Orthodox Judaism
I had been lonely, afraid, and desperate for answers in a scary world, and finding a community of people who offered respite from this pain and fear was better than therapy.
“This is a relatively scaled down version,” said a former community member.
A “loophole” in new coronavirus restrictions has let some religious schools reopen, despite a pandemic surge.
Anger over new coronavirus restrictions boiled over, and a local activist was blamed for the chaos.
“I’m not concerned about corona, I’m concerned about the kids,” one parent said of school closures.
Among Borough Park’s ultra-Orthodox, many are convinced of their own immunity. The only problem? Case numbers are spiking hard.
The mayor may be more philo-Semite than anti-Semite, but he painted NY's Jews with a terribly broad brush in his latest failed bid to present himself as a strong leader.