Quebec Hasidic schools that defy closure order risk legal consequences: Education Minister Jean-François Roberge
The Quebec government is in a standoff with some Hasidic communities as they continue to defy the order that all schools in the province remain closed at least until Jan. 17. Several Hasidic schools, including those of the larger Belz and Skver communities, have continued to operate, apparently without interruption, since the government instituted the […]
Montreal researchers are studying the high COVID rates among haredim
A study supported by the federal government will investigate the incidence of COVID among the haredi Jewish community in Montreal, which is said to have been “disproportionately affected” by the coronavirus. The multidisciplinary study is being conducted by the government’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF), in collaboration with a research team from McGill University and […]
Hasidic communities in Montreal are intensifying the COVID vaccination drive
But leaders refute rumours of a greater resistance.
‘He was a diamond’: Father of Yeshiva student Dovi Steinmetz who died in Meron speaks out
“He always took care of his friends all the time.”
Documentary Explores Thorny Hasidic-Francophone Relations in Outremont
A new CBC documentary looks at the relationship between French-Canadians and Hasidic Jews living in Outremont.
Judge Denies Hasidim’s Request for Curfew Exemption
The Council of Hasidic Jews of Quebec is considering its options following a Superior Court judge’s rejection of its request that the province’s nighttime curfew be delayed by 2-1/2 hours.
Hasidim go to court over Quebec’s COVID curfew
Hasidic communities are again turning to the courts to challenge Quebec COVID containment measures that they say hinder their religious freedom.
Hasidic council seeks injunction against Quebec’s worship restrictions
A Quebec judge said she will decide before Feb. 5 whether to grant Hasidic communities the exemption they seek from the province’s restriction on gatherings in places of worship.
Threats posted on social media after Hasidim, police clash
A complaint has been filed with the Montreal police force’s hate crimes unit over online threats of violence and anti-Semitism after police officers broke up gatherings at several synagogues for violation of the province’s pandemic lockdown rules.
Hasidic community outside Montreal placed under quarantine
The Kiryas Tash Hasidic community, an enclave within the town of Boisbriand north of Montreal, was placed under quarantine on March 29 after a spike in confirmed cases of COVID-19 among its approximately 4,000 members.
