This morning I was listening to part of a live World Jewish Congress conference taking place in Jerusalem. One speaker focused on the verse that is displayed at the top of the WJC website. Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Lazeh (all Jews are responsible for one another.)
From Satmar to Chabad, from charedi to chiloni, we are brothers. May we merit to be a united people.
A large new sign greets visitors as they cross over Route 17 on Forest Avenue and enter a world where the skirts and shirt sleeves are always long, regardless of the season.
"Welcome to Kiryas Joel," it reads. "In keeping with our traditions and religious customs, we kindly ask that you dress and behave in a modest way while visiting our community."
The main congregation in this community of 22,000 Satmar Hasidim recently posted identical notices near two village entrances to ask outsiders to respect their ways while visiting...
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