Charedi summer camps fighting New York’s coronavirus bans
Lawmakers advise civil disobedience, coalition files suit on behalf of thousands of children.
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City opens playgrounds, Hadassah fights blood clots, stranded Israelis head home
Just days after Orthodox lawmakers cut the chains off New York City playgrounds in defiance of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s orders, the mayor announced yesterday that playgrounds will reopen in the city starting Monday, JTA reports. The decision comes as the city moves into its second phase of reopening after shutting down in mid-March because […]
A BLM Protest Through the Eyes of a Jewish Teen
In my 17 years on this earth, I have participated in many protests. In 2018, I was at the historic March for Our Lives on the streets of downtown D.C., and I have picketed on the lawn of the Capitol at multiple Climate Strikes. But my most recent experience felt entirely different. America is finally […]