The mission of the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council (OJPAC) is to counter the defamation of the Orthodox Jewish Community, and to champion civil rights and civil liberties.

Orthodox Jewish Population Drove 2020 Home Sales in NJ; Housing Developments in NY’s Hasidic Communities Led to a Rise in Taxable Assessed Property Values

Orthodox Jewish Population Drove 2020 Home Sales in NJ; Housing Developments in NY’s Hasidic Communities Led to a Rise in Taxable Assessed Property Values

According to a May 2021 study by Property Shark, Ocean County, New Jersey had 7 out of the 10 municipalities in New Jersey with the largest increase in home sales from 2019 to 2020.
NY Times Reporters Still Blame Orthodox Jews for Second COVID-19 Wave in NYC a Year Later

NY Times Reporters Still Blame Orthodox Jews for Second COVID-19 Wave in NYC a Year Later

In an early December 2021 news report, New York Times reporter Emma Fitzsimmons suggested that Orthodox Jews of Brooklyn and Queens led to the second Coronavirus wave in October 2021. The article also gives incomplete COVID-19 vaccination numbers of Hasidim in Borough Park and Williamsburg. Here is a letter that we sent to the reporter.
A Letter to NYC Mayor Elect Adams Regarding Yeshiva Education

A Letter to NYC Mayor Elect Adams Regarding Yeshiva Education

Dear Mr. Mayor-Elect. I would like to address the three core points regarding Hasidic Yeshivas.
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