NEW YORK (RNS) — Earlier this month, two marquee tents popped up in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, one of New York City’s heavily Haredi Jewish neighborhoods. Under the white canopies, marked
NEW YORK — New York’s Jewish community is the largest outside of Israel, and it is often polarized, particularly regarding Israel and its treatment of Palestinians. Since the brutal terror attacks on Israelis last Saturday, many New York Jews said they have put aside those differences. This week, thousands of Jews from across the political and theological spectrum gathered outside the United Nations, many wrapped in blue and white Israeli flags, coming together both to grieve and to condemn the
David Greenfield, CEO of the Met Council, told eJP that there’s a growing number of people who are ordinarily considered middle class in need of food assistance