Orange County, NY – Town Of Palm Tree Becomes First Official U.S. Charedi Orthodox Town

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    Orange County, NY – The Hasidic community of Kiryas Joel in New York became what is said to be the first official haredi Orthodox town in the United States.

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    Kiryas Joel on Jan.1 became the town of Palm Tree when it officially split from the Town of Monroe located in New York’s Orange County, the Times Herald-Record reported on Saturday.

    The new town is a town is made up of the 164 acres Kiryas Joel had annexed from Monroe and 56 additional acres.

    Kiryas Joel’s roots date back to the mid-1970s, when Hasidic Jews began settling in the area under the guidance of Satmar Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum.

    Over 80 percent of Monroe voters in November 2017 backed a measure to make Kiryas Joel, a village of over 20,000 Yiddish-speaking Jews associated with the Satmar Hasidic sect, the state’s first new town in 35 years. Palm Tree, the town’s name, is an English translation of the Satmar rebbe’s surname, Teitelbaum.


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    5 years ago

    New square is not a town?

    misslydia128
    misslydia128
    5 years ago

    What does this mean in terms of their upkeep? Who maintains their roads, garbage, snow removal, school buses, etc.?

    LiberalismIsADisease
    LiberalismIsADisease
    5 years ago

    GEVALDIK!

    pinktfarkert
    pinktfarkert
    5 years ago

    The last time I checked, New Square was still in NY

    lazy-boy
    Active Member
    lazy-boy
    5 years ago

    they had palm trees in Europe?

    5 years ago

    Bless them

    5 years ago

    May peace and tranquility rain upon them.

    5 years ago

    It will be interesting watching the tight 3 way race for Mayor among Yoyel, Yoylie and Yoylish.

    elyeh
    Noble Member
    elyeh
    5 years ago

    What is the difference?

    Does the change mean anything?

    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    5 years ago

    How can an American government have an ‘official’ religion?

    5 years ago

    Yes the town will continue to have the highest birth rate and take revenge on both hitler, nazis and the muslims.

    The towns dress code will be to be tznuis as required by our torah.
    Yes it will have the highest percentage of govt programs. but its people are law abidding and not smoking weed or rapping people in the street. Its govt money well spent.

    triumphinwhitehouse
    triumphinwhitehouse
    5 years ago

    all those haters, the fact is satmar is LEGALLY using government benefits to their advantage that is a fact., don’t like them doing, vote libertarian and do away with the welfare state.

    MAYERFREUND
    MAYERFREUND
    5 years ago

    You missed on the main topics
    Is the town going to have the biggest rate of mitzvos and maasim tovim like limud hatorah and tzedoko and helping other yiden per capita ?
    Is the town going to be the lowest in violent crime like guns, rape etc.?
    Please check the history of the neighborhood from the passed 40 years plus.

    5 years ago

    So apparently not committing blue collar crimes entitles you to welfare? Makes sense.

    5 years ago

    Ah Yid is ah Yid is ah Yid.