Agudath Israel

Supreme Court strikes down New York’s COVID restrictions on synagogues

Amy Coney Barrett was part of a 5-4 majority that sided with the religious liberty argument brought in part by Agudath Israel, an Orthodox group.

By Shira Hanau November 26, 2020 9:39 am

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Orthodox group asks Supreme Court, with its new conservative majority, to block restrictions on synagogues

The high court gained a jurist sympathetic to religious liberty arguments when Amy Coney Barrett was appointed.

November 18, 2020 3:14 pm

Orthodox Jewish camps won’t be allowed to open as US judge sides with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

A federal judge shot down the argument that the closure of Jewish overnight camps this summer violated religious liberty.

July 7, 2020 10:19 am

For Orthodox groups, the Supreme Court’s ruling on aid to religious schools is a big win

By Shira Hanau June 30, 2020 3:53 pm

‘Rogue’ minyans and divided ranks: Orthodox rabbis are increasingly split over safety of communal prayer

By Shira Hanau May 15, 2020 12:17 pm

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Mayor de Blasio is no enemy of Orthodox Jews. But others are weaponizing the coronavirus to vilify our community.

By Rabbi Avi Shafran April 29, 2020 4:24 pm

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What Jewish law really says about abortion

By Ephraim Sherman May 22, 2019 5:10 pm

The Israel-Hamas war through haredi Orthodox eyes

By Miriam Moster July 23, 2014 3:39 pm

American Jewish organizations condemn murder of Arab teen

July 7, 2014 5:04 pm

For many agunot, halachic prenups won’t break their chains

By Talia Lavin November 27, 2013 2:50 pm

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