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Lakewood rabbi arrested, patrol delivers safety kits, death of a cello virtuoso

An Orthodox rabbi in Lakewood, N.J., who is suing his state’s governor over restrictions on gatherings was arrested on Monday night for holding one, JTA reports. Rabbi Yisrael Knopfler was charged with resisting arrest, obstructing the law and violating the New Jersey governor’s executive order banning gatherings. The arrest came after police broke up an […]

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