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21 months after New York City synagogues and Jewish schools became some of the first to close because of the encroaching COVID-19 pandemic, a surge in cases is causing them to shut their doors again.
Some of the announcements of closures referred to the decisions schools and synagogues made to close in March 2020.
Yeshiva University's basketball team is still rolling. 50 wins in, some are still in disbelief.
It's a surprising turn for the Modern Orthodox university, which has historically been famous for rabbinics, not athletics.
Rabbi David Wolpe offers gratitude for those who support synagogues through critical, if unglamorous, behind-the-scenes work.
From the blog of David Wolpe at Jewish Week
"Only with the death of Moses and his burial in an unknown grave does the Torah round off his story by paying tribute to him as Israel’s greatest leader," writes Freema Gottlieb in this week's Torah commentary.
Seeing what others overlook, Moses proves a worthy partner for God.
"I’m just sitting there at the edge of my seat and I don’t miss a word watching her," Ruth K. Westheimer said about Tovah Feldshuh, who portrays her in "Becoming Dr. Ruth."
In a recent Zoom conversation with The Jewish Week, Tovah Feldshuh and Ruth Westheimer dish on the one-woman show, "Becoming Dr. Ruth," now playing off-Broadway.
If you're not feeling well, nothing is better than a bowl of chicken soup. Here are some of our favorite spots for Jewish penicillin across the city.
As Covid and colds wallop the city, here are some top spots for delicious and nourishing bowls of chicken soup.
We’re still a little verklempt after last night’s broadcast of the Kennedy Center Honors, which featured tributes to two iconic Jewish New Yorkers — Bette Midler and Lorne Michaels. Your Daily Update.
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The anonymous donor also identified himself or herself as having graduated “long ago” — meaning that he or she may well have attended City College when it was a magnet for the city’s Jews.
Coverage of the anonymous gift failed to identify an important numerical clue.
Have we got a Jewish engagement story for you! Your Daily Update.
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“I could not do the whole thing in Yiddish,” said Frisch,, “but I learned a couple words I needed to say.”
David Frisch set up an extraordinary surprise for Yiddish scholar Pammy Brenner, who had been a research fellow at the archives.
"What I’m really hoping, is that people who have fallen down the rabbit hole or maybe started trusting the wrong sources will realize that there are answers to their questions," said Blima Marcus.
Launched before COVID and focusing on measles, mumps and rubella, a pamphlet makes the case for science over misinformation.
Brandeis University historian Jonathan Sarna called Levine “one of the great Jewish Bible scholars of his generation.”
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Is Donald Trump an antisemite? David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, weighs the evidence. Your Daily Update.
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With Yeshiva University on a historic winning streak, some students are in awe of what they are witnessing. "People are still shocked: Is this really Y.U.? Are we really watching our team play?” said Charles Schaechter.
It's a surprising turn for the Modern Orthodox university, which has historically been famous for rabbinics, not athletics.
A Jew walks into a white supremacist meeting.... A review of Alex Edelman's "Just for Us."
Comedian Alex Edelman stars in an insightful show about Jews, bigotry and whiteness.
Did you lose a loved one this year? Tell us about them here, and we may feature them in a special retrospective about Jewish New Yorkers who died in 2021.
As the year comes to an end, The New York Jewish Week is remembering members of the New York Jewish community who died in 2021. We'd like your help. If you lost a loved one this year, or know of someone who did, please let us know. Whether it's a family member, a dear friend, or a member of your com...
"Love those who are like you when they are unlike you," writes Rabbi David Wolpe.
From the blog of David Wolpe at Jewish Week
"Finally, at the end of Bereish*t, our ancestors find all of the elements that they need to keep the family peace," writes Dr. Sarah Wolf in this week's Torah commentary.
Out of fear or cunning, Joseph's brothers seek his assurance that he won't take revenge.
Multiple NYC synagogues announced that they would hold services this Shabbat online only, in what even they said felt like a replay of the beginning of the pandemic.
Some of the announcements of closures referred to the decisions schools and synagogues made to close in March 2020.
“Making sure that all our schools, including our yeshivas, provide the education that our kids need and deserve is part of our job together and one that I’m going to be spending time on," said Lander.
Lander, a Jewish Democrat, has long represented a section of Brooklyn with a large Jewish population.
“When it comes to writing, you meet people where they are,” Corren told the New York Jewish Week. The obituary he wrote went viral this week.
Andy Corren, who splits his time between New York and LA, tells us more about his one-of-a-kind Jewish mother.
“There’s some stuff that people have interacted with continually over the course of their lives — you know, a million times — but maybe didn’t even realize it was Milton Glaser’s work,” said Beth Kleber, head of SVA’s Milton Glaser Archives.
A new exhibit at the School of Visual Arts celebrates his influence on New York and the world of graphic design.
Eric Adams decided to shift his inauguration ceremony to later in the evening after Shabbat ends so his observant Jewish supporters could attend.
Adams has long had a strong base of support within New York City's Orthodox Jewish communities.
The letter was signed by 65 rabbis and cantors in total, including several of the city’s most prominent rabbis. It includes clergy from across the denominational spectrum.
The letter was signed by 65 rabbis and cantors, including several of the city's most prominent Jewish clergy.
Pro-Israel faculty at CUNY push back after law students call for an academic boycott of Israel. Your Daily Update.
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"A blessing is a wish elevated by intangible power," writes Rabbi David Wolpe.
From the blog of David Wolpe at Jewish Week
The Met had announced two years ago that it would not accept new gifts from the family.
The Sacklers say it is in the "best interest" of The Met to remove their names from its galleries.
"The Torah is not a musical, although the Joseph cycle (Genesis 37-50) is the rare section of the Torah to have gotten the musical treatment," writes Beth Kissileff in this week's Torah commentary.
One generation's triumph can't erase past hurts and regrets.
The undergraduate and graduate students government released a joint statement Wednesday noting that the school’s name had become “tainted by Michael Steinhardt’s abhorrent actions.”
The philanthropist forfeited 180 stolen antiquities worth $70 million in a deal with Manhattan's district attorney.
After someone set fire to the Christmas tree outside Fox News Channel headquarters in New York, on-air host Ainsley Earhardt said the tree is a symbol of America, Jesus — and Hanukkah. Your Daily Update.
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Filmmaker Bex Schwartz resurfaced a 1970s ad for Bernstein on Essex, offering a window into a lost generation of Lower East Side eateries.
A filmmaker resurfaces an ad that offers a window into a lost generation of Lower East Side eateries.
How are Jewish day schools handling COVID-19 vaccination? It ranges from mandates to no policy at all.
A few Jewish day schools have set vaccination deadlines for young children. More are sticking to encouragement for now. And a few have said nothing at all.
Frost’s cakes are adorned with botanically themed decorations that are so realistic that one could swear they are looking at fresh flowers.
Frost is best known for her cupcake “bouquets” — bunches of cupcakes covered with richly colored buttercream flowers, presented like sumptuous floral arrangements.
Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai participated in a panel this week at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in Manhattan.
Nachman Shai addresses the concerns of American Jews who resent Orthodox control of Israel's religious affairs.
The CUNY School of Law’s Student Government Association voted in favor of the academic boycott of Israel, and called on the university to “cut all ties” with campus groups that support Israel. Your Daily Update.
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Travel blogger Drew Binsky is en route to being the youngest Jew (maybe person, ever?) to travel to every country in the world. Here he chats about some of his unique encounters with Jewish communities in some of the remotest regions on the globe. See comments for link to full story.
An Irish artist is making history come alive by colorizing old photos and videos of Israel at the turn of the 20th century. This footage shows Jaffa Gate in 1897, which the artist colorized frame by frame. It's truly remarkable. Read the full story and see more of his incredible photos here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/colorizing-the-holy-land/
Now known as The Actors' Temple, this nondescript theater-meets-shul in Hell's Kitchen was first founded in 1917 as Congregation Ezrath Israel. Originally it served the local Orthodox population, mostly shopkeepers who worked nearby, but as the neighborhood changed over the years so too did its congregants. (Rumor has it the likes of Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg, The Three Stooges and Ed Sullivan prayed there.) Now the synagogue is still functional and doubles as a theater. Read the full story of The Actors' Temple's interesting history here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/inside-the-synagogue-where-broadways-biggest-stars-used-to-pray/
One year after the Tree of Life massacre, we spoke to Squirrel Hill resident and leader of the Pittsburgh Bend The Arc chapter, Jonathan Mayo, on how the shooting impacted him: "It shouldn't take a tragedy like this to bring people together."
JDC representatives from Ukraine perform on stage at last week's women's empowerment summit, the first of it's kind by the legacy Jewish aid organization. Over 400 women from around the country and globally came together to network, share their stories and seek inspiration from each other. Full story: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/sharing-womens-stories-to-inspire-change-on-a-global-scale/
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#Shtisel fans in #greatneck #ny #shtiselny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island Temple Israel of Great Neck
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
On line with #shtisel fans waiting for the show to start. Favorite characters and scenes #shtiselny #chasdeihashem Temple Emanu-El #NYC #netflix
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Downtown Seder 2019 will features an all-star line-up of performers and VIPs who will dine among guests and lead New York in City Winery NYC’s wildly imaginative and interactive 19th annual Passover Seder dinner. For details: https://citywinery.com/newyork/downtown-seder-2019-feat-judy-gold-david-broza-mira-awad-more-4-8.html (sponsored content)
This Brooklyn artist transforms trash she finds on the streets of NYC into art, giving new life to abandoned tables, mattresses, pianos and mirrors. We followed her around to watch her in action and learn more about her process. Read her interesting story here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/a-brooklyn-artist-transforms-trash-into-art-in-process-of-healing-empowerment/ Sara Erenthal #StreetArt
Sara Erenthal upcycles trash she finds on the streets of New York City, transforming abandoned mattresses, TV sets, tables and shelves into pieces of public art. We followed her around Bushwick one day to see the artist in action.
So what are you waiting for? Save $10 by using this code-JWFriend10-but hurry, this offer will end on Monday, Feb. 18. On Monday, April 1 City Winery NYC you’ll be able to taste over 250 kosher wines, nosh on great snacks and enter to win FREE round trip airfare to Israel from EL Al and many more prizes during our 10th anniversary celebration. Sample some of the best kosher wines from Israel, Europe, California, Italy, France, Australia, South Africa and many other countries from around the world. PLUS, many of the 2019, ‘Top 18’ winners of The Jewish Week’s Kosher Wine Competition, in which 400 kosher wines were tasted. This Grand Wine Tasting is the largest multi-branded kosher wine tasting in the world. Purchase your ticket now! The last 3 years have been sold out! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grand-kosher-wine-tasting-regi…
Over 820 people joined us for a sold out forum on the future of the Jewish people with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Tal Keinan last Thursday night. The event was in partnership with UJA-Federation of New York, The Paul E. Singer Foundation and the The Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU to celebrate Tal Keinan's newly published book “God Is In The Crowd." Here's a short snippet from the discussion.
New Light Congregation and Rodman Street Baptist Church joined together for an emotional reunion following the shooting last shabbat at Tree of Life Synagogue where the New Light congregation worships. The two communities have been meeting regulalry for interfaith programs over the last five years. More on the story here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/church-synagogue-pray-together-for-healing-and-reconciliation/
