poverty

Opinion

Don’t believe the Orthodox newspapers: Rent control is good for the Jews

Orthodox media has lambasted New York’s rent control laws, ignoring the fact that most Orthodox Jews will benefit, writes an urban policy expert.

By Hannah Lebovits July 3, 2019 3:07 pm

Opinion

On Shavuot, remember that Ruth was a poor immigrant

Torah demands that society care for the most vulnerable, writes a member of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights.

May 14, 2018 12:50 pm

Many Holocaust survivors live in poverty and need assistance, confab told

Representatives of 39 countries participating in the two-day “Living in Dignity” conference called on the international community to provide more assistance to survivors.

May 28, 2015 1:40 pm

In Eilat, tourism sputters — and so does resort city’s economy

By Ben Sales December 1, 2014 11:41 am

Knesset increases benefits for Holocaust survivors

June 10, 2014 7:44 am

Israeli gov’t: Nearly 900,000 Israelis go without food due to poverty

April 8, 2014 3:54 pm

Three hours in Africa’s largest slum

By Ben Sales January 22, 2014 11:26 am

Report shows ‘dramatic’ rise in N.Y. Jewish poverty

June 6, 2013 10:29 am

Holocaust survivors say Israel must do more to help them

By Marcy Oster April 3, 2013 5:59 pm

Calling caterers and rescuing carrots, Leket Israel hopes to feed Israel’s poor

By Ben Sales December 9, 2012 4:54 pm

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