Congratulations to the first annual Yaffed Haredi Changemaker winner: Adelle Goldenberg! And to our runner ups: Chaim Widger and Shaindy Weichman!
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To people on the outside, the religious Jewish world can appear monolithic. Black hats and long beards have come to represent a way of life that follows specific rules very separate from those within secular society. But the truth is, there are many different levels of observance and affiliations within the religious Jewish community. To
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Last week, during the Jewish holiday of Purim, several Hasidic children in Lakewood, New Jersey and Williamsburg, Brooklyn were spotted in Afro wigs and blackface. Apologies were issued In response to both the Lakewood and Williamsburg incidents. But, while apologies were necessary, they aren’t nearly enough. Offensive costumes and other overt displays of racism will
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