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Faygie Holt

Faygie Holt

Faygie Holt is the columns editor and editor of the JNS Wire.

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, the chief rabbi of Great Britain, has suggested that Jews take on an extra mitzvah in the merit of the hostages.
This incident came days after university officials announced a new initiative to faculty and staff that seeks to “understand how anti-Semitism manifests itself at Tufts.”
“In almost every tactical situation, the United States has had success, but there has been, in a real sense, a broader strategic failure,” said Michael Masters, director of the Secure Community Network.
Among those who died is Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Weissmandel, 69, who was driving from Monsey, N.Y., to his home in Mount Kisco when his car began to submerge.
In-person or online? Indoors or outdoors? Once poised for a renaissance this year, synagogues nationwide are facing renewed questions as COVID-19 cases surge.
“Despite our relatively small population, these attacks show no signs of slowing down as our community was targeted the most among religiously motivated crimes,” said Michael Master, national director and CEO of the Secure Community Network.
While the levees in New Orleans, which were rebuilt after Katrina, appear to have held during Ida, the long duration of hurricane force winds caused trees to snap, power lines to crumble, shingles to fly off homes and other damage.
“About half a million Haitian children have limited or no access to shelter, safe water, health care and nutrition,” said Bruno Maes, UNICEF’s representative in Haiti.
It’s not the first time the request to the local Ukrainian community has been made; it’s also not the first time the statues have been marred.