Israelis have once again been asked to live under the shadow of war. Sirens and missiles punctuate sleepless nights. Families sleep beside safe rooms. Children measure their days between alarms. People will endure that, when they believe there is a purpose behind the sacrifice. Yet three weeks into the current confrontation with Iran, Israel’s government... […]
As New York City moves to assume control of a financially distressed hospital that serves Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish community, some local players are pushing back, filing lawsuits in hopes of stopping the imminent merger with the city’s public hospital system. Many Hasidic patients rely on Maimonides Medical Center, an independent nonprofit in Borough Park, as... […]