#NJ rabbi designs concealed-carry coat for Shabbat

#NJ rabbi designs concealed-carry coat for Shabbat

“#NJ rabbi designs concealed-carry coat for Shabbat” This rabbi is really proud of his new “piece” of clothing. Rabbi Raziel Cohen of Morris County, NJ, has designed a $550 kapota — the long jacket donned by married Hasidic men on Shabbat and holidays — meant to comfortably conceal a gun. After he got married about…

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#Man jailed after allegedly slashing NYC Hasidic couple, baby

#Man jailed after allegedly slashing NYC Hasidic couple, baby

“#Man jailed after allegedly slashing NYC Hasidic couple, baby” A homeless man who allegedly slashed a Hasidic couple and their 1-year-old daughter in Lower Manhattan was jailed — but not before mouthing off to the judge on Friday. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Jay Weiner ordered Darryl Jones, 30, held without bail on attempted murder charges in the…

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#Secret plans helped synagogue pull off massive, maskless wedding

#Secret plans helped synagogue pull off massive, maskless wedding

“#Secret plans helped synagogue pull off massive, maskless wedding” A Hasidic synagogue in Brooklyn planned the wedding of a chief rabbi’s grandson with such secrecy it was able to host thousands of maskless celebrants without the city catching on. Despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, guests crammed shoulder-to-shoulder inside the Yetev Lev temple in Williamsburg…

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#NYC’s double standard and other commentary

#NYC’s double standard and other commentary

“#NYC’s double standard and other commentary” From the right: NYC’s Double Standard “Haredim, as ultra-Orthodox Jews are called, translates to ‘those who tremble.’ But as New York’s leaders are learning, the Haredim tremble before God — not politicians,” notes The Wall Street Journal editorial board. They’ve been “protesting in the streets and courts against new harsh…

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