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Rabbi Shais Rishon speaks at a rally in New York City, Jan. 2020. (Photo/JTA-Gili Getz)
Posted inReligion

Rabbi Shais Rishon, an Orthodox anti-racism advocate, is turning his gaze to Jewish texts

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA March 8, 2021
Naian González Norvind (left) and Christian Vázquez in "Leona." (Photo/Courtesy Fosforescente-Menemsha Films-Diana Garay)
Posted inFilm

Indie drama ‘Leona’ uses a forbidden romance to critique Mexico City’s Orthodox community

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA February 12, 2021February 12, 2021
Trump's impeachment lawyer David Schoen covering his hand with his head before drinking water. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

Why did Trump’s impeachment lawyer David Schoen keep putting his hand on his head?

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins, Ron Kampeas and JTA February 9, 2021
The 5 Towns Jewish Times, which serves the Orthodox population of Nassau County, New York, received criticism when it featured on its front page a photo of one of its columnists at the Capitol on Jan. 6. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

Conflict over Capitol mob coverage roils Jewish Long Island as Orthodox media navigates a divided audience

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
image of men wearing kippahs
Posted inMixed & Matched

Is it reasonable to expect to marry my Orthodox boyfriend?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler November 17, 2020
Jews gathered in front of the New York Public Library in Manhattan to protest antisemitism, Oct. 15, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Tayfun Coskun-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

For Orthodox Jews, Election Day caps a season of unprecedented partisan activity

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA November 3, 2020
two young white men in rainbow tallits exchange rings
Posted inReligion

A small but growing number of Orthodox rabbis are officiating same-sex weddings

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA October 28, 2020January 14, 2022
Rabbi Yitzchak Smith, a rabbi and lawyer who has has recently gained a following by promoting the idea that Covid-19 testing is a government ploy to hurt Orthodox Jews, addressed a rally in support of Donald Trump and religious freedom in Long Island Sunday. (Photo/JTA-Shira Hanau)
Posted inNews

At a Long Island ‘Jews for Trump’ rally, Orthodox Jewry’s political contradictions take center stage

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA October 26, 2020October 26, 2020
Reporter Ittai Shickman films himself chased by a mob of haredi Orthodox Jews while standing outside the home of a prominent rabbi in Bnei Brak, Israel. (Screenshot from Twitter)
Posted inNews

In Israel, journalists are being attacked while covering the pandemic in haredi Orthodox communities

by Sam Sokol and JTA October 23, 2020
a man in Hasidic garb in a large crowd holds up a hand-made sign that says "We will not comply."
Posted inU.S.

‘It’s totally irresponsible:’ Non-Hasidic New York Jews on the unrest in Borough Park

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

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