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Rabbi Robert Blustein of Ocean Parkway Jewish Center in Brooklyn makes sure everyone has a mask — and is wearing it properly. Courtesy of Rabbi Blustein.By Reuven Blau, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/coronavirus/2020/10/5/21503492/brooklyn-rabbi-covid-19-masks-deblasio-cuomo-schools] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] For Rabbi Robert
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Pincus OrlanderMy great-great-uncle, Rabbi Levi Yitchok Gruenwald, fled Vienna after the Anschluss in 1938 and came to New York City with my grandparents where he started his own congregation. His Williamsburg-based synagogue included a yeshiva with dual curriculum within its education system, focusing on the faith as well as skills
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This is from Eid 2019, during a time where there was no pandemic. (Todd Maisel/ Bklyner)BROOKLYN – A pandemic will not stop Muslims from celebrating Eid al-Adha tomorrow, Friday, July 31. Eid al-Adha is also referred to as the Festival of the Sacrifice and is observed after the completion of
Brooklyn Heights
St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights. Courtesy of the college.St Francis College [https://www.sfc.edu/]‘s President Miguel Martinez-Saenz believes in creating ‘conditions for hope.’ The pandemic has made his work even more urgent. “Our students can’t afford a gap year. A gap year is a luxury.
Bay Ridge
At Asiyah Women’s Center.SUNSET PARK – After New York was put on PAUSE back in March to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone was expected to stay home as much as possible. There were few places to go, with businesses, schools and houses of worship shuttered. Those in need
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Photo via Omar Ali, with permission.BROOKLYN – Abdullah Akl is an 18-year-old Egyptian-American. He was born and raised in Brooklyn and moved to Staten Island a few years ago. He used to say the N-word when he hung out with his friends. And then, he stopped. He educated himself, he
Central Brooklyn
St Edmund Prep. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christine Chung, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/education/2020/6/7/21283371/new-york-catholic-school-students-and-alumni-share-stories-of-racism-discrimination-protests] Some New York City Catholic schools have responded to the police killing in Minneapolis of George Floyd [https://www.thecity.nyc/george-floyd] with YouTube videos of prayers,
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MGB volunteers giving out water and falafel sandwiches. (Photo via Mohamed Bahe, with permission)BARCLAYS CENTER – Muslims Giving Back (MGB), [http://www.muslimgivingback.com/] a non-profit organization whose mission has always been to give back, gave out over 100 sandwiches, cold water bottles, and masks to protestors fighting against police
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Eid Al Fitr 2019. (Photo: Todd Maisel/ Bklyner)BROOKLYN – After a month of fasting from sunrise to sunset every day, while working to get closer to God and giving charity, Muslims get to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. And just like how Ramadan was different during the pandemic, [/ramadan-amid-coronavirus/] Eid will be
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN – Ramadan is a time where neighbors get together and break bread when the sun sets; the meal is called iftar and comes after a day of fasting. Usually, people host a big iftar in the park or in restaurants and invite the entire community, regardless of
Central Brooklyn
BROOKLYN – Several local organizations have gotten together to launch four food carts that will give out free halal iftar meals to everyone during the month of Ramadan. Usually, for iftar, Muslims would break their fast at dusk inside the masjid. Some would gather around the table at home, but many
Borough Park
Borough Park parents said a yeshiva was still being run out of a building on 48th Street during the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Reuven Blau and Yoav Gonen, Originally published in THE CITYBrooklyn parents say underground yeshiva classes are flourishing in Borough Park — but cops closed a