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Quebec’s Council of Hasidic Jews takes government to court over limits on religious gatheringsThe Hasidic community is seeking to have the rules modified "to allow members of our communities to be able to pray in a safe environment."CanadaJan 28, 2021
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Montreal police intervene on illegal gatherings, ramp up presence in Outremont and Plateau areasPolice say patrols have been stepped up in the areas after officers were called to disperse several gatherings at places of worship, including synagogues, on Friday and Saturday.HealthJan 24, 2021
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Montreal police break up three large religious gatherings in Outremont in under 24 hoursPolice say all three gatherings were held at places of worship and involved over 10 people, the limit for indoor religious gatherings.HealthJan 23, 2021
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Coronavirus: Quebec premier orders all synagogues to close amid COVID-19 concernsFor members that are used to attending synagogue to pray three times a day, the closures are affecting the whole community.FeaturesMar 19, 2020
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Lawyer for Quebec couple urges court to act against ultra-Orthodox Hasidic schoolsThe lawyer for a Quebec couple who left their ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community north of Montreal is telling a courtroom that Jewish schools operating there are illegal and leave no time for secular education.CanadaFeb 19, 2020
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Head of home-schooling association tells trial Jewish education rigorous but only for boysThe head of a Jewish home-schooling association is telling a Montreal courtroom that the rigorous Talmudic education offered by the Hasidic community prepares a child for any possible career.EducationFeb 17, 2020
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Former student of Hasidic school tells trial she was exempted from secular studies at age 13Clara Wasserstein, a former member of the ultra-Orthodox Tash community north of Montreal, says the focus of girls' education in the community was to prepare them to be wives and to raise Jewish children.EducationFeb 12, 2020
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Quebec knew about illegal Hasidic religious schools for decades, trial hearsA witness has testified at a civil trial that the Quebec government knew for decades Hasidic Jewish children were not receiving a legal secular education.CanadaFeb 11, 2020
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Ex-Hasidic couple taking Quebec government to court over religious school educationThe couple are not seeking damages but want a declaratory judgment against the province and the Boisbriand Hasidic schools declaring they have violated the Quebec Education Act.EducationFeb 10, 2020
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Ste-Agathe-des-Monts gets injunction to order Hasidic group from residenceThe town sought the ruling in Quebec Superior Court because the group is using the residence as a place of worship in violation of local bylaws.CanadaJul 8, 2018
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