Bill granting FEMA funds to Sandy-damaged shuls sparks uncharacteristic Jewish response

Published on February 19, 2013

How essential is a house of worship to a neighborhood?

At White House, Chanukah’s light comes from Sandy-ravaged shul’s menorah

Published on December 14, 2012

It has become something of a White House Chanukah tradition. For the second time, the Obama White House used a menorah from a hurricane-hit region to mark the holiday.

Repair the World offering grants to encourage Sandy relief

Published on December 4, 2012

The Jewish service group Repair the World is offering micro-grants to encourage students to volunteer for Hurricane Sandy relief.

Kansas City synagogue donates Torah scroll to synagogue hurt by Sandy

Published on November 27, 2012

Members of a Kansas City synagogue have come to the aid of Jewish Hurricane Sandy victims in Long Island by donating a Torah scroll to a synagogue that lost four.

Brooklyn toy store brings Chanukah early to children affected by Sandy

Published on November 21, 2012

Chanukah came early for children in Brooklyn after a toy store in Borough Park handed out more than $10,000 worth of toys to those affected by superstorm Sandy.

Orthodox Sandy relief

Published on November 20, 2012

When Hurricane Sandy made landfall in late October, it left much of New York City and its surrounding communities in shambles, sending shockwaves all the way to Los Angeles. Touched by the stories of devastation, three local rabbis and their congregations pulled together to raise nearly $75,000 in one week to help residents in the Five Towns on Long Island and Far Rockaway, Queens, both areas with vibrant Jewish communities.

From Sandy to Gaza rockets, students weather each other’s storms

Published on November 20, 2012

Between Israeli youths going through Hurricane Sandy and American youths experiencing the onslaught of rockets from Gaza, participants of November’s America Israel Friendship League’s (AIFL) student exchange rode an emotional and historic rollercoaster on both sides of the Atlantic.

Israeli volunteers head to N.Y. to help in Sandy relief efforts

Published on November 14, 2012

A delegation of Israeli volunteers is on its way to the New York area to assist the Jewish community in the wake of superstorm Sandy.

Jewish friends killed during Sandy remembered for selflessness, activism

Published on November 6, 2012

Jessie Streich-Kest and Jacob Vogelman, two Brooklyn Jews and friends from childhood who were killed during the height of Hurricane Sandy, both came from families deeply involved in social and humanitarian causes. Their death, according to Vogelman’s father, also involved an element of selflessness.

Sandy stories: Destruction, recovery and human kindness

Published on November 6, 2012

A week after Sandy swept into the New York area with fierce winds, driving rain and a high tide for the history books, the nation’s largest Jewish community was still picking up the pieces. JTA gathered stories from around the storm zone about Sandy’s destruction, the recovery and the remarkable tales of human kindness.

From Madoff to Sandy and on eve of GA, federations retool when crisis hits

Published on November 5, 2012

The national headquarters of the Jewish Federations of North America could not have been in a worse location when Sandy struck.

Sandy flooding closing offices of Forward, several Jewish organizations ‘for months’

Published on November 5, 2012

A Manhattan office building that houses the Jewish Daily Forward and several Jewish organizations may be closed for several months due to flood damage sustained from Hurricane Sandy.

A response to a stiff-necked playwright

Published on November 5, 2012

David Mamet recently asked the following questions of “Jews planning to vote for Obama.” Herewith, my responses.

My Chris Christie hypocrisy

By Marty Kaplan
Published on November 5, 2012

I was against Chris Christie before I was before him. If Obama wins, when all the exit polling gets sorted through, it’s those images of the Democratic president touring the hurricane damage arm-in-arm with the Republican governor that may turn out to have given him his advantage.

In Sandy’s aftermath, N.Y.’s UJA federation releasing $10 million in emergency aid

Published on November 5, 2012

UJA-Federation of Greater New York released $10 million in Hurricane Sandy emergency relief aid to its network agencies and synagogues.

Deluged day school, ruined Torahs and devastated communities left in Sandy’s wake

Published on November 1, 2012

When Rabbi Avremel Okonov arrived Tuesday morning at the school he co-founded 10 years ago in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, the water in the basement had already receded from the high water mark. It only came up to his knees.

Where was God When Hurricane Sandy Struck?

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Published on October 31, 2012

What was G-d thinking when he sent Hurricane Sandy and what could have been its purpose?

Tree felled by Sandy kills Jewish teacher, college student

Published on October 31, 2012

Two young Jews were killed in Brooklyn by a falling tree during superstorm Sandy.

October 31, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on October 31, 2012

Hospitals battled to protect patients as Sandy raged

Published on October 30, 2012

At one New York hospital where backup generators failed, staff carried premature babies down more than a dozen flights of stairs in one of the more dramatic moments for healthcare workers during powerful storm Sandy.

As storm descended on Northeast, Jews took to Internet to share stories and appeal for help

Published on October 30, 2012

At 10 p.m. Oct. 29, as the full brunt of Hurricane Sandy was bearing down on the northeastern United States, filmmaker Sandi DuBowski posted an urgent online message.

Hurricane Sandy: How you can help

By JewishJournal
Published on October 30, 2012

“As you all are aware, Hurricane Sandy, a storm of unprecedented magnitude, struck the Eastern portion of the United States. Seeing the response of communities across the region to the devastating storm, we are awed by the strength of the American people.

Jewish institutions remain closed due to Sandy

Published on October 30, 2012

Jewish institutions throughout the eastern United States remained closed following the onslaught of superstorm Sandy.

October 30, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on October 30, 2012

Jewish institutions shutting down for massive storm

Published on October 29, 2012

Jewish institutions throughout the eastern United States were closing in preparation for the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy.