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A man holds up a sign reading "We will not comply" during recent protests in Borough Park against public health restrictions on October 7. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

‘It’s totally irresponsible’: How New York Jews feel watching the unrest in Borough Park

“I’m afraid that people are tragically going to get themselves and others sick. And I’m also very concerned about an anti-Semitic backlash,” said one Orthodox educator.

Orthodox support for Trump is skyrocketing, survey finds

A poll by Ami Magazine found that 83% of Orthodox Jews plan to vote for Trump, a dramatic rise from the 56% that supported him in 2016.

The Tell

The Tell: In 2020, making votes count is radical

(JTA) — “We want to make sure that every vote is counted,” Melanie Roth Gorelick told me this week for a story I wrote about Jewish organizations preparing for elections on Nov. 3. In the year 2020, that’s become a radical statement. Gorelick is the vice president of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the […]