Halachic Musings: Ezras Nashim Vs. Hatzalah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
There is a major controversy in Borough Park over an all-female Basic Life Support First Responders Agency (BLSFRA) and Hatzalah. Hatzalah is a remarkable organization that...
Yair Hoffman: Was De Blasio Right?
Q: How do we get a chillul Hashem, an embarrassment, a pshiya karov l’meizid, and a demonstration of ingratitude, and wrap it all in one?
A: When even after having...
Second Jewish Family in New Rochelle Tests Positive for COVID-19
NEW YORK — Members of a second Jewish family from Westchester have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of New York cases to 11.
Ten of...
New Details on SAR Rabbi’s Charges; Other Victims Suspected
NEW YORK (JTA) — The FBI is alleging that a Jewish day school rabbi tricked a 14-year-old boy into sending him sexually explicit photos of himself.
Rabbi Jonathan Skolnick was arrested...
Brooklyn Doctor Arrested for Sex With Teen
NEW YORK (JTA) — A gynecologist in Brooklyn was arrested for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old boy.
According to court records, it all began around May 18, 2019, when...
Jewish Man from New Rochelle Identified as 2nd NY Coronavirus Case
An attorney who lives in New Rochelle in Westchester County and works in midtown Manhattan is New York state's second confirmed coronavirus case -- and the first apparent instance...
770 Reopens With Lots of Dancing, Little Distancing
BY SHIRA HANAU
(JTA) – It closed with dancing and it reopened with dancing.
The main Chabad synagogue at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn reopened to a large crowd Monday, more than...
Feds View Jersey City Kosher Grocery Rampage as Domestic Terrorism
The FBI will now oversee the investigation of this week’s deadly attack on a New Jersey kosher grocery store, which officials are treating as an act of domestic terrorism, federal and...
New Rochelle Man at Center of Outbreak Wakes From Coma
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — The attorney at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle, New York, has emerged from his coma.
Lawrence Garbuz “is awake and alert and seems...
Teens Throw Rock at Jewish Elementary School Bus in Crown Heights
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — Three teenagers threw a rock at a school bus transporting children from a Jewish elementary school in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights.
The rock cracked a...
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Where Dems and Republicans Are Trying to Woo Jewish Swing Voters
BY RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON (JTA) — One thing we know about elections is that Jewish voters can make a difference. Take Florida: The Sunshine State’s Jewish...
Many Americans’ July 4 Celebrations Go Virtual as COVID-19 Cases Surge
On a holiday weekend that would typically draw crowds to watch fireworks, march in parades and wave the red, white and blue, many Americans...
PSEG Long Island Offers Incentives on Energy-Efficient Cooling Systems
If the rising summer temperatures and high humidity are making work from home life or weekend relaxation uncomfortable, PSEG Long Island reminds customers that...