ gerrymander
New York City lawmakers say the redraw of congressional maps discriminates against the Brooklyn's orthodox Jewish community.