Miami Beach Rabbi Steve Karro, Arrested on Molestation Charges
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A substitute rabbi at a Miami Beach synagogue is facing charges after allegedly inappropriately touching an 11-year-old girl last month.
Chabad Center Offers Marijuana-Based Art Classes
The Chabad Jewish Community Center on Main Street has invited the public to puff and paint in a series of classes this summer.
Jerusalem – Israeli Yeshiva Student Drowns In Reservoir
Jerusalem – A yeshiva student, aged about 20, was found dead in a reservoir near the Beit Zayit dam Thursday evening.
US Millionaire Hid Purchase of West Bank Property
The right-wing American philanthropist Irving Moskowitz purchased an abandoned church near Hebron for future use as a Jewish West Bank settlement, employing a variety of shell corporations and charitable organizations to cover up the acquisition of the property, the Haaretz daily reported Thursday.
ACLU: Video Shows Cops Forcing Pregnant Woman To The Ground
BARSTOW, Calif. – A video released by the ACLU of Southern California appears to show two officers of the Barstow, Calif., police department wrestling a woman who was 8-months pregnant to the ground, reports CBS Los Angeles.
Leaders of Jewish Hasidic Sect In Stamford Hill ‘Ban’ Women From Driving
The leaders of an Orthodox Jewish sect in north London have reportedly declared that women should not be allowed to drive in a letter sent out to the community.
2 Hialeah Police K-9 Dogs Found Dead In Officer’s Vehicle
Two Hialeah police dogs died Wednesday when their handler apparently left them in his vehicle after returning to his Davie home from work, according to authorities.
Jerusalem ‘Cult’ Rabbi Barred From Teaching Girls
The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court has barred Rabbi Aharon Ramati from teaching girls and from managing any educational institution for at least 70 days. Ramati, the former head of the Be’er Miriam seminary in Jerusalem, is accused of operating the seminary like a “cult.” Former students claim they were unable to leave, and were encouraged to…
Rabbi Sells Kosher Sex Toys
An Israeli rabbi is helping the devout in the bedroom while keeping it “kosher” with a website that markets sex toys to religious Jews.
Palestinian Charged With Sexually Assaulting, Murdering Tourist
A Palestinian man unsuccessfully tried to sexually assault a Polish tourist and then strangled her to death to prevent her from report him, according to an indictment filed at the Nazareth District Court on Thursday.