London – Welcome To Stamford Hill. Satmer v Belz.
This is the astonishing moment chaos broke out in a north London street during a confrontation between two rival groups of orthodox Jews.
London – Police Commissioner Criticizes Jewish Volunteer Shomrim Organization
LONDON – Shomrim, a volunteer security organization that patrols areas with large Jewish populations in the UK, has drawn the ire of London’s police commissioner.
London – Chief Rabbi Encourages Jews To Join Police Force
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has encouraged more Jewish men and women to join the police force.
London – Calls For Urgent Inquiry Into Sexual Abuse of Jewish Children In Illegal Schools
An urgent inquiry must be launched into the sexual abuse of Jewish children following an investigation by The Independent, campaigners have said.
London – Body Of Haredi Boy Who Drowned In North London Pond Recovered
London – Divers have recovered the body of 19 year old Moshe Yitzchok Greefeld who drowned in Hampstead Heath in London Wednesday evening.
London – Belz School Which Attempted To Ban Women Drivers Sees State Aid Application Denied
London – A north London Chasidic school which made headlines earlier this year for threatening to ban students whose mothers drive them to school is back in the news again – this time for having its application for state aid rejected.
Local Jewish Leaders Are Being Accused Of Collaboration in Kherson
When Russian troops poured across the Ukrainian border in March, thousands fled from the cities that would be first in their path. But in Kherson, the southern port city with strategic value to the Russians, Rabbi Yosef Itzhak Wolff decided to stay put. His decision to remain put him in line with the philosophy of…
DetailsLipa Schmeltzer Bitching About The Orthodox Rabbis
On the sixth night of Hannukah last December, about a thousand Hasidic and Orthodox Jews came to Queens College for “Following the Stars!”—a concert featuring four Hasidic singers.
Life After Conservative Faith: The Defectors Who Leave Jewish Ultra-Orthodox Communities
Shulem Deen swipes through photos of his eldest daughter’s wedding with a look of pride on his face. He points to a modestly-dressed bride sitting stiffly next to her husband. “I know how nervous they felt,” he says.
Liberal Orthodox Rabbis ‘Blacklisted’ In Israel For Conversion
After two years of legal maneuvering, the Israeli Chief Rabbinate finally delivered a list of Diaspora rabbis it deems acceptable for purposes of establishing a claimant’s Jewish identity.