The latest news from the New York Jewish Week.
Nearly all Reform Jewish summer camps, and at least one Conservative camp, will remain closed for the 2020 summer due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The decision, made Thursday afternoon, will affect 15 Reform overnight camps across the country, which collectively served some 10,000 campers in 2019. The Reform movement, the largest in the United […]
One of the pillars of a traditional Jewish community is the caring for the dead. It’s considered the highest mitzvah one can perform – chesed shel emet, a true act of kindness, since the beneficiary cannot express thanks. A Chevra Kadisha – Sacred Society – is formed by a group of specially trained volunteers whose […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio expressed remorse over the tone of his tweets warning “the Jewish community” about the need for social distancing, but did little to assuage critics who said his remarks singled out Jews at a time when many others are flouting social distancing rules. On Wednesday, de Blasio stood by his warnings of police action […]