Hundreds of men pack into Brooklyn study hall and street for Hasidic rabbi’s funeral A livestream video of the funeral showed men packed tightly into the study hall, with hardly any attendees wearing masks. By Shira Hanau March 7, 2021 4:43 pm
Vaccinations and tests enable some families to gather for Passover Seders this year “We made haroset and chicken soup but it was sad,” one recently vaccinated woman said. “I’m thinking this year will be a lot more cheerful.” March 5, 2021 12:44 pm
Brooklyn Orthodox patrol founder arrested on sexual misconduct charges The federal charges stem from a 2017 relationship with a 15-year-old girl for which he has been charged locally with statutory rape. March 4, 2021 5:39 pm
Bill de Blasio calls Israel ‘a fundamentally progressive concept’ By Gabe Friedman February 18, 2021 12:32 pm
Flagship New Jersey yeshiva cancels Purim celebrations By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 16, 2021 10:59 am
On the NYC mayoral campaign trail, Andrew Yang hints at hands-off approach to yeshiva education By Hannah Dreyfus February 11, 2021 9:00 pm
Painting on NYC mayoral candidate’s wall might be portrait of a rabbi By Shira Hanau February 11, 2021 12:13 pm
NYC mayor says city will make sure Holocaust survivors get vaccine By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 11, 2021 11:02 am
A Jewish librarian spied on New York Nazis in the 1930s By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 10, 2021 12:56 pm