Posts Tagged: Hasidim
New York City Jews Targeted for Most Hate Crimes in March, NYPD Stats Show
Jews in New York City were victims of more hate crimes in March than any other group even as crime across the Five Boroughs fell...
The Immaculate Reception: Are Miracles Possible?
I awoke Tuesday morning to find the following email in my inbox: "Dear Rabbi, as we approach Rosh Hashanah, I feel compelled to make a...
Gerontocracy
Old age, Senior Citizens, Geriatrics are all rather pejorative terms for people who have reached a certain age or stage in their lives. Like me! Shakespeare’s...
Times Bares Its Anti-Hasidic Bias in Covering COVID-Era Weddings
When is the religion of wedding guests worth reporting in the era of COVID-19? For the New York Times, only if it is Hasidic Jews getting...
The New York Times: 128 Years of Blaming Jews for Spreading Deadly Disease
The New York Times home page has been featuring a small Covid-19 graphic with a list of “where cases per capita” are highest. When I...
An Inside Look at the Hasidim (REVIEW)
The sight of young girls in pinafores and young boys wearing peyos - sidelocks - dangling over their ears is a sure sign that you...
Art Exhibit in Brooklyn Examines Hasidic Dress and Culture
There are two ways people typically explore Hasidic subjects through art. It is either a sensitive portrayal of a tradition they are a part...
After Much Effort, NY Photographer Incorporates Orthodox Jews Into Photo Project
A New York photographer looking for the crown jewel of his photo project found taking an image of Orthodox Jews more complicated than at first...
The Chasid Promotes Fortune 500 Technology
Chasidic folk-rock singer Moshe Hecht and Pitney Bowes, the Fortune 500 software and hardware maker, may seem like an odd couple. But the two have...
