For the High Holidays in 2022, synagogues are getting back to normal — whatever that means Outdoor options and COVID contingency plans haven’t gone away.
Defying Ukraine’s wartime warnings, thousands of Hasidic pilgrims have made it to Uman for Rosh Hashanah Some are ignoring curfew and other local rules imposed since the Russian invasion — a war that has seen the town bombed multiple times.
New security measures for Orthodox synagogues will alert them to threats, even on Shabbat The Secure Community Network also announced a new online database where Orthodox Jews can report antisemitic incidents.
Fake toes for sale? An ad aimed at Orthodox women provokes questions about modesty rules gone too far