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fromThe Forward
1 week ago

Every Friday for 26 years, this rabbi has circled Manhattan to inspect the eruv - even missing the birth of his 13th child. Now, he's getting help

For the past 25 years, this process has been the rabbi's routine on both Thursday and Friday mornings: leaving his home in Monsey, an Orthodox enclave in Rockland County, hours before sunrise in order to circumnavigate the entire island of Manhattan. His mission: to check every part of the borough's eruv - the symbolic boundary, marked by strings and other man-made and natural elements, inside of which observant Jews may carry objects like food, keys and even babies on Shabbat and certain holidays.
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fromMiami Herald
5 months ago

Influential Orthodox rabbi, who reshaped Jewish Miami and helped heal, has died

"He lived a pure life of unadulterated love, of unconditional kindness," said Lipskar's nephew. This reflects Lipskar's approach to both faith and humanitarian efforts.
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fromNBC New York
6 months ago

'I had nowhere to go': Mob chased Brooklyn woman after mistaking her for protester at speech

A woman was violently attacked by a mob of men who mistook her for a protest participant.
The incident highlights a disturbing escalation in community tensions.
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