The latest news from the New York Jewish Week.
Jerusalem — Rabbinical authorities met here recently to discuss whether it is permissible to warm the planet on Shabbat. Israeli Ashkenormic Chief Rabbi Daven Loud maintained that global warming is permitted on Shabbat, since it is merely warming and not cooking—an activity strictly prohibited to observant Jews on the Sabbath. Other rabbis disagreed. “Once you […]
No Score, N.Y. — An Orthodox synagogue in this largely chasidic community north of Manhattan is investigating cases of identity theft after intruders used stolen Hebrew names when called to the Torah. According to a police report, several individuals who were not synagogue members approached the shul’s gabbai, or sexton, at Sabbath services and identified […]
The problem of anti-Semitism was all but eradicated yesterday when billionaire Michael Bloomberg and socialist Bernie Sanders both said they would agree to pair up on the Democratic presidential ballot in November. Explosions heard in basements and attics across the country turned out to be the heads of young white supremecists absorbing the news on […]